Banquet

It is Sunday 1:30am EST (2:30pm here) ... I just woke up not too long ago ... over 12 hours of sleep. Yep, I needed lots of rest ... plus I think I’m getting sick sick from all the running around.

It has been over 2 days without internet connection ... so no communication via blog or email for the time being. I still keep a back log ... and I will post them as soon as I get a chance.

A short recap ... the service of the banquet is definitely high class ... much better than in the states ... they will wait on you without you asking for anything. Food is better ... and different ... less greasy ... and would not give me the usual aftertaste.

I realize I don’t belong here in HK ... I was hoping that I can fit in with little or no effort, but that is silly since I have been in HK for a lifetime grand total of only a few months. Besides, I’m an ABC ... “twinkey” in the states, and a “foreigner” here in HK. Right now, I’m having great difficulty in communicating with everyone ... and lingo is different and fast ... I simply need to reprogram myself, but that would take some time ... back to kindergarten for me =P

Plus reading ... now, I understand how my mom feels like in the states ... cannot read nor speak clearly. When I got here, I only knew how to read a few words that Chica taught me ... such as “heart” ... then I started to read the signs on the buildings ... such as “busy nation center heart”. Then I started to learn to read the names of the subway stops ... picking up a word here and there ...such as “exit mouth”... learning a few simply patterns.

Do you know the favor past time here is MJ (Chinese card game) ... I wanted to join in ... to fit in ... but because it is consider to be gambling ... well, they are gambling ... so ... I did not play. And same goes for drinking in the banquet ... I was supposed to “push back alcohol” for Joe ... but I cannot drink ... and therefore I did not ... and I feel bad because he had done so much for me.

Anyway, I believe I tend to lean more in favor for living in the state ... since I lived there since I was born.

It is raining heavily here right now ... it stop and goes.

I spoke with Chica last night ... I’m home sick ... I did dream about her ... giving her a big squeeze ... and she’s holding me tight ... I think we are at Ocean Park ... up by the top over looking everything. Dream ... that will have to do for the next 3 weeks.