| November 1st, 2009 |
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Can't imagine living in one of those. I don't know how my parents did it back in their day if their HK homes even remotely resembled these "cages".
Count your blessings.Current Mood:  shocked |
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This year's Halloween was kinda tame, but overall, ended up pretty well.
As much as I wanted to, I decided not to dress up for work b/c I'd show up in the same 'ol costume I did for previous years. I did shop around for another costume, but it wasn't in stock until it was too late. So all of that was a bummer considering that for the first time I can remember, Halloween finally fell on a Saturday night.
On that Sat, my cousin from HK, Viki, was actually in SF for a few days. So I drove up with my Uncle Ed, and we had lunch with her and my other ABC cousin, Kev. The "Crepevine" restaurant was delicious, I wish they had more of those around.
We brought Viki back home b/c she wanted to see Bailey, and I thought if she were around that nite, it'd be a good exposure for her to America's version of Halloween....or at least the traditional version of it. In Hong Kong, they don't have Trick-or-Treating; just costume parties at bars & clubs. We have a lot of those here in the US, but Viki can go to any party back home. So it was like, why take her to more of the same here?
It was a pleasant surprise that quite a few kids dropped by this year, and we almost ran out of candy. It's always awesome to see what they'd dress up as. As usual, the little ones were really cute (one boy was a Stormtrooper; a girl was in a fluffy ladybug costume in which you could hardly see her). Bailey also greeted the Trick-or-Treaters, and as usual, got a lot of attention.
Call me boring and ol' fashioned, but as alluring as costume parties are with all the floating eye candy in skanky costumes, i just rather stay home and hand out candies. You can't help but smile at seeing the cute kids all dressed up and cheery (or shy). Trick-or-Treating is one tradition I hope never goes away, and it's good to know that it's still alive, somewhat.
 Me, Viki, & Bailey w/ Devil Fangs
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I got a lot of respect for British Soldiers. And after seeing this clip, I respect them even more. They share a lot of the same burdens as do American forces.
I hope that nothing like this scene happens in the US. As one commenter put it, "I see that they parade with bayonets fixed. I give them great credit for not giving in to the temptation for one last bayonet charge into the jihadis, but then I would give them equal credit and enjoyed it more if they had."
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I just beat the game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare on my xBox 360. Thanks to Ed B and Adam for making it all possible (by supplying the game + console)! I really enjoyed it, and was amazed by the graphics, the level of detail, and the authenticity of the game. Props to the game developers, they really did their homework. I wondering what combat vets have to say about it.
I still don't intend to get every single big game out there; I don't want to turn into a game addict. But the ones I really have my eyes on are Batman: Arkham Asylum, and Guitar Hero (or Rockband). Especially since with the latter, you can play with your friends.
3's a charm.
Current Mood:  geeky |
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