Ben Harper.....the Japanese Way!

I am far too tired to do any credit to this blog entry, so no doubt I will be editing it in a day or two to truly express my awe.
RM, Chris and McCabe can attest to the fact that when we saw Mr Harper in Brixton we thought he was beyond amazing. Well in Tokyo I was a little bit more impressed. And yes it probably had a little to do with the fact that I was in the front row (in front of the huge, yet very endearing bass player), and that everyone in between me and Mr Harper was 3 foot tall, so I felt like he was playing just for me ;) Oh and they were filming the show, so Benny was showing off a bit - doing things like singing directly to the audience (look kids no mic), jumping into the crowd and generally being extra sexy (if thats possible). Oh and the Japanese are so polite, no pushing into the front row, except of course when Mr Harper decided to jump into the crowd, there was a tiny bit of pushing there (but nothing like what ud get in Oz)
So the concert was brilliant, Tokyo was amazing, and im back in HK (not so bad), with Clair (all good) , back at work (crapola).
More details on Tokyo, Ben and Bonnie to follow. Zeina - is that enough to keep you going dear? Can I go meet Clair now?? ;)

Too much chilli yet again!

I once again added too much chilli sauce to my soup. I can't finish it, its too hot for too hot food ;)
Just a quick one, as I haven't tidied the kitchen or finished packing for tomorrow, and I need to leave before 6am!
Schwarzy's in town again and we managed to meet up for lunch, which was lovely. I went to my African Drum class which was very fun, although I suck very badly. I am still amazed at how talentless I am - in all areas.
Last night I met a couple of ppl from the expat site for a drink, then ended up joining another group at the pub, and stayed at til 1:30am (on a school night!) Was good fun, and I found a group that somewhat resembled Derya's group (although I haven't met the equivalent Derya character yet). Oh and there a bunch of expat journalists, so PD will be proud. And 1 of them lives in my street - so I have big hopes and joining this social sect. We shall see.
Off to Tokyo tomorrow early - can't wait. I have no plans tomorrow - im going to backpack. Rock up in Tokyo with my lonely planet in hand, and just wander. I cant wait!
Probably wont be online till Monday, so feel free to bombard me with emails for when I get back!
(Oh Mum, I will be on my work email on Friday, in case you're missing me!)

African drumming, mold and inner space...

I had the boringest day at work today, every minute dragged. One upside was that I brought in my chocolate fridge cake - the down side of course was I had to share it with everyone, and you know how I love sharing. But everyone totally appreciated my brilliance in the kitchen (as they should!). Then at about 5 o'clock I got a phone call from Bonnie (remember the canadian whos coming to Ben Harper). Her and her husband (yes she's married) have signed up for this african drumming course, but he's going to be away for work, so do I want to go? Well not only does this sound like I'm actually being invited to something (instead of me doing the inviting) but I get to bang on drums, and its down the road from my house! So pretty soon I will be african drummer extraordinaire! Can't wait!
So this morning I woke up, got ready for work, and noticed that my spare pillow had some white stuff on it - seemingly mold. It seems I'm not meant to leave any windows open, and always have my dehumidifer on, and stuff like that. I'm failing so far! Tonight I have washed my sheets and pillow, and it didnt clean it. So I went to the supermarket and bought super spray wash thingy (and mint slices) and put on the washing again. Now it is just finishing off its 3rd round, and it better be damn clean!! I'm so over house chores. I need to find a boy to act as my slave - I seem to constantly be washing clothes, dish washing or taking out rubbish. This is the downside of living alone...Oh and Ive started talking to myself ;)
Oh Schwarzy is back this week, so I should be able to catch up with her wednesday for brekkie or dessert or something....
Oh and I watched Inner Space on TV tonight - I hadn't seen that film in years - its great!!
Anyway time to go eat some chocolate fridge cake - toodles....

Am I ready for such responsibility??

Yesterday I took the plunge - I bought a plant! A basil plant - vote now (on the right) for how long you think it will survive.
Other happenings this weekend - I saw XMen3 with a new friend, a lovely Boston gal called Caroline. So hopefully another friend. I also went out last night for drinks which was fun and met Mira le for early brunch this morning. Oooh and I made chocolate fridge cake - for myself! But I will share a bit with work ppl and Mira. So this week should be good, got 3 days of work, then off to Tokyo , and next weekend got the Ben Harper concert. Cant wait!! Normally I waffle on far more than this, wonder whats up?? hmm strange....

Clair is coming! Clair is coming!

So I'm not entirely convinced that I need to make friends who live in HK. Between my high powered career friends who are being sent to HK for work, and DJ supplying random ppl visiting town - I should be kept busy enough with visitors, to not have to worry about locals ;)
So its Thursday night and I did have the option to go meet some people (strangers) in a pub for a drink, but instead vegging on the couch, planning an early night.
My plan for the next 2 wks is as follows:
tomorrow (friday) - work (lots of paper work) and hopefully getting invited out for some drinks - maybe...
This wkend - nothin planned yet, but who knows what will come up. I'm definately trying to be positive. Oh and I need to fit in a massage (how long have i been saying this?)
Next monday - tuesday - working including a couple of real life trianing session
wednesday - more paperwork ;)
Thursday - day off!! fly to Tokyo. Arrive Tokyo in the avo, tour around by myself, staying in the luxury of ANA
Friday - working in the Tokyo office - running 5 sessions! I hope they like me (need to convince them they need to bring me over for more training!) Out with the guys from the Tokyo office.
Saturday - meeting up with new friend Bonnie to explore Tokyo, and hit the Ben Harper concert. Cant wait!!
Sunday - spend the day in Tokyo, get back to HK 10pm. And Clair arrives!!
Mon - Wed : work and HANG OUT WITH CLAIR!!!
thursday: post clair, post tokyo - hmmmm suggestions?