In typical Nat fashion, I went to the party last night and got very drunk and chatted to a load of people. I ended (hopefully) with 2 new friends - an american gal and a gay boy! (Who needs straight boys anyway?!) Oh although there was a cute italian guy who imports italian coffee (he is very short though - maybe I could just use him for his coffee!)
2 notable moments with my 2 new friends. Talking to the gay boy (from BrisVegas) for a couple of minutes, and I ask him if he's gay (well I actually ask him if he likes boys). "How did you know?" he asks - my response "Well I am from Sydney" ;)
My american friend (Amy) and I met in the bathroom (as you do). Having a nice little chat - where are you from?
me: Australia
Amy: Oh I've always wanted to go down under
To which we both crack up in giggles - and we weren't even that drunk at that point!
So I hopefully have acquired a couple of friends - and catching up with Amy and her bf tonight (although they're living in the sticks!).
It really is the joy of alcohol, who knows if I connect with these people, but everyone seems much nicer when I'm drunk! And now to deal with my hangover...
Saturday, May 27, 2006
Thursday, May 25, 2006
The difficulties of writing a blog!
A few weeks ago I emailed Will and complained that he had not updated his blog in a while. And he replied that he wasn't in the mood (or something along those lines, but far more wordy coming from Will). Well that has now been my problem. And of course I occasionally end up wondering - who is my audience with this rambling prose? Sometimes I treat as a diary, or at least a journal, but always in the back of my mind, is a reminder that there is an audience. (And I bet Will knows what I mean). And mostly that hasn't bothered me, I have just been very aware to not give this URL to anyone at Michael Page ;) So now that I know people actually read this blog, a slight level of censorship comes into play, that wouldn't be there if no one was reading it. (Kinda reminds you of a tree falling in the forest - hey ma)
Anyway enough blogstuff, how about some events. Volunteering on sunday was really fun, and I'm actually surprised I haven't updated the blog since, but I guess I've been tired. Standing out in the rain, with a very funny local girl who studied in the UK, selling rice. Yep pretty fun (seriously). Then we all went out for beer. So again no best buddies, but good to have some random company.
Monday I went to my second mandarin lesson - I think I'm getting worse!(oh and I'm bludging class tonight, I cant be bothered). Then met up with a random friend of a friend who was in town for work. Had a great time, but the thing that pisses me off, is that I've been making an effort to find a friend that I instantly connect with (like RM in soho, or Ebby in WBJ) and of course I meet one and he's from Sydney. Why can't I meet someone local? So the rest of the week I have been sleep deficient, (sp?) moody, and sulky about my serious lack of friends. Unlike Will, I don't do well alone. I do really sucky when alone (and funnily enough sucky in relationships too!). Yeh I quite like living at home and having my own space, but I need actual friends not random strangers I go out for a drink with. So I'm fed up, and I should have gone to class tonight, but I want an early night, and I don't want to spend the night with strangers yet again.
Saying that of course I'm going to an expat party at a club tomorrow night, where I'll probably know no one and meet no one worth stalking. (That's my new measure of friend worthiness). And of course thats my only plan for the whole wkend - what fun. I guess sleep , and maybe that massage i meant to get last wk.
Is it wrong to watch ABC news for the pictures of sydney? Oh and Im going to tokyo - dtls to follow...
Feel free to call, send gifts , send friends or visit!!
Anyway enough blogstuff, how about some events. Volunteering on sunday was really fun, and I'm actually surprised I haven't updated the blog since, but I guess I've been tired. Standing out in the rain, with a very funny local girl who studied in the UK, selling rice. Yep pretty fun (seriously). Then we all went out for beer. So again no best buddies, but good to have some random company.
Monday I went to my second mandarin lesson - I think I'm getting worse!(oh and I'm bludging class tonight, I cant be bothered). Then met up with a random friend of a friend who was in town for work. Had a great time, but the thing that pisses me off, is that I've been making an effort to find a friend that I instantly connect with (like RM in soho, or Ebby in WBJ) and of course I meet one and he's from Sydney. Why can't I meet someone local? So the rest of the week I have been sleep deficient, (sp?) moody, and sulky about my serious lack of friends. Unlike Will, I don't do well alone. I do really sucky when alone (and funnily enough sucky in relationships too!). Yeh I quite like living at home and having my own space, but I need actual friends not random strangers I go out for a drink with. So I'm fed up, and I should have gone to class tonight, but I want an early night, and I don't want to spend the night with strangers yet again.
Saying that of course I'm going to an expat party at a club tomorrow night, where I'll probably know no one and meet no one worth stalking. (That's my new measure of friend worthiness). And of course thats my only plan for the whole wkend - what fun. I guess sleep , and maybe that massage i meant to get last wk.
Is it wrong to watch ABC news for the pictures of sydney? Oh and Im going to tokyo - dtls to follow...
Feel free to call, send gifts , send friends or visit!!
Saturday, May 20, 2006
I always get the pretty girls
I think I have a friend - a real one!! Her name is Pau-Ling, she's the Finance Mgr at work (ie. she pays me), she's from Melbourne, but her family is chinese and she speaks more cantonese than me (which isn't hard). [Only negative, is she has a boyfriend (a serious one at that), so I probably need to find a single friend too.]
She invited me out for a quick drink after work last night, but only a quick one as she was flying out to BrisVegas at 11:30pm! So we had a very nice glass of NZ white, sitting in the middle of (HK's) Soho right by the escalator. Was very cool. We figured we had time for 1 more drink - so 2 lovely glasses of wine.
Then a guy wants to buy her a drink, but in a very HK way. This is what happens:
The waiter comes up to us, with this guy's business card, and he tells us how he knows this guy, he's very trustworthy, and wonderful and blah blah, and he would like to buy us a drink.
Really its all aimed at Pau-Ling but he was being polite and bought me a drink too! I love having pretty friends! (Yes mum, I know I'm pretty - but not pretty in the way that strangers want to buy me drinks!)
So the waiter brings over our drinks (no 3) and goes. Were left with our yummy wine and his business card.
This is where it gets wierd(er). The guy doesn't come over. So Pau-Ling has to work out which one he is, from the description the waiter gave and when he walks past - she stops him and thanks him. And what makes it even funnier was that the guy is a director of one of Michael Page's competitiors, and knows everyone we work with. He didn't seem all that impressed at wasting a drink on us!
Another guy started talking to us, and he was also in recruitment company - where were all the bankers and lawyers? Obviously we weren't at a ritzy enough bar!
Oh and then an extra drink appeared in front of me - we were sitting round the bar, so maybe someone ordered too many, or something - who knows - either way I ended up with yet another glass of wine. I was very drunk by the end, and of course we lost track of time and Pau-Ling had to rush off to the flight - hopefully she made it in time! (I bet she slept well on the plane!)
No big plans for this weekend, going to do some washing today, and buy some fruit and veg at the market, and maybe get a massage today. Tomorrow I'm doing volunteer work, which should be interesting and I'll get to meet some people. But apart from that, a wkend with my thoughts.
She invited me out for a quick drink after work last night, but only a quick one as she was flying out to BrisVegas at 11:30pm! So we had a very nice glass of NZ white, sitting in the middle of (HK's) Soho right by the escalator. Was very cool. We figured we had time for 1 more drink - so 2 lovely glasses of wine.
Then a guy wants to buy her a drink, but in a very HK way. This is what happens:
The waiter comes up to us, with this guy's business card, and he tells us how he knows this guy, he's very trustworthy, and wonderful and blah blah, and he would like to buy us a drink.
Really its all aimed at Pau-Ling but he was being polite and bought me a drink too! I love having pretty friends! (Yes mum, I know I'm pretty - but not pretty in the way that strangers want to buy me drinks!)
So the waiter brings over our drinks (no 3) and goes. Were left with our yummy wine and his business card.
This is where it gets wierd(er). The guy doesn't come over. So Pau-Ling has to work out which one he is, from the description the waiter gave and when he walks past - she stops him and thanks him. And what makes it even funnier was that the guy is a director of one of Michael Page's competitiors, and knows everyone we work with. He didn't seem all that impressed at wasting a drink on us!
Another guy started talking to us, and he was also in recruitment company - where were all the bankers and lawyers? Obviously we weren't at a ritzy enough bar!
Oh and then an extra drink appeared in front of me - we were sitting round the bar, so maybe someone ordered too many, or something - who knows - either way I ended up with yet another glass of wine. I was very drunk by the end, and of course we lost track of time and Pau-Ling had to rush off to the flight - hopefully she made it in time! (I bet she slept well on the plane!)
No big plans for this weekend, going to do some washing today, and buy some fruit and veg at the market, and maybe get a massage today. Tomorrow I'm doing volunteer work, which should be interesting and I'll get to meet some people. But apart from that, a wkend with my thoughts.
Wednesday, May 17, 2006
The Typhoon came & went. Kinda like the Matrix Sequels....
It wasn't even a good storm. A small gust of wind, a little rain - that was it! And they gave it a level 3 rating. Wimps!
So life goes on, work is just as exciting as ever - highlight of the day was going out for a yummy lunch with 3 of the girls from the office. Got to bitch about work, was good fun! And good news people - looks like im should be going to Tokyo, will keep you in the loop.
I have spent the last hour tidying the flat, as I have Mary and Josse coming round for our first lesson tomorrow night. I bought some bottled water and rice snacks for the occasion - What a host!
Weekend coming soon, and as per normal no plans for moi. Doing some volunteer work on sunday, selling rice I think ;) Hopefully something else will come up... (or at least I will get to sleep in and hopefully book my Ben Harper Tokyo trip!)
Hey the paper said the OC was on, and they have stupid soccer on. I want the OC! (yes, this is what my life has come to!)
So life goes on, work is just as exciting as ever - highlight of the day was going out for a yummy lunch with 3 of the girls from the office. Got to bitch about work, was good fun! And good news people - looks like im should be going to Tokyo, will keep you in the loop.
I have spent the last hour tidying the flat, as I have Mary and Josse coming round for our first lesson tomorrow night. I bought some bottled water and rice snacks for the occasion - What a host!
Weekend coming soon, and as per normal no plans for moi. Doing some volunteer work on sunday, selling rice I think ;) Hopefully something else will come up... (or at least I will get to sleep in and hopefully book my Ben Harper Tokyo trip!)
Hey the paper said the OC was on, and they have stupid soccer on. I want the OC! (yes, this is what my life has come to!)
The Typhoon is coming! The Typhoon is coming!
HERE IS THE LATEST TROPICAL CYCLONE WARNING BULLETIN ISSUEDBY THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY.THE STANDBY SIGNAL, NO. 1 IS IN FORCE.THIS MEANS THAT A TROPICAL CYCLONE NOW CENTRED WITHIN ABOUT800 KILOMETRES OF HONG KONG MAY AFFECT US.
Rumour has it, its arriving tomorrow - but I just got in, and the weather seems pretty stable at the moment. I'm pretty excited about my first typhoon (everyone else thinks I'm a little crazy).
Work is still painful - don't see it getting better, but I'm thinking of cheering myself up by treating myself to a wkend in Tokyo to watch Ben Harper. Going to make a decision by the end of the week.
Tonight I met with Josse (the Dutch guy I met at lunch last wk) and Mary ( a local girl who's going to teach Josse and I mandarin). She's such a sweetie - shes studying her Masters and did a semester in Oz, and is really funny. She was explaining a couple of the symbols to ask, and Josse asked about another one on the paper (The first was country, the second was people) and I said - oh that's probably popcorn. (Nat, being sarcastic) Mary looked at me and was like "how did you know?" Turns out that symbol, together with another one (for rice) is popcorn. So they're convinced I have a hidden talent for mandarin ;) Lessons start Thursday night! Can't wait!
Time to go to bed, send me lots of emails! (I may need well wishes during the Typhoon ;)
Rumour has it, its arriving tomorrow - but I just got in, and the weather seems pretty stable at the moment. I'm pretty excited about my first typhoon (everyone else thinks I'm a little crazy).
Work is still painful - don't see it getting better, but I'm thinking of cheering myself up by treating myself to a wkend in Tokyo to watch Ben Harper. Going to make a decision by the end of the week.
Tonight I met with Josse (the Dutch guy I met at lunch last wk) and Mary ( a local girl who's going to teach Josse and I mandarin). She's such a sweetie - shes studying her Masters and did a semester in Oz, and is really funny. She was explaining a couple of the symbols to ask, and Josse asked about another one on the paper (The first was country, the second was people) and I said - oh that's probably popcorn. (Nat, being sarcastic) Mary looked at me and was like "how did you know?" Turns out that symbol, together with another one (for rice) is popcorn. So they're convinced I have a hidden talent for mandarin ;) Lessons start Thursday night! Can't wait!
Time to go to bed, send me lots of emails! (I may need well wishes during the Typhoon ;)
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