February 7, 2002
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Upcoming New Year
I saw this guy (in the middle) yesterday at a bar in Causeway Bay. Nick Cheung Kar Fai, Hong Kong actor. I'm turning into a fob.
No I'm not a groupie.
And Hsu Chi is sooooo HOT! (But BOO she wasn't there!)
For people born the year of the snake, 2001 was supposed to be a relatively bad luck year. Actually, I am told that the year you are born is supposed to be a pretty bad luck year for you. Perhaps a self-fulfilling prophecy, but in retrospect last year, for me, was not so great a year. Unemployed, alone, broke and relatively unlucky, I'm looking forward to this year because the year of the horse is supposed to turn things around. This is supposed to be a kick ass year for us... and I'm slowly seeing signs of that happening.
I was in Macau on Sunday. For those of you who have never been, it is another Chinese Special Administrative Region (SAR) handed over recently by the government of Portugal. About an hour's boat ride from HK, Macau is where everyone in HK (and closeby) go to gamble, and the Chinese love to gamble. So think of it as the Vegas of China (ever been Mars? Ian?) because no where else in China are casino's allowed (legally). I went with my mom and some relatives for the day, ate some Portugese food, went to the horse races and the casino for some blackjack fun. Unfortunately I lost about $200 CDN that day. The minimum at the tables was $200 HKD or about $40 CDN, I searched and searched but couldn't find the $5 CDN tables (I am but a poor Chinese boy). I've realized long ago, that if I'm going to be rich, it will be because I've worked my ass off for it, and I am DETERMINED to work my ass off.
I was at the horse races again last night. My uncle's friend had a horse that was racing, it was one of the favoured horses so I bet on it. Noble Boy (the horse's name) kicked ass. Because we were with the owner of the horse, we got to take a photo with it for the newspapers. My uncle also offered his place downtown HK for me to stay last night. It's right against the water in the commercial area of HK, by Wan Chai station. It is such a phat pad!!!! It's a corporate suite for people coming and going to HK for short periods of time and rents out for $30,000 HKD a month. GADDAMN!
I'm going back to SH in a couple of days though, I kinda miss it out there anyways so it will be good to go back and live off pennies again. Jay is flying in from Japan for a couple days so it will be great seeing another good friend and party it up with him. Still missing everyone, and hoping y'all can come party it up in China.
I saw Lord of the Rings recently, very long, but very cool. I can't wait till Xmas 2002. Oceans Eleven just came out today. I wanna see that too!!! (Yes, it's a bit behind here).
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Yeah man, I have to agree with you on the bad year.... it was financially UGLY!!!! I lost sooooo much money, I want to hang myself! I need to get away for a bit... I should just take what is left of my investments and blow it on a trip or something. Shanghai perhaps?
Don't worry, we'll all be rich... once this Yellow Fellow thing takes off, we'll all be singing "We're in the money... the skies are sunny.... "
i might come to China this summer too...to study Chinese. so maybe i'll see you! are there jobs for english editors in Shanghai? That's what i want to do.
I'm really looking forward to a good year. Year of the snake....but my birthday is before chinese new year so I don't know if that technically makes me a dragon. In Japan they go by the western calendar so I always thought I was a snake but my Chinese friends don't think so.
Wasn't Hsu Chi a porn star before she became a real actress in TW? No wonder you like her! =P
Haha.. hey, you keep on seeing all these celebrities over there! Hmm... the last time I gambled I made money!
but not very much... better luck next time? 
Hey, so that picture you took w/ the horse... is it going to be in the newspaper? You should buy a copy of it and send it home to family and friends... hahahah 
Dude, I took this picture for you while we were in Taiwan...forgot to give it to you though...it's like this huge building-size mural of Hsu Chi that I saw while walking down the street....
Interesting note: Ang Lee's first choice for the chick in Crouching Tiger was not Zhang Ziyi, but actually Hsu Chi. She passed on the role because she was too busy.
Note to anyone reading this: When Simon says "horse races" he really means "whore house". When he says they took a picture of him with the "horse" for the newspaper, he conveniently hasn't mentioned that it was during a police raid.
I know what you're really doing up there man.
Hm....I'm wondering if Simon is living Kirb's fantasy for him kekekekekek
Lucky u!! if only I got to see half as many thing s u r seeing now in HK, I'll b glad! hehe Yup, that means seeing half of Nick Cheung tooo! =p
dang, i miss watching chinese movies. =T the gambling ones are the best too! haha..have you ever seen the God of Gambler series? haha..well, they're all good. Young and Dangerous movies are good too..haha..dood, i can go on and on..imma stop now. =Þ
~tinna~
Just came back from HK/Guangzhou. Damn I miss the food already! sigh. The next time I go I must check out the nightlife. I'll have to find someone young and hip to take me; none of my relatives fall into that category.
BTW, Ocean's Eleven hasn't come out in Seoul yet. Didn't it come out in NA in October? Sheesh that's a long wait.
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