August 24, 2003

• Shaw Shady
  
  Three posts ago, you got a little taste of adventure from my friend and housemate, Jamian, while he was on a business trip in Manila. Since his parents are in town this week and next (and he thought I was going to be back in T.O. already), I've had to give up my room and find a friend to crash with. My good buddy Shaw has been kind enough to let me crash at his place.
  
  I'm on his I-Book right now, a cool little gadget, but I cannot seem to get too used to this one button thing on the Mac. I'm already a brainwashed MS Windows user.
  
  "How do you open new links?"
  "Why doesn't CTRL + F work?"
  "Where's the right click save?"
  "Save as?"
  
  Damn, I need my hot keys and my right click fix. And you know what, I'm on this strange browser called Safari and it doesn't open the Hotmail page. Fucking conspiracy I tell you that only Explorer can open the Hotmail page. But to it's defense, the I-Book looks real sleek and it came with a 15GB I-Pod. It's also got built in BlueTooth.
  
  While seeing me go through my Xanga's, Shaw made the comment that people that read this must think that all I do is go out and get wasted here in Shanghai. This is not true. Writers on Xanga sometimes tend to weed out their stories to paint more interesting pictures of their lives. It just so happens that the only thing remotely interesting going on here is the random people that I meet and the bizzare China experiences I have every once in a while. There are just some things better left unwritten and unsaid. Besides, it might be mighty incriminating one day.
  
  Living at Shaw's is cool. He has an ayi that makes good food and does my laundry, even HAND WASHES my underwear. He's also got a cute little puppy named Nemo. It's a pug and just fits inside the cup of your hands. Everytime I come home from work, it gets all excited and runs towards the door as I walk it. Since the wooden flooring is kinda slippery, Nemo just kinda flops and slides along his side as he tries to stop.
  
  I've never grown up with pets in the house before (well except 2 goldfish named Tom and Jerry that I always took out of the fishbowl to see them flip and flap on the table - they died very shortly of course). Living with Nemo has made me realize how patient a person must be and how big a responsibility it is to be a dog owner. Nemo leaves little "surprises" for Shaw every once in a while, kinda like a treasure hunt. With my ADD, I don't think I'd be a good dog owner, at least not to attention seeking dogs.
  
  But they're great companions. Here's to Nemo!
  
  This weekend, went to a cool boat party, met a few interesting people. Shaw doesn't go out as much as I do, so this week, I actually spent a lot of time at home. Man did I save some cash. Looking forward to home next month. If I go, it's a 3 weeker... Sept 22nd to Oct 10! Woo woo!

  
  

  Happy Birthdays to Flora, Tiffany, Lanny, Ced, Carnic, Connie, Emily!

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