Downtown Chinatown

Hello boys and girls...

- follow this thread: Noli moves to Ireland for Job -> Noli misses out on the newest North American entertainment and becomes sad -> Marty informs Noli of new TV show Entourage, in exchange for all of Noli's past mentoring -> Noli downloads some Entourage shows and goes nuts over them -> Noli goes home Xmas 2004 and receives the remaining Entourage shows from Marty -> Noli smiles lots -> Months and months pass and season two starts on HBO unknowingly, life goes on in Ireland -> More months upon months pass, then Noli goes to China / Hong Kong for work -> Noli comes back with Quasi-illegal Entourage Season 1-2 DVD set, bought at a night market for the equivalent worth of Jack's magical beans -> Noli spends a few week nites with only 2 hours sleep going through DVDs rewatching the first season and going through the new second season, with the perpetual excitment of an 80s kid during Saturday morning cartoons. Absolutely brilliant show, even though E pisses me off huge, that little non deserving leprauchaun. Complete horse shit, if we are to believe he would ever hook up with Emmanuelle Chriqui, Holly Valance and Samaire Armstrong ever... no freakin way, hes barely taller than them like. And if you have no clue what Im talking about, talk to me when Im home in Vancouver Dec 16-Jan 5. I have 7 DVDs of Entourage goodness, with Chinese subtitles even, for my friends of that persuasion.

- Not that I didnt expect this or anything, but this last trip to China, I was treated to more of "Marty in Taiwan" treatment. Most conversations went someting like this:

Chinese Person: "Ching ching ching chow ching?"
Me: " Huh?"
Chinese Person: "Can ching Gah low wah?"
Me: "Huh?"
Chinese Person: "Oh you no chinese? So sorry.. he he he he" (females covering mouth during the "he he he he" part, embarassed like)

- As predicted the Chinese Imperial Army, Internet division, prevented me from updating my Blog in China, for fears that I may be backing Falun Gong or something. Stupid Chinese. (I kid I kid! Dont Kung Fu me) I could of updated when I was in Hong Kong I guess, but I was more interested in taking the escalator up steep hills. I think all steep hills should have these.

- While in China, I was also pleasantly surprised by the rash popularity of Yao Ming haircuts

Yeah so the trip was pretty okay apart from some constant confusions. Like the time I ordered Tsing Tao beer at the restaurant, but they brought back green grass Tea instead. Not good times, sober times. Been back for about a week now, and I do say, I miss the Dim Sum every morning and rice with every meal. And I wanted to bring back a rice cooker, cuz I dont have one here, but all I could find were the Chinese Restaurant size / Filipino Family size ones. What can you do.

Also I was hoping to have pictures to post as well. I took a ton, especially some really cool ones at dawn, with old seniors holding weapons in the monkey stance during their daily routine tai chi. Somehow though my CompactFlash card got corrupted in Hong Kong... I was so dissappointed.