Monthly Archives: October 2015

My sweet ride

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I have reluctantly settled into life in Hong Kong.  Relucantly.  My small prison room was nice enough looking given that we were living in an industrial-modern warehouse-renovation-of-a-hotel, but it didn’t even have a table for me to game on.  We had to use an ironing board as a surface which meant there was basically no games.

The only saving grace to this whole fiasco was that our new office turned out to be Infiniti headquarters.  There was even a sweet $3M car in the office that I got to hang out with. This is a one-of-a-kind Infiniti concept car.  One of a kind.  Just like this bear.

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They told us not to touch the car.  So I sat in it.  What good is a car that a bear can’t drive?

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Ok, the office is pretty sweet.

This part, I don’t mind at all.

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The computer markets of Hong Kong and China

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The LAST time we were in Hong Kong, we had the misfortune of coming during Chinese New Year.

For what was supposed to be an auspicious time of the year, they decided to screw over the bear and close all the cool shops.  Meaning I couldn’t go to any of the electronics shops all.

This time around, things were open so I got to go to an electronics market. We went to 168 Market in Wanchai.

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To be honest, I didn’t know what to expect. I thought it’d be like a cool live version of Amazon.com?

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It ended up being stall after stall of these tiny shops selling random things like cell phone cases and more cell phone cases. There were three labyrinth floors of stores, each run by owners that may or may not be present.   We even passed a store with stacks of games that I looked at wistfully.

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Games. I played those once.

The Purple Cake

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So I’m in Hong Kong.

I wasn’t expecting to be in Hong Kong.  To be honest, I don’t think my bud planned for us to be in Hong Kong either.  But somehow it happened.  These things seem to happen with us.

One day we were happily gaming in the comfort of our home and then the next Pokin packed up and moved to Hong Kong to go live in a closet.  A few weeks later, it was our turn.  I understand this move was caused by a last minute decision to apply for some Smart Cities program in Hong Kong?  I didn’t like it but they got into their program, and were crazy enough to say yes.

I remember Hong Kong, I’ve was just here last year.  It was crowded and small and I didn’t get to game.  I don’t remember liking Hong Kong.

I think Pokin knew I wasn’t going to be too thrilled with it, so she tried to bribe me with cake when I arrived.

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She also mentioned it was my bud’s birthday.

Right, of course it was.  And of course that’s important, but I knew really she was trying to make sure I felt good about the decision.  It was a nice effort, but she got me a purple cake.  PURPLE?  It was grape flavoured. There wasn’t an ounce of cocoa in it!!  Well happy not-good-enough-birthday for my bud Nicholas!

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At least it’s just my bud and I for the next few months.  No other bears.  No bunny.

At least it’s a few months of bear and bud bonding time.

Annnnd right about then I hear Peep.

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Of COURSE that jerk bunny stowed away in the suitcase and came along.  Of course.  PEEP I don’t know what to say to you.

“About the bears” says Pokin.

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Figures that even in Hong Kong there’d be more bears.  Turns out Duffy’s been living in the hotel while I’ve been gone.  He showed up thanks to Pokin’s cousin Shirley.   Well at least he looks up to me.  Duffy realizes that Big Daddy Sumi towers over him in size and seniority.

Well time to make the best of the situation.   These months better pass quickly!