July 3, 2002

Well, another day has come and its another searing hot day. talk about sweat city. Man i must say that chinese people do not know nor understand the meaning of DEODORANT. i don'T know if it is a pride thing or a money thing, but seriously, i think a good 40 % of Hong Kong's pollution is most likely caused by people not wearing deodorant.

Anyway, here's a funny topic that was discussed over dinner: the establishment of Krispy Kreme donuts in HK. I said, that HK people are probably gonna turn obese. MMMM krispy kreme...(think homer simpson) My brother said that apparently you have to generate a million dollars with a minimum of 5 franchises (i take it in american dollars) and didnt know if there'd be a market here in HK. hahahha i was like, BLISS BABY BLISS! it'D be all marketing. think of my face on billboards advertising for krispy kreme.... HAHAHHAHAHAHAHA... just kidding guys. well anyway, Hong KOng consumerism is all about marketing. So i dont know what you guys think , but hey, its all good. It brings in the bucks, and everybody is happy? The thing is though, that donuts might sell for a while but it is just a fad. HK people are all about the fads. Just like coffee although the emergence of starbucks and pacific coffee (another chain of coffee shops) has lasted quite long and people are beginning to enjoy the idea of socializing in a coffee shop. Then my brother said, how come people dont socialize in Tim Horton's? then i said, its probably cuz its too much like mcdonald's atmosphere (what horrible fluroscent lighting... oops. electrical services 447B is coming out) so mebbe thats why people dont hang out really in timmy's... (well minus the one by concordia where you can see all walks of life...) BUt who knows, maybe HK people will succumb to North American gluttony and start eating donuts and we'll see more fat chinese people. (Say isnt being fat and jolly good in chinese culture?)

so this morning i went to an interview for my 6 week job. Found out and learned a lot of new things about the way i guess hong kong architecture works. The guy Nelson Chow was pretty helpful and gave me a lot of insight in terms of doing a portfolio and we just talked alot about what architecture students do these days in terms of presentation material. Turns out, Hong Kong employers love the media aspect and technological aspect of presentation so i Guess it'll be time to invest in a G4 to assist in my skool work. Anyhow, he got confused about me working for 6 months or something so he offered me like 8Gs HKD but i told him i could only work for 6 weeks. So anyway, seems like a little complicated but i have no idea how mcuh he's gonna pay me now. oops. i dont know if i am worth 8 Gs for only a month and a half.
oh well. then again, I'm thankful that i do have anything to do.

Well some more writtens poetics for the day:

Maybe if our worlds
Came together
Then it would change
Things forever

But all there are
Remaining questions
That will linger
And cause the hurt to stay

I've tried to understand
but all i can do is let you go

I wish i could
take your pain away
I want to hold
You close in my arms
To tell you it will go away
But I've understood
That this has to be
So one final look at your face
This one last embrace

I don't know
If I want to forget you
Or maybe just this time
We had one last embrace.

Anyway, more later today as the day unfolds....