king of kong/ same same but different

i smell like a horse blanket. the pictures are forthcoming, have taken some good ones but too lazy to do that right now. just got back from this sparsely populated, expatish island-Lamma island. it was cool- laid back and dominated by the hong kong powerplant. enormous spiders overhead in trees. we ate our first street food last night and are still standing so that is a good sign. hong kongers are decisively anti-vegetable but really make a point of using all of the animal, hence crispy fish skins, pig knuckle, pork ligament and a whole host of gristly undeterminables. the anomoly is how everyone is not morbidly obese what with the greasy.

the popular street treat is octopus tenticle skewers and bacon wrapped in bacon.


blazing hot and humid, spent a couple air-conditioned hours last night watching Dark Night, f*cking killing movie and with Hong Kong scenes. I felt like part of the action. lots of funny t-shirts and an undeniable suspicion that not everyone knows what their english t-shirt really means, something like the reciprical of late 90's whitey with his chinese character tatoos. we are staying in this notoriously hectic sector; once we hit the street we bob along head and shoulders above a massive crowd, and supposedly things only get crowded on the weekends. glad to be getting out tomorrow on that count. bangkok tomorrow. possible rendevouz with a BC grad and mutual friend-o-friend on the south side of hong kong island this evening.
i love and miss all my family and friends. i can't believe its only three days we're gone. lindsey just got out of the shower so i'm out.
if i knew how to say 'bye' or 'cheers' in cantonese i would do that here.
ciao

DISAPPEARING TIPS

Plan before you go

Do research from different internet cafes or libraries

Tell no-one your plans

Use pay-as-you-go phones

Apply for no memberships

Cash is king

If you believe you are compromised, you are


^from the BBC, ha