Becoming Hong Kong. It is true that ever since I have been to Hong Kong, my food selection has been rather limited. In Southern California where I can choose from a variety of food from different cultures (Korean, Japanese, American, Mexican, Italian, Chinese, Thai, Indian, Vietnamese and etc) within a 10 minutes reach. No so in Hong Kong. Yes, there are Indian, Mexican, Brazilian and Vietnamese food but they are not very popular here. You really have to make it a mission to go to one of those places. I don't think there is a Mexican restaurant in the whole of Shatin. Some of the Hong Kong cafe Western restaurant might serve Mexican food occasionally but that's rather rare. There are a few Indian restaurants in my area but they are not around every corner. You would have to look for them and also, I don't know too many people who like Indian food. Some local people seems to be allergic to a lot of foreign food, especially Indian, Pakistani and Middle-eastern food. People here can't take too much cheese. Some of them can't stand the taste of strong cheese, goat and sheep. I actually think contemporary Hong Kongers are picky eater. They eat raw fish from sushi but can't eat steam fish blaming it on the smell of fish!?! Some don't eat green onion because because they think the inside of the green onion is hard to clean and thus dirty?!! Vietnames food here are not authentic. The soap is no good. The beef is not fresh. The pho is Hong Kong styled here to suit Hong Kong people which kills its distinctive taste. There are authetic Thai food here but again, you have to look for them at Kowloon City and other places. Most of the Thai food are not so authetic and are Hong Kongized.


I don't get how recently, the lay-out person would question my correction on the paper. She never did that before.


I was actually comtemplating whether to show up or not. Found out my superior told a sick leave for the morning.


I usually get upset and bothered on Sunday because of church and then by Thursday, I will be alright and then Friday comes again and I would start to be in battle mode again. I understand how this is one of the reasons some people don't wished to be too involved in church.