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The 2005 Perseid Meteor Shower

I've been hearing a lot from Ruby these days and today was no exception. She called me and told me I was schedule for a general casting this Saturday. Actually I'm not even sure what kind of general casting I'm scheduled for but I don't remember her putting my name in for anything strange so why not. I'm wondering if they'll cast me and tell me I'm so good but I need talent training or I need composite cards made up. The composite cards maybe an issue, I spent a lot of time researching about them this morning. Luckily I have Alvin's to use as an example for the structure and what they look like. I met up with Ada downtown and met her younger sister Amy who was going to the hospital for some minor surgery. We hung out for a bit and I headed over to the library. I've been searching through magazines trying to find a good hair style. I stayed in the library for about 2 or 3 hours and I gave Gloria a call. I really need to get my hair cut if I plan to go to that casting.

Gloria happened to be out at the APM mall with her friends. She mentioned there was a salon there and asked if I wanted to go check it out. I figured I would and so I went to meet up with them. At APM I met one of her best friends, Kathy, and another man, Jeff. We went to "Red Ant" at the APM (so this is my 3rd visit) and actually this time the meal was better than the previous two times. Jeff works for a distribution company that deals with North American newspapers (he knows about the Toronto Star, Vancouver Sun, Ottawa Times, etc). Just out of curiousity I asked if he knew any printing places. I showed them an example comp card and actually Kathy said she would ask for me. I guess she knows someone. I'm not sure her exact job, but she is part of a company that produces externally used health items (I can't be any more specific because I don't really know myself). After dinner we hung around APM for a while. I went to see if there was a Gay Giano in the mall but it was only their "lower" brand Cour Carré, not that I think it really is a lower brand but that's what the sales girl mentioned. I learned something else APM (AM and PM) is a new mall that is open 24 hours which is the epitome of Hong Kong culture maybe.

Ada got a hold of us again and we met up in Sai Wan Ho for some drinks. I needed to hear instructions on how to introduce myself using Chinese. Hong Kong is already pretty good for having people who can operate in English. I suppose it is very much like if you can only speak French but you are travelling around some of the smaller cities in Canada (maybe not even just the smaller cities) can you function? The other thing I'm not good at doing is smiling. I need to practice smiling; it sounds silly but actually getting a good natural looking smile without showing my gums is fairly difficult. Ada also brought out a few presents from her trip to Japan including a book cover for me.

I convinced them that tonight we need to go out to star gaze. Once a year the Comet Swift-Tuttle who's tail brushes up against the Earth's atmosphere. It is best viewed after 2 am according to NASA but we managed to find a place by the waterfront where there were fewier lights. Hong Kong in general is very pretty at night but due to the excess lights it is pretty hard to find a spot to star gaze in the city. We stayed out for about 2 hours chatting away about tons of problems Ada has been solving recently. The wait was worth it, at first Gloria saw a few and then Ada. Finally when I saw my first falling star I was in awe, it had left a very large streak across the sky. Even with the light polution tonight I saw the largest and the brightest falling stars. I made several wishes for good luck and I have Takeshi's protective charm (O-Mamori) so with the rush of bad luck these days maybe something good will come out of it. What can I say? Hong Kong has been an adventure so far.

posted by Tempest7 @ 11:00