Wednesday 29 December 2010

#36

The ironic boarder between low culture use for high fashion seems to be blurring more and more these days. With the success of Moncler's Gamme Bleu witnessed at Joyce in Hong Kong (only 5 items left hanging on the rack...) I feel more compelled than ever to do something within this aesthetic moment.


Something that really threw me back for a loop was seeing Colette carrying Hudson Bay'scashmere water bottle cover.


The Bay was kind of the lamest company you can choose to go shopping in when I lived in Vancouver. It really was a granny store. And I think it is this overly stimulated fashion culture that makes us turn to this lesser appreciate form of comfort. It is ridiculous because I have seen this so often, especially in shoe shopping. When a friend tries out these 7 inch heels and you ask them, 'well is it comfortable?' and they say 'yes, these Blahniks feels amazzzzzing.'

So I guess it is time to return to some genuine comfort in this cold cold time of the season.

Tuesday 28 December 2010

#35

After days and nights of work, and non work, and travel, it is about time my body broke down into a head spinning frenzy that will rendered me working in bed for the next few days. . . .

I shall revisit some old classics that will enlighten me about geeks and the freaks in the past few decades, such as The Breakfast Club, Revenge of the Nerds , Ghost World, and American Splendor....

But as the rules go, when it comes to bed colds, woman take it in silence and men act like they are in the process dying on a torture chamber, so let's hope I can even get up...

Sunday 26 December 2010

#34

Today I was reminded about the Asian dating ways, not to mention a little insight into why I feel the compulsion to meet random men here in HK.

In Hong Kong, the society is largely composed of two extreme groups of polarized wealth. And the poorer would always try to be associated or know the rich. Young women, and I suppose gay guys are fed far too much movies where the waitress falls for the handsome rich businessman and ends the movie with them lovingly laughing in their new New York apartment.

We end up hearing stories about how girls married into some royalty or some ambassador, etc and most of us feel jealous instead of disgust. As my mom said, 'in Hong Kong, no one will laugh at you if you are a prostitute, but they will laugh at you if you are poor.' So everyone does what they can to know and meet richer man... and the semi educated middle class ring in Hong Kong, who are taught well and proper English, makes the stock of professional expat men rise higher and faster than any economic bubbles..

And yes, I will blame this PARTLY to my only partial reason to why I want to cheat on my boyfriend. I do believe I had a seed planted in me that in Hong Kong, if you can get a white man, which I get along better with anyways, you succeeded.

It sounds twisted, and I know it is, but as I mentioned this is only a small reason, but I need to account for each one... for my sake when I find a therapist finally...

Saturday 25 December 2010

#33

A longer story...

Somehow I ended up at a classmate's friend's friend's house party. Who was a white guy. It seemed like I was getting my dream, two white guys were there at the party. Funny enough, both were from VAncouver. I thought I got a chance to test out my Lost in Translation motion but as it turns out, they are more Asian than I am.

At the end of the party, I had the two white pilots with their Asian girlfriends. 1 film director that they claim to film porn but as it turns out is just another party kid. The party's mom who is apparently a cartoon voice actress. His friend who is a TV extra. Another single girl that is an air hostess. My friend and his drunken aggressive friend,

and me.

There wasn't really any conversations, rather I felt there were bursts of attention feeding for the spoken, I was definitely not noted, as I was the friend's friend who isn't even living in HK, hence gone tomorrow.

We had a shisha the pilot got from the Middle East. Drunken coals kept getting knocked to burn sofas and carpets. The TV was playing songs from Itunes that girls were treating as if it was a karaoke machine while it shuffled pictures from trips the owner guy and his gf took separately.

I drank quickly, and soon McDonald's delivery arrived, but not before the cops show up, apparently for the 2nd time, apparently from the noise complaints.

I was so full from liquid all I ingested was a hell of a lot of shisha and felt more lost in that room than anyone else.

Thursday 23 December 2010

#32

Oh Craigslist...




American male looking for a potential wife - 32 (United States-Florida)



Hi,

My name is Jason, I'm looking for a Chinese female to potentially get married to. I live in the United States (Florida, near Disney World). The reason I am posting on Hong Kong Craigslist is because I have always been attracted to Asian females, and I am tired of dating American women because I feel that they are too spoiled and do not appreciate what they have. I am 32 and ready to settle down with the right person and get married.

About me: I have a stable career, am financially independent, have a great sense of humor, honest, well spoken, intelligent, and faithful. If I am with you, then I am with you and no other. I'm attractive, I'm 6' tall with dark brown hair and blue eyes, and a great smile.

Who I'm looking for: I'm looking for someone attractive, with either a slim to average build. I am more attracted to shorter girls. I am not looking for someone perfectly beautiful. Attractive? Yes. Perfect? No. You must be honest and faithful! I am looking for someone that is very affectionate, sweet, caring, enjoys love, intelligent. You must be able to at least speak a little English, and want to get married and be willing to live in the United States.

If you respond, then a couple of pics are required and tell me about yourself. Please don't send a one line response. If this sounds like you, then I would love to hear from you and get to know you better!

Tuesday 21 December 2010

#31


Spend the night browsing Dlist, feeling that it would be 'wrong' to make a profile, I refresh the front page to look for new people to click on and rummage through their lives...

Its funny how I easily get infatuated and 'fall in love' with a profile.  The Ideal. 

I have to say though, looking at what people liked and are similar to my likes are quite helpful to help me discover more music, books, and films... like Geek Love


#30

Am still so sick of traveling, but now think I am just getting genuinely sick... 

New gay dating site Dlist?

My friend seems to be enjoying it .  .  . meeting a British guy in Hong Kong while he himself just came back from London a week ago... 

With my long term relationship hitting 3 years apart mark soon... it seems like location is no longer the question but timing, in fact, seems truly to be everything.

Monday 20 December 2010

#29

Hong Kong, being a population of 7 million, is one of the most highly densely populated cities on earth. Somehow, going on the subway without anything to distract yourself - be it a portable video game device, a newspaper, a book, or your cell phone, seems like something reserved for the brave or stupid.



I guess the mass amplifies the lonely.

Friday 17 December 2010

#28

I didn't realize when I wrote my trip from Amersfoort --> Switzerland --> Amersfoort --> Hong Kong --> Amersfoort --> London, everything was non direct and it ended up being more like (excuse the inability to spell):

London --> Schipol --> Amersfoort --> Da Haag --> Rotterdam --> Amersfoort --> Schipol --> Basel --> Zurich --> Sevelen --> Buch --> Heiden --> St.Gallen --> Zurich --> Basel --> Schipol --> d'Bosch --> Utret --> Amersfoort --> Schipol --> Hong Kong

This was all in 8 days and I have forgotten some places too. How that I am delayed in Schipol Holland to go to Hong Kong, I feel like I am near my last leg of sanity and a 12 hour flight on the plane be the longest I have got to stay at one place in the last week.

Wednesday 15 December 2010

#27

In Switzerland, something about a foreign city plus the movie Lost In Translation, makes me yearn for another stranger's company. I don't want my boyfriend, I don't want my friends, I want a stranger's.

Saturday 11 December 2010

#26

Correction, I think its when I hear other's success I just feel like such a loser somehow...

#25

I don't know why, but I have real trouble dealing with other people's success.

#24

  • Dirk working in Amersfoort
  • Me on my last year's Winter break
  • Amersfoort being too icy and cold for me to want to go anywhere
  • Having a dissertation to work on
  • Me visiting Holland for just 3 days while Dirk has to work during that time
Sometimes, all these conditions and situations meet to create this moment and I do have to appreciate it because I know this will never happen again in my life.

Something else will happen, in another shape or form, but not like this.

Friday 10 December 2010

#23

How I know I will be obese one day: The only time I ever think I need to go join the gym is when I can't twist open a can of salsa for my Doritos.

#22

Thanks Lastfm!

Freelance Whales - We Could Be Friends



Thursday 9 December 2010

#21

At the gatwick north airport. Resting between moving machines, taking a breather at Eat. Somehow, the man next to me decides that I clearly looked suspicious enough to ask the guy that is sitting further than me to look after his stuff.

I wonder how much crazy do I really project.
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Tuesday 7 December 2010

#20

Went to Sanderson Hotel's Suka restaurant tonight. The food was quite amazing. The cocktails were a bit too strong for my liking, but that really might have contributed to my love for the food.

Unfortunately, due to the alcohol lubrication, I can no longer recall the proper names of the food and their dinner menu online seems to be faulty (or just abstract art).

Favs: This crispy prawn thing in red tomato-y sauce
Chicken Salad with rice




#19

The thing is, I would love to be able to prioritize my friends properly. But I have learned all friends will disappoint.
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Monday 6 December 2010

#18

London --> Holland --> Switzerland --> Holland --> Hong Kong --> Holland --> London

all in 19 days

#17

Thanks Lastfm!

Sunday 5 December 2010

#16

So afraid of pinworms... Just found out they lay eggs on your anus and makes it itchy... allowing the lifecycle to be completed by transporting the eggs from anus to mouth via fingernails or food!

#15

My friend told me yesterday that she eats less so she has more energy to work. I didn't believe that eating less means you can stay awake longer. Considering how much food I ate, I guess that explains why I sleep all day. But I did a little googling and sure enough, eat more = sleep more.

In preparation for my final collection, I shall start trying this out. Apart from the festive dinners and goodies of course. Afterall that is what Christmas is all about - getting stuffed and passing out.

Saturday 4 December 2010

#14

Its really not nice when someone you just met has bad breath and they are taking so near you, you feel their bad breath going directly into your mouth...

Have you ever swallowed bad breath?

Wednesday 1 December 2010

#13

Coming from Saint Martins, I am surrounding by overachievers. And I don't know if my friends are just young, but I disagree with the self reenforcement of the society's expectation on yourself. Success to me will always be to live a life that I am always happy about, with as little regrets as possible, not to strive for the best or the highest thing while stressing yourself to an ulcer.

Tuesday 30 November 2010

#12

No one can tell you what to design.

#11

I always vote for the least popular look on style.com's look of the day vote off.

Monday 29 November 2010

Sunday 28 November 2010

#9

If procrastination is a course, then I am attending it right now.

Saturday 27 November 2010

#8

After the fight that ended the party.

#7

I was day dreaming that my graduating collection would set me off to fame. But then I realized I was sitting in the crowded underground, eating sweetcorn with spicy powder, out of a styrofoam cup.

Friday 26 November 2010

#6

PPP - Peer pressured partying.

#5

Friday nights can make single people do stupid things.
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Wednesday 24 November 2010

#4

Hate it when my socks pulls on my toe hairs. It hurts.

Friday 19 November 2010

#3

For me, the more people I have met, the less friends I feel I have.

Sunday 14 November 2010

#2

When I was trying to explain myself to a newly made acquaintance. She summed it up as I am very Liberal.

It felt weird to be described by a word with such heavy connotations and none of which I know or care too much of.
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#1

Whenever I am in a group, and we meet someone gay who is extremely good looking, some girl will have to bring up, 'why does all the good looking ones have to be gay?'

To which, I feel the mental eyes of everyone thinking of me, as an exception. And I would undeniably blurt out a poorly timed joke, trying to stop their thoughts.