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Hi Tumblr - spent the last few days re-reading all of my posts here. What a wave of nostalgia it has been. Thanks for the memories. Hope everyone else is doing well.
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3.28.16
One thing I’ve been a doing a lot, is thinking. Pubic transportation helps with that, as you’re trying to avoid making small talk in a smelly train packed with people from different walks of life sitting next to you. And thankfully, with the help of some headphones and good music, I get about 30-40 min just to myself where I can partake in some meditation and retrospective thinking. It really is funny, how a little quiet can make you more aware of the things that you have forgotten about. I’d like to say I’ve come a long way in the past few years in understanding myself. And in understanding myself, I become more aware of how incredibly selfish I am. One thing that I’m not proud of, is that I’ve hurt a lot of people in my lifetime. I’ve often done things, and said things usually for the benefit of myself and without a care. And looking back now, I’ve realized that I knowingly/unknowingly caused a lot of individuals pain because of it. And the shitty part about that, is that that’s what some people are going to remember me by. I hope that I get to cross paths again with those that I wronged, and treat to them a cup of coffee or lunch, just in the hopes that they’ll see me in a new light. Yeah, i was a selfish asshole for much of my life, but hey, if I’m lucky enough to live another 20 years more, hopefully I can make up for it. Here’s to growing older, becoming more wiser, and being less of an asshole to people.
Maybe i’ll actually start a conversation with someone on the train, and look more friendly instead of having a pissed-off looking face in the morning.
Dallas
Well, here i am again, after moving to Austin 8 years ago.
And to commemorate my moving, i bought a large pizza and some strawberry cheescake for myself.
Oblivion
Long boring days results in many thoughts.
Feels like I'm wasting my time.
I'm hungry.
Definitely shouldn't have had the milk tea earlier.
I should buy some new running shoes.
Changes
I've come to realize that I easily get myself immersed in the plot and the characters, that sometimes, it affects who I am. For example, Harry Potter. After finishing the entire series over a 7 year progression, I was left speechless and in terrible grief. I couldn't help but think that the characters grew up with me, and that even I, a muggle, went through similar trials as they did. I was completely devastated for about a month after finishing the Deathly Hallows. Likewise, similar emotions were rekindled after reading and completing the Lord of the Rings trilogy, the Merlin Saga by T.A. Barron, Redwall, and a few others. Even with movies and TV shows, I am completely lost in their own unique story and go through whatever emotional roller coasters the film decides to take me. Breaking Bad and Fringe, watched every damn episode, and after it was all done, I cried. Perhaps it was just the heartbreak that the series had ended and the idea that something so unique has come and gone. And now I am waiting for the next season of Game of Thrones, Tyrant, Sherlock, Walking Dead, and Arrested Development to rekindle some happiness back in my life. Sad to say, but a lot of these movies and TV shows have left an imprint me and morphed me into the person I am.
On a similar note, I just finished Inferno by Dan Brown, after a hiatus of reading any book for pleasure since high school, and what a good read. Maybe i'll start reading some more again.
And in other news, a friend of mine and I are starting to write some articles and possibly creating a blog to give the Hong Kong people a voice in light of China's recent anti-democratic law in preventing the right for the people to select their own representatives. This said blog would be similar to that of "Humans of New York," where we would have personal testimonials of individual people speaking about what they think about the matter.
Unfair
Given the circumstances I am currently in. Everything has pretty much blown up. Literally. Family drama is the worst sometimes, and being thrown into the middle of it, I cant help but want to distance myself from my family. Money is a petty thing. So hard to earn but so easy to spend, but everyone needs it to survive. But when one wants too much and gets too greedy, its affects everyone. Especially when it is among the older generation, their greed is ridiculous. So here I am, the one who gets punished by it all, the one who gets the short end of the stick because of family greed. The one who is once again looking for a way to get out of it all.
Impossible
The average cost of an avg living space, right now, in Hong Kong, is a 1,200 sq ft. flat costing about 3.4 million USD.
A 1,200 sq ft flat. $3,400,000.00. Make no mistake. This is how crazy the housing market in HK is right now. That is why currently only 8% of Hong Kong people own their estates. 1 in every 33 people in Hong Kong has at least 1 million dollars, in cash, in the bank. Its that ridiculous. Even renting is about 8k USD a month, for said flat. Seeing countless Ferraris and Lamborghinis in the downstairs parking lots, all of them costing double the American price because of import taxes. How do people afford it. And the more I think about it, the more likely it is i'll probably have to go back to the United States sooner than later. Even if I was paid a ridiculous amount of money, I would still have to spend at least 96,000 USD a year just for rent. Screw the American dream. I'd rather try the Hong Kong dream.
However, I'll admit that I was a bit over my head thinking that I would be able to make a living and survive in Hong Kong. Such is the real world. Sigh. Even today, a client begged for a 5% discount from the construction contract. That's as much as one of our senior worker's yearly salary. HOW DOES ONE MAKE A LIVINGGGGGGGGGGG?!?!?!?!?!
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Hard
The past month has been quite difficult.
I've become more aware of who I am as an individual after the past two months of working. And that is I'm nothing. Nothing without my family. I wouldn't have been able to get this kind of job without my family and the connections that they have. Not be able to have this amazing opportunity to go across the world and experience a completely different lifestyle and culture. And it's tough to come in terms with this. I've always had it pretty easy, I never really "tried" hard until now. And the learning curve from coming out of college into the business world and dealing with international trade has been steep. I can say that I was not and still am not mentally prepared for this job and its been hard. But I need to keep trying harder, can't give up so easily. We'll see what happens in this next month.
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Politics
A valuable lesson I've learned in Hong Kong so far is that networking is king. Unless you're rolling in dough, no companies or individuals will seek you out for business. With that being said, I have been trying to meet more clients, inviting them out for lunch and such, and talk business over food. Not sure if its because I look/am young, but every single time, all of my clients ask me how old I am, and proceed to talk about how they wish they were in college and asked me about my experience. Conversations and meetings have been quite interesting, many of my clients are from Europe, mostly England/Scotland/and Germany, and they often talk about how hot it is in Hong Kong and how their business is doing in Hong Kong and their latest projects and such while they rack up my bill with every bite and drink. Such projects include hotels/casinos/residential living in Macau, and that is where the money is. Macau currently is the most successful gambling market, easily taking over Las Vegas since 2006 as the most profitable gambling industry. Last time I went to Macau, they were constructing two brand new casinos valued over 2 billion each, and within a span of 18 months, it will be mostly completed. However, the latest project we are currently dealing with along with the design team, has been postponed for a bit by the Chinese government and their engineers, possibly for good reason as well. The design that this hotel has is pretty ridiculous, and it will probably be one of the architectural wonders in the world if it is ever built. But because of conflicting parties in regards to how safe the infrastructure will be, as well as construction costs and such has delayed it for the time being. Here's a a bit of what we will be doing.
Yea, hopefully it'll be built and completed in time. Fingers crossed
Inferno
I went to a book fair last weekend with some of the people i went with to lamma island. It was quite fun, except for the 2 hours lines. Apparently, there's a lot of people who love to read and buy books in Hong Kong, approximately 250,000 people attended that day. I eventually bought Dan Brown's Inferno, which has been quite entertaining to read. And probably the first book that i am reading, for enjoyment, since high school.
After that, we all had all you can eat Japanese food for about 20 dollars a person for two hours, and after 100 slices of sashimi and sushi, we were all quite tired and ready to pass out.
And this saturday is anime/game convention in Hong Kong. One of the largest cosplays and anime conventions out there. Looking forward to possibly meeting some of the artists who made some of my favorite anime, buying some manga, and taking lots of pics with the cosplayers.
With that all being said, the honeymoon stage of work is over. The biggest reason to this is the unfortunate government ruling on one of our project in Macau, which is the main reason for delayed construction that i mentioned in an earlier post.
Chinglish
I realized that I talk like a fob for people in hong kong to understand me. For example, today while talking to a coworker: Regular: Hey man, this casino project going on in Macau, what's up with the contractor? Has construction started? What I actually said: Ah Neil gou, this prooooject, you know? Duhhh one in Macau, la. What is up with, the, contractor, mannnnnn? Are we starting to build it, la? The commas are added for the 1 second pausing I use.
So this is from our Reddit meetup on Lamma Island last weekend. Happy to say i didnt die, but i saw so many huge spiders and got destroyed by mosquitoes.
And yea, only two of us went into the water. I suppose that's typical of Redditors
Next next saturday, going to a Sai Kung with other Redditors, and eat seafood and explore!
You may not agree with a woman, but to criticize her appearance — as opposed to her ideas or actions — isn’t doing anyone any favors, least of all you. Insulting a woman’s looks when they have nothing to do with the issue at hand implies a lack of comprehension on your part, an inability to engage in high-level thinking. You may think she’s ugly, but everyone else thinks you’re an idiot.
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A list of things I miss from the US
1) Food - BBQ/Chickfila/Chipotle/Texmex/Whataburger
2) White people - mostly people who speak fluent English
3) My own personal bathroom/bedroom
4) Playing sports - memberships at gyms are way too expensive
5) Afternoon naps
Week 3
So tomorrow I'm going to a Reddit meetup in Hong Kong with about 10-12 strangers, all of which I just met on Reddit. Going to take a ferry to Lamma Island for some hiking/food/and sight seeing. Pretty excited. But if for some reason I die on the trip and don't respond within the next week, you all know where to find me.
In other news, I need to find a non-shady massage place. A lot of them appear to have "happy endings." So yea, my back and feet hurt. Maybe I should invest in a massage chair.
