went to the races last night at happy valley, a race track in causeway bay. we were quite the international group - from canada, germany, france, taiwan, korea, japan and australia. one of the guys with us is a professional gambler and taught us all sorts of horseracing slang. he also managed to get us some tips on the actual races.
i diversified a bit - how could i not bet on a horse named "smacko"??? and ended up losing about $20 hong kong ($3 canadian).ooh. it was really fun though, and i can't wait to go again! it was crazy ex-pat central though - so much dyed blonde hair. it's weird the number of ex-pat women with bleached hair. do they really feel the need to differentiate themselves? do that many women dye their hair blonde at home? maybe i could write a paper on it for my ross-cultural psych class...
oh yeah, i shared the beer. i didn't drink it all. but i did bring the jug home for dennis, cause he LOVES the carlsberg. crazy kid.the racetrack was right in the middle of the city, so as you can in the photos, there are tons of apartment buildings with a strange view. the lights are so bright, i'd hate to live there. i've been invited to a private cooking lesson in october. am quite excited about that. and have found a buch of exchange students who are interested in doing stuff that's fun, cheap and doesn't involve clubbing. i'm stoked about it! finally, people who want to have adventures and go home early. seriously, i'm like a senior citizen here. all the exchange students are so young and spry.
i diversified a bit - how could i not bet on a horse named "smacko"??? and ended up losing about $20 hong kong ($3 canadian).ooh. it was really fun though, and i can't wait to go again! it was crazy ex-pat central though - so much dyed blonde hair. it's weird the number of ex-pat women with bleached hair. do they really feel the need to differentiate themselves? do that many women dye their hair blonde at home? maybe i could write a paper on it for my ross-cultural psych class...
oh yeah, i shared the beer. i didn't drink it all. but i did bring the jug home for dennis, cause he LOVES the carlsberg. crazy kid.the racetrack was right in the middle of the city, so as you can in the photos, there are tons of apartment buildings with a strange view. the lights are so bright, i'd hate to live there. i've been invited to a private cooking lesson in october. am quite excited about that. and have found a buch of exchange students who are interested in doing stuff that's fun, cheap and doesn't involve clubbing. i'm stoked about it! finally, people who want to have adventures and go home early. seriously, i'm like a senior citizen here. all the exchange students are so young and spry.
No comments:
Post a Comment