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Work is honestly driving me insane. The combination of a film industry that works four times faster and less orginaized than Hollywood and a huge language barrier is really getting to me. To the point where the emotions are beginning to crack thru and show in the workplace.

The past two days were spent dubbing Mandarin dialogue over the Cantonese dialogue. They moved quickly, giving...
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rockepidemic:
I can only imagine how frustrating that must be. I've dealt with working with someone who didn't know how to articulate what it was they wanted and ended up pretty confused, let alone having a language barrier.
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After a week--long trip to the seventh level of Buddhist hell (the hell of the torture of the Knife-like Eyes and the Hissing Tongues) I ended up back in Hong Kong, doing OK, learning some Cantonese, with a new coworker who is the Man.

He fed me some pot which must have been bred in Space or something, then took me to a bar to...
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rockepidemic:
Lately, I've been in a weird mood musically, jumping all over and back and forth. Off the top of my head, some of the last few bands have been Preacher Gone To Texas, thefarewelldrive, Idle Hands, and a sprinkling of some random hip hop. I know, that did absolutely nothing for my indie cred. Heh.

My view on insomnia is somewhat atypical. Honestly, I kind of enjoy it, but I've also dealt with it most of my life. And I am more of a night person, so it doesn't bother me to be awake. But on the same note, over the last few years I have gone from having several friends with insomnia (or that at least stayed up all hours of the night) to none at all, and it has become much more solitary. Which isn't necessarily bad, but it isn't exactly ideal either.

Speaking of learning, what are your thoughts on the differences between learning Cantonese over Mandarin? I have personal reasons in picking up Mandarin, but it couldn't hurt me to consider going further.
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Yo. I have the memory of ... I don't know what.... an animal with a very short term memory.

Anyhow, I remembered it was Halloween recently. Ended up at the bar district with my bro's friend who's lucky/unlucky enough to be in the pay of some huge corporation that owns the world. So he's visiting. I take him to Victoria peak, and we all ooh...
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thirtyseven:
he doesn't update so much anymore, but i respectfully submit earplug as a "bookmark as interesting" candidate.
thirtyseven:
PS - I never saw The Hulk, but it was my biggest fear growing up. blush
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Boss from hell is on attack mode again.

One of my lesser favorite aspects of Chinese culture is that when someone criticizes you, it's not cuz you did something wrong, but it's because of some fundamental aspect of your thinking/character which you have to change.

Wish me luck tomorrow.
oxy:
Good luck smile
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I'm notoriously bad at talking about myself. I'll avoid it if I procrastinate, so I'll just go into it now.

1. I am constantly beset by feelings of nostalgia, especially for things that are only tangentally related to me. On trips in high school to other schools, I could often imagine my life there easier than I could my life in my actually high school....
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brocklee:
YEAH CUT EM OFF >>>CUTT EM OFF..lol
im opening up the first ever international bbq restaurant...southern smoked, thai , korean, japanese, and filipino styles of bbq....

as for the dying bit??...meningitis ...bad baad bad....spinal taps ...and super strong anitbiotics, vitamins, steriods, and morphine pumped through my body for a week until i was able to stand on my own...i never want to go through that again
brocklee:
hell yeah..ur more than welcome to come by ill hook u up and get you fatta than fat
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Started a new movie over here. I'm not really sure how I fit in yet or why I'm there. They made up some kind of title for me. The editor I work under is involved but is busy on another project. Her friend is the head editor, but I don't think he really likes me because he can't speak Mandarin and I can't speak Cantonese....
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adelina:
if your boss can't speak mandarin and you can't speak cantonese at least you both have english to fall back on.

the eagle costume is made of dyed chicken feathers, isn't it bok wink
brocklee:
u have been tagged my friend..now tell us 20 things about you biggrin then pass it on to your other friends

[Edited on Oct 27, 2005 12:53AM]
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BEST MEALS EVER

This entry goes out to Brocklee and his last comment. I am definitely picking up some pudge while here. Here's some of the famous meals I've had that have made me the pudge I am today:

-Dinner (today) , Hong Kong
-Meal: Roast goose over rice
-Restaurant: some Cantonese BBQ place in Yaumatei

-Lunch three years ago, Hong Kong
-The best Indian...
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mezzabotta:
I was given a piece of cake once, without eating it right away. It sat first in my car, then on my table for a few hours as the intensity of its chef's care gradually dawned on me. I didn't think that it would live up to my expectations, but it's--to this day--the single greatest piece of cake I've ever had.

Good eye on the name. You're the first to catch it.

Cheers, brother.
brocklee:
ohh BROTHA..i soo have the munchies now that ive read your journal!!! ..luckily i still have some leftovers from the other nights festivities....

so what is it that you do thats brought u over to asia??
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Fewer adventures now that I'm in my domicile in Hong Kong. Finally got around to fixing my photo so I'm not all stretched out! And because I gave my girl my password, no more SG swinging for me.

New photo too. Looking a little more mature, maybe?

Went to the eye doc today. I may have regional corneal thinning in my left eye. Not good...
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koue:
Song of the moment is Devendra Benhart, "Chinese Children."

"If I lived in China,
I'd have some Chinese children..."

[Edited on Oct 04, 2005 3:41PM]
brocklee:
dood i would gain soo much more weight if i lived over there...i loves me some roast duck..or all them vegtetarian and mock meat tofu dishes.
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KICKING THE BORDER AND KICKED ACROSS THE BORDER

Back in Hong Kong and presently sneezing up a lung as I adjust to the new weather.

Almost didn't make it. In some alternate dimension, I am currently sneezing in a Chinese jail just a few miles away across the border. I hit the border with the infinite optimism one gets from a fresh good-bye kiss from...
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brocklee:
awww yeah...west coast holla at ya bro! biggrin
thirtyseven:
you are so exotic i can't even deal.

yes, lady sovereign was tiny and totally not my thing. at the end of her performance, she threw the mic on the stage, which hurt my baby ears. i will never forgive her for that. wink

lately i have been listening to a band called the living things. if you steal music, which we all do, look for a track called "bom bom bom". it's just a bit irresistable.

me + sufjan stevens = this friday!
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Took E with my girl two nights ago. Went out to houhai after we popped the hit, and walked around the lake. All the bar lights were on, people were floating in swan shaped boats, hawkers were selling lanterns on the side of the street. Very pretty.

The E was ok. Too sleepy to be sexy, to stimulating to be relaxing.

The real upshot of...
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rys:
It's always great to run into old friends. Makes you realise how small the world is smile
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Went to a Chinese punk concert tonight. I haven't been to one in two years. Back in the day the venue was a daytime roller derby that turned into a punk lounge and mosh pit at night. But construction clear through that and now its an expressway.

Since then Beijing's expanded its nightlife opportunities, and there's a more varied rock scene.

I had my usual...
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Went to a Chinese punk concert tonight. I haven't been to one in two years. Back in the day the venue was a daytime roller derby that turned into a punk lounge and mosh pit at night. But construction clear through that and now its an expressway.

Since then Beijing's expanded its nightlife opportunities, and there's a more varied rock scene.

I had my usual...
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