Last night, I had the pleasure of attending the Happy Valley Racetrack, and was a distinguished guest of the American Club. I have no idea what the American Club is, but I was more than happy to take up space in their box.
My boss decided it would be easiest if we met at her house and went from there. I hopped in a cab after work and headed over. I wasn't sure quite where I was going, but quickly recognized the road from the tour that I took several weeks ago. Then I remembered the most beautiful building we'd seen on the tour. It was curved and had this amazing view of the beach. Guess where my boss lives ...
So I got there and was convinced I was in the wrong place. I was looking for 22B. I wondered how many units were on each floor. I got to 22 - there was A and B. That's it. The whole floor is just two units. Her apartmnet was amazing. Breathtaking views. Her bedroom was on the curved part of the building. Floor-to-ceiling windows on 2 whole sides of the room. I wanted to ask if I could take pictures, but thought that might be a little weird.
Then I met her son and her slave, er, "helper" that lives with them. It's very common to have live-in help in Hong Kong, and she basically does everything. Cooks every meal, cleans the whole house, even drives her son everywhere he needs to go. Suddenly my housekeeper back home looks incredibly lazy! "Helper" sounds so nice, doesn't it? Her son and I chatted up about World of Warcraft. He's a level 70. He said he's only logged 53 days of playing time, but he wasn't what they called a "no lifer." He warned me of the addictions of video games and I heeded his advice. You can learn so much from 11 year olds these days ...
So after some wine, we headed off to the Happy Valley racetrack. It was pretty fun. Buffet style dinner, some champagne, and gorgeous balmy weather. I didn't bet any money and we went home a little early because we both had to be back at work first thing in the morning. Overall, lots of fun!
My boss decided it would be easiest if we met at her house and went from there. I hopped in a cab after work and headed over. I wasn't sure quite where I was going, but quickly recognized the road from the tour that I took several weeks ago. Then I remembered the most beautiful building we'd seen on the tour. It was curved and had this amazing view of the beach. Guess where my boss lives ...
So I got there and was convinced I was in the wrong place. I was looking for 22B. I wondered how many units were on each floor. I got to 22 - there was A and B. That's it. The whole floor is just two units. Her apartmnet was amazing. Breathtaking views. Her bedroom was on the curved part of the building. Floor-to-ceiling windows on 2 whole sides of the room. I wanted to ask if I could take pictures, but thought that might be a little weird.
Then I met her son and her slave, er, "helper" that lives with them. It's very common to have live-in help in Hong Kong, and she basically does everything. Cooks every meal, cleans the whole house, even drives her son everywhere he needs to go. Suddenly my housekeeper back home looks incredibly lazy! "Helper" sounds so nice, doesn't it? Her son and I chatted up about World of Warcraft. He's a level 70. He said he's only logged 53 days of playing time, but he wasn't what they called a "no lifer." He warned me of the addictions of video games and I heeded his advice. You can learn so much from 11 year olds these days ...
So after some wine, we headed off to the Happy Valley racetrack. It was pretty fun. Buffet style dinner, some champagne, and gorgeous balmy weather. I didn't bet any money and we went home a little early because we both had to be back at work first thing in the morning. Overall, lots of fun!
4 comments:
Gosh Justin that sounds so fun. Maybe you'll get another chance to take pictures of her home. I would feel complimented if it were me. By the way happy aniversary to you and Adam on St Paddy's day Love Mom
looks like a cool track...You might want to let my wife know traffic is not going to be any better in San Francisco. Ha! Love ya, Tyson
Sounds fun. BTW, I like your lists on your blog. I'm gonna copy you on my blog, kay? If you want to check out Buster destroying a wooden airplane in seconds on my blog, it's pretty funny.
So...how do you add the list of books with the pictures of the books? I go to 'layout' edit but I can't figure it out. Please help me oh blog guru.
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