Student Union?

So this whole job hunt thing has proven to be quite difficult. It doesn't help that visitors keep rolling into town, there are holidays and countless fun things to do here. Not that the beach has been a distraction at all....So yesterday Paul and I go out for a dim sum breakfast in our neighborhood. We sit down and the waitress looks disheveled and just says, "Chinese??" Nope. Not a word and the whole menu is in Chinese. The kind woman next to us leans over and asks what we want and starts telling us what all is on the menu. How sweet was that? Turns out she and her family live in our building and they looked at putting their daughters in Tutor Time but it was much too expensive ($1,000 USD/month). After we get our delicious dim sum, she starts pointing out some characters on the menu and telling us what they are. Yey, I can order chicken, dumplings, Coke, pork, beef, and bao (Chinese bread) now! But the real kicker with this breakfast was the excitement from learning some/ANY Chinese. LIGHTBULB. Why don't I do an intensive one year full time Mandarin class? Beats working :)

So now I have to research and see if this is a feasible life strategy. There's no shortage of programs, but there is the little problem of shortage of cash. Student loans for dim sum??


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We spent the rest of the afternoon at the beach and had a lovely sushi picnic in Victoria Park with all of the lanterns, tourists, and lesbian nannies. No joke, lots of em. Tonight is the first horse race of the season! Yey. Every Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday there are races at various locations around Hong Kong. I think there's even one up this way in the New Territories. But tonight it's down on the island and everyone's coming out for it. Sundresses, horses, and purse drinks. Ugh I need a break after this week, it's been non-stop party time and I'm exhausted! :)