beach olympics

The first event I helped organized for the Sports Fellowship at church! It was supposed to rain, but thankfully, it didn't rain at all, so everyone enjoyed the games and BBQ.

excitement!

So, I didn't get to play in the President's Cup this past month (our team won one match, but lost the next one anyway) and I was a bit disappointed but hey, I'm learning a lot from my Sunday sessions because the guys and the team manager/coach have been helping me/us out when they have time. I don't think I get to complain here! I still have at least one horrible bad habit that I need to break. And it looks like we'll be going to China for a weekend in November to play in a friendly match, and I will be part of the team because my (lack of) grading won't be affected by the match.

Here in HK, players are graded from A to E, and if you win in your group match, you get bumped up a grade. Right now, the team manager/coach wants to "collect" other players without grades and send us out as a team. I hope that he finds enough of us soon so I get to play in competitions!!

Anyway, the weekend in China should be fun as we will take a ferry to the location as a group, and I believe our room and board will be covered by the club that hosts us, and we will be hosted in facilities reserved for foreign guests. Regardless of how things turn out, the experience should be fun, and I'll get to know some of my teammates better.

As of two days ago, I am also now an interim member of the Sports Fellowship Committee at church. They want me on as one of the two leaders, but I am hesitant to commit right now because it could interfere with my baddy sessions. But based on their activities for the next two months, I can help out, so I'd like to see how things go first. Our next two upcoming activities will be biking in Sai Kung, and a night hike to the Peak. My weekends between now and January 2013 are all full!

How did I go from ushering only once a month to serving twice a month in kid's church, co-leading a team of ushers, and possibly leading another committee?? Well, as long as I don't have to co-lead a care group, I'm happy, hah.

I've only had hairy crab twice in my life, and it is delicious. I don't mind not having any other crab ever again! I had it once last year, and I'll probably have it only once this year too. It is very delicious but also very rich, and I don't want to risk getting sick of it after gorging. So, I'll wait another year before I have hairy crab for the third time! 

The brilliant Jo Kukathas

division of labor

It just occurred to me that a lot of the guys I've met here in HK are either bankers or they run their own businesses, or their family's businesses. Some of the women I've met are also bankers but none of them run their own businesses. Why is that??

drama almost drawing to a close

I went to the office today for an hour, and my throat started to feel dry and a little rough, and my nose felt a little congested, but it wasn't bad. Still, I have decided to go ahead and switch my bookshelves to metal ones. Hopefully this can be done soon, and hopefully this will solve the problem and I can work in my office again.