When I went to Taiwan, I took the opportunity to get my hair trimmed at one of the quick NT$100 (equivalent to less than US$3.00) places. The place is nothing more than a booth with 3 chairs inside a supermarket mall, so I got a hair cut but really nothing more than that.
I finally decided that since my birthday was coming up, that I'd splurge and get my hair done. I've been hesitant about just going to any hair dresser for fear that I would turn out with funky colored hair. I ended up going to a place in Central by the escalator where Ben has gotten his hair cut. It seemed like quite a popular place for a Sunday afternoon.
I didn't come out of there until 4.5 hours later. They game me highlights with base coloring and a hair cut as a package deal. I loved the hair cut since it layered my hair better and gives it a little more bounce now. The highlights were interesting... Definitely not as natural as the highlights I've gotten in the U.S.... and they also added some red highlights along with the blond-ish ones... it turned out quite interesting depending on how the light hits it...
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Passover Seder in Hong Kong
This was my first passover Seder and it was a great experience. Thanks to my coworkers Donovan and Michelle, Ben and I enjoyed our first Passover Seder together. The Seder took place at the Aberdeen Marina Club at one of their beautiful dining halls on Wednesday, April 8th. Ben and I both dressed up for the occasion.
I didn't know much about it and hadn't done my research before hand so I wasn't quite sure what we were in for. As I learned, the Seder is performed following the Haggadah and is the remembrance of the Israelites liberation and exodus from Egypt. The event gathered about 150 people around 13 tables. Lots of families with children were there. The ceremony before the dinner was the re-telling of the story with some praying, singing and performance of rituals. My favorite was the one where you whip green onion as a remembrance of the lashes of slavery. We, of course, ended up hitting each other with green onions. Several other ceremonial acts included eating matzo (the "poor man's bread"), maror (bitter herbs which symbolize the bitterness of slavery), and charoset (a sweet paste representing the mortar which the Jewish slaves used to cement bricks). We also drink the four cups of wine, in a reclining position, and dipped vegetables into salt water (the dipping being a sign of royalty and freedom, while the salt water recalls the tears the Jews shed during their servitude). These ceremonial acts were performed in between readings of the passages from the Haggadah by different people in the Seder, including kids.
We sat at a table with people around our age group. All of us were in our 30's without kids yet. It was great meeting new people. Two other couples were Jewish guys with Chinese girlfriends. They were looking to studying Judaism and looking to convert. I'm not sure where I'm at with that just yet... If I were to convert, I'd have to be sure that it's the right spiritual choice for me. It's been great being part of these ceremonies and getting exposure to these communal experiences.
I didn't know much about it and hadn't done my research before hand so I wasn't quite sure what we were in for. As I learned, the Seder is performed following the Haggadah and is the remembrance of the Israelites liberation and exodus from Egypt. The event gathered about 150 people around 13 tables. Lots of families with children were there. The ceremony before the dinner was the re-telling of the story with some praying, singing and performance of rituals. My favorite was the one where you whip green onion as a remembrance of the lashes of slavery. We, of course, ended up hitting each other with green onions. Several other ceremonial acts included eating matzo (the "poor man's bread"), maror (bitter herbs which symbolize the bitterness of slavery), and charoset (a sweet paste representing the mortar which the Jewish slaves used to cement bricks). We also drink the four cups of wine, in a reclining position, and dipped vegetables into salt water (the dipping being a sign of royalty and freedom, while the salt water recalls the tears the Jews shed during their servitude). These ceremonial acts were performed in between readings of the passages from the Haggadah by different people in the Seder, including kids.
We sat at a table with people around our age group. All of us were in our 30's without kids yet. It was great meeting new people. Two other couples were Jewish guys with Chinese girlfriends. They were looking to studying Judaism and looking to convert. I'm not sure where I'm at with that just yet... If I were to convert, I'd have to be sure that it's the right spiritual choice for me. It's been great being part of these ceremonies and getting exposure to these communal experiences.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Oasis at Asia World
So it seemed like in a span of 3 weeks, I ended up going to three concerts. The first was Coldplay, the second was Oasis and the third was John Legend.
My friend Cheek had an extra ticket so I ended up going to see Oasis live on April 7th. The venue again was at Asia World. The set up was a bit different in that the front section by the stage was standing room instead of seats like in Coldplay.
to name a few songs, they played "Don't look back in Anger", "Morning Glory", "Falling Down", and, of course, "Wonderwall". They also played a few of their newer songs which I wasn't as a big fan of...
I've added the video to facebook so you can check it out here.
It was an enjoyable concert but nothing quite like Coldplay. We were also sitting with industry folks and not too many people around us were standing us. Liam Gallagher seemed a little out of it, and not to give too much of a damn and his flasher outfit just kept throwing me off. Noel Gallagher was great and the rest of the band were all playing like a tight band. All in all though, it was a great experience and there's nothing like watching a performance live.
My friend Cheek had an extra ticket so I ended up going to see Oasis live on April 7th. The venue again was at Asia World. The set up was a bit different in that the front section by the stage was standing room instead of seats like in Coldplay.
to name a few songs, they played "Don't look back in Anger", "Morning Glory", "Falling Down", and, of course, "Wonderwall". They also played a few of their newer songs which I wasn't as a big fan of...
I've added the video to facebook so you can check it out here.
It was an enjoyable concert but nothing quite like Coldplay. We were also sitting with industry folks and not too many people around us were standing us. Liam Gallagher seemed a little out of it, and not to give too much of a damn and his flasher outfit just kept throwing me off. Noel Gallagher was great and the rest of the band were all playing like a tight band. All in all though, it was a great experience and there's nothing like watching a performance live.
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