Legion World Forums LEGION OUTPOST Mission Monitor Board Today I (verb)...Round Three

Hong Kong is fantastic.

Chunking Mansion: a city within a city. That was the backpacker place I stayed in Hong Kong, early 90s. An AMAZING social mixture of mostly Indians and Pakistani's and western backpackers. I remember skinny little elevators with a weight limit that they taught us to bypass by holding onto the rails and lifting our feet. You could eat like a God for almost nothing at little restaurants the Indians had hidden in their apartments.

So is most of Asia. Sigh, I miss being on the open road with nothing but a backpack, a map and a sense of adventure... (and of course WIFI access so I can plot my next move).

...notched my thousandth post (plus) in only forty seven days. Not too shabby.

... woke up late. aaah, blessed blessed sleep!

...woke before my alarm clock went off. Bleh!

... slept in.

...read that Nassim Taleb read 20 Zola novels in 20 days, and thought maybe I could do it in 20 months, so got the entire works of Zola for $3.42 on Kobo. Read 10 pages so far....

Took the family to see Despicable Me 2. We saw it in 3D, cause that was the one available as the showtimes were incorrect online. Fun movie that the kids loved.

I love the minions.

... went to the see the Internship to enjoy the super cold air conditioning of the theatre.

It is no Legally Blonde ... and now I kind of hate Google.

...realized I get depressed reading Facebook. There's always sad news.

...BEASTED the day between working all morning/mid-afternoon and shearing the yard late afternoon/early-evening.

... had sensitive teeth

...went swimming with the dog. The water's so warm it's freaky.

... decided to start using the word beasted ... but then I'd have to beast something first.

... made a list of 12 African countries I'd choose to visit if someone gabe me a free trip: South Africa, Egypt, Morocco, Tunisia, Ethiopia, Tanzania, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Benin, Mali, Zimbabwe, Rwanda

...looked up Benin on Wikipedia, because that's a country I never hear anything about (and will expect a full report from IB when he visits there).

... thought of what voodoo fetish I would bring home from Benin as a souvenir for FC.

...am looking forward to the end of a 16-hour-ish babysitting stint with a two-year-old who never runs out of energy or vocal chords. :ack:

My gosh you just game me an overwhelming urge for yassa. Or Mafe. Nope, yassa. Mafe tomorrow. Wow, amazed how much I miss particularly remembering how miserable I claimed to be while I was actually living there. There are some things I just cannot get out of my blood, from my time there.

I'd HAVE to add Senegal to MY list, best cooks ever and of course there's the historical connection to the US because of the slave trade. And Ghana. The friendliest people I met when living in Gabon, were from Ghana.

Well, now the day doesn't seem like such a waste. I've actually done something.

Ooh, and some fried plantain! mmm, my tongue is having orgasms.

... am realizing - from his last few posts - that Blockade Boy has lived one heck of a life! I can't wait to be splitting a car ride with him in... 11 days!

Kent? Babysitting?

Thanks for the compliment but I'm pretty sure the interesting part will be at the destination and you'll be happy it's a short ride to get there, lol.

I am envious. I know Senegal and Ghana are safe, stable and pleasant West Africa destinations, and Gabon has one of the better economies in Africa due to its rich natural resources. But all I know is what I've read, and it will be a while before I actually get to experience these in person.