Living In The Middle Kingdom

I can communicate

Kendall — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 04:31:03 +0000

Funny thing happened to me yesterday. I was playing cards (not poker) at my friends house when his landlady came by to collect the rent. She’s met me a bunch of times because I seem to be over there whenever she is collecting rent. She brought her husband with her this time and he was talking . . . → Read More: I can communicate

What tea do you want?

Kendall — Sun, 25 Jul 2010 01:27:08 +0000

I was at Yam Cha (Dim Sam) today and of course they gave me Jasmine tea without even asking which tea I wanted. Being a non-Chinese person I couldn’t possibly drink anything but, right? I asked for a different tea and they only had Pu’er or Wulung. Since the Pu’er there is horrible I chose the . . . → Read More: What tea do you want?

Hongsville Once Again

Kendall — Thu, 01 Jul 2010 15:32:09 +0000

I’m in Hong Kong spending the night before heading out tomorrow by Air-o-plane. I had dinner at a nice and (relatively) cheap vegetarian restaurant. I’m not looking forward to the 24 hours of travel that await . . . → Read More: Hongsville Once Again

飲茶 Yam Cha

Kendall — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 14:17:06 +0000

飲茶 Yam Cha, originally uploaded by LITMK.

Yesterday Tony, Jay, and I went to a vegetarian yamcha (dimsam) restaurant. I’ve been looking for a vegetarian yamcha joint since I became a vegetarian last year. Until now I’ve been going to the regular ones and only had a small selection. We were all very excited to find this . . . → Read More: 飲茶 Yam Cha

Drinking Tea

Kendall — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 19:36:57 +0000

On Tuesday Tony and I went to the tea market in FongChun (芳村) to accomplish three things: drink really expensive tea for free, buy some really inexpensive tea, and do some filming for our blog at tea legends. And yes, in case you were wondering, we didn’t pay them to film there, so that was free . . . → Read More: Drinking Tea

Cool & Refreshing: Lung Cancer

Kendall — Fri, 28 May 2010 15:54:45 +0000

I saw a common sight today. Common, yet not so common. It was a man smoking right next to his 5 year-old daughter. Parents in China often smoke in front of their children, so that’s not what made this guy special. What made him special is that he was waiting outside a children’s hospital with . . . → Read More: Cool & Refreshing: Lung Cancer

It’s about time

Kendall — Wed, 26 May 2010 17:43:06 +0000

SEIKO, originally uploaded by LITMK.

I finally moved to my own server! I said I’d do it here, but never got around to it until now. It’s about time! I’ve also been experimenting with reverse lens macro. Basically you take the lens off your SLR and flip it around to get a makeshift macro lens. . . . → Read More: It’s about time

facebook Gone For Good

Kendall — Wed, 12 May 2010 18:44:00 +0000

I deleted my facebook account on Sunday. It’s now Thursday, and the info and pictures won’t actually be deleted until next next Sunday. Yep, it takes two weeks for them to delete an account. I doubt all my info and pictures will be deleted permanently. There are probably backups hidden away somewhere in an underground facility . . . → Read More: facebook Gone For Good

Blind

Kendall — Fri, 23 Apr 2010 03:08:00 +0000

When I go to Hong Kong to renew my visa I usually only bring one pair of contacts because it is only a day trip. This time, however, unbeknownst to my friend and I, was the Canton fair, so we couldn’t get a train back and had to spend the night. I thought I’d keep the . . . → Read More: Blind

Vicotry Drink

Kendall — Tue, 20 Apr 2010 15:32:00 +0000

This is me having a victory drink after finally beating my landlady in the battle of the fridge! What is that you may ask?

My fridge broke down some time ago and the landlady had to pay for it to be fixed. That’s normal. The second time, however, she told me to handle it myself. My . . . → Read More: Vicotry Drink