Tuesday: Lots of Food

Yesterday was a great eating day. After OB, Lorenzo and I went to Choi Hung to pick up our student Octopus cards. Then we decided to go to Mong Kok (one of my favorite places in the entire world) to do a little shopping. I wanted to get a new flash drive, as some of the locals showed me very small ones with tremendous memory. So, we went in search of the Computer Center. We happened to stumble upon it, and it was a very unimpressive building. There was only one small storefront in sight, so I was a little disappointed. We went up a staircase, however, and we were confronted with every imaginable technology device needed. I purchased two things: an 8GB flash drive and a USB number pad. The flash drive is about the size of top half of my thumb; it is incredible the amount of memory they can put into something so small. I got the number pad because there is not one on my laptop, and I will be doing a lot of work with Excel next semester. I will be going back there, in order to get a 1 terabyte external hard drive. That amount of memory is so absurd that my spell check did not even recognize the word. I also might get the Windows 7 update, because I think the price will be better.

After leaving the computer center, we wanted to get some street food. So we found a little spot and I got pig intestines on a stick. I wanted to try it because I see it all over and it's pretty popular. And it was actually pretty good. It's not my favorite, but it wasn't terrible. We walked around some more, then decided to get some more street food. This time I got octopus balls, which were delicious. They might be my favorite street food yet.

Once we got off at Choi Hung, we went over to the little market over there and walked around. I ended up buying some pork neck meat, which is absolutely delicious. If anyone is getting Chinese food in the near future, I would highly recommend it.

We then went back to campus. Susanne had invited me during the day to go to hotpot with her and a couple friends (mutual friends - Heidi from Canada, and AJ, visiting from BC via studying abroad in Australia). So I ran, showered, and headed back out. The place was in TST.

The food was quite good. We had lamb, beef, dumplings, veggies, clams, etc. It was a lot of food. We ordered so much because it was all you can eat (and drink) for only about US$10. We also had a few beers, and ended the night playing some drinking games around the table. It was a lot of fun.

Today, I ate breakfast, went to class, worked out, and talked to Mom and Caitlyn. Now I need to shower before my next class. I am going to the horse track tonight, so it should be a fun time. I'll update how it is later.

And, if I do not do so before tomorrow, I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.

P.S. - I just got a haircut. A nice buzz. I'll bring the camera to the horse races tonight and take some pictures and then everyone can see the new cut.