October 24th, 2009 §
Just imagine a hot Asian girl, hanging out, long black hair, short skirt, high heels, and then all of a sudden she drops into some dried smashed octopus for a snack. Interesting. I’ve had the dried smashed fish stuff, it’s actually pretty good. As for this bad boy, can’t say that I’ve really had a craving for it.
A trash can with flowers. That’s how the PRC rolls, we spice our trash cans up..
I play a good amount of pool now. Mainly because it helps relieve the stress.
I often bring my camera. But I suppose that you can already see that.
Not much is happening right now. Just hanging out a bit. Trying to get this project down because one can only hope when this bad boy hits the net the world will change. Actually no it won’t but it might get me a job. Who the h knows. So that’s all I really have. I know it’s boring. Someday soon things should get more interesting. Until then.
October 15th, 2009 §
Some of you may be wondering why I don’t respond to f book or what not. Well folks let me direct you to a blog that I read all the time.
http://www.lostlaowai.com/blog/china-tech/the-great-firewall-longer-higher-meaner/
Today I tired t access fring on my phone. It is chat program that lets me use my cell phone over wifi with skype. Well for some reason it didn’t work. Guess what, I suppose it’s blocked. Go fig. On a lighter note I talked to my mommy. She assures me everything will be ok. Ah moms are the best.
Went to a factory today. Looks like a factory in the states but with Chinese people. Who knew.
Randoms from the last couple of days.
Car fire on the way back from HK. No fire truck to be seen. That’s how they roll here in the PRC.. Or rather burn..
Fire + Food = Man. Also what makes a man is 3 bottles of hot sake.. Just saying..
Abandoned asphalt plant. I got some ideas for this place. 4×5 camera, film and a darkroom would be a dream come true.
A fashion shoot, models, crafty and the whole shabam also come to mind..
October 10th, 2009 §
Look at what the guy is grilling up. Hey nice tentacles.
Dried fruit.
One of the things I really like about China is the way it looks at night.
September 14th, 2009 §
Dongguan is the place that I am staying at for the time being. Sorry mom and dad, I know I haven’t called you in a while. I’ll try to get up early enough to call you tomorrow. Yes, I am ok, and I am currently looking for a job.
It’s hot. Really hot. I’m not really a big fan of such climates. But thus far I like it better than Shenyang. For a few reasons. I don’t have a d-bag for a boss, more people, and culture.
Currently I don’t have a job. Now this could be a real bad thing. But what did I do. I buckled down and I am revamping my entire photography website. It needs to be done. It’s going to be awesome. I can’t wait to launch it.
There’s more people down here. But I’m not talking about more people, I am talking about more foreigners. Which means this. If there is a ton of Chinese people in LA. LA will be able to accommodate them better than a city who has very few. Being this, since I am a foreigner I have to do special things, register, find a job, etc. In Shenyang things were kinda shady. Why, well they don’t know how to deal with a lot of foreigners. But here there are so many that they have to change the way they deal with us. Be more polite, helpful, etc. Business down here depends on foreigners, up north nope, they can afford to have foreigners leave. Not down here.
I know a lot more people down here. Last year when I came to snowboard I met a good amount of people. Most of which I knew I probably would never see again. But when I came back, I got the chance to see them. It just shows them, well I don’t know what it shows them, but it leaves an impression. They are helping with the job search. I can’t thank them enough.
Culture. I need it. I need art. I need things. Stuff. Design. A big city. Who knows what I need, but I feel more home here than up north. I just hope that I can find a job for the time being until I try to do some artsy things on my own.
Here in China you never have to rack your own balls. Balling…
The draw back. It’s f ing hot. 30C and above. Along the lines of 90F or more everyday. It’s not me. But who knows. I might be able to stand it. That’s about the only negative right now. So… we will see.
Hey look this glass is sweating less than I am right now.. Oh the irony. Well I suppose that’s not really that ironic unless I am a super cool person, but, then again, hell, I don’t know what’s going on.
September 11th, 2009 §
Earlier today I landed in Shenzhen. I city that is really super duper close to Hong Kong. I swear the pilot locked the abs up when he landed. Nothing like being able to smell burnt airline rubber. Awesome. Upon arriving I was picked up and brought to my final destination: Dongguan. I took a couple photos of the road trip but haven’t had time to put them on the Mac yet. However I can tell you it looks like a cross between Arizona (the dirt color), Pasadena (hills, trees, green) and Iraq (building covered in dirt, laundry hanging outside). I’ll post them as soon as I can. For now I’m on the job hunt. I need one. Quickly if I may. So all is well. I will update soon with some thoughts about southern life, the differences from northern life, findings, photos, shopping, food, you know the usual. One thing to note right away, it’s super hot. Like really hot. At least the places that have air are super cold. Yes….
