In HONG KONG thoughts

I got a haircut on my second day here. I had to - it's freakin' hot here. My hair is the shortest it's been in over 12 years. It took the guy 45 minutes to cut. That's a freakin' long time. He cut each strand like 5 times. I was getting worried that the Chinese cut hair but gradually cutting shorter and shorter until you tell them to stop - and that I would end up with a shaved head - but he stopped...and I was late for Dim Sum with a family friend (Sam).

Had lunch with my family friend, Sam and his co-workers. Allen (27 years) is very patient and instructive with me. I hope I benefit him with practicing English as he benefits me with his guidance on Enlgish. His English is very good.

Went out walking today. I was telling Allen how Chinese and European are so different. I hear from so many people back home (Montreal) how it is easy to understand English/French, but not speak it. I think the opposite applies to Chinese; easy to speak, but hard to understand - i credit/blame the tones of the language.