That's me, looking a tad prognathic on the wall of HK shoe store Staccato. I saw that poster for the first time today and went bounding into the store, pulling out my camera. The solitary clerk approached immediately and told me that photography is forbidden within Staccato walls. "Oh c'mon," I wheedled, "That's me." She eyed me skeptically. I preened modellishly. Cocked my head convincingly. Batted my eyes endearingly.
Having none of it, the clerk leisurely stepped back and gave me a once-over. Hair, shower-damp and uncombed. Face, wild-eyed and makeupless. iPod strap around neck, criminally dorky. Feet, shuffling around awkwardly in decidedly non-Staccato boots. She softened: maybe I wasn't that hot prognathic fox up on the wall, but I was certainly no slick agent of corporate espionage. Ever scrupulous, she still called her supervisor to explain the situation and ask permission before she took this picture. [Confidential to slick agents of corporate espionage: please do not use the information contained in this photograph to facilitate hostile Staccato takeovers and related nefarious deeds.]
I had lunch in Tsui Wah, an awesome HK chain restaurant. The widely varied menu is divided into sections like "Sandwiches/Toast," "Soup," "Hot/Cold Drinks," and this one: "Ice Cream/Sundaes/Oat." The list of items in this category switches abruptly from the likes of "Japanese Green Tea Ice Cream," "Fruit Sundae," to "Beef Oatmeal," "Ham Oatmeal." I am rarely fazed in the face of new and different food items, but my sugary Instant Quaker packet of a soul just can't get used to the idea of savory oatmeal, which, under the name "congee," is a popular Chinese breakfast (edit: Oh, congee is made of rice. Thanks,
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texasdaijobu). Congee is served as a thin, plain Anyway, here I am making a spectacle by photographing myself in Tsui Wah. I ordered mushrooms and vegetables sauteed with ginger.
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I'm assuming that's intentional? :)
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Damn!
Somone got the evil eye! Dont worry though, if I remember my curandero correctly theres a way to reverse its effect. Im pretty sure itinvolves an egg and a small chant.March 2 2005, 17:07:20 UTC 7 years ago
March 2 2005, 17:07:53 UTC 7 years ago
omg, internet
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March 2 2005, 17:19:29 UTC 7 years ago
i see you in Causeway Bay before , reli exciting to see you
i think the woman's mouth is weird , hahaha
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YA,tsui wah's food were good,i think so,i went there often^^but i am really envy to that lady in the pic #2,huh?Shouldn't I?she got pictured with you!!OMG>.....look at her facial expression!interestin'...March 2 2005, 17:32:26 UTC 7 years ago
haut comestibles
When I first tasted that delicious hot tea with sweet condensed milk it was in a Thai restaurant in Anchorage and called "Thai Tea." I have also experienced a fried delicacy in Santa Cruz with a name which did not suggest its Cream of Wheat origins. In Mexican bars, we learned that practically anything, if the hour be late and the room dark and the eyesight bleery, might be offered squashed and deep-fried by venders passing in the night.I tell the tale that I heard told,
Mithridates, he died old...
March 2 2005, 18:59:58 UTC 7 years ago
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That tea sounds really good. hmmm I wonder if I could get any around here....7 years ago
March 2 2005, 17:39:25 UTC 7 years ago
But that's so obviously you...
But that's so obviously you o_OOh Well..
Nice Middle finger shot you have there.. be it intentional or not..
Classic facial expression from the lady with the Hainan Chix Rice.
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March 2 2005, 17:49:22 UTC 7 years ago
Long time reader, first time commentor...
The best part is that woman's expression! Btw Elyse, you are fantastically bright and witty and such an anti-stereotype of your current profession. Keep on a rockin' it baby...Vivian
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i love the woman's expression in the second photo. she's practically glaring at you.
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congee is actually made of rice slow cooked in water. The more savory and popular ones have dried scallops or poultry added in the mix [as part of the original boil]. If you haven't, I suggest trying "pork and Thousand-yr-old egg" as toppings. Traditionally it is served to those suffering from colds and similar ailments just as your mother would probably bring you chicken soup back home. You may not like it, but at least you'll know why.Tsui Wah also serves some of the best ham & egg sandwiches in town (a local favorite)... make sure you ask them to toast it, though.
You should have handed the lady some floss. She looked a bit troubled....
btw, the article on "SISTERS" magazine mentioned something about asking you whether you prefer having Jacky Chan or his son Jaycee (what a creative alternative to "jr") present to you an amorous proposition. And you exclaimed "of course JAYCEE!" (the image was a little blurred, and my eyes told me to get back to work....)
March 2 2005, 18:43:38 UTC 7 years ago
Such a great model, you are.
March 2 2005, 18:53:08 UTC 7 years ago
I think the lady in the second picture having the chicken may be also having some preserved chicken.
XD
March 2 2005, 18:57:35 UTC 7 years ago
Have you run into ANTM 3's Norelle in Asia at all? She does look like someone that the Japanese designers would fall all over at.
Oh, btw, I'm Kara, a college student in Boston. I found your journal last night, and I hope you don't mind me snooping around and reading it. I added you to my friends list and I'd ask for an add back but I see that you don't have any lj friends listed so that's cool. I love reading your Asian adventures!
Now I'm just rambling to save myself from doing a midterm paper that I've been putting off for over a week.
Have a good rest of the day...or, I guess it's tomorrow there? Have a good tomorrow then.
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smoke-free zone
it only works when Puff-the-angst-ridden waiter isn't an offender himself.their curry-chicken rice is better than the Hainan set...
best Hainan chicken rice is probably in Singapore (which they just call it Chicken-rice) on the 3rd floor of International Plaza. Kampong (local lingo for "village") poultry makes the best chicken rice.
March 2 2005, 19:34:16 UTC 7 years ago
Ah, the McDonald's theme colors
They're designed to make you feel hungrier, then leave quickly.I guess prognathic sounds better than "Leno chin," anyway.
And as far as the no-photography crap goes, the assumption is that you're casing the place to rob it later. You would make a very poor armed robber, on account of your distinctive figure. But they don't pay those clerks to think.
March 2 2005, 19:48:35 UTC 7 years ago
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March 2 2005, 19:58:09 UTC 7 years ago
Mmm...ham oatmeal
It's funny how I saw the first picture before reading any of the text and thought to myself "damn, Elyse is looking particularly hot right there." I'll take "criminally dorky" over "modified bluesulksteel" eight days a week, thankyouverymuch.I don't know how you could possibly leave the Kong when there are enticing establishments like "World of Gruel" to be enjoyed.
Oh, hey, I came up with a new theory to explain the garish clothes and clown makeup on ANTM. It's an attempt to dazzle viewers who are stoned...which would have to account for most of the show's audience at this point.
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March 2 2005, 20:43:28 UTC 7 years ago
The look on that lady's face=priceless.
March 2 2005, 20:46:00 UTC 7 years ago
Nice guns...
To be fair, you can't fully blame the solitary Staccato clerk for her cagey behavior. Your choice in wardrobe is a clear indication that you are a staunch supporter of the right to bare arms.As for the lady in photo #2, she SO stole that look from the classic picture of Sophia Loren glaring at Jayne Mansfield as she fell out of her dress in a restaurant.
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March 2 2005, 20:53:21 UTC 7 years ago
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March 2 2005, 20:48:39 UTC 7 years ago
Jesus Christ
It must make you feel weird and proud at the same time to see your image on a cover of a magazine at a newstand or within a stores poster ad.Me thinks you are quite successful and in demand, bigger things to come?
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