Crazy acts

Oh yeah I can be crazy if I want to.

It's currently 5:55 am as I'm waiting for 6am to register on the Apple website for getting the new iPhone.

.... And it's done! It was relatively painless, unlike a lot of the online registration things that happen here (such as: booking a badminton court, concert tickets, etc)... usually things sell out in like 5 minutes or the website crashes and nobody can book for anything.

So apparently, they ARE going to hold the Grand Prix this year. The issue was, because of the pandemic, essentially, no foreigners are allowed into Macau; only Chinese from China, Chinese from Taiwan, and Hong Kong residents are allowed to come in, with those from Hong Kong requiring a quarantine period. So some people had wanted to cancel the Grand Prix, but the GP committee has decided to push forward.

And people are grumbling about even Olympics was cancelled (or deferred), so why still proceed with the GP?

I'm just despairing because of the traffic. These are regular roads that people walk and drive on. They are going to seal off the race route/track. As a kid, I quite liked the GP, because my High/Secondary school was situation INSIDE the racetrack, so we usually got a holiday on race days... because it was too noisy for classes anyway. Now, to me it just causes traffic. (And my workplace is just next to the racetrack, so I still hear the noises.... haha)

There you go. So essentially we are sealed off with no outside business. Granted, Most of Macau's income comes from the Chinese from China (big gamblers and big shoppers), but I've heard colloquially that China is also trying to promote local provincial tourism. As in, keeping people within their own provinces. Wanna travel? You don't need to go to the next province, there's this, this, and this here!

But in any case. Enough of the bleak stuff, it's too early in a morning. I'm hungry. But it's too early for breakfast. It's too early to move around the apartment. So I'm just going to flop back over and sleep... LOL

My lunch yesterday. Had a yummy Hainan Chicken Rice. It must be loaded with calories because of the flavored rice and the chicken skin... but to not eat the skin of a Hainan Chicken is criminal. And this brings up another silly thing that I like to keep saying... Hainan Chicken 海南雞飯 is not a Hainan, China dish. It's a Singaporean dish. Singaporean fried vermicelli 星洲炒米 is not a Singaporean dish, it's a Hong Kong dish. African Chicken 非洲雞 is actually a Portuguese dish, and Portuguese Chicken 葡國雞 is a Macau dish.

LJ Friday Five 30-October-2020

This time the LJ Friday Five updated first :-) Might have a second Friday Five post later (will that make it Friday Ten then?)

1) If you think your house is haunted, what should you do?
I don't know. I'm going to make an ongoing joke that, I know for a fact my apartment is not haunted, because according to Chinese beliefs, ghost are afraid of dogs, and it's best if you have 2 dogs, as (I don't know how but) somehow the "field" with 2 dogs makes ghosts deathly afraid............ and we have 4 dogs!

2) When should you investigate a strange noise in your basement?
We have no basement. Besides, if there are strange noises anywhere, the first culprit is the cat. And then the Frenchie. And it must be investigated!

3) How do you know if an abandoned building is safe to visit?
Guess what? You don't. What if the building collapses while you are in it?

4) How do you decide whether to solve a problem as a team, or split up and go it alone?
I'm kind of thinking is this going on the vein of horror movie cliches and Scooby-Doo investigations? You do not approach problems. There's actually a funny stand up comedy clip I saw on Facebook once (but I can't find it)... it must either be an Indian or a Singaporean guy... "If you think the place is haunted, you do not approach the place, you go away from the place!" LOL

5) Where do you store your knives and where would you look if one was missing?
Knives are in the kitchen. If any is missing from the knife rack (which is RARE), we go to the drying rack (if we hand-washed the dishes), or to the dishwasher (if we machine-washed). As to why it's rare for a knife to be missing from the knife rack, we have a chef at home, and he's always harping about "You do not leave a knife in the sink. You wash it, and you put it back on the knife rack!!!!"

Oh and I meant any of those cooking knives (Choppers, bread knives, carving knives, etc...) . Our cutlery knives are so old and dull, they are not dangerous at all. They are just in the cutlery drawer, with the spoons and forks.

F.riday5.com 30-October-2020: Ohio

My second Friday Five for the day... these questions are from F.riday5.com

1. What’s starts off difficult but gets easier?
Hm... I guess... riding a bike? Last year, I went to Shikoku, Japan and in one of our wanderings into the islands (Naoshima, I think) we rented bikes... as I hadn't ridden on a bike since forever, it took some time to get used to, but slowly it got easier. The best was, that was a half motorized bike, it helped a bit when going up the slope, but after we went to the highest point, the going down was.... SCARY BUT SO MUCH FUN!

2. What’s exciting in the beginning and end, but dull in the middle?
Flight. It's exciting when you just take off, because you (or at least, I) plan what you are going to do, what movies to watch, what books to read, but then as the flight goes on you just get bored, and try to nap for a bit, or hunt for snacks in the pantry. Then when you are landing it's all exciting again because... YOU ARE THERE!

3. What’s delicious at first but progressively worse as you go along?
I can't think of anything on this. But I would say I'm always stupid with Coca Cola and Lobster Soup. The idea of a cold can of Coca Cola is very tempting. I buy one and upon the first sip, I remember... I hate Coca Cola. Same as Lobster Soup. It sounds like such a good idea, until I have my first sip and it's yuck, and I feel so sorry for myself.

4. What makes you feel terrible while you’re doing it but great when you’re done?
I don't know. If I feel terrible while doing it, I probably wouldn't be doing that in the first place. Maybe a massage? I can't really stand massages as I think they hurt more than they soothe, but when it's over, it's good.

5. What did you once do quickly but now do slowly?
Read. I used to loan books from the school library every other week. I was a fast reader. I was voracious! Now, I'm a slob.