TGIF

The cool thing about Hong Kong is that there is always someone new to meet. I've never been in the mindset of meeting random people anywhere else except while here in Hong Kong but I know these opportunities are rare in other places, even in Toronto (which is supposedly "meeting place" in Huron). Hong Kong is a place for business and due to that, it's also a gateway into and out of Asia. It makes sense that there are so many people passing through. There's usually someone's friend who is new to the city, visiting or just lost. This can make for some awkward conversation over drinks if you've taken the task of entertaining for one night but tonight, there was a nice mix of interesting folks. After work, I had dinner and a couple of drinks with Paul's friend Doug, a talented web guy, folks working at the UN-affliated NGO the Asian Human Rights Commission and Con and Moe (whom I'll call Coe from now on for convenience but then they'll get mad at me). There were Americans, a Brit and obviously, Canadians sitting around a tiny table, barely large enough to hold the pints of Stella Artois. I know I could always get this kind of UN-meeting setting if I wanted to back home, but the truth is, I wouldn't want to. When I'm back in Toronto, surrounded by my own comfort zone of friends, my curiousity for new people and even new information evaporates. This is why I'm not ready to come home yet.