06-08-2024, 10:49 AM
**snicker**
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm
The Shaolin Zone
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06-08-2024, 11:49 AM
My travel agent had to redo my ticket because she mistakenly wrote Hung instead of Hing (part of my middle name).
Need to finish this up this afternoon.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse
06-13-2024, 05:06 PM
Dammit
The consulate shut the door in my face IN MY FACE!!!
Shadow boxing the apocalypse
06-13-2024, 06:47 PM
Cut-off time or spite?
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.
06-13-2024, 11:32 PM
Cut off time
The website said the visa office was open until 5. There were paper sheets covering all the open times on the entrance that said 9-2:30. I arrived at 2.30 and 10 seconds. Guess where I’m going back to tomorrow, but earlier.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse
06-14-2024, 12:05 PM
Now in the door of the visa office. There’s gotta be 100+ people waiting here.
Been here a half hour already. They were at A069 when I came in - now A077. I’m A096. Worse than the dmv. Hope I have all my forms in order…
Shadow boxing the apocalypse
06-14-2024, 01:20 PM
(This post was last modified: 06-14-2024, 02:16 PM by Drunk Monk.)
Dammit
Just got a parking ticket because I read the wrong sign (the right one was behind a tree). Still in process. Had to go across the street to get a print out of missing document. This is NOT going well. When I finally got to the window with all my proper documents, it took like 10 mins to process. I must come back on. Tuesday to pick up my cleared passport.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse
06-30-2024, 11:38 PM
Been dealing with wacked Shaolin registration websites and figuring out WeChat. My Shaolin master told me to get WeChat years ago. Finally got it and it’s confusing - I immediately received a random text in Chinese from someone claiming to be coming to the US and wondering what sort of gift to bring me. I made the mistake of allowing my phone number to be published for TCEC (bad proofreading on my part) and got inundated with Chinese spam. Chinese spammers are relentless. WeChat is weird - trying to figure out how to connect with certain people but it’s not easy because search results are in Chinese and not always copyable text (if I can copy, I can run it through a translator easily). WeChat is really just for prep. I suspect my iPhone won’t function in PRC - it’ll just be a camera. One of my KF brothers a just came back from PRC and his iPhone bricked despite having swapped his SIM card and upgraded to international roaming.
This trip is fast and my travel in and out is brutal (24+ hours in transit both ways). Once a catch up to the US team, things should go smoothly. But getting there and getting home will be all on me. I took 8 trips to Shaolin between 95 & 04. But I was 20-30 years younger. Shaolin nearly killed me a few times. I didn’t think I’d go back honestly. If it’s my dime, there are other places on my bucket list. But this offer was too tempting - just get there and they’ll take care of me. I can write off the flights. We shall see… I leave in a week.
Shadow boxing the apocalypse
07-01-2024, 12:02 AM
(06-30-2024, 11:38 PM)Drunk Monk Wrote: Been dealing with wacked Shaolin registration websites and figuring out WeChat. My Shaolin master told me to get WeChat years ago. Finally got it and it’s confusing - I immediately received a random text in Chinese from someone claiming to be coming to the US and wondering what sort of gift to bring me. I made the mistake of allowing my phone number to be published for TCEC (bad proofreading on my part) and got inundated with Chinese spam. Chinese spammers are relentless. WeChat is weird - trying to figure out how to connect with certain people but it’s not easy because search results are in Chinese and not always copyable text (if I can copy, I can run it through a translator easily). WeChat is really just for prep. I suspect my iPhone won’t function in PRC - it’ll just be a camera. One of my KF brothers a just came back from PRC and his iPhone bricked despite having swapped his SIM card and upgraded to international roaming. An epilogue to your book? —tg
07-02-2024, 09:23 AM
(07-01-2024, 12:02 AM)thatguy Wrote: An epilogue to your book? More like epitaph to my sanity. WeChat is fucking with me. WTF?!? Cutting mi locks today. Might lose the mustache too. Gotta toe that Chicom line. Maybe I'll shave again. Meh, I doubt I'll have the time... It's oxymoronic (focus on the moronic) that I'm relearning how to eat meat before making a Chan pilgrimage. Might go for that bacon cheeseburger tonight. Any thoughts on the best one in Svale?
Shadow boxing the apocalypse
07-02-2024, 09:34 AM
If there are still any Islands restaurants around, I'd go there for a Bacon Cheeseburger.
As a matter of fact, my anger does keep me warm
07-02-2024, 01:57 PM
How 'bout pizza at Jake's?
In the Tudor Period, Fencing Masters were classified in the Vagrancy Laws along with Actors, Gypsys, Vagabonds, Sturdy Rogues, and the owners of performing bears.
07-02-2024, 05:42 PM
+1 Jake's. Jake's Sunnyvale is right there...
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