Sunday, July 31, 2011

Vietnam Storm

That last typhoon just kept going west and hit Vietnam. It never even came close to here. By the time it hit Vietnam, it was downgraded. Most of the damage was reported in the Philippines. They’ve had a pretty bad year with storms and floods. I don’t know how much more they can take.

Thursday, July 28, 2011

Vietnam Typhoon

Another typhoon is hitting the Philippines right now. They’re expecting it to either go straight to Vietnam or turn toward Hong Kong. This is the first full-size typhoon since May that’s supposed to still be a typhoon when it hits.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Hot Tub part 3

Hot Tub part 1
Hot Tub part 2


Lily & I spent the night at my apartment while Ryan & Kevin were at the big house. We talked about that night last week in the hot tub. Both of our boyfriends wanted a five course meal, but we were just grabbing a quick bite.

We talked about how we could have given them a better show. While all the kissing was pretty hot, our hands stayed above the water – which is more than we can say for the guys. I grabbed her breast and she licked mine – that’s not a bad show – but we could have given the guys a little downstairs action. Lily & I have seen each other naked. We practically live together. But we never got naked in that hot tub. Just taking off our tops would have driven the guys crazy. Imagine if we took off our bottoms. I was never going to do that, but Lily pointed out that no one would have seen anything under the bubbles.

Lily told me that she’s gone down on a girl before and she could probably do it again under the right circumstances. I just don’t know if I could. But if I had let her lick me in that hot tub, that would have given the guys a night they would never forget. I’m pretty sure I would have remembered it as well. The only problem is, everyone would have seen me naked. Unless Lily did it underwater, but that’s not how I picture it. I would almost have to be sitting on the edge of the hot tub. Ryan always says that’s my biggest hurdle to realizing my full sexuality – I need to be more comfortable naked around other people. I’m ok one on one, but if more people are around, it feels like a public performance rather than an intimate act. I don’t have any problem with other people getting naked, though. That’s their business.

Lily & I were fully clothed during this entire discussion, but when I told Ryan about it, I was wearing one of his t-shirts and boy shorts – because he thinks that’s the sexiest thing. And Lily was wearing my Julianna Rae lace camisole and matching panties. Not for nothing, she would look great in that.

Was it a good idea to put that image in Ryan’s head? I don’t know. At least I never said there was a pillow fight.


Friday, July 22, 2011

Europe Vacation part 3



We’ve decided to go to Europe. It’s less expensive to go there from Hong Kong than it is from home and we both want to go. It’s also very different from Asia so we’ll really get some time away.

Now we just have to decide where in Europe to go.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Hot Tub part 2

Hot Tub part 1


Lily & I kissed like 10-year-olds. Ryan & Kevin were disappointed. I don’t think a tepid peck was what they fantasized about. But they might not have realized that was their fantasy. Lily & I never talked about anything even remotely similar to this.

After some more soaking, a few drinks and more than a little encouragement from our boyfriends, we gave each other a real kiss.

I have two or three thoughts on the subject. I like to think of myself as heterosexual. I enjoy penises. Not that there’s anything wrong with a vagina. They bring life into the world, and all that good stuff. But if I ever want to play with one, I don’t have to go far.

Another important point is peer pressure and boyfriends trying to talk their girlfriends into doing things that maybe they don’t want to do. I’ve never been a big fan of peer pressure. My natural instinct is to automatically go against whatever the group is trying to pressure me into. I could have gotten into a lot of trouble if some of my high school friends had figured out how to use reverse psychology. I’m more open to suggestions from a boyfriend, but I have a habit of sticking to my guns. Some guys call that stubborn. I like to think of it as self-respect.

The third point I need to bring up is that Lily is an excellent kisser. Our first kiss was nothing to write home about, but that second kiss had me imagining our wedding invitations. I realize part of it was putting on a show for her boyfriend, but it was still amazing. I hope Kevin knows how lucky he is.

While Lily & I were making out, I noticed that one of Ryan’s hands was under water. He was wearing swimming trunks, of course, but it would take almost no effort to whip it out, especially with all the bubbles from the hot tub. No one would really notice, unless they wondered what that hand was doing. I don’t know if watching Ryan or kissing Lily led me to grab her breast, but something made me do it. It can’t be my fault. I plead not guilty by reason of hot tub. Why Lily started licking my nipple is anyone’s guess. I was more worried about the guys seeing me than what Lily was actually doing. Make of that what you will. I couldn’t really see Kevin the way we were sitting, but Lily told me later that he also rubbed himself. Ironically, we were all watching each other, but who knows how much anyone could see.

The next day, Ryan & I got into an argument about how unadventurous I am. He wanted things to go a lot further that night, but I couldn’t see myself doing anything beyond kissing Lily. That was pretty adventurous for me. Ryan thought it wasn’t what it could have been. I thought it was a pretty big deal as it was.

Monday, July 18, 2011

Hot Tub part 1

As long as Lily & Kevin have the big house at Clear Water Bay, we are all pretty much determined to use it while we can. Ryan & Kevin spend most nights there, while Lily & I sleep at my apartment. That means every time I talk to Ryan, I have to hear about how great the swimming pool and hot tub are. I love to swim. I’ve always loved to swim. And I’m stuck in a tiny apartment that doesn’t even have a bathtub. That also means Lily & I go to the big house whenever we can.

On a rare night when none of us had to work, we spent a pretty good chunk of it in that hot tub. The ocean view from the deck is impressive, and sitting there soaking with a cold drink after a long day is just the greatest thing in the world.

We were soaking up the water and scenery when something different happened. Kevin suggested that Lily & I kiss each other. We’re pretty close friends, but we’re not that close. Ryan told me later that he and Kevin talked about it earlier. They wondered what we did when we were alone together in my apartment, and since they are guys, their imaginations went a little crazy. They wanted to see how far we would go in that hot tub, and more importantly, how much we would let them watch.

Things never went as far as they hoped, but it was more than I expected.

The more I think about it, the less I know how long this post is going to end up. I should probably write it in installments since I don’t have that much time right now.


Friday, July 15, 2011

Europe Vacation part 2

We’re talking about where to go on our big vacation. We talked about going back home, but decided we should go somewhere else. We’ll probably go home for Christmas anyway.

We’re not going to live in Hong Kong forever and when we leave, we will go back home. Now that we’re here and have the opportunity, we should go somewhere that would be harder to get to from Minnesota. Japan or Thailand makes sense, but we both want to get out of Asia. This is a longer vacation, so we should really go somewhere farther away. Japan is pretty close. We can go there on a long weekend.

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Hong Kong MTR



This is the MTR system. It goes pretty much anywhere anyone needs to go. The blank white spaces are mostly mountains and nature areas. They are harder to get to, but not somewhere people need to go Monday through Friday.

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Clear Water Bay House

Ryan’s been spending a lot of time at the big house on Clear Water Bay where Lily & Kevin are staying. I don’t go as much because I work more hours than he does. It’s also kind of difficult to get to. Getting from our apartment to work is a quick bus ride to the orange line and then a transfer at Sunny Bay to the Disney line. You can also take the red line to Lai King and transfer to the orange line, but that takes a little longer. The fastest way to get to the big house from Disneyland is to take the orange line all the way to Central, transfer to the blue line, transfer to the purple line at North Point or Quarry Bay and take the purple line all the way to Po Lam. From there you take a taxi to the house. The bus lines don’t go close enough. Most of the people who live there probably have cars.

Since Lily works as much as I do and it would take her forever to get to and from work, she’s been staying at our apartment. Kevin mostly works at an office building in Wan Chai, which is pretty easy to get to from the big house. Ryan & Kevin don’t go to Disneyland as much, so they’re mostly staying at the big house. No one is currently staying at Lily & Kevin’s apartment. Lily easily could, but then she and I would be living alone, more or less. She could easily handle that, but I need roommates. I hate coming home to an empty house, and worse, knowing it will stay empty all night.

It’s been kind of weird not really living with Ryan. We’ve been living together since high school and this is the most time we’ve spent apart in Hong Kong. It’s also been really fun living with another girl. Men serve a definite purpose, but Lily and I can do things together that would bore Ryan to tears, like sitting around in flimsy lingerie and throwing pillows at each other.

Maybe not, but that brings up an interesting question. Where did the idea that girls have pillow fights come from? It must have been from a bad movie. I’ve never known anyone in the real world who ever did such a thing. Why would you want to destroy your pillows anyway? Pillows are a good thing. Sitting around in underwear is a horse of a different color. If Ryan could see Lily in our apartment, his little head would explode.

Sunday, July 10, 2011

Taiwan Typhoon

There’s a storm off the coast of the Philippines that’s headed toward Hong Kong. It’s still small and they’re not really expecting it be anything big. Right now they’re saying Taiwan will probably block us from it.

Friday, July 8, 2011

Europe Vacation part 1

We have a vacation coming up in October. We just took a trip to Macau in April, but that was more of a weekend trip. This will be a full vacation.

Now we just have to decide where to go.

Wednesday, July 6, 2011

4th of July Party

We went to a party for the fourth at Lily & Kevin’s house. It’s not really their house. They’re house sitting for Kevin’s boss while he is on vacation. But they will be living there for a month. Maybe they shouldn’t be throwing parties in someone else’s house, but it’s a really nice place. Unlike every apartment everyone I know lives in, this is a real house. It almost looks American on the outside, in the sense that the owners care about how it looks. Unlike dirty blocks of apartment buildings with clean interiors, this house is clean inside and out. I’m pretty sure the owner has people to take care of that. Anyone who can afford this house can afford people to do the messy jobs.

It has 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms – all with bathtubs, a huge kitchen with a real oven and plenty of counter space, an outdoor terrace with a cooking area, a swimming pool and hot tub overlooking an incredible view of the eastern islands and the Pacific Ocean. There are big windows all around the house and you get great views of the water everywhere. It’s absolutely nothing like the apartments where the rest of us live.

There were fireworks all over the place at night. I don’t know if they did anything special for the 4th of July or if it was just the usual fireworks all over the place. Hong Kong is the kind of city that loves fireworks. No holiday required. We weren’t facing Victoria Harbour, but there was still a good show. The views from this house could not have been better.

Lily & Kevin are our best friends in Hong Kong. We all met at Disneyland. Lily’s a singer and face character and usually plays Cinderella and Princess Aurora. Kevin is a part time vocalist. He also works at an electronics company, which is why he came to Hong Kong. It’s that boss who owns the big house.

There’s something about having a party in a luxurious house that makes you act more mature. Parties in cheap apartments usually have too much drinking, and something is guaranteed to get broken. Parties at frat houses are just ridiculous. I used to live close to the University of Minnesota. Those got crazy. Being in a house meant for older adults made everyone act older. It was kind of weird, but all very civilized. There was plenty of alcohol afoot, but no one dared vomit on the Italian leather sofa.

It was funny to see how successful adults live and then go home to our tiny Chinese box of an apartment. We’ve got a long way to go before we can live that lifestyle.


Clear Water Bay

Monday, July 4, 2011

4th of July 2011



Happy 4th of July! I may not be in the land of the free, but I’m there in spirit at least for today. We don’t have hot dogs and apple pie in Hong Kong, but we’ve got lots of fireworks.