NEW LAPTOP! / Pho! / Birthday extravaganza on Sunday! / ERIC HO!
Eric and his sister Erica picked me up shortly after 7, and the first thing Eric did was to take the NEW LAPTOP inside - good idea, since it was pretty cold outside! He said it had 160 gigabytes, and it was a good brand: "HAPPY BIRTHDAY! I know your computer is slow. I don't give my friends cheap things (it cost $3000 in HK money - $600 here?), and you can ask White Eric about the brand! Gotta get the international cable from the hardware store, but it should still be on for three hours with the battery pack recharger! Oh, and this is the receipt!" Hey, at least this is a computer where I don't have to worry about what a certain someone may or may not have done to it in the past! :D
Went to the car, shook hands with Erica, and talked about the washroom night / Jon / Harmony / the birthday thing on Sunday (which he's going to - he's picking me up!) / pizza / Pho. I definitely don't think he's cheap for just treating me to Pho noodles and jackfruit BBT... the laptop was NOT expected! Erica likes snowboarding at Whistler and other mountains, and isn't really a hockey fan... she also knew Nathan from high school, and said that he was like a big brother to their group. That, I can definitely see! I know we lost 3-1 tonight, though. When we got to the $3.5 million house ("my dad can enjoy the fruits of his labor!"), his mom seemed happy to see me again; I agree that it's nice to see her again under less awkward circumstances!
It was nice just chatting with Eric about Jon and his birthday thing, Harmony, losing weight (220 to 165?!), Teunis NOT being a moocher like a certain person, his wanting to punch that certain person, having a LOT to update LJ / Facebook about next time he comes over (ten pages' worth?!), Citrus, white Eric, Steph, Nathan / "Lucille," Fay, Gena the beautician, Shanghai, health problems like cancer, specialists, lawyers, doctors, scheduling, patient-doctor confidentiality, Yeung-Yeung the cosmetician, and girlfriends. We also talked about the Olympics, parents, Dave, hockey (he showed me proof in the form of a program and a ticket to a Round 1 game against the Kings), salt, allergies to beef and sunlight (SO RANDOM!), "cosmopolitan" vs. "cosmopolitan," not remembering English (thank goodness for Macau!), his work stress, casinos, almost getting married, emergencies, smoking, rap concerts, contracts, Mr. Creep ("WEIRD SEXUAL PREDATOR!"), and so much more! He showed me a bunch of pictures: buildings in Hong Kong / China, Disneyland, restaurants, and other things. Eric said that he could work after being back for a week or so, but his mom thought he needed to rest. (she also thinks he shouldn't have salt, because that will aggravate his bodily reaction to stress)
We definitely still enjoy a good rapport; I joked that I knew my Biblical characters better than he did, since he thought one of the twelve disciples was named Daniel! I may not be able to name them all off the top of my head, but I do know there's not a Daniel in the bunch! Yes, he turned serious and said that he needed some religion... hey, MissionsFest is in January! Nathan always bugged him to go there, haha. Eric also gave me a tour of the basement - yay for heated indoor swimming pools and the overhead TV, haha! Of course I'll tell the guys about that! To be really polite, I also thanked his mom for the fish and tofu soup she offered, plus the veggies!
On the way home, he wanted to know what time Jon's thing started - no idea, but if he's here by 6, that should be good even AFTER he gets that cable from the hardware store! I'd have no idea what to look for, haha. He didn't realize that the house number was blocked, and thought that was annoying - true, but not much I can do! We also discussed beer and some lounge-type place near Jon's called Stella's. I told Erica that it was nice meeting her before Eric wanted to do the gentlemanly thing and walk me to my door. He bid me a good night, and said he'd see me on Sunday. When I got home, I called Jon - he and Harmony had company over (I could obviously hear it in the background), but I dutifully told him that Eric had gained 65 pounds! It's really the opposite, but all I said about THAT was "he actually lost weight because of job stress." Jon thought that Eric was pretty excited about the birthday dinner; yeah, he does seem to be!
Went to the car, shook hands with Erica, and talked about the washroom night / Jon / Harmony / the birthday thing on Sunday (which he's going to - he's picking me up!) / pizza / Pho. I definitely don't think he's cheap for just treating me to Pho noodles and jackfruit BBT... the laptop was NOT expected! Erica likes snowboarding at Whistler and other mountains, and isn't really a hockey fan... she also knew Nathan from high school, and said that he was like a big brother to their group. That, I can definitely see! I know we lost 3-1 tonight, though. When we got to the $3.5 million house ("my dad can enjoy the fruits of his labor!"), his mom seemed happy to see me again; I agree that it's nice to see her again under less awkward circumstances!
It was nice just chatting with Eric about Jon and his birthday thing, Harmony, losing weight (220 to 165?!), Teunis NOT being a moocher like a certain person, his wanting to punch that certain person, having a LOT to update LJ / Facebook about next time he comes over (ten pages' worth?!), Citrus, white Eric, Steph, Nathan / "Lucille," Fay, Gena the beautician, Shanghai, health problems like cancer, specialists, lawyers, doctors, scheduling, patient-doctor confidentiality, Yeung-Yeung the cosmetician, and girlfriends. We also talked about the Olympics, parents, Dave, hockey (he showed me proof in the form of a program and a ticket to a Round 1 game against the Kings), salt, allergies to beef and sunlight (SO RANDOM!), "cosmopolitan" vs. "cosmopolitan," not remembering English (thank goodness for Macau!), his work stress, casinos, almost getting married, emergencies, smoking, rap concerts, contracts, Mr. Creep ("WEIRD SEXUAL PREDATOR!"), and so much more! He showed me a bunch of pictures: buildings in Hong Kong / China, Disneyland, restaurants, and other things. Eric said that he could work after being back for a week or so, but his mom thought he needed to rest. (she also thinks he shouldn't have salt, because that will aggravate his bodily reaction to stress)
We definitely still enjoy a good rapport; I joked that I knew my Biblical characters better than he did, since he thought one of the twelve disciples was named Daniel! I may not be able to name them all off the top of my head, but I do know there's not a Daniel in the bunch! Yes, he turned serious and said that he needed some religion... hey, MissionsFest is in January! Nathan always bugged him to go there, haha. Eric also gave me a tour of the basement - yay for heated indoor swimming pools and the overhead TV, haha! Of course I'll tell the guys about that! To be really polite, I also thanked his mom for the fish and tofu soup she offered, plus the veggies!
On the way home, he wanted to know what time Jon's thing started - no idea, but if he's here by 6, that should be good even AFTER he gets that cable from the hardware store! I'd have no idea what to look for, haha. He didn't realize that the house number was blocked, and thought that was annoying - true, but not much I can do! We also discussed beer and some lounge-type place near Jon's called Stella's. I told Erica that it was nice meeting her before Eric wanted to do the gentlemanly thing and walk me to my door. He bid me a good night, and said he'd see me on Sunday. When I got home, I called Jon - he and Harmony had company over (I could obviously hear it in the background), but I dutifully told him that Eric had gained 65 pounds! It's really the opposite, but all I said about THAT was "he actually lost weight because of job stress." Jon thought that Eric was pretty excited about the birthday dinner; yeah, he does seem to be!
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