Little Triumphs and Big Victories

Time to brag about the all-star Hong Kong gang:

--Irma’s magazine article about the anniversary of Tiananmen Square and the upcoming annual July 1st marches for democracy, titled: “Tears and Protests” is the featured cover story in the current issue of BC Magazine, the Hong Kong publication she writes for http://www.bcmagazine.net/

--Francesca is working for the AFP and has had several stories go out on the wire, including a news article about swine flu and school closures in Hong Kong (which circulated around the news feed at the HKTB!) It was not only on google news and yahoo news, but hundreds of other news outlets around the world http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5izGZTykz3pvkl1e78h7R0vq5TUxQ

--Adriana’s story about Cirque du Soleil’s 25th anniversary, written for TimeOut Magazine – HK is on the web at http://www.timeout.com.hk/macau/features/25262/cirque-du-soleils-25th-anniversary.html

--Mike, in addition to having an Asian-news-empire, ran a 10.5km race in Phuket, Thailand in under 1 ½ hours

--My personal victory occurred last week, when my Lactaid pills arrived in the mail from the USA and a shady sounding, but life-saving "E-Drugstore"

--And the biggest bragging rights of all go to “The Chinsters” – our trivia team, which after three weeks at Bulldogs, came back to win 2nd place in bar trivia. “The Chinsters” were actually tied for first place, but lost it all in “the chug-off” when the opposition downed a jumbo glass of beer in 5 seconds and not only took the winning title, but also took the title as one of the more amazing things I’ve witnessed…it was both gross and awe-inspiring at the same time…those are the memories that really stick with you. “The Chinsters” took home a $500 (HKD) gift card to Bulldogs, essentially a free round of drinks, which I know we will put to good use – and soon.

Seriously…this is what the end of the tie-breaking “chug-off” looked like – no one stood a chance against that guy.