Woke up at 11:30am and had lunch with my pops. Nothing new there. And then it was off to visit this temple with Wayne, Jen, Dog, Winnie, and Huang.
Wish I knew what that said...
As soon as we got near the temple entrance, we got BARRAGED by these old ladies trying to hustle us with those worship sticks (I'm not even gonna pretend like I know what those are called...haha). I say hustle because they weren't just trying to sell them to us, this one lady actually stuck them in dog's pockets and then asked for money... yeah, these women are pro man. What's even more messed up is that each lady works for a different place but they sell the same product. So inevitably, a huge argument broke out when it came to who was to receive money for the sticks. Shit was definitely going down...
The entrance into the temple.
As soon as you walk in, there are places for you to light your worship sticks. I'm not really sure how the whole process works, so I don't wanna try to describe it and then end up sounding like an idiot. So instead, I'll post a pic of a dad helping his kid light the sticks...
Jen in action.
I decided to try it out and light one up. Notice how in the above pic, Jen was holding like 10. I felt like an idiot afterwards walking around with 1, so I gave it away haha
So in one of the areas of the temple, you can have your "fortune" told to you. Here is the process from the best of my knowledge (Wayne will be used as a demonstration):
- You first take a cup of sticks (each one is numbered) like the one in the pic below.
2. You then kneel on the ground and think of a question in your head while shaking the cup of sticks. You do this until at least one stick falls out (if more than one stick falls out, you choose one or however many you want)
3. Take the number from the chosen stick and bring it to a fortune teller for them to answer your question.
So Wayne had 2 sticks drop out, and decided to choose the first one that hit the ground first (i.e. 78)
Off we went to find out our fortunes! Everyone except me got their fortunes "told" to them. I decided against doing this because I don't really believe in this stuff. No offence to these guys, but I don't want anyone telling me how my life is gonna turn out. Plus, I like the spontaneity that life brings, but that's just me.
Dog went first.
Wayne went next, with Jen translating for him haha
Winnie then took the plunge so to speak...
Jen was next, and Huang went at the end (sorry I don't have a pic of Huang, he decided to go to another level and get it done)
Wayne's "results"... his question and answer will remain confidential, sorry guys haha
Jen's results.
The rest of the temple:
After the temple, it was time to explore Wan Chai.
Quick visit to the southorn stadium basketball courts where we got to witness a high school girls' basketball game.
And of course, the seasoned-vets took the courts too. China elders at their best haha
The newly-opened Nike Basketball store!!!!! A WHOLE store dedicated to ball gear?? I am in heaven!
Arguably the current greatest player and the greatest player of all time in these two. Who ya got??
So many shoes....*drools*
JS with KD
Sooo my basketball shoes predicament just got a whole lot complicated after my visit to this store. I now have to choose between the following shoes...:
HELP ME CHOOSE PLEASE!
So tempted to make an impulse purchase....
Night time walking around Causeway Bay = street food and more eating.
Supposedly the best spot for street food in Causeway Bay
Jen with some 'siu mei's
$20 worth of fish balls
More meat *pause*
Dinner at Macau Restaurant
Price: medium. Quality: average. Overall: S'ok 3/5 Lambo Stars
Wayne on a topic debate: If Winnie calls Carson "dog", can he call her "bitch"? - add your input on this subject if you wish haha
Wayne: Winnie, are you still mad at dog?
Winnie: No
Wayne: Wow, it's called holding your ground
Dog: It's called game
2 conclusions: 1) Dog's a monster 2) This is why girlfriends hate Wayne, always starting fights...
Me: Man I need a belt...
Wayne: Just eat more, it's a natural belt...
Wise words from Big Buddha himself
So during dinner, everyone's food came except for Huang's. Everyone knows the polite thing to do is wait until everyone gets their food before you start eating...right? Wrong.
Wayne: I'm gonna wait before I eat
Huang (thinking Wayne was waiting for him): No, eat eat eat!
Ben: Uhh he's not waiting for you, he's waiting for his bowl of rice.
Wayne: Damn it! I was gonna play it off!
Reinforced conclusion: Wayne is a dick...
Huang: Yo b!
Jen: Uhh I don't think you should call Ben that. It doesn't mean the same thing in HK, people think it's short for "Beebee".
Me: .......
lol ok your quotes are soooo misleading.
ReplyDeleteDog brought up the "dog/bitch" debate! I was just repeating it to other people to see what they think...
Also Winnie told me she was "mad" at Dog. They weren't seriously fighting. Why else would they bring it up to me?! lol so my question was all part of it. Dog is just a monster!
The conversation about waiting for Huang to eat is true though... lol
lol. its ok wayne. i'm sure you were just kidding.
ReplyDeletenever calling you b again man..
good choice on the shoes! i like the orange ones the best. and its called incense =p
ReplyDeletewayne, stop instigating drama!
ohhh incense!! wow, i totally butchered it by calling worship sticks...SMH @ myself...sorry everyone.
ReplyDeleteand wayne, don't hate the writer now. i just write about what happened right? remember your tweet? :P
There should be a blog dedicated to things that Wayne says.
ReplyDeleteOrange ones.
ReplyDeleteAnd Carson is just too boss with that statement.
lol thanks joanne. I should start recording what I say/do
ReplyDeleteAlso, Huang, you must've called Ben "b" at least 10 times today, and now you start calling him "son" which is kinda weird lol
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ReplyDeletewhy did you say start? i've always called him that. it doesn't literally mean "my son..."
ReplyDeletewhy must you always instigate when there is no need to instigate lol