Time of reflection………….

That does not involve restriction to my house. USFJ and others please take note.

Today was my birthday. Aside from the S.O. making me a really nice dinner, there was nothing spectacular. I would have been happier to be in Wanchai, drinking beer at Bulldogs, or the New Makati,  if you ask me. However, when I will be able to make a Wanchai crawl again will be problematic at best. Its not looking good for the home team. The land of fat women and greasy food appears looming on the horizon. After over eight years of living the good life in Asia-its a gloomy prospect. I’m doing my best to be stoic about it though. God willing this is round one in a 15 round battle and like the Schwarzeneger-I will be back!

Its not totally hopeless, just the odds are shifting towards the wrong side of the force………………

Given the events of the last couple of weeks though it may be for the best in the short term. The real question though,  is how I will be able to thrive and survive in a world with no subway or good train service.  More importantly without the joys of Wanchai, Manila, Singapore and Bangkok inside an evening’s flying window.

Then again- there is always………….what exactly? Columbia or Dominican Republic or Brazil? Not very likely.  Plus I don’t speak Spanish. Fun times in any major US city? None of them, hold the fascination of Hong Kong, Singapore, Tokyo or Bangkok for me.  After all, beer and skittles only goes so far you know.

Any living in the US has to be viewed as a time to get healthy-physically, financially and mentally. Build assets and get my ass back to Asia just as soon as I can. How I’m going to manage pilgrimage back to the right side of the dateline yearly-that will be the question.

Small decisions, made earlier on, rise up and become your fate.

Sounds like I need some of this for my birthday present:

Beer and babes together! Saving bandwidth!

Now if you will excuse me-I have a hangover to create. Wallowing in self pity is not going to happen by itself you know!