Halloween

Hello and Happy Halloween!
Also, Happy Birthday, Mimi!
Ordinarily I do not dedicate posts to people, but this post is dedicated to Anne Taylor because she requested a post after I had not written for a few days and to Mimi Worrell because it's her birthday!

It is a lovely Sunday morning here in Hong Kong. I am yawning and recuperating from a big time celebrating Halloween last night. When I came to Hong Kong I had no idea that Halloween would be celebrated here. Well, it is. It is a BIG holiday. It is so big that I needed an official letter, proof of residence, and a police escort to allow me to return to my apartment last night. I live near Lan Kwai Fong, the "Bourbon Street" of Hong Kong, and the crowds can become quite boisterous when people are celebrating Halloween on LKF. Luckily Hong Kong is a very safe city. I attempted to stay away from Lan Kwai Fong last night, but there was no way to avoid its crowd presence as I returned to my apartment.

Some of you have asked if I planned to dress up for Halloween. Indeed, I did because Rob and I were invited to a progressive Halloween Party dubbed "Liquor Treating." This inspired some creative costumes. One Englishman even sported a burka. Another man dressed as Sarah Palin. I asked the guy wearing a burka where one might purchase a burka, and it turns out he bought it when he "went undercover in Northern Afghanistan." His friends earnestly confirmed this story. Interesting guy with interesting stories. My costume was fairly plain and simple--I was Little Red Riding Hood. Rob was a Mexican and wore a NY Jets pin on his poncho. The Halloween party was fun. I was able to tour various Hong Kong apartments, and I met some smart people. One guy took our conversation as an interview and practically offered me a job. While common sense would say that was the "liquor treating" talking, I plan on following up. After a few stops at various apartments on the Yale Liquor Treating route, Rob and I left and met my friend Anne (the one who is from Raleigh, went to UNC and moved here from NY with her husband). I drank a lychee martini and called it a night.

After all that, a serious run is in store this afternoon.

Before....

...After

"Bobby Sanchez"

At my friend JS' apartment. I caught the Sultan kissing the hand of his fifth wife. Sarah Palin observes from the back of the room.
I ask myself, is dressing up for Halloween politically correct as an adult? 

With Jess and Anne at Wagyu Lounge for a night cap. Anne dressed as Betty Draper.