Saturday there is some rugby game being played in HK called, I think, the Bledisloe Cup. Australia vs New Zealand. So lots of people flying in for this, including a friend from Australia, together with 3 of his friends, some of whom were making their first trip to HK. I don’t much care about rugby but it did result in a dinner invitation.

So we went to Hunan Village at Times Square, the Maxim’s outpost I’d visited for the first time a few weeks ago and really enjoyed. If anything it was better this time than last time. In part perhaps because there were six of us (the 4 Aussies, me, my gf) so we could order more dishes. We were all but licking the claypots clean. Prawns, fish, chicken, lamb, crab, xiao long bao, dan dan mian, onion “pancakes”, lots of beer – it worked out to HK$250 per person and well worth it. I’ve got no idea how authentic this place is (I suppose the fact that a Hunan place has xiao long bao and dim sum on the menu may be some sort of clue, and while everything was kind of spicy, nothing was fiery hot) but wow, it was good.

Following dinner, a brief (for me) Wanchai tour was in order. This gave me a chance to ask one of the Neptune managers what he’s hearing about Fenwick. He said he’s heard all sorts of rumors, that they’re closing, that they’re staying, that they’re moving – he doesn’t know for certain.

Woke up early today so I could watch the Daily Show from the other night when Obama was the guest. One of the earlier clips they showed was something apparently real that seems like it should have been from a comedy show. Apparently the McCain campaign has had this “Joe the Plumber” out on the road officially campaigning for them. So there’s this clip of some guy saying that if Obama gets elected, it’s the death of Israel. And Joe the Plumber, standing by a McCain for President banner, saying, “I agree with you.” Something so ludicrous that even a Fox News commentator found himself in the position of defending Obama.

Well, the election is just a few days away. My absentee ballot has gone in already. And I’ll be in NYC on election day, which means Tuesday night at my mom’s watching CNN all night.

And just noticed Hold Steady & Drive-By Truckers are touring together and doing two shows in NYC next week, wonder if tix are still available?

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