They have already cut off supplies by threatening air-space violation if CX let pilots or crew who protested to fly. Just like Russia, if they decide to close the air-space there's nothing anyone can do.

Your last point is awesome too. HK is like a scar to them. The one country two systems is like a virus left by the British, telling big daddy what to do. China can't have that .

Or you can be like me, being extremely Chinese so nobody can tell if I was squinting or sleeping ;)

The worst isn't a small hippocampus, it's when back-seat drivers fuck with your hippocampus. The GPS takes the arguing out of the equation and keeps your eyes and mind back on the road.

Exactly. How often shit breaks depends a lot on the user. My cheap shit Billy book shelves are 32 years strong. It doesn't break because it's holding books lol. Same as computer desks etc. The things that are more likely to break are sofas and chairs, high stress usage if you're fat or love to sit on the arm-rests like an idiot.

Also Ikea things are more likely to break if one didn't take the time to build it right. There're many A-frames that's very tricky to line up. You can pressure screw them on but that's why they break. But I usually just let the silly users be, it's an attitude thing you can't change people. These are the folks that breaks iPhone and earbuds on a regular basis.

Theoretically, it's sound. Practically, you better pray you don't hurt yourself somehow, from work or play, and notice what a stupid idea it was to buy these. It's always nice and well when you're totally healthy. HK also has a humidity concern. Lived in both Canada and HK I see the huge difference humidity makes. Stuff rots way faster in HK. The wheels and hinges these thing's on won't last as long as in Sweden. And when they break that's when you shake heads.

And lastly, seriously, when you don't live on the top floor, now you know what they fucking noise is coming from upstairs.

Exactly! Life isn't this simple. You get your own place and it'll drive you to make more money and eventually you'll work your way up to what your parents have at around the same time they had it. These bs have got to go. I don't know anyone. I have 1200 phone numbers during my 18 years working time in Hong Kong. I don't know ANYONE, that has a flat like my parents when they were 35. On their own, zero dollars help, with only secondary education. Conversely I know a married couple, both doctors, needed the groom's mom to pay for down payment.

I am quite hardcore Chinese so I moved out when 25, that didn't count as the landlord didn't charge me for 10 years. So I started paying insane rent at 35 for 8 years. Last year, my dad called and said, son, it doesn't look like you can afford a home lol, why don't you come back to Canada, take care of us and we give you a place to stay so you can save up more? lol. At 44 year old, I get rekt like that. So now I am staying at home. Do I want to? Hell no. But I have to for many reasons but most importantly, money. It's always money. Can I go rent a rundown place for $800 a month? Of course I can. Discounting the $9,600 per year, the trips to take back home to "take care" of them, takes gas and mileage. I've already made the mistake of spending money when it wasn't needed when I was young I sure as hell ain't doing that again.

And all kids can think of is fuckings lol. Is fuckings worth 10 grand a year? for 25 years?

It's insane but I also notice that not every one of us can accurately express ourselves with words i n the form of a concisely written email. While being in an office let those people directly interact face to face somehow, creating a more chaotic but ultimately satisfactory outcome. Those that could express themselves or disciplined enough to do work on their own is forced to put up with this distraction but that doesn't matter. Because in the end, it all "works"!

You have to remember, the majority of us are lazy and if asked to communicate in an efficient way while being efficient, actually takes a toll on their mental capacity to fabricate this efficiency because in real life they aren't efficient. And these people are usually also non-disciplined. Think of the chaos. I know an office environment is garbage but it's what the people with money believe, therefore we follow. Taking 5 mins smoke-break here and there, gossip about relationships, worrying about the espresso machine in the pantry. Times up, death. But they rich so.

It's not that they aren't valuable but as you said they are replaceable, by India. And it's not respect it's just money. The ones that doesn't get laid off during recessions are the ones that holds business relationships and the ones that sell the products to the relationships. When the recession ends, you still need the same relationships. But at that time it also won't be hard to re-hire the worker ants. Laying off the ones with the connections would make re-building way harder in the same time-frame so the higher up always lay off the correct ones.

And I believe you. I also want to make the point that, it takes a lot of trust for anyone to recommend anybody for jobs. I admire that if you recommended people, good on you. So as you can see, you gotto be a good person for others to recommend you in return. So it's kinda a positive feedback loop or no loop at all. You're either pleasant to be with, therefore you get jobs, or you don't because they're afraid you'll fuck up their names.

It's unfair to compare me to opportunities in America because Hong Kong has such high density that words travels quickly. And I've worked in Canada so I know it can be slow.

One thing about networking, as I told others who'd like to start, is actually don't. I mean, don't go to network. Go to be curious, go to help. Not for business. If you have business in your mind it never works, unless those who are there are all on the same page, nobody likes marketers. Don't network with the people in the exact same job level, if you can avoid it, even same industry. Other Senior Sys. Admin. can't hire you. They are your competitors and if good shit comes up, why should they recommend you and not take it themselves? I network with people that has nothing to do with photography for example. A friend's friend, moms with kids wanna do a brunch. Cat cafe next door wants to do a watercolor art workshop. My primary school pal opened a Thai Boxing school in a rundown flat, etc. I just go, I just say yes. Be genuine, be yourself, don't help because it might bring business. Help because you actually want to help. Don't pretend. And sooner or later, people will trust you and trust automatically leads to business.

Good luck bro. I find helping others bring me more joy than the actual business.

I let the people disagreeing with you alone so I get more opportunities ;) It's really not that hard of a concept tbh what you said. We did it our whole life. Not just for jobs but for generally anything. It's how society works. Who has time to screen Bobby before we invite him over for game night? It's all network. All the way back to my first job, NONE of my employers ever verified that I do have a degree or asked to see the paper. And here I am, heading back home carrying this piece of shit from the other side of earth.

I got my first real job from a "job finding club", on the third time there we were learning how to do resume, and she took a look and go oh you know computers? I've got a friend who needs junior tech support by emails. Went to interview and got the job. My degree is in philosophy lol but I was doing IT support. Then web design, then .com burst, graphic designer for 10 years, when I first started that I only knew basic photoshop, learned on the job and when your life depends on it you will learn quickly. And now a photographer for 6 that worked for any brand you can name around APAC. This year I am heading back to Toronto and I am gonna beat everyone because of the network established from the US firms in Hong Kong.

It involves hard work and ethics once you got the job of course. But getting it in the first place requires network. Hell, even keeping it requires network. For those who cared to read this, if you don't make your own path, you will let others who are also lazy to not make their own path make yours. You seriously want that?

There's a special move in stir-frying in a real wok, besides tossing and stirring. Once in a while you have to identify the uncooked bit of a meat and press it down with the tip of the spatula onto the bottom.

Good luck getting diarrhea from AI uncooked chicken.

that made me chuckle haha. good shit

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