Some Friends in Taiwan

Here is Lucy Wong. Wow, I think she's super. Super Model calibre that is. She's attained her Masters, from England and she's happily selling insurance here in Taiwan.
Una. Near my home is a Tea Stand. Typically Taiwanese, it's a quaint hole in the wall, family run and brimming with Drinks. My choice these days is WooTangLooCha or "without sugar Green tea." This is Una, one of the newer girls that works down there. I've been playing a lot in Google Picasa lately, which led to this photo. Cropped, enhanced color tones, but I really like the smile and the earings. cf. my post on Sandra Oh.
BaBa. He's the owner of Vivalde, the Green Tea stand. Always with a smile, I busted out the new camera and he was happy to pose. Lots of life and he laughs everytime I call him BaBa, which is the equivalent of "Daddy" in English.
New Friends. Chris on the far left - Ash on the far right. Chris Carr from New Zealand is a great straight man, that is he's always up for a pint, and always up after the pints. Ash is the New Guy on the Block as he moved in this week. I've hazed him quite a bit, but he took all the piss, as they say in London, his home town. Or maybe that's "Take the piss"?? These Londoners and their slang.... The quote of this night actually goes to Chris though who said, "Brokeback mountain? That movie was about sheepherding! It made me homesick...Wait, that wasn't the best thing to say, was it??" Chris has a degree in Media studies and Ash has a degree in Psychology though wants to get into Computers and networking as that's "where the money's at." He's here by way of 18 Months in Thailand and then a 4 month stint in Canada. He visited Montreal, Calgary, Edmonton and I think, Vancouver. "Hey," he asks,"what about that rivalry with Calgary, ya? How is that?"