August had lot of team events.
It started out with a social gathering of Patrick's team - so to be social we brought beer. We found a very small craft beer store close to work. We went in looking for 6 beers to take to the BBQ, but we ended up bringing more home for us.
I ventured over the island the slow, but fun way - on the Star Ferry. I could not resist taking more pictures - some with Snapchat filters.
Next weekend we introduced a new expat to a local hangout - The Globe. Here are my beers from that evening.
And another latte photo, with Patrick giving the bunny bunny ears to the cat.
Next week was a gathering with Gwen's team. A lot of the team came in from other cities and countries. It was filled with lots of work and fun. Photos are only from the fun part.
Team Happy Hour at Brotzeit
Snapchat and other local snapchat like filter photos from dinners.
Had some more snapchat fun with Helen at the leaders' dinner
And the formal leader photo
We found a fun pop-up store in Mira Mall by Kirin Ichiban beer - for frozen beer. It would have been better if we could have had the beer to go - It was super hot out. The beer on the bottom of the glass was their normal beer and the top was a beer slushy. I leaned toward the dark side with their stout.
I went a few times with different colleagues and Patrick. You can see the multi-colored beers. They were different flavors - pineapple, kiwi and blood orange. No one was brave enough to try any of the odd ones.
They were ready for photo ops and provided cute little sticks to put in the frozen beer.
Next weekend, we went shopping in Ap Lei Chau. We wound up buying a sideboard made from recycled Teak from Indonesia. We bought a TV stand from the same store last time we lived here and they will complement each other nicely when they meet each other in MN. Here are pictures of it in the store and finally in our place.
The next team event was Family Day in the office. Everyone is invited to bring their families to see where they work - the only exception was no pets. It was fun to see the kids who have been born over my time in HK and how big they are now.
I forced him to take this photo.
Photos of the team I support. All 3 in the bottom right photo were born during our first time living here.
I cannot take photo credits for this picture, but I do not know who to give them to either. The team was sharing pictures this one came across of the team and their families. You can see children, spouses, parents and in-laws.
Right before I left for another trip to Shanghai, Patrick and I ventured to the island for a dinner at Yardbirds. I had eaten there before, but it was Patrick's first visit (and probably not last). Here is a collage of more of our food. They use every part of the yardbird (chicken). Bottom right picture is the queue - they open at 6pm and do not take reservations - we got there at 5:50 and had no problems getting a table.
My next week took me to Shanghai. It was a relatively uneventful week for me - so I will share a collage of my beverages - mostly local (yes there is a margarita snuck in there).
While I was gone that week a T10 typhoon hit HK. Patrick was there to batten down the hatches and watch it pass through. After some research we determined that this particular T10 typhoon was about equal to a category 1 hurricane in the US.
Saturday Patrick went 'computer' shopping with a colleague on the island. I meet him there to try another new place, Roundhouse - Beer & Chicken. Both the beer and chicken were very good.
Patrick was carrying a printer and keyboard for the new computer so we decided to Uber home instead of taking the train. A Tesla model S took us home. Here is the dashboard.
We woke up Sunday morning and looked out the window to this
Wet road and not a car in sight - another typhoon had moved in. This one only made it up to a T8 (Severe Tropical Storm). At a T8, the city basically shuts down, so even though it's not a full-fledged hurricane / typhoon, it's still a heckuva storm. When the T8 was dropped to a T3 (rains a whole lot and high wind) the city started to come back to life and I snapped a photo of the first Star Ferry to return from their safe haven.
On Tuesday, Patrick went to pick up the computer parts. This was the photo he took when he got home. He got me printer paper.... notice how it is front and center.
This has been his project ever since - building the computer. It still amazes us how well locals know how to pack things. Again, it took an Uber to get home but it was done neatly.
Last photo of the month was from a grocery shopping trip - some US Cherries. They were not nearly as good as home, but they weren't too bad after a trip over the Pacific.
It started out with a social gathering of Patrick's team - so to be social we brought beer. We found a very small craft beer store close to work. We went in looking for 6 beers to take to the BBQ, but we ended up bringing more home for us.
I ventured over the island the slow, but fun way - on the Star Ferry. I could not resist taking more pictures - some with Snapchat filters.
Next weekend we introduced a new expat to a local hangout - The Globe. Here are my beers from that evening.
And another latte photo, with Patrick giving the bunny bunny ears to the cat.
Next week was a gathering with Gwen's team. A lot of the team came in from other cities and countries. It was filled with lots of work and fun. Photos are only from the fun part.
Team Happy Hour at Brotzeit
Snapchat and other local snapchat like filter photos from dinners.
We found a fun pop-up store in Mira Mall by Kirin Ichiban beer - for frozen beer. It would have been better if we could have had the beer to go - It was super hot out. The beer on the bottom of the glass was their normal beer and the top was a beer slushy. I leaned toward the dark side with their stout.
I went a few times with different colleagues and Patrick. You can see the multi-colored beers. They were different flavors - pineapple, kiwi and blood orange. No one was brave enough to try any of the odd ones.
They were ready for photo ops and provided cute little sticks to put in the frozen beer.
Next weekend, we went shopping in Ap Lei Chau. We wound up buying a sideboard made from recycled Teak from Indonesia. We bought a TV stand from the same store last time we lived here and they will complement each other nicely when they meet each other in MN. Here are pictures of it in the store and finally in our place.
The next team event was Family Day in the office. Everyone is invited to bring their families to see where they work - the only exception was no pets. It was fun to see the kids who have been born over my time in HK and how big they are now.
I forced him to take this photo.
Photos of the team I support. All 3 in the bottom right photo were born during our first time living here.
Right before I left for another trip to Shanghai, Patrick and I ventured to the island for a dinner at Yardbirds. I had eaten there before, but it was Patrick's first visit (and probably not last). Here is a collage of more of our food. They use every part of the yardbird (chicken). Bottom right picture is the queue - they open at 6pm and do not take reservations - we got there at 5:50 and had no problems getting a table.
My next week took me to Shanghai. It was a relatively uneventful week for me - so I will share a collage of my beverages - mostly local (yes there is a margarita snuck in there).
While I was gone that week a T10 typhoon hit HK. Patrick was there to batten down the hatches and watch it pass through. After some research we determined that this particular T10 typhoon was about equal to a category 1 hurricane in the US.
Saturday Patrick went 'computer' shopping with a colleague on the island. I meet him there to try another new place, Roundhouse - Beer & Chicken. Both the beer and chicken were very good.
Patrick was carrying a printer and keyboard for the new computer so we decided to Uber home instead of taking the train. A Tesla model S took us home. Here is the dashboard.
We woke up Sunday morning and looked out the window to this
Wet road and not a car in sight - another typhoon had moved in. This one only made it up to a T8 (Severe Tropical Storm). At a T8, the city basically shuts down, so even though it's not a full-fledged hurricane / typhoon, it's still a heckuva storm. When the T8 was dropped to a T3 (rains a whole lot and high wind) the city started to come back to life and I snapped a photo of the first Star Ferry to return from their safe haven.
On Tuesday, Patrick went to pick up the computer parts. This was the photo he took when he got home. He got me printer paper.... notice how it is front and center.
Last photo of the month was from a grocery shopping trip - some US Cherries. They were not nearly as good as home, but they weren't too bad after a trip over the Pacific.
