Dau Fu!

Today after waking up i talked to Kyja for about three hours on skype.

Then i went to eat at the awesome Vegetarian cafe (with tofu made to look like meat) where i go almost once a day, and i have a deal with the happy cafe lady to only speak to me in Cantonese. But it doesn't really work because i just say 'Hello, how are you?' and then she laughs, and then she says some stuff in Cantonese which i don't understand, and i say 'Yes,' and sometimes 'Tofu' and then i say i want my food to eat here, and she laughs again, and then i go and eat my food.

Actually they are the closest good vegetarian place, as in proper vegetarian rather than noodles without any meat. It is so hard to be vegetarian in Hong Kong!!! Actually, that cafe reminds me a bit of 'The Vegetarian Eatery' in St.Lucia. The staff have a similar euphoric eyes glazed over kind of appearance, and a permanent smile. I'm not sure what religious influence they are, maybe buddhist, new age or some combination of both. There is alot of literature at their shop, including one booklet in english that proclaims 'The Key to Immediate Enlightenment.' But when i opened it it is a bit long and convoluted, and didn't provide the promised enlightenment. I was a bit dissapointed, but i had good tofu to compensate for my spiritual deficiencies.

And this whole boring story is to divert you from the fact that i didn't get time to meditate today, but still had contact with some lovely spiritual tofu making folk. I think that counts for something.