The Hard Life

I sit here on a Tuesday night eating garden vegetable soup and writing opinions on short story collections...see here:

http://thebookatticforum.blogspot.com/2009/10/september-book-club-dont-tell-me-truth.html?showComment=1255434742583#c8985224578907800550

I've also been writing the recaps for the Saturday softball games (which are posted on the Rumor Mill section of the website).

That means that this week has been my busiest week writing since back in June. Whatever it takes to kick-start you back into gear.

This week I was asked to accompany one of the Hong Kong travel teams to play in the Bangkok Tournament. Unfortunately, I had to say no. So why exactly would I give up the chance to play softball, in Bangkok of all places, with a group of great guys?



Because of that man. The Chief Executive himself, "Bowtie" Tsang. The sartorial one will grace the Shue Yan campus and deliver the keynote address for the 35th anniversary graduation commencement. This means that yours truly must don the cap and gown and sit through hours of graduation propaganda (in Cantonese of course) and watch a bunch of students with whom he has never made contact with receive their diplomas.

All this while his softball team is playing in a tournament, and partying, and living it up, in Bangkok.

At least there is only one graduation per year. That means that it won't interfere with the Taipei, or Manila, or Jakarta tournaments. Not sure if I will be invited to play in those. Only time will tell.