Been under the weather, and busy with work, so no time to write anything.
Can't believe it's another year already, and it's going to be my birthday again in just 3 days. Trust this one is going to be better than last year's, at least chilled, tear-free, drama-free (fingers crossed). No plans to celebrate this year, though in the past birthdays had to have flowers and cake and card... all those rules and formalities :P
I've been feeling very drained and exhausted lately. This birthday, I wish for continued happiness and love, as well as new beginnings in life and career. Ah, and good health as well - sounds lame but I fell sick a lot in the past year.
Here's a cute song to share with you. Makes me laugh each time I listen to it cos I happen to be visiting NYC (and Orlando) next month:
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Sunday, August 3, 2008
心動
給那些只活在回憶的人...
有多久沒見你 以為你在哪裡
原來就住在我心底 陪伴著我的呼吸
有多遠的距離 以為聞不到你氣息
誰知道你背影這麼長 回頭就看到你
＊過去讓它過去 來不及
從頭喜歡你 白雲纏繞著藍天
如果不能夠永遠走在一起
也至少給我們懷念的勇氣 擁抱的權利
好讓你明白 我心動的痕跡
重唱 ＊
總是想再見你 還試著打探你消息
原來你就住在我的身體
守護我的回憶
Stats: How Many Women in HK Fit into GF Criteria of Typical XBC?
Flipped version of the prevoius note. So, based on my BF criteria, I was left with only 3-4 men in HK who fit my basic requirements and might ask me out. What about guys? How many girls in HK fit into GF criteria of a "typical" XBC (Foreign Born Chinese)? Of course, everyone's standards are different. Just as an illustration, using some common criteria among my male friends, here the calculation.
HK Population: 6.963 million
AND Female : 3.665 million
AND Age 25-34: 605,500
AND Never Married: Never Married incidence is 50% = 302,750
AND With Degree: Incidence 30.5% = 92,339
AND Chinese born in HK, Macau, European Countries, US, UK, Canada, Australia, or Oceania; Chinese born in Mainland China but holding other passports: Incidence 90% = 82105
AND 5'4" to 5'7": Young female adult in HK mean height is slightly less than 5'3" according to the Education Commission of S.A.R. Estimated incidence (I have no sense of height, so just a rough estimate): 40% = 32842
AND English as usual language or close to usual language:
Incidence of "English as usual language" is only 0.51% among Chinese in overall population above 5 years old, there is no information by age group. So, let's assume among this age group, the incidence is 1% (which makes sense, among general population, not just among other English speaking friends you hang out with). So if one is okay with "close to somewhat good English but not quite as 'usual language'" then let's triple the incidence just like what I did for mine - 3% = 985
AND Better looking than 40% of women (overall appearance including physique): 591
AND No stable boyfriend yet: Estimate incidence...err...60%?! = 355
AND NOT too bitchy, obviously gold-digging (most guys don't care about the rest right?): Estimate incidence 70%: 249
AND Would say yes if you asked them out on a date Estimated incidence 100%: 249
CONCLUSION:
1. For most foreign born Chinese men who are primarily English speaking, there are roughly 249 women you can possibly ask out, if your standards are not too high. (If you have additional expectations, then keep filtering based on n=249)
2. Men in HK are lucky bastards ;P
HK Population: 6.963 million
AND Female : 3.665 million
AND Age 25-34: 605,500
AND Never Married: Never Married incidence is 50% = 302,750
AND With Degree: Incidence 30.5% = 92,339
AND Chinese born in HK, Macau, European Countries, US, UK, Canada, Australia, or Oceania; Chinese born in Mainland China but holding other passports: Incidence 90% = 82105
AND 5'4" to 5'7": Young female adult in HK mean height is slightly less than 5'3" according to the Education Commission of S.A.R. Estimated incidence (I have no sense of height, so just a rough estimate): 40% = 32842
AND English as usual language or close to usual language:
Incidence of "English as usual language" is only 0.51% among Chinese in overall population above 5 years old, there is no information by age group. So, let's assume among this age group, the incidence is 1% (which makes sense, among general population, not just among other English speaking friends you hang out with). So if one is okay with "close to somewhat good English but not quite as 'usual language'" then let's triple the incidence just like what I did for mine - 3% = 985
AND Better looking than 40% of women (overall appearance including physique): 591
AND No stable boyfriend yet: Estimate incidence...err...60%?! = 355
AND NOT too bitchy, obviously gold-digging (most guys don't care about the rest right?): Estimate incidence 70%: 249
AND Would say yes if you asked them out on a date Estimated incidence 100%: 249
CONCLUSION:
1. For most foreign born Chinese men who are primarily English speaking, there are roughly 249 women you can possibly ask out, if your standards are not too high. (If you have additional expectations, then keep filtering based on n=249)
2. Men in HK are lucky bastards ;P
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