little. yellow. different. A weblog by Ernie Hsiung

i declare… my geekery

So I’m here at Ritchie’s house. I love how “R&R” still translates to completely geeking out and uploading flickr photographs and writing blog entries. The only difference is that I get to do it in a country with universal health care.

Customs agent at the airport: Hello, bonjour. State your business.
Ernie: Personal. I’m visiting a friend.
Customs: Name?
Ernie: Ritchie Macapinlac.
Customs: How do you know him?
Ernie: … [sigh].
Customs: How do you know him, sir?
Ernie: I met him on the internet. [cringes]
Ernie’s internal voice: Dumbass.
Customs: How aboots on the Internet?
Ernie: … you ever heard of blogs?
Customs: [throws me a look]
Ernie: Like, uhmm… like diaries… on the in… ter… web.
Ernie’s internal voice: Good job, forward thinking wannabe-technical evangelist. You just set the notion of blogs back, like, 5 years.
Ernie: Shut up.
Customs: Excuse me?
Ernie: I love your country, please let me in.
Customs: [sigh] Carry on.

Long time listener, first time caller… “I love your country, please let me in.” is quite a nice idea for a travel shirt. gabe

LOL excellent!

this may be slightly off topic, maybe not so slightly.. maybe not so off topic… hm.

moving along… might i suggest photopia (http://www.photopia.co.nz) as a healthy non-fat alternative to flickr?

neat.
anyways, stay frosty and enjoy our health care.

*waves from across the strait in Victoria*
Glad to have you here, eh.

This is so not as bad as New Year’s 2001 when we tried to get you (internet superstar), Ritchie (host), Ank (Middle Eastern looking fella with a passport FULL of stamps, and me (big Korean who FORGOT HIS PASSPORT over the border.

GOOD FUCKING TIMES.

Vancouver, eh? Welcome!

Try going through immigration in LA as a non-Chinese person with an ROC passport. Now that’s funny.

Actually, no, it’s not. It does make you late for your next flight, however.

My parents live in Canada during the summer now, and it always surprises me how intimidating and stern the Canadian border guards are compared with ours. I don’t think ours even asked for ID.

haha, that’s funny.

Wannabeleader

Well, as long as they let you through.

i thought Canada was our friendly northern neighbors. i was quite scared of their border patrol people too. your post was hilarious, btw.

better than “exboyfriend” or “butt buddie”

In an effort to be less crass, I retract the above.

speaking for my people, we love you too.