Mr. Bigstuff
It's amazing how you can go from being somebody to nobody pretty damn quickly. During my curtain call, I'm the star of the show, and the applause rings in my ears for a few minutes. That ringing is gone by the time my make-up comes off and I leave through the stage door. Suddenly I'm some unrecognizable white lady with ADORABLE CHILDREN! They are the real stars, and in some ways, I like it! It's nice to be able to do your job and get your applause, and then when you're having a long day, just disappear onto the bus with your iPod and leave without looking back. On the other hand, sometimes it's nice to be acknowleged by the big guys.
That's who acknowledged us the other night... Mr. Bigstuff. In our travels through Asia, we have met many important people. It's hard to keep track of who, since it's hard for me to remember who's who in the many varied governments that we've encountered. We're always asking, 'So, is he like the president? Or a senator? Or like a celebrity?'. And usually the answer is pretty impressive. The other night though, we met the star of Hong Kong. Mr Bigstuff, Donald Tsang.
Since Hong Kong is considered a Special Administrative Region, with the change from British rule back to Chinese it's kind of on hold for a few years. The rule is that Hong Kong now belongs to the Chinese, but they can't implement communism for something like 50 years, and until then the government of Hong Kong is to treat it like a business venture, not like a country. Because of all this, the leader of Hong Kong isn't the president, or the dictator, or the king... it's the CEO. Donald Tsang is the Chief Executive of the Administration, and he's the coolest guy in HK. When we read the papers here, it's out of control. He is EVERYWHERE! Every article talks about his political beliefs, and every other article talks about what he is doing next. They talk about his family life and his growing up, and who he's having lunch with next week. They're always asking his opinion of anything, and speculating about how much he would love or hate things. It's like the world here revolves around him! No one ever says anything bad, and they seem to be majorly obsessed with him. So, it was pretty cool when he came to our show.
He stopped by backstage briefly to meet the leads, and then sat in the front row. It was a little intimidating to look out and see a row of suits, including the big (actually he's pretty little) guy and his entourage of body guards and such. The proceeds from the night benefitted a children's charity in HK that takes teens off the streets and teaches them how to live in the real world. After the show we stood on stage with our cheeks cramping from smiling so much as a priest came onstage and talked about some of the kids who they had helped. It was great to know that this performance had helped people, and that we had brushed elbows with Mr.HK. I'm not sure what the moral of this story is, but I'd vote for Donald Tsang if this was a democracy and I had a vote. He's a real cool guy.
That's who acknowledged us the other night... Mr. Bigstuff. In our travels through Asia, we have met many important people. It's hard to keep track of who, since it's hard for me to remember who's who in the many varied governments that we've encountered. We're always asking, 'So, is he like the president? Or a senator? Or like a celebrity?'. And usually the answer is pretty impressive. The other night though, we met the star of Hong Kong. Mr Bigstuff, Donald Tsang.
Since Hong Kong is considered a Special Administrative Region, with the change from British rule back to Chinese it's kind of on hold for a few years. The rule is that Hong Kong now belongs to the Chinese, but they can't implement communism for something like 50 years, and until then the government of Hong Kong is to treat it like a business venture, not like a country. Because of all this, the leader of Hong Kong isn't the president, or the dictator, or the king... it's the CEO. Donald Tsang is the Chief Executive of the Administration, and he's the coolest guy in HK. When we read the papers here, it's out of control. He is EVERYWHERE! Every article talks about his political beliefs, and every other article talks about what he is doing next. They talk about his family life and his growing up, and who he's having lunch with next week. They're always asking his opinion of anything, and speculating about how much he would love or hate things. It's like the world here revolves around him! No one ever says anything bad, and they seem to be majorly obsessed with him. So, it was pretty cool when he came to our show.
He stopped by backstage briefly to meet the leads, and then sat in the front row. It was a little intimidating to look out and see a row of suits, including the big (actually he's pretty little) guy and his entourage of body guards and such. The proceeds from the night benefitted a children's charity in HK that takes teens off the streets and teaches them how to live in the real world. After the show we stood on stage with our cheeks cramping from smiling so much as a priest came onstage and talked about some of the kids who they had helped. It was great to know that this performance had helped people, and that we had brushed elbows with Mr.HK. I'm not sure what the moral of this story is, but I'd vote for Donald Tsang if this was a democracy and I had a vote. He's a real cool guy.
posted by Beth at 11:39 PM
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Does Donald Tsang have hair like Donald Trump? are they related?
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