Return of Indiana Jones

although i promised CM that i wouldn't blog about him.. i can't help it.. i'm complusive! besides since he wasn't very cooperative when i tried to take a photo while he wolfs down his main.. i think i can revoke my promise (this is the best 'action shot' i can get.. CM wouldn't stop to smile for the photo AND he has sneakily deleted the brilliant shot of his mouth wide open.. -_- .. i under estimated the clever monkey.. some how he had worked out how to operate my chinese speaking camera.. well..enough to delete photos.. damn!)

CM is back in perth over x'mas after another year of working abroad.. we caught up at Tsunami, normally i'm anti-fusion or anything that isn't authentic when it comes to chinese or japanese food.. i hate all the jazzed up decor and half hearted food.. so my pet peeves list include - han's cafe and Wagamama.. i will not provide a link to them coz me sooooo not impressed.. yet they are doing well with all the white folks wanting some watered down version of 'oriental experience'.. GRRRRR.. but i digress..

in sum, Tsunami wasn't too bad for a 'posh jap food for white ppl' sorta place.. :P

as for the title of the blog.. i have a strange association of CM with Indiana Jones.. not that he looks like Harrison Ford (tho blond and rugged..), but he does have that same 'i'm a cool but cheeky nerd' charisma.. :P he does travel the world, a total adventure junkie, loaded with energy.. and every time we meet up he always has lots of jaw droppin stories to tell.. plus, he's always managed to gallop (used to be a holden that he calls toyota.. yep.. WTF??.. and now in his hired Audi TT) to my rescue when i'm going thru some sort of 'meltdown'.. and hear me sob thru: how no one understands the pain of writing a phd; the injustices i receive from insensitive bf/supervisor/parents/friends/sister; straight men wearing white pants n g-string; colour coordination wardrobe crisis.. then heads straight into 'solution mode', outlines a 12-step action plan.. and diplomatically tells me to 'get over it'.. yup.. this is a 'tough love' sorta guy :P

perhaps despite (inspite?) all this, he has an iron clad work ethic, will of steel, incredibly principled, devilishly intelligent (only if he could use his powers for good..), charismatically charming, spitefully confident, shares my rare n dorky sense of humour, and extremely good value.. :P one of the few ppl i would voluntarily hangout with, look forward to our annual catch up session as if no time has passed, and publicly acknowledge our friendship.. :) me will be very sad when he leaves in a week.. *sob*