Currently Playing [林峯- 直到你不找我]
This is my new friend that JL bought for me, who we named "Doot Doot 雞 (chicken)". We feel that this name is fitting because since he's actually a card holder, I decided to put my Octopus card (八達通) inside. For those of you who don't know what the Octopus card is, let me try to explain.
The Octopus card is pretty much a card that everyone has in Hong Kong. You put money in the card and use it as to ride the subway, bus, streetcar, pretty much all transportation. The coolest part is that you can also use this card to shop. Most convenience stores, supermarkets, fast-food restaurants, on-street parking meters, car parks, and other point-of-sale applications such as service stations and vending machines. will accept this card as a method of payment You can't leave your house without this card. Toronto really needs to get up to date with this kind of technology. It really does make everyday life even easier!
And everytime you use this card, it makes a "doot" sound. Thus, I named my new friend Doot Doot 雞 (chicken).
If you still don't understand, here's a more formal definition of the Octopus card from Wiki:
"The Octopus card is a rechargeable contactless stored value smart card used to transfer electronic payments in online or offline systems in Hong Kong. Launched in September 1997 to collect fares for the territory's mass transit system, the Octopus card system was the first contactless smart card system in the world and has since grown into a widely used payment system for virtually all public transport in Hong Kong"
PS, I'm so addicted to this new drama that's airing in Hong Kong right now called 談情說案 (The Mysteries of Love). This means that I'm also addicted to the OST sung by 林峯(Raymond Lam).