Asian gang

Since becoming acquainted with this city over a year and a half ago, I met some great people. People to whom I consider to be good friends, to whom I can trust.

It just so coincidentally happens to be that we're all Asian. One of the members is called Bruno, he's a Brazilian Japanese guy. He's just like a brother to me. I can go shopping with him, talk to him about anything and console in him in relation to oriental traditions.

The second gang member is Arvin. He's from Bangalore, India. I met him in a Couch surfing event.
Let me explain what is couch surfing. Those who want to travel & explore another country need a place to stay. Those generous members on the site, offer their couches as a good samaritan. That way you get to explore the new found area from a different perspective and maybe pick up tips a long the way. This CS meet is a regular event that occurs every Tuesday evening.

The third and fourth members are Taegyu and Sungmin. Both Korean exchange students at USP. University of São Paulo. I became acquainted with them back during the time I was living in a republica (shared house). So, we stayed used to meet up regularly for our Korean dinners, karaoke and drinkathons. Something I learnt from them was that Koreans drink beer like water.

Moving onto the fifth and sixth members. A Hong Kongese guy called Paco and a Japanese guy called Ioshi. I met both from a site called Meet up. The group was called São Paulo Happy Hour. It was a relief to have met Paco, another Cantonese speaker. I feared that once I had moved here that I would forget my Cantonese. The odd phone calls to my family only kept reminding me how much I really missed the Chinese culture and my family. So it was great to meet Paco!
Ioshi is only going to be here til June, then he'll return to Tokyo. Since leaving London, I've forgotten how Oriental English sounds. I mean, with a heavy accent! There are times when I need someone to translate what he has said in English. He reminds me of a character in the British tv programme Mind Your Language. Taro, the business man from Japan. He was always arguing with the Chinese character Soo Lin. A great tv show might I add and strongly recommend everyone watch.

Well there's the gang. In actual fact, both Koreans have returned home now that their exchange programs have ended.

So, for the moment it's just us five. At times I remember the expression "it's not about the quantity, but the quality". I see this when I look around at my circle of friends.
It's a contrast to my circle of friends back home. My best friends since secondary school and all girls. Compared to my Asian gang of men here.