Oct 27, 2006 13:07
Call him a romantic -- he certainly calls himself one, if he thinks it'll help with the ladies -- but Edward Chao likes Ehrmann Square at dusk. That's when they put the colored lights in the fountains.
The Kelowna has put in for a week's worth of routine repairs; that's a week's leave on Osiris, and Diwali's going on, and the lights in the Square are aesthetically pleasing. Later there'll be fireworks, and there's also a bar that comes highly recommended a few blocks away. Chao can think of worse ways to spend the evening than with alcohol, stuff that gets lit on fire, and maybe, if he's lucky, a special lady.
-- no. If she's lucky.
Chao might just be smirking to himself a little (and giving himself a great mental soundtrack for walking) as he heads down Satyabhama Boulevard (one right at the big statue of the lady with all the arms, and the bar is on the left).
The smirk stops when the guy runs into him. "Watch it, buddy -- "