Special thanks to my friend Mark Ng, who wrote the poem for this strip.
Readers who have been following this strip might remember I introduced “Choy” in strip #14. He is a slacker and not a very good programmer. I want to add a new character whose characteristic is exactly opposite to Choy’s, and it’s “Nib”. Smart, but a bit naive. They both give a lot of headaches to Dee, their project manager.
Some might want to know what kind of vegetable Nib is based on. He’s supposed to be a bamboo shoot. I live in Canada, and I have never seen one available in supermarket. They really shouldn’t be sold uncooked, because they are only edible when thorougly poached in boiling water to get all the cynide out. I can’t imagine how many people might get sick if they eat them fresh uncooked. When cooked properly, it’s crunchy and has a very distinct flavor.
This is an awesome one, Victor! I love it
我很喜欢这段，之前留过言却不知为何没有成功~原来笋在加国不是常见常吃的蔬菜哪，我是很喜欢吃笋的，其既有蔬菜之清脆，又有可胜过荤菜的鲜美，与其他食材一起烹饪也甚佳。Nib真可爱！另外，Choy是否“菜”之音？
Hi Louisa,
Choy (the character) is supposed to be a Bak Choy (白菜), so you are right, he’s really a “choy”.
I really liked this one. It made me smile
Omg..Victor I love your comic, do you speak cantonese because that makes the more fun and the names they have. Your characters are definitley really cute and fresh. Keep up the good work.
Hi Rachel,
I speak Cantonese because I grew up in Hong Kong. I moved to Canada at the age of 18.
i dont really get this commic sorry….
No worries, it is an “insider” joke for programmers. Basically it is describing the function of a piece of computer code that searches.
cool.