Milestone - a month!

It's been slightly more than a month after I've arrived, and I'm learning to adapt to the what-everyone-talks-about-but-not-quite "fast pace". Let me elaborate....

I'm sure many SG-ers must have been told and fed the information that "HK is a lot faster-paced", "They work harder there.." to even the part where "People walk faster there"!
I'm pretty sure there's truth to such statements, except for the last. I find that the average walking speed of HK-ers are slower than back home....such that I feel like like a power walker overtaking my competitors in the race *cue Olympic finishing line music*....VICTORY!

Ok, pardon my madness...this is probably one of the side effects of having to deal with the monstrous crowd when I was at Causeway Bay after work. Needless to say, I went there for shopping and promptly escaped back to the sanity of my cozy little apartment for the rest of the evening.

The other thing I notice about HK-ers which contribute to the slow walking pace is their tendencies to have their eyes/head/body glued to their cell phone screens while walking. Watching videos, playing games when they are crossing the road - yes, you can probably imagine how often I rolled my eyes until I gave up. For Christ's (or as my Scottish friend would quote as Pete's) sake, it's the road!!! Why would anyone wanna risk being a victim of roadkill? Totally baffles me, but hey maybe they are trading some bitcoins on their mobile apps and on their way to becoming billionaires....

Anyways, I'm enjoying the harbour view while sipping my liquoice-n-mint tea from the comfort of my bed. Ahhhh.~If only I can find more friends to hang out in satisfying my dim sum craving...

Laters!

In between moving houses...

So..I've just moved the largest suitcase over to my new abode in the extremely sweltering heat of today.
4 bags left ...guess I will split them between a couple trips today and tomorrow.

It's almost been a month since I landed...have to admit, I've grown rather attached to this serviced apartment which I had called home for the last 4 weeks. And just to milk the last of the stay, I've had visitors for the past few days (my colleagues included). And I've managed to bump into my neighbour for 4 days in a row when I was with my visitors lol.

Team dinner was great and totally hilarious...I haven't laughed this much in a while! Everyone in SG seems very subdued by comparison haaa

Let me post some photos so you guys don't feel so bored...

A weekend of drinks...and more drinks!

So this weekend was a rather eventful one!
I did the following on Sat:

• signed the provisional rental agreement and paid a month's deposit! Weee to seaview! But a smaller and less schmanzy room haa
• saw a lot of people walking their doggies! Apparently it's only the Tin Hau/Fortress Hill area where the buildings allow the keeping of pets. My colleague told me today that newer buildings usually prohibit the keeping of pets
• Bought mini-sized moscatos and ice-cream and enjoyed them from the comfort of my room :D
• went to Stanley with my friend + 2 other of his friends for dinner. Awesome ambience and had pre-drinks (Sangria) and white wine with dinner
• adjourned to a club above the Luk Yu Teahouse, called Yu Club. Apparently for members-only on the weekend and my friend appears to be some VVVIP there. Friend called another friend to join (apparently some scion) , and by the end of the night, I had 2 of the Strawberry kiss cocktails and 1 Long Island Tea.
• Witnessed the interaction between the genders in HK (ask me and I'll tell ya).

Somehow, when I was at Yu Club - which by the way, is a very quaint and chill bar, totally recommend it for a different bar experience and not to mention, they have yummy drinks - it started pouring, and as I stared at the raindrops trickling down the windows, this melancholic feeling just hit me from nowhere. Unbelievably random! But of course, I quickly snapped out of it and went back to the company and banter of friends.

Perhaps too much alcohol after a 6-month hiatus! LOL

Anyways, I'm already starting to delve into Canto world! Sat through a whole day of training conducted in Cantonese and another discussion spoken entirely in that. Soon, it'll be rolling off my tongue like it's all natural (although I did fail at ordering my beef ball wanton noodles for dinner tonight...:D)