Weekends...whoosh! Where did they go to?

It's almost the end of the weekends! I started the weekend with a Midsummer buffet at IKEA (and $5 vodka snaps), and ended it with a Korean BBQ buffet. Time to go back to my normal eating habits tomorrow :D
I know I shouldn't be complaining, but all the lunch time farewell treats are starting to show on my arms...Oh well, at least like Ms. T from Sydney points out, I'm popular! Haaa

Anyways, there hasn't been much progress in packing the luggage since last week. But there's some progress in getting my new room to a livable state! I've just placed the order for the mattress today so yes, I'll soon be able to go to work for the remaining few weeks from the new place. Alright, enough of talking and I'll let the pictures do the work...

OK wait. I still haven't figured how to get the photos from my phone right into Blogger, even though I already have Google+ installed on my phone. Oh well, no photos for today I guess.

Anyhows, inspired from the repetitive questions that I keep getting and having to answer regarding my move (I swear I have answered most over 50 times by now), I thought I'll do an FAQ on this site:

Q: When are you moving to HK?
A: See, I wish I had a straightforward answer for you. But I don't, honestly. The process entails me getting a working visa which takes 4 weeks to be processed by the HK immigration guys, before I can produce that to my immigration agent/travel agent to book an air ticket. And thereafter, the agents will be able to help secure my first-month serviced apartment.

Q: But you are a Singaporean citizen, aren't you? Why does the visa take that long to be processed?
A: I don't exactly know either but my general knowledge tells me that a working visa is not like a travel visa (which Singaporeans do not require for travel into HK, by the way). So it doesn't matter which country, race, creed one is from - you just gotta wait.

Q: Where will you be staying at?
A: See answer to 1st question.

Q: Why HK?
A: Why not?

Q: What are you gonna be doing there? Isn't it / is it the same as what you are doing in SG?
A: I've gonna be hanging out at the pubs or golf areas trying to meet my future-husband. Haaaa
Ok, back to serious business. I am still gonna be working in Compliance in a consumer context, perhaps less of the offshore bit but I'll have to defer to my future boss on that one. As of now, my portfolio hasn't been confirmed.
Since the role still revolves round the consumer space, it won't be entirely different, though granted, the product suite could differ. The laws and regulations are obviously something I have to pick up, though a cursory glance of the materials show that the 2 regulators are pretty much similar. The noticeable difference is that SG is more principles-based while HK works on a more prescriptive manner.

Did I manage to bore you already? :P

Q: How are your parents taking it?
OK, I have to say this is seriously one question I don't understand at all. What sort of reaction are my parents supposed to have? I guess perhaps they have no insight as to the dynamics within my family...but the answer is
A: Very well! They can't wait for me to be over so they have an excuse to then visit!

Hopefully, my next post would be typed from my favourite place in SG - Changi Airport! Hohoho