Well my first meal of the day was at 12pm (i was sooo hungry by then)

Would you believe that you have to pay $44 HKD at Jusco for 7 thin slices of beef (the ones used for hotpot) - guess i won't be having a decent hotpot for a while... (mm brings to mind the all you can eat shabu shabu place in Hiroshima I went to in April 07)

Anyway back to my brunch, had a very yummy sampan congee at the "Food Republic" food court on the top of Taikoo Shing. THe foodcourt is set up similar to the food courts in Beijing (except they don't have the 'food' cards here).

Congee was served nice and bubbly, unfortunately i forgot my camera otherwise there would be pictures.

After wetting my appetite it was off to Causeway Bay to sort out the French Rail pass for benny boy and then followed by hours of wandering around looking at clothes. I lost my sense of direction and couldn't find my way to Times Square, had to wait for my 'aunt' to take me there.

What followed was more eating:
Around 5pm, a bowl of beef tripe noodles - in a small shop near Times Square
Then off to Jordan and wandered around Yue Hwa and then it was off to another restaurant for
1) fish head
2) 'xing' zhi
3) a tofu hotpot
4) almond egg 'tea'

Very full, thank goodness i'm walking alot otherwise instead of losing weight i'll be gaining it.

Culture Shock!

It's amazing how your perception changes when you arrive in a country where you plan to work (vs for holiday purposes). On the drive in from HK airport I viewed the place with different eyes. My first thought is, "Damn there are a lot of asians." ^_^

There are definite advantages to HK though, places (most importantly, restaurants) are open late and you definitely won't be bored. It's about 26 degrees here at the moment not too humid or hot. A nice change from the sudden cold snap in Sydney. I haven't decided whether i like the cold or hot weather yet.

I've decided i hate flying, the only reason is because of the really bad air 'conditioning' they have in there. I find travelling by car/train/bus more comfortable probably because the motion tends to put me to sleep but planes are another matter, the annoying constant drone of the engines is hardly soothing and the air conditioning is stale and disgusting. Why can't they design a plane where the air isn't dry and stagnant... If only i was engineering oriented, wouldn't it be great to design a plane that is comfortable or at least can get from A to B so fast that a little discomfort is worthwhile. [Argh, i still have the HK to London leg to survive.]

I do have a HK mobile number for those who want to contact me. The number is 64326043

My first

Oh!! My very first blog.
Less than 8hrs and i'll be on a plane to Hong Kong.

And then in a week i'll be in the UK.

So much to do, so little time...