After a really crappy night of trying to fall asleep but not being able to i dropped off and didn't wake up until 10:30am - went back to sleep and finally go up around noon. There were still a quite a lot of things that i had to do, open a HK bank account and get an iron (to iron my shirts before i turn up to work tomorrow) and a bit more shopping.
The bank account was surprisingly simple, would you believe HSBC have 'pre-made accounts' so all they need to do is grab an envelope with an account number and it contains ur key card, atm pin and phone banking pin - unbelievable. Though the keycard doesn't have your name on it, which isn't that secure (anyway...) another thing is they have cash deposit atms so you don't have to queue in the bank - it's a bit slow try feeding in 10 bills one at a time (i'm assuming it's so it can validate each note) and a line is forming behind you... sorry people.
They have a similar thing for passbook accounts as well - Australia could plagiarise some of these processes.
ANyway with my account all sorted the next thing was to buy an iron. Now i bought an ironing board the other day and it's not your standard australian sized ironing board - u can call it a mini-board (basically it has these little fold out legs and you put it on top of a table) - now i obviously have to consider the size of the iron when i consider the size of the table, it'll be pretty silly to buy a normal sized iron for such a small table. But then you have to consider the features - i ended up running back and forth trying to decide on which iron to buy - and i thought 'hey i'll just buy the cheaper one' but then it turns out it's the last one in stock and that one has a scratched plate - definite no-no right... so back to Broadway and i just picked a decent looking one which ended up costing me about $45 AUD - good enough.
Last thing on my list was a foot massage, there's a place called the 'Foot House' just down the road from me which specialises in massage and reflexology - Ben gave it a go the last time he came back and said it was ok so i figure i'll give it a try. They also have an introductory offer atm so that a 50 min massage only costs $104 HKD (divide by 7, you aussies!) and damn it was a good massage - the people are really good coz they ask you whether you've been sleeping well or if a particular section hurts and that the side-effect is xyz etc... Needless to say i was feeling very good afterwards, didn't even realise my foot was that stiff until i walked out and felt like i was floating.
So, i paid for my massage and also paid up-front for an 10 massages (normal price of the massage is $168HKD - which is still cheap by Sydney standards). Also booked a massage for mum and me this Sunday so as soon as she arrives she'll be treated to a nice relaxing massage.
Seriously suggest a foot massage to anybody who's been travelling/walking a lot and/or having trouble sleeping - i'll let you know tomorrow if I get a good night's rest (though if I have problems sleeping it's because i'm nervous about my first day... incidentally i actually don't know what time i'm supposed to show up... mmm 8:45 sounds safe but i'll feel stupid if my manager wasn't actually in by then hehehe oh well early is better than late right)
Going to eat out with Jessie tonight, Shanghai-nese... yum yum
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