Back Downunder

Well…I’ve been back for almost two weeks now but haven’t gotten around to blogging and/or uploading photos. In fact, I don’t think I ever will upload the photos from this HK trip – just can’t really be bothered. In short, the trip was awesome due to several factors. The fact that I travelled there alone meant freedom – something that I hadn’t been in touch with for a very long time if ever. Living at my Aunt’s place in Fortress Hill meant I had to walk 2 minutes to catch an MTR which is connected to pretty much everywhere. This mode of transport has subways coming every couple of minutes and honestly, I have yet to get myself acquainted with CityRail and State Transit’s unreliable system again. Taxis were cheaper, MTRs were faster, trams were convenient hence late nights. Having money to spend in a place which is really cheap means lots of new things to buy – in fact I went over my luggage limit by 11 kilograms (I had 31 kilos) but the lady let me through because I said that I had only one hand luggage and it was my first time travelling alone. The former turned out to be wrong but at the time that I checked in (I did in-town check in a day early) I didn’t realise that I still hadn’t packed so much but the latter was the honest truth so that I didn’t have to fork out HKD753 which equates to a bit over 100AUD. And finally, the greatest factor of all was meeting heaps of new friends who I would otherwise not have really talked to in Sydney.

So during my one and a half month stay I lost three kilograms, a combination of walking a lot everyday as well as the fact that I vomited a lot the day before my 18th and ended up just sleeping off my 18th. I watched several movies both in the cinemas and on the plane – none of which were Asian save one, surprisingly –   Confessions of Pain, The Holiday, Babel, The Silent Listener, Scoop, High School Musical, My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Friends with Money and some others that have escaped me. I went to karaoke quite a lot and even got myself a membership card – it’s honestly really cheap in Hong Kong and good quality too! I also attended an all-nighter karaoke session at Neway CEO from 5:30PM – 5:30AM the next morning with buffet dinner included – that’s one thing to cross off my list of ways to be even more Asian. Went to Ocean Park twice and Disneyland once – not too good on the finances and wasn’t wonderful either but it was the people and the experience. AIA World Fair was much better and the rides were awesome. Had some late mahjong nights, several nights crashing at Vickie’s place for cards, movies and dramas, ice skating, sticker photos, gaming arcades and heaps of cheap shopping. Even went to church once before I left.

Now that I’m back in Sydney I have come to the realisation that I am quite poor and jobless so am seeking a job though I do have some leads. I’ve also spent loads of time organising my enrolment into UNSW (thank God for online enrolment), timetabling and all that jazz for Commerce/Arts. I’m still waiting for the damn call back after my Makoto interview and have been busily job searching and resume sending – haven’t been out save once…And now Australia Day family gathering calls – hope you guys all enjoy the day!