I was not expecting myself to do very much sightseeing after such an intensive morning on Day 1. And I didn’t. 😛 Other than meeting up with my friend who is working in Hong Kong, I did not do very much. Even then it has been a rich experience. 1. Causeway Bay Even though I […]
Month: January 2015
Reacquainting myself with Hong Kong
I landed in Hong Kong at 5 am. I was sleepy and Hong Kong was asleep. Everywhere in the airport, shutters were down, save for a food court, MacDonald’s and 7-11. The first Airport Express train to the city departs at 6 am, giving one hour to experience a slumbering HKIA. This feels rather odd […]
Flying solo
Prelude It took me a while to pin down exactly when I travelled alone. That was so many years ago. My last solo vacation was sometime in 2007, some 8 years ago. The young gal who braved Tokyo, Shanghai and US on her own is now traveling alone once again, to Hong Kong, with much […]
Count our blessings
As of 1 Jan 2015, I am officially a bummer, a.k.a. unemployed or jobless. While family and friends returned to work after their respective year end breaks, I had nothing to return to. As everyone started school or work on 2 Jan, I did not know what to do with myself. Not teaching this semester […]
Remembering the forgotten
Ever since I returned from the States three and a half years ago, I kept telling myself I need to resume swimming lessons and make swimming part of my regular exercise routine. Unfortunately, three and a half years have gone by and… let’s just say my exercise routine remains non-existent. Thanks to the ActiveSG programme, […]
