Well, it's my last day here and I'm sitting at a coffee shop in Festival Walk waiting for my appointment with Maggie. Everyday that I have spent in Hong Kong, I have been reminded more and more of just how amazing this city is, and, as much as I miss my life in Canada, I don't want to leave ( Read more... )

It's only 16:00, but it feels much later. This morning the entire family woke up at 06:00 to get Genny and Greg to the airport for their flight back to Canada. As they both have classes recommencing soon, they scheduled their flight for today. It is eerily quiet around the flat with them gone ( Read more... )

Although I do claim each year that my family gives no more than half a rat's ass about Christmas, my parents usually do give us kids something (usually in the form of cold, hard cash). This year we got a photo of our parents framed in a cool clampy magnetic frame (which will find its way to my desk at work) and $5 000 HKD to blow to our little ( Read more... )

Well, technically the new year isn't for another month and six days, but what the heck--I'll take any excuse to drink!

This is my first post from Dayton v2, my new iPod. Expect more on-the-fly updates in coming days as Hong Kong has a bazillion WiFi hotspots!