So I ushered in 2013 with some hiking friends at a restaurant’s function room (complete with karaoke facilities) in Causeway Bay. It was nice to be with a bunch of friends who are like my default family in Hong Kong. Despite going to bed at 3.45am I woke up this morning at 7.30 – it’s the internal body clock. I woke up to a beautiful day and went for a walk up the hill opposite the estate where I live. At the top of the hill, as I breathed in the cool, fresh air, I could see the Sai Kung peninsula and the hills beyond…such a beautiful start to 2013.

What’s in store for 2013? I don’t know. Let’s hope whatever comes along will be good!