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Boy, is it cold or is it cold in Beijing?????
[Fatgirl cheekily suggested that I find a man to keep warm when I was on msn with her just now while I was at my company’s Beijing office. Something to think about! After all, I DO have a double bed in my hotel room. ;p ]
Btw, thanks for all the well wishes. Very nice of all of you and much appreciated! 🙂
My journey so far:
Arrived in HK at around noon on Saturday. Spent a day with Chungking and UrbanNomad who very kindly gave me a roof over my head for the night.
I did some shopping on Sat afternoon in HK. A shopping bug bit me. A major one might I add! In a couple of hours i bought a pair of leather boots, a jumper, a pair of gloves and a scarf (they came together), and some decorative stuff from GOD. I mean, I really can’t leave HK without paying homage to GOD. It’d be sacrilegious to do so. I mean seriously, what’s with these retailers? Why do they always seem to have things that I never knew I needed????
So terrible of me! In one day, i had spent almost ALL the money i had exchanged for the entire time I am to spend in HK next week. I should have known S$400 wasn’t enough to last me 11 days in HK! Like who was I trying to kid? Look, i’ve spent almost all of it in ONE day!
At night, the three of us went to watch a performance at the Fringe Club. It wasn’t really a standup comedy thing. But more of a 1-hour musical by a solo artiste talking about his homosexuality through a repertoire of songs which had their original lyrics changed.
On Sunday morning, we walked around Soho and I love the area! Love the shops and cafes around there. Came across this absolutely charming flower shop!
After a walk around Soho, I headed back to the apartment, took my stuff and headed for the airport for my 1510hr flight to Beijing. Arrived in Beijing as scheduled.
I seem to be experiencing Beijing in extremes. My first visit was in July during summer. Now it’s in the throes of winter. My last trip I took ages to clear immigration. A good 1hr 15min just waiting in line with a few hundred people. This time, there was no one at the foyer where visitors queue to clear immigration. Bizarre. So I was out at the baggage claim in less than five minutes. And my luggage was one of the first few to be out. Fantastic! Same thing happened in HK too. Lucky me!
Anyway, the hotel I’m putting up in is so much better than the previous one. So much more decent, better food at the breakfast buffet, free internet access, and just everything’s much better!
And I’ve been eating a lot of course. But more on the food another time.
Alrightly, that’s all from me for now. Your Beijing correspondent signing off!