Week 2
Been a bit slack at updating with happenings from this side of the world. It’s all good, as they say. Been up to loads of mischief in a manner only I could achieve. Working really hard and hopefully some of the leads will pay dividends sometime soon. Lots to do mind, and relatively little time to do it. Next year I might suggest we extend my stay to at least a few months. This time i’ve only got 5 weeks in HK, which, to be honest, isn’t enough time. Having settled in, it’s almost time to go. The next 3 weeks will be packed solid.
The Silvermine Bay Hotel is really cool. Mui Wo is like a holiday resort- well it is in fact. The hotel is recommended by Lonely Planet as The place to stay in HK, so the clientele tend to be fairly young and normally limit their stay to say 5 nights, being in the main, backpackers. This makes for a nice mix and there’s been some very nice friends i’ve got to know from sitting outside the front of the hotel, staring out at the wonderful aqautic vista of the island of Cheung Chau perched on the horizon, as the gentle tidal glassy waters lap up the white golden beach to the doorstep. Quite a setting.Of course, no study has been achieved thus far. Talking of which, managed an A in Managerial Economics and a c+ in Financial Management. Chuffed. Last semester and the hardest challenge awaits.
It’s been hot this weekend. In fact saturday was in the 90’s and probably the worst day to bugger about playing rugby. But, that’s what I did. It nearly killed me. I lost the power of speech for a good hour after the final whistle. I was sweating faster than I could drink water.I’m playing for the Sequins, a very social bunch of guys with a truly international flavour. Majority are over 35 and there’s no training proposition, so I fit in quite well. We won 38 to 10. The standard is very good. Most of the team have played a good standard and just enjoy the run out. For example, the no8 used to play for Natal- quite a number have been capped for HK. So, there I was on saturday, perched on the terrace of this fantastic pitch after our game, drinking with the boys. The pitch is inside Happy Valley race track- it’s an amazing backdrop. Just talking about the pitch for a second, it’s like an astro turf that’s bouncy and doesn’t scuff or carpet burn when you fall.I’ve registered now, so i’ll play every week from now on until I leave. My body is sore all over. Possibly the most i’ve ached for ages. I have a nasty cut on my forehead, which doesn’t look great, but I look on it as a talking point, rather than a negative.
Went to a nightclub with a girl called Dawn, known as prawn, on saturday night. Left at 5.30 and danced all night. Had a fantastic time- brilliant DJ, and that’s coming from me. Took me a good hour to relax fully, given the high propensity of benders and perhaps the addition of Paddy on the rocks, but relax I did and it was brilliant.Dawn, known as prawn, was great fun..She gave me her key to her flat in case we got seperated given that i’d missed the last boat back to Mui Wo (3 am), but when I got outside, I foolishly sat on a bench and pathetically awoke at 7.30 with a full street of people. Caught the boat back and lay by the pool, before going to lunch with Steve followed by the pub to watch the race meeting card at Sha Tin. Broke even, although to my dismay, I could have made a fortune on a race where I went against my gut feeling, and if I had placed a Quinella place (2 out of 3 horses, each way) as I was going to I would have made enough to live off until I leave here. The odds on the 2 horses that came in would have eaned me about HKD30k off a HKD50 bet. I came away with HKD600 instead. Such is life, but I learnt my lesson. Met a nice couple of Steve’s friends tonight- a new york couple and ate fresh fish and prawns wokked-up Cantonese style with chilli and garlic. Superb meal looking out to sea and a wonderful red sunset.I’ll be twitching tonight mind.
Still not sure what i’m going to do with my 2 weeks at the beginning on November. Tempted to go to either Vietnam or Laos. However, if I can get a cheap flight, i’m tempted with New Zealand. Bali, after yesterday, no doubt will be cheap, but i’ve been there a few times and personally i’d like to try somewhere i’ve not been to. There’s potential with Taman Negarra, the jungle in north east Malaysia. That’s meant to be superb. Jonny B is travelling around China still, so I might hook up with him.Jonny, give me a ring and we can discuss further. I finish work on 31st August and then fly out of Singapore for Amsterdam on 13th November. It’s those 2 weeks that I need to fill.
I think I might grow a moustache.
I’ve got a lot to do this week. I was going to go to Mon Kok (yes, I know, another good name) to buy a camera, but have instead been informed that Wanchai is the place to go. I need to buy a sim card for works mobile phone. I need to study. I need to write up about 15 meeting notes. I’ll be busy with loads of meetings. Meeting Dawn/Prawn tomorrow for lunch, Brad wednesday night and quizzing it thursday with Olivia. Playing rugby saturday, on a junk boat trip in the New Territories sunday. Average week in the life of the social elite. After all, what do they say, it’s all about the work/life balance.Loving it and feeling good about myself for the first time in a long time.
This is rather a small communique, but i’m tired and I need to get some sleep before I wake up around 3ish and start to think about crap for the rest of the night, or until say 5.30, when I might eventually drift off into the deepest and best ever sleep, only for the alarm to feck it all up at 7. Sounds as if i’m talking from experience…
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Call me a stickler for detail, but it seems that as well as not being able to talk after the match, you seem to have missed a proportion of the game as well as gifting the opposition with 3 more points !!
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