Da Nang

Much needed non-Hong Kong or non-Singapore weekend away. The year has felt both long and short at the same time. It's already deep into October and there's that feeling that the year will be over within the blink of an eye. First time traveling to Da Nang as a couple and we ended up at Premier Village, a nice resort, although we ended up with a four bedroom villa (they closed off the three other rooms). Unfortunately, it rained most of the weekend, although we were lucky to benefit from some patches of no rain. The trip was a classic Vietnam trip, grabs to restaurants, walks to massages, grabs back to the hotel, naps and just a whole lot of eating and relaxing. Despite being to Da Nang so many times, I've never tried the local dish of Mi Quang. Aside from that we fell back to the favourites, Bun Bo Hue, Bun Cha, Banh Xeo and even 4Ps pizza.

Forty Three

Gosh, I really feel old. It really feels like an eternity when I turned 40. Middle of covid, feeling like I had officially reached middle age status. Now, three years later, I feel middle aged both mentally, and physically. October growing up was always a fun month. There were always so many birthday celebrations. Aunties, uncles, cousins, mine included.

This year it's been a bit of an odd birthday. Minimal fanfare, no issues with that. Received some nice birthday messages, which I love. Although the idea of having "Happy Birthday" blasted in a group chat still feels awkward. This year, our corporate Bloomberg Square Mile, happened to fall on the 9th. We fielded a strong team which finished a competitive 11th. Annoyingly, I fell short of the sub-6 minute mark, again. 6:04, slowly getting there. 

Although, admittedly my mind was elsewhere. I have had a sore toorth a couple of days since returning from Singapore and today decided to see the dentist for further investigation. The consult resulted in me getting a temporary crown while we wait for further news. Nothing screams old age like the gentle deterioration of the body. Things, parts, bits that have been part of me for almost my whole life are now slowly starting to break down and require attention. It's an indirect way of age showing, time really is passing us by. 

Happy Birthday!

Singapore

October is upon us, which means, a slew of upcoming birthdays. Growing up October was a fun month, there were so many birthdays. It also means quite a few public holidays for us in Hong Kong. Feels a bit strange not being back in Sydney this year round, but managed to extend the long weekend and spend it in Singapore for the F1. This time of the year is always a lot of fun in Singapore, the energy of the city is second to none. This year, there's a bit of a quorum, the confluence of a crypto event with the F1 means that a lot of people are in town. Good catch ups and another year of not actually watching the F1 live.