Singapore

Second trip to Singapore. Another redemption flight, got a cheeky upgrade, so feeling very grateful there. Pretty relaxed trip. The after work flight on a Friday is a tough one, but if it means not having to scramble after work and getting a little bit later, then no issues. Finally got to see her new apartment. The home away from home.  

Saturday got a massage, caught up with cousin for some Chicken Rice and had dinner and durian for dessert. A classic Singapore day. Much cooler than in Hong Kong right now. Sunday was relaxed, popped over to Siglap for the UFC and then back to the Convention centre for some a friend's and family sale. Back to Hong Kong.

Bangkok

One of the best things about my previous job is all the great friendships and relationships that were developed. I'm thankful that I still keep in touch with some of the people there and that the friendships continue outside of the office. In actual fact, a lot of the people have left and moved onto other firms but we still do a fairly decent job of keeping in touch. It was decided to head to Bangkok for a weekend of night markets, eating and massages.

Long weekend in Sydney

 

Taipei

Back-to-back weekends, not sure I have the energy for this anymore! Josh's (not 40th) birthday in Taipei. First time on Greater Bay Airlines, not too expensive, good flight times and pretty comfortable. Thankfully no immigration lines, but despite leaving work at 6 pm still managed to get to hotel around 11 pm. Still I forget how easy it is to get over to Taipei. Good fun weekend, although being out and about the whole day Sunday, it's definitely a young man's game. Glad to get the earlier flight back into Hong Kong.

Vietnam

The excitement of the long weekend has finally crept back into the year. The June Monday public holiday was flagged and with Albert spending time in Ho Chi Minh City it was an excuse to head over and take some time off. The afterwork Vietjet is becoming quite the routine, 7:50 pm scheduled to arrive into HCMC at 9:30. It's always delayed and yet I always feel so rushed to leave the office on time. Short trip, surprisingly not too many photos, but I remember the trip quite clearly.

Cleared airport around 11:30 dropped my backpack off at the hotel and headed out for Pho Gia before retiring early. The following day, explored town, Bay Ho Banh Mi, some Coconut iced coffee, into some Seafood Noodles, Bun Nuoc Leo, then into some Tomato rice chicken and dinner and drinks. The following day was some Bun Bo Hue and a failed attempt at Com Tam (we'll be back for another attempt).

In with the new

When I tell people I've moved to North Point, the look on their faces is a combination of confusiong and pity. "Why are you moving further away?". Moving in and out of Happy Valley to North Point is not easy, not sure if it's more a function of Happy Valley or more a function of North Point.

Out with the old ...

 Working with narrow window - need to pack, arrange movers, sell old items and prepare for the move