Sleep aids

The apartment is so noisy. I've loaded up on things to make the sleep experience easier. Eye masks, ear plugs, new mattress. 

Fully vaccinated

 

Settling into the new hood

After 16 months I finally have a bed frame - it's funny how we adapt to a way of living that would be considered non-practical. I would argue not having a bed frame is pretty practical, but then the judgemental eyes that see a mattress sitting directly on the floor would suggest otherwise. Found a pretty nice second-hand bed frame, 800 HKD for the bed, 800 for the movers. Moving is big business here in Hong Kong.

Here's a couple of snaps from the new apartment. (T-B) Outdoor terrace with feature wall, my Taobao standing desk, mattress on the floor in bedroom without curtains, kitchen, bed with bedframe in bedroom with curtains. 

New home

After 14 months in Sai Ying Pun, it's time to move East. It's funny, moving from Soho to Sai Ying Pun, I literally had 10-15 boxes worth of possessions and a mattress (that I need to replace). Now I have 20 boxes, a mattress (that I still need to replace) and a stack of furniture. Consequently the cost of moving has gone up to 5K HKD (~650 USD). 

Initial thoughts, I am loving the apartment and the new suburb. There's a big BUT though, it's SO NOISY. Not sure if I'll be able to survive 12 months.

The (first) Jab

At the time of writing, the Hong Kong public have access to two vaccine options: Pfizer-BioNTech and Sinovac vaccines are both available. Dedicated vaccination centres have been setup to administer one or the other, with more available centres providing the BioNTech (based purely on my lazy eyeball of the centre descriptions).

Arrived for my appointment at 5 pm. Majority of the people are expats, 15 minutes of briefing. "Do you know which vaccine you are receiving?". Jab. 15 minutes in waiting area to ensure no adverse reactions. Treated myself to some Assam Laksa post jab. Finding myself really tired by 9 pm. I ended up having one of the best sleeps in a while.

This building

On the back of the "Expat" cluster from Ursus, a local gym in the Sai Ying Pun area, the government has issued compulsory testing for buildings in and around Hong Kong. My building happens to be one of them.

For sale

 Pick-up: Sai Ying Pun, Hong Kong Island - 1 flight of stairs + lift.

Available: 13th March
Price: 500 HKD, first come, first served

Relocation sale - Selling set of outdoor furniture, includes: wooden table and four chairs.

• Table condition: Some scuffs and marks (see photo for details).
• Table dimensions (folded): 130cm x12cm x108cm (WxDxH)
• Table dimesions (open): 130cm x 80cm x 76cm (WxDxH)

• Chair condition (x4): Good, one chair is missing base leg cross-support, integrity of chair still in tact (see photo for details).
• Chair dimensions (folded): 43cm x 12cm x 108cm (WxDxH)
• Chair dimensions (open):43cm x 38cm x 88cm (WxDxH)