Catch Up

It's been a while since I have posted.  I have been working at CTY Hong Kong, which keeps me pretty busy in the evening.  I am also taking every opportunity to head into the city, and explore (and have a suit tailored - hopefully I can put up a picture before I leave).

I had my day off last Thursday and decided to go to Macau.  Not a fan.  The casino's are all copies of each other.  They have the exact same games, and the same retail stores - all the same high end Gucci, Prada, etc.  Out on the street, the local cuisine consisted mostly of beef jerky and different types of pastries.  I tried a bunch of different jerkies, and some cookies, as well as stopped in a place to have Banana milk and mango ice cream.  It was refreshing.

The main cultural site is a burned out church.  Only the facade remains.  After a photo, I headed back to the dock.  On the way to the island I had selected a window seat on the high speed ferry.  My seat request wasn't honored, so on the way back, I mentioned this to the manager of the boat.  They put me in first class which was pretty much the same, except you could get off the boat faster.  This worked out well since I had scheduled a fitting for my suit, and needed to get to the tailor as soon as possible.  I had already called ahead to make arrangements to come after hours, but I didn't want to keep them waiting that long.

I still want to see the big buddha, and Victoria peak.  I need to wait until we have good weather though.

Plans for after the program ends and we are done working are slowly unfolding.  I checked with the airline, and I can do standby for no cost up to a few days prior to my actual flight departure.  I will be hopefully spending a couple days in Japan, eating my way through the country.  No Tokyo, since I fly into Osaka - but I hope to take a train to Kyoto and see the city that is supposed to be so beautiful.

Before that I will be heading to the Philippine Islands for some R&R, and possibly Vietnam if things work out.  Speaking of that... I have planning to attend to...