Tram that took us up to the Peak. I enjoyed this ride quite a bit. It's travels on this very steep track which was quite an experience for me.

Dinner at Cafe Deco. Tracy, my manager on the left and I.

HongKong in the evening

I love this rather candid shot of us. Here, we're waiting for the bus to take us to Stanley Market. The bus ride takes on a scenic route bypassing Repulse Bay. See that poser with the checked bag? That will be Compassionat.

see that building with luminous lighting? apparently, it changes colours to tell the time! who needs watches and clocks?

bird's eye view from the Peak

streets.of.hongkong..does anybody recognise Causeway Bay?

phew!whataview!

HK! Ready or not, here we come!

My feet is itching and I'm ready to go. The countdown has started. I'm talking about our company trip to Hong Kong next week. It's our company anniversary and the whole office will be mobilised. So I'm terribly excited and grateful, that my bosses have generously included, and therefore, sponsored me on this trip.

This will be our second trip since I joined the research company 3 months ago. Only this time, the trip is not work-related. I've put aside more than half of my pay for my expenses... you know my (ironic) money-saving tip, save and splurge big-time where clothes are cheaper. So that's what I've heard, HongKong is much more affordable when it comes to fashion.

More than anything, close friends know I've this thing for travelling. Think it's my travel feet. I've not been to many places but I constantly think about travelling to Europe, Japan, Nepal and other exotic locations. My biggest 'breakthrough' trip was to the US. Four years ago, I saved for over a year to make a trip to Indiana and California, against my parents' wishes. I don't think I knew then, what I was gettting myself into but all things considered, I was richer for the experience. I've more stories to tell (and blog) and I made friends I still keep in touch with till this day. It was not particularly eventful, although I did visit Disneyland, but that trip gave me alot of self-confidence and a great sense of independence.

I'm quite impatient actually. I want to see as many places as I possibly can, in my lifetime. I have this notion in my head that I can always earn back the money I spend on travelling..but not the time I could have spend, exploring this world.

and.then.there.was.silence

It's 7pm here. I'm sitting in my office, alone. My colleagues have gone home. All except for one. He is working downstairs. This is a 2-storey office.

My work is done. So I'm just sitting around blogging for a while. I stand up to switch off the aircon. And I return to my PC. And then I realised, there was silence. For once. In my mind and the buzzing office. I feel strange. Strangely peaceful. Sorry this is so anti-climax. This is the kind of rare opportunity that comes by. And so, I want to blog about it. Even though, essentially this entry is about nothing. Yes, Nothing.

Have you ever realised just how noisy our world is? Until you shut down all that noise from the humming aircon, the irritating phone, people talking. There is solitude in quiet.

You must have heard of this before. The night sky is always starry. But you can't see the stars till all the lights are out.....