Tales of Asia -Part 2 - Posted January 06
Hello,
Happy New Year. I hope that this year brings you everything that you wish for.
Apologies for not being in contact sooner, however I have had some Internet related issues from the apartment that I am staying in and these have only just been sorted out.
How have you been? How was your new year? What did you do for Christmas? How was your holiday? Please let me know.
I am staying in an apartment in Kowloon. The apartment is similar to those down the docklands in Melbourne it is a three-bedroom department with two bathrooms and even a maid's room. I am very lucky that this apartment also has a large balcony so I can sit outside and look across Victoria Harbour either to Hong Kong Island or out to the South China Sea. It is on the reclaimed land on the Kowloon peninsula that joins mainland China and used to be where the old airport was located. The area that I am living in is pronounced (romanised) Kay Tin Boon Doh. Kowloon Station is part of the development that I live in so I do not even have to go outside to get there. I just walk through the corridors and the con courses and it takes about four minutes. Then it is just one station to Hong Kong, too easy.
My address is:
Apartment (deleted for privacy)
Sorrento
1 Austin Road West
Tsim Sha Tsui
Kowloon, Hong Kong.
I also have a Hong Kong telephone number which is 852 (deleted for privacy)
A week ago I took a trip by train to Shenzhen in China. I didn't realise how easy it was to go there, so it was a bit of an anti-climax to have my " big" China trip that I had planned for years reduced to something like catching the train from Melbourne to Mount Waverley. It was not a disappointment though as I was really pleased to be able to go there. Shenzhen is an interesting place and it is just like stepping back 40 years into the middle of the 1960s with the way that people dress in shops, some of the attitudes and the style of the architecture and the fittings. I was warned about the many pickpockets that frequent Shezhen and I saw evidence of this whilst I was there.
What has surprised me both in China and in Hong Kong is that people are still allowed to smoke in restaurants and public places. There are even ashtrays in toilets. Amazing.
Both Shenzhen and Hong Kong are a shoppers paradise and there are many bargains to be had here, so much so that a person could fill many suitcases to bring back to Australia.
Transport here is mainly by the subway system called the MTR (mass transit rail). The system is fantastic and moves thousands of people around Hong Kong hour after hour with little fuss. In peak hour a train comes every one minute to move the people in peak hour. I now know how I can of sardines feel as I had this experience myself when hopping on a train with some of the Hong Kongese. Very cosy.
I am planning a trip to Macau in the next couple of weeks. I am not into new casinos or gambling but I do know that there is a wealth of history and architecture to be seen, so that will be my focus.
I am so pleased to be living here in Hong Kong for a short while. It has been a dream of mine for many years to visit Asia and to live here and experience the lifestyle. Although the arrangements were done fairly quickly over the past three or four months I am glad I made the decision to come here and have this life experience. I know that things will be fine at the office as the staff are really great and we are in contact when they need to know some information all guidance. I am so lucky.
Anyway, that's enough of my waffling. I hope you are happy and well and I hope that I can hear from you soon.
Best wishes for now
Alan
Happy New Year. I hope that this year brings you everything that you wish for.
Apologies for not being in contact sooner, however I have had some Internet related issues from the apartment that I am staying in and these have only just been sorted out.
How have you been? How was your new year? What did you do for Christmas? How was your holiday? Please let me know.
I am staying in an apartment in Kowloon. The apartment is similar to those down the docklands in Melbourne it is a three-bedroom department with two bathrooms and even a maid's room. I am very lucky that this apartment also has a large balcony so I can sit outside and look across Victoria Harbour either to Hong Kong Island or out to the South China Sea. It is on the reclaimed land on the Kowloon peninsula that joins mainland China and used to be where the old airport was located. The area that I am living in is pronounced (romanised) Kay Tin Boon Doh. Kowloon Station is part of the development that I live in so I do not even have to go outside to get there. I just walk through the corridors and the con courses and it takes about four minutes. Then it is just one station to Hong Kong, too easy.
My address is:
Apartment (deleted for privacy)
Sorrento
1 Austin Road West
Tsim Sha Tsui
Kowloon, Hong Kong.
I also have a Hong Kong telephone number which is 852 (deleted for privacy)
A week ago I took a trip by train to Shenzhen in China. I didn't realise how easy it was to go there, so it was a bit of an anti-climax to have my " big" China trip that I had planned for years reduced to something like catching the train from Melbourne to Mount Waverley. It was not a disappointment though as I was really pleased to be able to go there. Shenzhen is an interesting place and it is just like stepping back 40 years into the middle of the 1960s with the way that people dress in shops, some of the attitudes and the style of the architecture and the fittings. I was warned about the many pickpockets that frequent Shezhen and I saw evidence of this whilst I was there.
What has surprised me both in China and in Hong Kong is that people are still allowed to smoke in restaurants and public places. There are even ashtrays in toilets. Amazing.
Both Shenzhen and Hong Kong are a shoppers paradise and there are many bargains to be had here, so much so that a person could fill many suitcases to bring back to Australia.
Transport here is mainly by the subway system called the MTR (mass transit rail). The system is fantastic and moves thousands of people around Hong Kong hour after hour with little fuss. In peak hour a train comes every one minute to move the people in peak hour. I now know how I can of sardines feel as I had this experience myself when hopping on a train with some of the Hong Kongese. Very cosy.
I am planning a trip to Macau in the next couple of weeks. I am not into new casinos or gambling but I do know that there is a wealth of history and architecture to be seen, so that will be my focus.
I am so pleased to be living here in Hong Kong for a short while. It has been a dream of mine for many years to visit Asia and to live here and experience the lifestyle. Although the arrangements were done fairly quickly over the past three or four months I am glad I made the decision to come here and have this life experience. I know that things will be fine at the office as the staff are really great and we are in contact when they need to know some information all guidance. I am so lucky.
Anyway, that's enough of my waffling. I hope you are happy and well and I hope that I can hear from you soon.
Best wishes for now
Alan
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