Moving to Macau
Hello fellow truth speakers,
Thought I had better write something here as it's been a while once again since I have written about my tales of Asia.
As some of you will know, I have been living in Hong Kong for the past 3 1/2 years. I went there for a one-month holiday in December 2005 and I have ended up staying there having the time of my life. My experiences in Hong Kong as well as other parts of the world have been documented in this blog site since that time.
Around April this year and because of a world economic crisis I was thinking of packing up and moving back to Australia. One thing I don't like to do is just sit around idly feeling like I'm dying slowly. I much prefer to do something meaningful whether that is in the work environment or otherwise.
Anyway, in April I had a phone call from the about to be opened City of Dreams in Macau. I was invited to come over to COD in late May and stay for one month to assist in ‘critical security issues over the opening period’. Security consulting is a large part of my professional life and has been for many years. I felt honored to be asked to come and assist so I said yes.
I worked at COD for one-month and the work was intense getting some things finished and the other things put right. At first I stayed in the Venetian Casino which is across the road from COD and is very grand and lovely. Later, and although the client is paying, I moved over to the Rio hotel on Macau at my own suggestion as it was 70% cheaper than Venetian and all I was after was somewhere that was quiet and comfortable.
About halfway through the month of June, I was asked if I would consider extending my stay and to continue helping out on security issues and also to finish off security arrangements for the two Hyatt hotels as well as the theatre. As I already felt committed to finishing off the work that I had started I said yes and I was engaged to extend my original one-month engagement by an additional four months.
Having decided to stay in Macau and taking into account that I have a large three-bedroom and very expensive apartment in Hong Kong, I decided to move to Macau. My thinking was that I might as well have a nice apartment to live in while in Macau while having a small one in Hong Kong for when I go back there for my work and other social reasons. As a result, I will shortly be moving into a huge and brand-new three-bedroom apartment on the island of Taipa, and island immediately next to the main island of Macau.
I have been to Macau previously several times and do enjoy it here. I'm looking forward to having a Macau experience in the future.
Hopefully that brings you up to date as to my latest adventures. As always, stay safe, say your prayers at night time and don't forget to wipe.
Cheers
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