thoughts escaping my mind
In the morning, the winds and rains were still strong and the typhoon signal was no lowered till around 10am.
I went out to see some of the aftermath. S said there would be nothing exciting. Just a lot of rubbish and leaves. The real damage is in a place like Lantau Island that would be hit hard. He wasn’t that far off.
Due to the warnings of a T8 typhoon arriving in Hong Kong, Macau had to be cancelled.
I met A and her friend Q, and soon I was wondering how to fill the day.
We of course, started with food.
It was past noon by the time we headed out and the first place we headed for was the Australian Dairy Company. But no matter how hungry you are, you have to wait your turn in line.
We made it out of Lin Heung and after a short ride up the Mid levels escalators and a walk around Central, we took the ferry to Lantau Island to find Tai O.
… last week.
Yes, I am already back in Singapore as I write this.
S & S took me out to experience the heart and soul of Hong Kong yum cha – basically, a morning of shoving, elbowing, yelling, grumbling to get your cup of tea and dim sum.
Yes, people, this is the world where the customer is slave and staff, king. And judging from the crowd at the place, we are gluttons for punishment.
I arrived in Hong Kong at 6am. It was an uneventful flight, unlike the fist fight that almost took place on the flight to the US.
Caught the airport express and zoomed into Kowloon. I was at S&S’s place by 7:45am – an hour they are obviously not used to getting up at.
We had a quick breakfast and then I went back to their apartment to clean up, walking the route they take every morning to work. It’s a very nice walk along the water’s edge.
I took the bus into town and met up with my former classmates, M and L, at Toh Lee Restaurant, Nikko Hotel. They looked great – and can you believe it? I forgot to take photos of our meet up.
Except this photo of roast meats.
After that, it was a couple of hours talking about teachers and remembering them. L does a great impression of the late Miss Goh (PoSoCaMaZiHyCoM – Potassium, Sodium, Calcium, Magnesium, Zinc, Hydrogen… oh dear, I forgot the rest and are those before even correct?). Oh we recalled how we were slapped around by Cheong Sam Teo, our ear pulling adventures with Mrs Ee. The abuses we endured then.