this is my first trip alone. carrying my backpack, with my passport in-hand and no familiar faces in sight, i couldnt feel more independent than any points in my life. the SQ flight was an eye-opener, after taking budget airlines. i felt quite a sua-ku actually, silently wowing at the inclusive tv set infront of me - movies, music, games, all in one.

i was enjoying the movie - madacasgar 2 when the pilot announced that we would be experiencing some turbulences (argh, i hate it when they have to say that) everything was mild, except the sudden drop of height and violent shaking. people were in fact screaming. i nearly fished out my pen and paper to write my last words (choy!) haha but things resumed back to normal pretty fast.

when i reached the hongkong airport, nasty surprises awaited. the first one was to present another photo identification of mine which i didnt have any at all. i figure that the officer just couldnt recognise me with that face of mine in the passport haha. i gave some slipshod answer and she luckily accepted it.

the worse is that... my visa is a WRONG one! darn the embassy. after spending such money and waiting 5 whole weeks, they gave me the wrong visa. i was escorted to a private place and had to explained my situation. luckily the officer is pretty nice, and yes, she is really pretty too haha. in the end, they gave me an employment pass instead, and hope to settle the misunderstanding (or incompetence) with the department.

my host family is really nice and i already think that im gona miss them when i leave hongkong in 3 months' time. they are considerable rich as their family car is a porsche and have a BMW car(s) too. yet they are very down-to-earth. their furniture is simple and the wife cooks dinner every night for the family. (i love home-cooked food!) last night i played guitar hero with their son which i failed considerably haha.

also, last night over dinner, i met up with my boss and his wife. (i wasnt told so earlier!!) the boss seems like a funny guy and even lend me a htc touch phone, together with a plan. so that means i can save up on my handphone bills. how thoughtful!!

today im going to have dimsum for lunch. mr cheng and his wife are out for a game of golf (every sunday) and their son sleeps in till early afternoon. so i pretty much have the whole house (including kitchen) in the morning. later on, im going to learn how to take public transport and i have been warned that if i get lost, it will be my fault. oh man, i think im going to video the journey and make sure i get my directions right.

oh, this entry has been rather long. i hope to keep my entries going. as for now, i need to learn cantonese. mr cheng told me 'one week, thats all you need'. but i seriously doubt so =x

[pls ignore the timings for the blog entries.]