Monday, 04 May 2009

• funny things and stressing out

  • May 1st was a public holiday in Hong Kong -- which meant every one and their moms had a day off from work and engaged in some form of leisure activity, en masse. What I mean to say is -- i went hiking with my aunties on Lantau Island and it was CROWDED. Usually, Tung Chung, Lantau Island on a Friday morning is deserted. Aside from a few stragglers here and there and some confused tourists, no one actually goes to Tung Chung for fun unless they are passing through, on their way to the airport. On Friday, however, the MTR station was crawling with people and Ngong Ping 360 (the cable car tourist trap) was busting at its seams. They had to stop people from lining up at one point, apparently ... because there were so many people clamoring for a ride on one of the new cable cars -- the ones with the glass bottoms -- the ones that make you feel as if you are floating in air whilst strung to a thin wire. See diagram A, below:

    

  • This was supposed to be a bullet pointed entry, but it's turning into prose *indifferent sigh*
    Anyway, that morning, I put on my Puma trainers for what turned out to be the last time. I've had these sneakers since college ... so they're approximately 4-5 years old ... possibly older, if I actually got them in high school ... but i honestly don't remember anymore. In any case, the plastic shell finally gave out toward the end of the hike (*phew*) and i had to throw them out. I opted for a new pair of TEVA olowahu sandals! now, i am the proud owner of an over abundance of sandals, but zero pairs of proper trainers. i was hoping to get my sister to mail me another pair (one of many i have back in NY ... in my "storage closet"), but after doing some research, i realize it would cost more to mail a pair of old sneakers than to buy a cheapy-cheapy pair in hong kong. or, i can consider a second option and simply not engage in any physical exercise that requires trainers until my parents' visit HK at the end of june!

    

  • random thought number 2: i saw a flight attendant/student here at IEd and she looked so glamorous. i was almost inspired to consider a career change.
  • and in more personal news, i've had a lot of ups and downs recently. but on the bright side, i've been burying myself in a fury of reading for fun! i seriously hope i have access to a public library next yea -- i am going to work on that ASAP. finished a ridiculous book called how starbucks saved my life and i've moved onto everything is illuminated. next on the reading list: malcom gladwell's outliers.
    

  Currently Everything is Illuminated By Jonathan Safran Foer, Penguin see related

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