yeah, it's still a bit warm
it's been a week (gosh, only a week!) since i've arrived in hong kong. for some reason, it definitely feels longer than that.
today, i went to the book store and purchased the historian by Elizabeth Kostova. i'm not sure how good it is yet, but reviews have been pretty positive, so i'm a bit excited. it cost me HK$160, which basically is a little over US$20. i'm sure i got ripped off, but since it has 642 pages, i'm sure it'll last me until the end of this trip. another cool thing is that it has a different cover than the US version, which is always a plus for me.
currently, i'm reading the known world by edward p.m jones, which won the pulitzer prize last year. the book is a portrayal of the american south in the late 1800's, early 1900's and how free black slaves were allowed to own black slaves. i don't recall ever studying that back in high school or college, so i'm very fascinated by the topic. so far, i'm halfway through it, and though it's going a bit slowly right now, it's still very interesting.
i haven't been doing much in hk. my parents and i have gotten into a basic rhythm for each day. my mum would wake up at 6am-ish in the morning to go do tai chi in the park, i would meet her around 8ish for breakfast. we do our daily grocery shopping after breakfast and sometimes i would go to starbucks (this time, it's the one at the alexandra house in central) until 1pm, when i would go home for lunch. after lunch, the three of us would take the bus to ifc, walk around city super (a western style market), walk to the starbucks at alexandra house. my parents would read the paper, and i would read my book. at around 6pm-ish, my parents would go home, my mum starting on dinner, and i would leave the starbucks at 7:15pm and get home at around 7:40pm.
the one thing i really like about hong kong is that it costs US$0.40 to take the bus here. the double decker buses are pretty much all air-conditioned, which is essential for travelers the last several days. it's incredibly warm here... let's take a look at the tempature. (looking above) so it looks like today had a high of 96 degrees... lovely.
luckily, there was a nice warm breeze today, which made it a bit more tolerable. i swear i'm going to bitch about the weather for the rest of my trip here. it's insane. anyway, i'm getting really sleepy so i think i'll stop here.
note to self: talk about starbucks and the pastries, pickled ginger, mobile phones, having lunch with the sister at cuisine cuisine, and having dinner with my relatives. i'm sure there are other things, but i can't remember anything else right now.
today, i went to the book store and purchased the historian by Elizabeth Kostova. i'm not sure how good it is yet, but reviews have been pretty positive, so i'm a bit excited. it cost me HK$160, which basically is a little over US$20. i'm sure i got ripped off, but since it has 642 pages, i'm sure it'll last me until the end of this trip. another cool thing is that it has a different cover than the US version, which is always a plus for me.
currently, i'm reading the known world by edward p.m jones, which won the pulitzer prize last year. the book is a portrayal of the american south in the late 1800's, early 1900's and how free black slaves were allowed to own black slaves. i don't recall ever studying that back in high school or college, so i'm very fascinated by the topic. so far, i'm halfway through it, and though it's going a bit slowly right now, it's still very interesting.
i haven't been doing much in hk. my parents and i have gotten into a basic rhythm for each day. my mum would wake up at 6am-ish in the morning to go do tai chi in the park, i would meet her around 8ish for breakfast. we do our daily grocery shopping after breakfast and sometimes i would go to starbucks (this time, it's the one at the alexandra house in central) until 1pm, when i would go home for lunch. after lunch, the three of us would take the bus to ifc, walk around city super (a western style market), walk to the starbucks at alexandra house. my parents would read the paper, and i would read my book. at around 6pm-ish, my parents would go home, my mum starting on dinner, and i would leave the starbucks at 7:15pm and get home at around 7:40pm.
the one thing i really like about hong kong is that it costs US$0.40 to take the bus here. the double decker buses are pretty much all air-conditioned, which is essential for travelers the last several days. it's incredibly warm here... let's take a look at the tempature. (looking above) so it looks like today had a high of 96 degrees... lovely.
luckily, there was a nice warm breeze today, which made it a bit more tolerable. i swear i'm going to bitch about the weather for the rest of my trip here. it's insane. anyway, i'm getting really sleepy so i think i'll stop here.
note to self: talk about starbucks and the pastries, pickled ginger, mobile phones, having lunch with the sister at cuisine cuisine, and having dinner with my relatives. i'm sure there are other things, but i can't remember anything else right now.
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