Time is Flying…

Part 1

It has been almost two weeks since my last blog post! I apologize that I didn’t keep my word and post at least once a week but it has been hectic here.  Let me back track a few weeks so I can fill you all in on what has been consuming my time here.

June 15^th

Saturday night was a sponsored event by Dream Careers. It was a lovely evening that really gave me a taste of the Hong Kong culture! All the interns as well as the program leaders met in the lobby of our dorms at 5:45pm. We were provided a charter bus to chauffer us to each destination and a tour guide named Tim. I know it is his job to know the ins and outs of Hong Kong but I was really impressed with his knowledge. Some of the facts I learned are: 1) the population of Hong Kong is 7.072 million (Manhattan is 1.602 million), 2) there are eight main tunnels in Hong Kong, 3) less than 25% of the land is developed, 4) Chinese and English are the official languages of Hong Kong.

The first stop on our bus tour was Temple Street Market. The market is a popular street bazaar, named after a Tin Hau temple located in the center, and a place so steeped in local atmosphere that it has served as the backdrop to many a memorable movies. Temple Street Market is sometimes known as Men’s Street as it is very popular for men’s fashion. The market starts at 2 p.m. in the afternoon, but is most lively at dusk. Traffic is closed on the street at that time, and visitors swarm into the street. There are more than a hundred stalls with colorful lights in the market. There are carts bulging with goods from clothing to cell phones and watches. Beyond shopping, the market provides entertainment in the form of fortunetellers and traditional Cantonese opera singers.  After bartering a bit I purchased a knock-off Marc by Marc Jacobs purse, a USB flash drive shaped like a small Nikon Camera, and a little jeweled elephant that can hold trinkets.

From the market we headed out to dinner. The bus drove to the Jumbo Floating Restaurant located within Hong Kong’s Aberdeen Harbor. Over 30 million visitors have visited this famous restaurant including Queen Elizabeth II, John Wayne, Tom Cruise, and Gong Li. Dr. Stanley Ho established the floating restaurant in 1976. It took four years and millions of dollars to design and build. It is ornamented in the style of a gorgeous and exquisite ancient Chinese imperial palace. Over the past decades, Jumbo has been much appreciated by locals and tourists alike, and has become a scenic landmark of Hong Kong. 

When we arrived at the restaurant we got to look at the seafood exhibition and see where exactly our food was coming from. One of the fish was approximately 25 pounds and would cost 6,000 HKD ($833 USD) if you wanted them to cook it up for you. It was called a Garoupa fish. The dinner was served in eight courses and every course was delicious. Some highlights included: corn soup, sweet and sour grouper, and mango pudding. After eating, we took group photos at the reconstructed emperor’s palace at the other end of the restaurant.

Once we finished our food we all slowly “wobbled” out of the restaurant and back onto the bus. The final destination was Victoria’s Peak! Standing at 552 meters (1,811 feet) above sea level, the Peak is the highest mountain on Hong Kong Island.

Here is a little history lesson: The peak was a natural signaling post for incoming cargo ships in the nineteenth century. The more privileged early residents, however, found it the perfect retreat from Hong Kong scorching summer heat. Many of them traversed up and down the steep Peak paths by sedan chair, which were carried by their personal staff of uniformed bearers. From 1904, the Peak was designated an exclusive residential area reserved only for expatriates although this practice ended in 1947. Further development of the Peak did not really occur until Alexander Findlay Smith, who had worked for Scotland’s Highland Railway, managed to petition the Governor, Sir John Pope-Hennessy, in 1881 to operate tram routes. With a regular and reliable form of public transportation now available, the Peak quickly became renowned for its spectacular views of the city and the harbor. Today, the Peak attracts some seven million visitors a year, making it one of Hong Kong’s top tourist destinations. (http://www.thepeak.com.hk/en/1_4.asp) 

As I overlooked Hong Kong from Victoria’s Peak I immediately thought of how much I wished my parents were there with me to take it all in. I took plenty of photographs of the view but nothing will compare to the real thing. Even though my parents weren’t there I did have my amazing new friends by my side. We all took photos together which wasn’t easy since the sun had set. Looking out over the nightlife of Hong Kong was breath taking, there was nothing like it. To see Hong Kong above the skyscrapers as opposed to walking beneath them like I had been all week was so refreshing. It helped me see just how expansive and orderly Hong Kong really is. It seems to me when Hong Kong was built, the architects focused on enhancing the beauty of the natural landscape. I think they did a magnificent job!

If there is one place you visit while in Hong Kong then go to Victoria’s Peak. It is the best place to marvel at the beautiful city and harbor.

 

 

 

 

 

 

First Week in HK

First week in HK

It is Friday in Hong Kong which means I made it through my first week here! Time is going by pretty fast.

This week was quite eventful. I explored downtown Hong Kong, ate plenty of Asian cuisine, had my first day of work and went to the International Dragon Boat Festival.

Monday we (all the interns) didn’t have work because Dream Careers thought it was a good idea to have us rest a bit and adjust to the time change. In the morning Rachel (my friend and fellow intern at LegCo) went downtown to practice getting to work for the second time. From there we met up with friends in another area of Hong Kong so we could go shopping at Ikea. I needed a few hangers for my clothes. The Ikea was huge! It was inside this mall called Mega Box. We wandered around Ikea for a few hours imagining decorating our future apartments and homes with the furniture.

After we made our purchases we walked the streets back to the Kawloon Bay MTR station. At the station we decided to get some lunch. It took a while for us to decide where to go and ended up inside the grocery store. My eyes were immediately drawn to all the exotic fruit. My Asian friends explained to me what the fruit was called and how it tasted. One of my Vietnamese friends bought a carton of magosteen fruit which was quite delicious. It looks like a plum and inside there is a white fruit that you eat. It is difficult to explain. If you ever have the chance to eat it you should! Inside the grocery store they had some hot food you could chose from. I got pork, rice, and green beans to go as did a few of my friends.

Once we finished lunch we all made the trek back to our dorms where we met up with one of our internship coordinators Donna. Donna is a native to Hong Kong. She took us to the office building where we could apply for visas to go to mainland china for a weekend. At the office the line was pretty long. It reminded me of going to the DMV back in the states. My friends and I filled out all the paperwork and handed in over to the visa officers. Hopefully, I will be going to see the Great Wall of China one weekend once I get my visa approved!

After applying for visas we decided to walk along the bay. It was a beautiful afternoon and my friends and I enjoyed every minute of it.

That night we went to dinner at a restaurant in Festival Walk (the mall near our dorms and where I go catch the MTR every day to work) called Rice Paper. It was a lovely place. I ordered Vietnamese Pho Soup because a few of my friends recommended it. Essentially it was a beef broth soup with thick noodles and raw beef. What makes it special is that the beef is partially raw and you must push it to the bottom of the soup bowl to have it continue to cook. During dinner my friends and I conversed about many things including international politics.

Tuesday was my first day of work. Rachel and I woke up at 8am and left our dorms at 8:50am. On our way out one of the internship coordinators, Rafeeq from Dream Careers, took our photo. Once Rachel and I got off at our MTR station we noticed the dark clouds looming over our heads. Sure enough as soon as we entered the cafe to eat breakfast it started pouring rain! Both of us forgot our umbrellas so after we ate our food we held our blazers over our heads and ran to our building. Once inside a man approached us asking where we needed to go. He directed us upstairs and we met Hilda the secretary of my boss Mr. Chung Kai Sin. Hilda gave us a quick tour of our office and then took us to get our member’s staff cards so we could enter the building everyday for work.

Rachel and I were shown our desks which are very spacious. We sit side by side which is extremely convenient. We each have our own desktop computers we can use but all the programs are in Cantonese so it is a good thing I have my iPad. Soon after arriving to work Mr. Chung Kai Sin brought us into his office to introduce himself. He is a pleasant man and I know I will enjoy working for him. He is married and has two sons that are around my age. One just graduated college and will be starting an internship this fall in Chicago. Small world! Mr. Chung Kai gave Rachel and I some projects to work on. Since Rachel is an International Relations major she is working on things related to Hong Kong politics. Since my major is Corporate Communications Mr. Chung Kai gave me the task of updating his resume, Facebook, website, etc. So I am pretty much the media/communications person for Mr. Chung Kai. I am excited to have the opportunity to put my knowledge to the test!

Around 2:30pm Rachel and I were given a tour of the Legislative Council. We learned about its founding and how the new Legislative Council Complex (that I work in) came to be. The new complex started construction in 2006 and it was finished in 2011. It is a beautiful building. The old building looks similar to the White House since it was built by the British under their rule. It is now used for the high courts. After our tour Rachel and I waited for Mr. Chung Kai to meet us so he could take us into the Legislative Chamber where all the important meetings take place. We took photos together with Mr. Chung Kai and he explained to us that every Wednesday there are meetings in the chamber and we can sit in on any that we like. All the chamber meetings are translated into English through a individual headphones you get from the front desk. I will definitely be sitting in on a few of those meetings!

Wednesday was an exciting day in Hong Kong as it was the International Dragon Boat Festival! It is such a big event that it is a federal holiday over here. So most everyone from Dream Careers headed out at 10:30 to go watch these races that were taking place about two hours from Kowloon in Stanly. It was quite the bus ride for many reasons. One was because we saw some spectacular views of the south side of Hong Kong. It is not as developed as other parts of the city and I really got to see a picturesque image of Hong Kong. To see these spectacular views though, we had to traverse some narrow two lane streets in the mountains of Hong Kong on a double decker bus. At one point the turn was so sharp, we almost hit the cliff. Luckily we got there in one piece and just in time for the festival!

I noticed very quickly it was going to be a big day when I stepped off the bus and could not see the road because there was never a break in the foot traffic. It was amazing how many different people there were here to watch these races. I later found out that over 250 teams were competing today. The whole town was pretty much crawling with pedestrians and anyone who was trying to drive was better off walking. We walked through the town and a group of us ate at a Vietnamese restaurant. I had some calamari, some curry chicken and rice, some pho soup, and rice crackers. It was very delicious. I think I am finally starting to adjust to the food here and see how good food actually is when it is not loaded with preservatives and other additives back in the states. After our amazing meal, we went and visited a local temple in the heart of the town. It was surrounded by a huge shopping center but that did not break the peacefulness on the inside. When entering the temple you want to avoid stepping on the entrance platform as it is a sign of bad luck. Once inside, I immediately smelled smoke. As we walked further in, I saw people were getting matches and lighting them as they were praying to gods around the temple. After lighting the match, they would bow three times and then pray for however long they wanted. It was so interesting to see so many gods that they prayed too and that this tradition continues on despite the massive amounts of modernization happening in Hong Kong. I am glad I got to see this temple and am anxious to visit more while in Asia.

After the temple we headed over to the beach to see the races and I was not disappointed. The atmosphere was electric. It was the same type of atmosphere of a big time football game has back in the states. There were people everywhere playing in the water, screaming, chanting, and yelling. There were over 250 teams competing and each team was decorated in costumes and we saw the full spectrum from where’s Waldo to Captain America to Star Wars. In case you were wondering, the Captain America team won the competition for best costume even though I definitely think Star Wars had better costumes.

The competition is pretty simple: there are 8 lanes and each lane has a boat with about twenty people inside that line up at the beginning of the harbor and raced about a quarter of a mile back to the beach. It was great just walking on the beach and taking in all the sights and sounds. At one point one team was carrying around a blow up panda around. All the teams came from different countries and places. I saw it as the Olympics in a way for boat racing. Teams came from businesses like Deloitte and Accenture as well as Disneyland. It was a great way to advertise their business while having a little fun in the process. At one point, we even saw that the University of Michigan had brought a team over! I stopped them and asked to take a photo because I thought it was so cool running into Michiganders half way around the world! It was great to see everyone was smiling and that was quite a powerful symbol for me as it is one sign that we all can understand and relate to; a smile can make most anyone feel content and develop a sense of unity among people despite the different ethnic and language backgrounds. I did not want to be anywhere else on Wednesday except with all of those people smiling and laughing over a great tradition in Hong Kong.

Thursday I worked again. I had a meeting with my boss about his resume and I have a few more projects to add to my list of things to do.

Today is just work again. But tonight my friends and I are planning a night out to celebrate our first week in Hong Kong! On our list of things to do is go to the top of the IFC building to overlook Hong Kong at night. I cannot wait!

-Sarah

Safe and Sound

Hello from HK!

My first full day in Hong Kong was a success. I am settling in well. I love in a dorm room at the City University of Hong Kong. My room overlooks the downtown area of Hong Kong and it is stunning!

My roommate is from Bali and she is lovely. After our long day today we bonded over our love of N’SYNC. Her internship is with Entertaining Asia and she hopes to work a wedding or a concert.

Today I woke up around 7am even though my alarm was set for 8:15am. My roommate and I along with three other girls grabbed some breakfast around the corner from our dorms. I ate a spinach and mushroom quiche. I also drank a strawberry banana smoothie.

At 10am we had orientation. All the students on this program had to get together to be told rules, etc. our program director also shared some internship tips.

After our orientation a group of us went out to lunch at the Festival Walk which is the mall nearby. We got Korean food. I ate some clear rice noodles (i forgot the name) with chicken and a cup of seaweed soup with pork. It was very filling and quite delicious.

Once we finished eating we decided to try our routes to work. I am an intern in the heart of downtown at the Legislative Council along with one other girl named Rachel from Canada. Together we took the MTR (the metro/subway system in HK) to our work. We had to transfer twice but it was a pretty fast trip. The MTR is extremely clean and crowded. When Rachel and I get off the MTR we exit the station and cross an overpass crosswalk. On the other side are the government buildings which includes the Legislative Council. It is really nice that we don’t need to walk that far because the heat and humidity is terrible here.

After our trip to our work Rachel and I went back to Festival Walk. We each had a few things we needed to buy to make our stay in HK more comfortable. I bought a small round pillow, a hair dryer, and a small cup of mixed fruit from the grocery store. The architecture of the mall is very similar to the malls in the U.S. very open with lots of glass. It reminds me of Lakeside Mall in Michigan and the Mall of Millennia in Orlando, FL. As Rachel and I were walking back from the mall it started to rain a bit. We didn’t have our umbrellas so we got a bit wet. (It is true that you really need to carry an umbrella everywhere here! People use them to block the sun because fair skin is thought of as extremely beautiful here. Also it rains a lot in HK.)

At 8pm we had another meeting but it wasn’t mandatory. It was a get to know your fellow students/interns thing. The program directors had ice cream for us at the meeting which was a nice incentive for us to go. Although the ice cream was much different than what i am used to in the states. It was mote like a fruit popsicle. The flavors were durian, coconut, and lycée. Since I missed the welcome dinner last night I was eager to go and meet people. I ended up talking with Kim one of the program directors as well as three other girls. Apparently the highest bungee jump from a skyscraper is in Macau and we talked about that a bit. Some people want to go. I think I’ll pass. I’d rather take the tram to Victorias Peak. I’m not a huge adrenaline junkie. I know if my boyfriend were here he would totally want to do the bungee jump thing!

Now I am about to fall asleep so I am well rested for tomorrow. I don’t work tomorrow because Dream Careers wants us to get more accustom to the time change. I appreciate that a lot because a 12 hour time difference isn’t easy to get used to. Tomorrow morning I’m going to practice going to work again during rush hour with Rachel. Wish us luck!

Peace and love from around the world.
-Sarah

Reflections from the Air

I just landed In Hong Kong! I’m taking advantage of the free wifi before hailing a taxi outside. 

 

The last few days have been more than just hectic and a bit stressful but I made it onto my flight to Hong Kong!

June 6th

I anxiously started off my journey to Hong Kong at the Orlando airport Thursday the 6th of June. As I waited at the gate to head to Miami I saw the grey storm clouds rolling in to the Orlando area. I was praying that my flight to Miami would leave on time despite the Tropical Storm Andrea that was still engulfing Florida. Unfortunately I wasn’t so lucky and my flight was delayed an hour because Miami wasn’t allowing planes to land due to the weather.

Aware of my connecting flight to LA I got on the plane to Miami at 7:30pm. The flight was enjoyable because I easily struck up a conversation with the young lady next to me who was headed to London, England to meet up with her parents on vacation. She told me her mom is working on her bucket list and she is enjoying every moment of it. Last Christmas she joined her siblings and parents for Christmas in Austria! Her family stayed in the original Von Trapp Family house (you know the Sound of Music family) and they took a horse and carriage ride on Christmas Day. Chatting with the women next to me made me quickly forget that I didn’t have much time to catch my flight to LA once we landed. However, I soon remembered my tight schedule as the flight attendant got on the PA system and listed the gates of connecting gates. Mine was E5. I quickly pulled out the magazine that had the layout of the Miami airport in the back and saw that my gate wasn’t close at all.

Once we landed in Miami I grabbed my purse and backpack and briskly walked out to my connecting gate. Glancing at my watch I knew I didn’t have enough time. It was 8:48pm and my flight left at 8:55pm. I started to run and I felt my black flats dig into the heels causing the skin to break. Completely out of breath i rounded the corner and my gate came into view. It was totally empty with the exception of three airport employees and a hysterical older women.

My heart dropped. I knew I was too late.

I approached the counter with a small ounce of hope left inside. I overheard two of the airport employees telling the older women that the flight was gone and there wasn’t anything they could do. I could feel the tears starting to form in my eyes and I quickly pushed them back. I handed my ticket across the counter and the three women greeted me with knowing smiles. Once I told them my destination wasn’t just LA but Hong Kong they directed me to the re-booking center which was all the way one the other end of the terminal. As I walked away I couldn’t hold back my disappointment and the tears came. A million thoughts rushed through my head. I wasn’t going to meet up with a few of the other interns in LA. We wouldn’t catch taxis together in Hong Kong to our housing. I would be late checking in for the program. I would miss the welcome dinner Saturday. I would arrive in Hong Kong alone. I wish I knew Cantonese to talk to the taxi driver when I arrived. I wished a lot of things were different in those moments.

I knew crying wouldn’t change anything so I wiped away the tears and called my dad. He comforted me and said everything would work itself out and to keep him posted. Feeling a little better I made the hike to the rebooking center. I waited in line for an hour and then I stood at the counter for over an hour as a pleasant lady attempted to rebook my flights.

My feet ached. My eyelids were heavy.

By 12:30am she finally had everything rebooked. I’d be flying to LA the next morning and from there I’d catch my flight to Hong Kong. The kind lady also gave me a complimentary hotel room and some vouchers for food. I didn’t expect anything at all because the whole time I waited I overheard airport employees tell upset customers that they couldn’t cover their hotel rooms because the delays were caused by the storm. It was out of their control and that made sense to me.

After finalizing my tickets the kind women told me she would lead me to the buses because she was leaving anyways. She told me she wanted to make sure I got to the right place. On our way to the buses she reminded me to get the airport two hours early the next morning. She really didn’t want me to miss my flight again especially after all the time she spent rebooking the flights. She reminded me of one of my loving aunts watching out for me and I thought she was an angel. I’ll never forget her kindness towards me.

I crawled into my bed at the Doubletree Hotel by Hilton around 1am. I scarfed down my complimentary chocolate cookie (which was the only thing I had eaten since my salad at Panera earlier in the day). I set four alarms and fell asleep as soon as my head hit the pillow.

June 7th

I woke up at 5:40 in order for me to get downstairs by 6am. The shuttle to the airport was packed with people like me who also missed their flights due to the tropical storm. Thankfully security didn’t take too long and soon I was at my gate ready to depart for LA. I grabbed a yogurt parfait, a big water bottle, deodorant, and a compact toothbrush toothpaste set.

Once on the plane to LA I fell asleep with the help of my mom’s pink neck pillow that she insisted I bring (Thanks mom!).

In LA I had to navigate the airport to get to the international terminal. I had to walk outside of the airport down the road a bit to get to the international terminal. I went through security again and got the my gate with plenty of time to spare (Thank God!). I called my parents and told them I made it and sent a few last text messages to my boyfriend and close friends.

Now I’m currently sitting in my semi-comfortable airplane seat listening to Anything Could Happen by one of my favorite artists Ellie Goulding. I just finished watching the movie Identity Thief which was comical. Next on my list of movies to watch is Cirque du Soleil: Worlds Away which I’ve been dying to see since I saw the first preview. Good thing I have 7.5 hours left on this 14 hour flight so I can watch it and catch some much needed rest. I’m arriving in Hong Kong around 6pm on Saturday the 8th. I’ll be a little late to the start of my internship program but at least I’ll be there in one piece!

So here is to unexpected bumps in the road, new friends, and kind airport employees. The past few days have challenged me in many ways. Missing my flights wasn’t how I had hoped to start this journey but its all part of my adventure. Someday this will be an entertaining story to tell.

Love and peace,

-Sarah

 

Butterflies & Nerves

Today is the day!

Later this afternoon I will begin traveling to Hong Kong for my internship. I fly out of Orlando to Miami and then to LA. From LA I depart to HK! It is crazy how fast the time has gone by!

Yesterday as I crammed all my belongings into two suitcases I was overcome with nerves. Even though I have traveled more than a few times out of the country I have never worked out of the country or been gone this long! Knowing that in a few days I will be an intern in a country halfway around the world is giving me the most insane butterflies in my stomach. I am not really worried about the flights I have to take to get there as much as I am nervous about doing a good job at my internship. I am sure all my nerves will go away shortly upon my arrival in HK but until then i’ll be feeling these butterflies. 

So wish me well because my adventure is starting! Hong Kong here I come! 

Bon voyage

一路順風 (yāt louh seuhn fùng)

Weekends in HK

 

In 17 days I will be embarking on my summer adventure to Hong Kong! As my departure date draws near I am trying to get everything organized while spending quality time with my parents and grandpa in Florida.

 

I recently was sent a document from Dream Careers that tells me what I will be doing every weekend while I am in Hong Kong. So here it is!

 

• Saturday, June 15^th:  We’ll head out to get to know our new home away from home a little better with an Evening Tour of Beautiful Hong Kong!  This is the perfect opportunity to take pictures, get acquainted with the city and begin to plan all the places you want to see throughout the summer!  Our tour is not meant to give you enough time to really visit each must see in Hong Kong; that’s what the next 8 weeks will be all about!  The tour is meant to show you an overview of the city, pass by some famous landmarks, take some great pictures and enjoy a day as a group!
• Saturday, June 22^nd:  This event will be our mystery event!  It’s going to be an exciting and full filled afternoon!  For this weekend event, you definitely do not want to forget your camera!
• The Weekend of June 29^th:  This will be our first free weekend in Hong Kong which is the perfect opportunity to get out there, explore or shop!  This also a great opportunity for friends or family to come visit you at the program, remember that you can’t have overnight guests at our housing, but there are great hotels that we can recommend!  Take the free weekend to relax or get a group together for a fun trip, your staff will also have great events around the city for you to take advantage of.  With both of our free weekends keep in mind that your staff will be putting together unsponsored events that you can sign up for such as shopping trips, music events and tons of other events, if there’s something that you’re dying to do while you’re in Hong Kong, just let us know and we can help you organize it!
• Sunday, July 7^th:  We’ll be taking part in the thrill and excitement of Hong Kong’s favorite sport – horse racing!  The atmosphere is exhilarating.  On this day we’ll experience this famous Hong Kong spectacle in style by spending a day at the racing track!
• Saturday, July 13^th:  Will be our breathtaking Lantau Island Tour!  Saturday morning we’ll head out early morning where we’ll visit a historical fishing village to get a glimpse from the past and then we will explore the Po Lin Monastery.  We’ll enjoy a delicious traditional Buddhist lunch and then we will end our day of adventure by taking an incredible 360 degree cable car ride back to Hong Kong.  This is definitely a trip you don’t want to miss out on!
• The Weekend of July 20^th:  This will be your second free weekend.  This is another opportunity to check off more of your must dos for the summer, have your friends/family visit or just relax and spend some quality time in Hong Kong!  Plan ahead so you can make the best out of your time in Hong Kong!
• Saturday, July 27^th:  It’s hard to begin thinking about our last weekend event when we haven’t even gotten to Hong Kong yet, but on this weekend, we’ll have our final event which will be a group Going Away Event to reminisce on a great summer.
  

  Tian Tan Buddha, also known as the “Big Buddha”, at Ngong Ping, Lantau Island, in Hong Kong. Deutsch: Der Tian Tan Buddha auf Lantau Island in Hongkong. (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

English: Po Lin Monastery on Lantau Island in Hong Kong Polski: Klasztor Po Lin na wyspie Lantau w Hongkongu (Photo credit: Wikipedia)

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Just the Beginning

Hong Kong skyline from the Peak (Photo credit: xopherlance)

Dream Careers

This summer I will be an intern in Hong Kong for eight weeks. I will be working for the Democratic Party of Hong Kong at the Legislative Council. I was able to obtain this amazing opportunity through Dream Careers. To learn more about Dream Careers click on the URL. Keep checking this blog to follow me as I explore Hong Kong 🙂

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