A new old job

Oh yes, and I neglected to say that I have a job! I'm working at my old job again. The English language centre for kids. In a nutshell, I worked there until I started school again, and when I was finished school, my boss was nice enough to offer me a job there. I feel really thankful for the chance to work there again, see my old students, and my colleagues!

So there's my work update.

Other news, I've bought myself a new toy, a camera! It's a Ricoh GX200 and I'm loving it so far. Lots of manual settings and functions, a step up from my Canon compact before. I'm still learning to make use of all the fancy functions.

Skip back to last week when Typhoon Hagupit hit. It was a little bit terrifying. Since I was on my own (parents were in Toronto), and I had forgotten to close my windows that morning. So let's start from the beginning. I didn't leave work until 6:20ish (typhoon 8 was hoisted at 6pm). Made my way home to Shatin where I usually catch the minibus home. No more minibuses! Hopped back on the train to Fo Tan to catch a cab. No cabs, long line! Hopped on a minibus. Unfortunately the minibus doesn't stop in front of my building, so I had to walk up the slope (about 3 min. walk). The place where I got off the bus had a huge tree branch strewn across the sidewalk. Had to walk onto the road to avoid that. On my way up, many tree branches had fallen down. Getting a little bit scared now. Lots of tree branches swinging crazily over my head. But I was too busy trying to hold on to my umbrella in my attempt to stay a bit dry. Made it back home. Time for damage control. The drapes in my brother and parent's rooms had been sucked out of the window and was flapping around in the wind. And man are they heavy when wet! Had to tug them back in, unhooked the drapes then set them out to hang. Wiped up all the water that had spilled in. Moved the heavy potted plants in from the balcony. Moved the clothing racks in. Made sure all the windows were closed. Swept up all the leaves that had blown in.

Settled down for some TV with my dinner. Suddenly a rain of shattered glass fell onto my balcony from the neighbours above. Wow. Saved that for another day to clean up. No way was I going to go out on the balcony in that wind. Snuggled down with Pig and continued to watch TV. The end.

Beijing Beijing

My plans for Beijing have fallen through once again. I was supposed to go with my cousin back in May but he couldn't get a visa due to the Olympics. This time around, had a long weekend so decided to go with my colleague to Beijing. We were getting really excited about the trip and planning for it. We even thought we had tickets. But turns out it was only waiting list. The package we wanted was all sold out. We didn't want to pay too much for 3 days in Beijing so once again, no Beijing.

It's like the more I don't get to go, the more I want to go!

Hopefully the next time around, the third time's the charm!

So now I'm focusing my thoughts on Christmas holidays. Destination keeps changing from week to week. Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Egypt, India....too many decisions to make! More to come on that.