I'm in Hong Kong for the next few days visiting my brother and his wife. I'll try to make posts everyday I'm here. This trip is kind of a big deal for me, because I've never been fond of travelling and this may be the last time I could get to do something like this since next year, Im going to go into residency (no quitting this time).
The flight in (Cebu-Pacific) was uneventful except I got robbed when the damn flight attendants sold me a 100-peso sandwhich. I had not eaten anything since 11 am that morning and what I had eaten was very little-I was excited-so I was very hungry.
We landed at HK International at 6:40 pm. I went through immigration and baggage claim with no trouble and met my sister-in-law. We then took the train from the airport to Hong Kong station and then took the taxi to their apartment in Sheung Wan. Then we had pizza delivered. Yes, I came all the way here to eat pizza.
Observations:
1. The airport is a great place to see a lot of beautiful women.
2. When you're hungry and you're thousands of feet above the ground, 100 pesos for a dry, tasteless sandwhich isn't so bad.
3. Having a window seat is great. Except when the wing of the plane is right outside the window and you can see the damn thing wiggling in the turbulence. Holy shit!
4. The difference between a travel hub like Hong Kong (henceforth referred to as The Kong) and a backwater like Manila is huge. Very.
5. Saying "Ang daming foreigners!" is stupid.
6. The Chinese are really rude. If given a chance, I'd kick them in the teeth.
7. Taxi drivers in the Kong are rude and drive in a way that made me think of roller coasters.
8. Finally, if you're very hungry, you won't mind eating pizza as your first meal in the Kong.
I haven't seen much of the place so nothing else to say here. Tomorrow I'm going out to really explore, but for now, the poorest conyo is signing out.
