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+ Ferry and Golden Bauhinia Square +  We missed this the last time we were at HK due to time constraints and since we have a very loose IT we decided to get one to get back to Kowloon.  A ferry to and fro is really cheap although I forgot how much it was because we paid via Octopus card. It's a nice break from the bus and the subway. When we're there it's quite cloudy but still humid so we went in the aircon side of the ferry. It's convenient that the drop off is near Golden Bauhinia Square so we got to see it in person too.  We did had a hard time going back to our hotel because the bus stops are muddled due to rerouting. We got back our hotel already worn out. Even Reagan didn't woke up after "napping". + Day 2 + Today is Van Gogh Alive day! We got some snacks from the 7/11 next door and proceeded to take the bus near FT Life Building. We were too early though that even after eating we found ourselves at ...

Basically this trip was born out of spontaneity. The moment I saw the Van Gogh Alive! ad on my feed and how it's barely weeks till it leaves HK I immediately asked the bf if it's OK for us to go and wouldn't you know it he agreed! I think I've already ticked the top destinations on my previous trips as far as I'm aware so we are not pressed into doing a stringent IT this time.   + DAY 1 + I incorrectly booked our Grab to take us to Terminal 3 Bay 1 when it was supposed to be Terminal 1. We were already in line at the tax payments when we learnt this, where we were only told we are on the wrong terminal. My anxious planning sort of paid of because we were there 3 hours earlier, enough time to get another Grab to Terminal 1,  queue getting IN the airport, queue for ages at the Hong Kong Airlines check in counter only to find out we still need to pay taxes (in all fairness the one at Terminal 3 already said we're good) and queue for the third time. ...

It's just a few days shy when it's exactly 7 years since Mr A-Z has graced our shores but based on the evening we had last night, the man still got it! Like the last time, do not expect anything flashy on his performances. There are no tricks up his sleeve, no surprise games, just pure night of fun and music. You could tell by the way he croons the audience that he really loves what he do. He had just one quick pause to catch his breath and off he went singing one hit after the other. The setlist I was following was almost perfect if only for one or two songs I didn't knew he would do. One was the duet with our local talent Renee (who was said to be also performing on the Singapore leg) which I have yet to find. They did Lucky too, and IIRC Jason already did last 2013 with another local singer as well. Renee was, and I've been vocal about this, sings in an Indie Girl style I abhor to the core. But to her benefit, her voice is clean, you couldn't h...

I've always wanted to watch this show in full ever since I've seen it in when I was really young at Diva (I think). So colored me excited when I saw this also available in Amazon Prime! I immediately started watching episode to episode after I finished The Office and it was an amazing experience. Watching it in 2019 the jokes still land and I felt like I've went through the past years of my life, Psych is just rife with pop culture it's impossible not to relate to what was happening at the moment. I particularly loved the London episode because Gus was such a Potterhead and the Twin Peaks parody of sorts (which is in my To Watch list since forever). Psych started with a really simple plot. Shawn Spencer and Burton "Gus" Guster are best friends who started a detective agency only that Shawn pretends to be a psychic (hence Psych) and lends their services to the Santa Barbara Police Department to solve (mostly) murder cases. Together with Shawn's f...

It was such a sad day I even hated how the sun shone too bright Today is truly unfortunate. I write to you in hopes that maybe when you're older and can read and you stumble upon this post appreciate this small time capsule I've prepared for you.  I was one of your Papa's office friends. In all the years he's been with us we've shared a lot of things. We played the same games. We used to play Castle Clash at lunch time. We lost interest in that and then lately we've started playing Pokemon Go. He even gave me some pokemons that are hard to catch. We collectively watch almost the same shows. I remembered him saying he used to watch Friends a lot of times way back in college. But for now (as of) we're fans of Game of Thrones. I know he's preparing for the season ender, but then... Last night I was even rehearsing in my head how when he's cleared of the hospital I'd kid him how he would shrug the accident off just so he could finish t...

Based on a Shakesperian tragedy Coriolanus, Coriolano is it's Filipino adaptation which as I've researched performed as in Wikipedia in times of political turmoil. Talk about being extremely timely. As much as I would like to delve into that there's too much noise around it already so let's just discuss the play instead. *Spoilers at this paragraph down here: Here's a compressed plot: Coriolano was a courageous Roman general who was enjoying success on merit. His downfall started when he was pushed by his mother to politics unto which his detractors defeat him through gossip and lies which again wasn't a difficult feat because he was already infamous among the masses being impatient towards them and short tempered. At his lowest he found himself amongst the enemies, joined them to defeat the Romans until his mom Volumnia convinces him to spare them. This obviously didn't sit well with the side who held him up at his lowest and so he was killed. S...

Some weeks back I've now gotten a new pair of glasses. The one I currently use already have recognizable scratches and I thought maybe it's time for another prescription. The one nearest my house is Ojo but I don't get a lot of good reviews from there and I am not keen in buying from the traditional ones too (EO, Vision Express) for a very good reason I'd say in a bit. I ended up going to Owndays since it's on my walking route. I'm anxious in going to shops where there are more assistants than buyers so it took a long time to finally look around. When I did I just decided to suck it up and look at some frames. I was so nervous in fact that I got one of the first frames I was presented. Not until my eye exam was over did I ask if I could still change frames because I fondly remember it not framing my face well. I'm not sure if my assistant hated that I chose a frame almost 2k less but hey, in all fairness to me I did end up with something that lo...