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Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2002 00:02:55 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Greetings From Hong Kong!!
Hello all! First and foremost, please forgive my lack of direct correspondence. At the moment, as many of you know, I am abroad in the "City of Life", Hong Kong-as of 1997, a colony returned to the Chinese Republic after 100 years under official British ownership. Anyhow I'll get back to you individually once I get an allowing moment. Make no mistake, Hong Kong is not China-nor was it UK. It is, in its own respect. Hong Kong. Very similar to Singapore in the sense of its Autonomous governing (ironically, being at a very high stage of capitalism-in many ways, even more so then I'm used to seeing in the states)
Ok-are you still with me? I'll revert to simple talk and get the point.
Hong Kong, without debate, holds to its nickname, "City of Life" At any hour of the day or night, there is life to be found-whichever dimension you desire. Got here Saturday evening. Quickly studied the free HKTA (Hong Kong Tourist Authority) transportation and city maps, and made my way into the city via express train from the airport. Like anything modern and new-world, you either have to get on it, or get left behind in the dust. And Hong Kong was/is no exception. One moment, I was napping on comfortable flight 91 of Fin Air, the next I'm in the bustle of Kowloon towers soaring over every angle. The city/territory is fast paced, but fortunately, it is not like Bangkok-but more like Singapore. In the sense that it is not a chaotic urban nightmare. The Subway and overall public transportation is reliable and efficient. The streets are generally clean and safe. The one drawback with high quality of living is a high cost of living. But I pushed my HK dollars to the penny and I live to tell about it. Aaaah, out of time, and I hadn't even told about my little taste of the HK night life. Perhaps I'll do a follow up reflective message with more comments that I lack the time to tell here, I'd love to hear from you all, thanks.
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Date: Fri, 16 Aug 2002 02:17:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Reflections of a world city...
Hello there again,This is just a follow up on my trip--now that I've actually got a moment and decent night's rest.
It was a quick four days but well worth the while.
Reflections, bringing to my face a childhood smile
It was the kind of trip that rejuivinated, motivated, and inspired,
As opposed to the kind that sustain, drain, and spark a dorment fire.
An international city with logic function day by day
For the future, a place w/o a doubt worthy of another stay.
In the heart of a Kowloon street to be found many a barber
Or a peacful ferry ride across the magical Victoria harbor
Or best-high from the ever natural summit of Victoria Peak,
A million dollar view beholds if that is what you seek.
By day, a whirlpool circulation of capital and funds,
By night, a sleepless city with outlets for all who come
And so did I enjoy Hong Kong? You bet! And what's best, you know how, when you have a great vacation somewhere, and then you come back. There are some places that you go and you don't want to go back (home) and it can be a struggle to readjust.
For me coming back and working within hours of my arrival was only hard because I hadn't slept for almost a few days. But all is good on this front now. Future opportunities have come into view for say.
So what's next? All I can say is, that I will purse learning the Chinese language within due time. Not sure, still sitting between which dialect to take on first-Mandarin or Cantonese.
More people speak Mandarin in the world than any other language (over 1 billion). Of course they are mostly mainland Chinese but actually Cantonese seems to be more the more internationally circulated dialect as far as Chinese off the mainland (HK, Singapore,etc.), Well, gotta run for now-take care,
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