Sunday, 5 January 2014

Hong Kong dollars, a decent breakfast, a fading mystery rose and Chinese New Year preparations

Sunshine returned my text of yesterday with a phone call at 8:20 a.m ....Ugh! I was up, but enjoying the first Monday morning on holiday. Rushed to get ready so she could help me find a place to print my flight and hotel reservations, get some Hong Kong dollars, book me a taxi to get to the airport on January 13th.
As usual, when we got to the bank a "set-back:- I MUST SHOW MY PASSPORT TO CHANGE YUAN TO HONG  KONG DOLLARS. Sunshine stayed while I "fast-walked" back to the Dorm. Thirty minutes later, I'm back at the bank- hungry for breakfast and out of breath.
Mission accomplished:

I enjoy the second or (maybe) third "Western style" breakfast in a long time, back at the Dorm.
Through the week, it's usually a banana- and more recently oranges for the Vitamin C (in addition to the 500 gr tablet each day) - or occasionally a boiled egg in the Canteen - eaten on the run to class.
Found REAL "whole wheat" bread recently. Thought I'd died and gone to heaven. It's great toasted!
Must (sadly) de-Christmas my room soon. Will get the room ready for Chinese New Year- IF I CAN FIGURE OUT WHICH WAY IS UP FOR THESE POSTERS??????
Martine? Roy? Any ideas?

My "mystery rose" is starting to fade at the edges. I have not even figured out HOW to ask my "Dorm-mates" where it may have come from? Maybe it was meant for another door??? Who knows.....

2 comments:

  1. Hi Mary,
    No idea on how to hang up your new posters! We just hung ours up and figured somebody would tell us if it was wrong. Nobody ever did! :)
    Enjoy your time off!

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    1. Ha1Ha! Ha! Martine!!! Too funny!
      I will ask the "ayi" (auntie) who keeps us safe in the Dorm

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