funky specs for me?
just went to the optician and i realized that 'in'-est frames now are cool plastic jap/italian plastic frames that come in all shapes and colors... and they really look pretty funky =P made a more normal-looking one, but also tried on all the cool funky ones... actually wearing specs can be quite fun =) and so much more convenient than wearing contacts, perfect for lazy ppl like me.
and so i tried on this bright purple one which actually looked not bad. and a bright blue and orange one... and white opaque plastic ones (not the primary sch type!) i was so tempted to buy them... but then again might be wasting money cos after the fad is over i'll be left with really odd-looking specs haha. i want to do something fun, but then i dun want ppl to think that i go to halloween parties everyday or something... but i also realized that i am gradually growing more bochap about what ppl think of me... that's progress. so maybe i should really consider buying those bright purple ones.... =P

Snippets of my holiday

somehow seeing these dingy old buildings in hong kong shows never really left deep impressions on me. only goin to the place itself and seeing how some ppl live, did i really realize how cramped the living quarters of a sizeable portion of the population can be. there are many buildings much worse than this. though a little unsightly, but i thought they were really unique.
a bit random, but this pic was taken while scaling the 264 steps to the Tian Tan Buddha at Lantau Island, Hong Kong. It's apparently the largest bronze seated outdoor Buddha in the world. Lantau Island is really mountainous and i thought it was interesting to have marble(?) handrail (hmm or whatever u call it) against some really pretty trees... unfortunately the extremely bad weather made everything a lil foggy. but in the end it kinda created a nice overall effect.

Hong Kong actually has a really pretty skyline... and buildings on Hong Kong Island look really nice when you look across the bay from Kowloon. This was taken behind a tall glass panel on a walkway linking a shopping mall to the MTR... i'm pretty impressed by Hong Kong's MTR =P haha and talk about Singapore being crowded... it's even more impossible to escape from the crowds in Hong Kong. It has twice Singapore's population; and even though it has a bigger land area, only a small area is habitable... supposedly less than what we use. and no wonder they have really really high rise residential buildings and extremely small units.

i am melting in hong kong... haven't been doing that much really, but some memorable sights/experiences include getting droplets of water falling on you at random spots and getting scolded by dad for being silly when attempting to figure out where random drops came from (from older airconditioners suspended outside residential units above the shophouses); the old dingy residential blocks scattered all around the city... hong kong's also a lot more mountainous than i expected it to be... dun really think it's a place i would like to live in, but i definitely dun dislike it. it definitely has a lot of character...

with a well-intentioned but really rather naggy and risk-averse dad who suggested cancelling the trip for fear of typhoons hitting Hong Kong, a mum pissed with a prefer-to-stay-at-home dad and a sis not used to walking for long periods of time, i wonder what my mini getaway with my family to Hong Kong will be like? it's been like nearly ten years since the whole family went on a holiday together... and i'm really rather scared that i'm so used to travelling with frens that i will not enjoy myself... sometimes i really wonder if i'm getting really self-centred. but aiyah, am trying to be optimistic about it and it's a chance for me to spend time with my family members... will still attempt to blog when i'm there.. but if not, i'll be back on Thursday =P