Almost holiday.

Only a few more days to go and I'm off to Finland! Two weeks of relaxing will do me good. I'm sure I will find the general scenery very relaxing and good for resting my mind. Not too many distractions around to mess up my zen-like concentration. All nice, all peaceful, all boring: just what I need right now.

To be honest, with my time here I've grown more distant to Finland. Of course my family and friends are still there but aside from those, there is very little for me there. It is a dull place, really, it is.

I was just thinking yesterday what if I now had to suddenly move back to Finland, and I have to say, I found that to be a really repulsive thought. Just the thought of having to go back... No, not going to happen. Not anytime soon. This is my home now and this is where my life is.

I understand people who like/love Finland, I do. There are a lot of good things there and things to cherish. And I do look forward going there for my vacation. However, I wait as eagerly to get back to HK. Anyway, I think this is one of those matters of personal opinion and personal experience. People who haven't been outside Finland, lived in a foreign country can't really know how it goes; and aside from experience you still need to be the kind of person who actually appreciates living somewhere else.

Anyways. Going to Finland. Huzzah!

I hope the weather will be nice. At least it'll be nicer since I know it won't be hot. Actually, I don't even mind if it rains because it won't be as warm and I would like to have at least one or two days when it's actually cool enough for me to wear a jacket! What luxury! Wearing a jacket!

One of the biggest problems in Hong Kong in terms of clothing is that you can buy all sorts of cool, trendy, fashionable stuff but you really need to plan whether you can wear them at all. This is especially true with jackets and long-sleeve-shirts. For most part of the year, it's too warm to wear anything more than a t-shirt... and even a t-shirt is usually too much. Honestly, most days you need to change shirts at least once; usually twice.

What about pants then? Well, when it comes to foreigners, wearing shorts will instantly label you as a tourist. Am I a tourist? No. So, I don't wear shorts.
Therefore I walk around wearing jeans or other long trousers or what ever.
I don't know how much it actually helps but at least some of the hawkers tend to leave me alone. Not all of them, however, not enough of them. I need some Hawker Repellent Bat-Spray.

I have been planning a "day as a tourist" in Hong Kong so that I could bravely wear shorts, take my camera and take some nice pictures, and go about Hong Kong as only a tourist can. So far I've been reluctant to do so, however. I don't really like tourists that much here and I don't want to be associated as one. It's a stupid prejudice, I know, but I can't help it. Disagree with me; I don't care. Call me an asshole; I'll agree. Tourists suck.

Anyway, I'm leaving to Finland Friday morning. A nice 9 hours in a fully-packed sardine-can awaits. Can't wait! I hope the in-flight-movie's good at least. Then a few weeks of relaxing in a backwater city of 20,000 in a (hopefully) good weather, trying to put HK out of my mind for a while and enjoy the company of family and friends. Then another 9 hours back to HK, and back to living the life I've grown to like. Yes. This will be my vacation.

On a side-note: I uploaded a few pictures to Camera Obscura.

Dick: "Gosh, Economics is sure a dull subject."
Bruce: "Oh, you must be jesting, Dick. Economics dull? The glamour, the romance of commerce... Hmm. It's the very lifeblood of our country's society."