It's been a hectic one month - or actually a few months. I hope that with the summer coming, things will ease up and there will be more time also for other stuff than just work and sleep. Of course I can't blame all on work but it's a definite factor. I've had a bit free time which I've been using to my best ability to either rest, or discover new things in Hong Kong. I must say, the latter has become less and less frequent with rest taking more of the spare time I have - but that's simply because after work I've just been unarseable to do anything.
With that said, let's get back to matters at hand.
As mentioned, summer is heading our way. While I just received word that in Valkeakoski it was -1 degrees Celsius this morning, in Hong Kong we're enjoying 27-30 degrees.
Here's a 7-day forecast from our friends at the Hong Kong Observatory:
So we won't be freezing too badly here, as the poor mucks in Finland. Of course, however, getting the warm weather means a world of pain for me. I'm very, very well adapt for cold weather and winter in Hong Kong was just awesome - but I am one of the least compatible of humans to hot weather. So, it's back to t-shirts and sweating like a Schwein for me. Fun times.
One definite bonus of summer in Hong Kong is the blue sky. Blue sky makes me happy. Blue sky is a sign of a nice day. Blue blue blue. Of course blue sky also means it much hotter because the sun is shining straight on us without the protective cloud/smog defense shield to guard us. But it looks mighty awesome. The thing is, during winter we don't have that many sunny days. The weather may be clear, but there is a shroud of clouds covering us most of the time.
But that's all there is to it at this point. No more jabbering about weather.
Within the last few months so many things have happened that it pains me to leave them out all together. Seems such a silly idea to start telling about events long-gone as if they were something new and amazing. So, how about some current events, eh?
Thank you Schweppes! I just found a bottle of grapefruit soda from a close-by 7eleven and it's delicious! Why so happy, you ask? Well, aside from Coke, Pepsi and some basic soda's like 7-up and such, it's really hard to find additional soda flavors here. Ask about all the funky green tea we have, sure, but a decent soda... *sigh*
Actually, a lot of Western foodstuff is hard to come by in Hong Kong. Surprisingly so, actually. I've started to like cooking again after a while of McDonald's and other crap. However, the age-old problem remains persistent; that is, the western foodstuff.
For example, try finding some cream other than whipped cream. Try finding some proper bread other than toast or Chinese crap buns. It can't be done. The list goes on and on but without a context I can't come up with a longer one just now. However, it seems every time I want to cook something western style, there are at least a few food items missing that force me to improvise to some extent. Of course it's fun to try new things - but sometimes I'd rather try the old things, and have that old-home feeling. Well, sucks.
I'm quickly becoming a master of fusion kitchen - balancing between east and the west.
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