Caine Mansion, Le Caine Mansion, Caineway Mansion. I noticed most older buildings anglicize their names by calling them "Mansions". The irony? They are NOT mansions!
Anyway we are in the final home stretch of locking down a permanent home from Jan 2011 onwards. Down to <4 units in midst of two parallel negotiations!
On another front, we had a busy weekend. First on Friday with Karaoke in TST for Simon's birthday; quite local crowd but a good time. Then bright and early on Saturday...we trekked BACK to TST area to have lunch with my Uncle Chee from Singapore (working in Dongguan) and Aunt Doris (they are cousins). Great food and lovely weather/views of harbour. Drinking beer at noon after being hung over is never a good idea; ask Stephen. Then we went to "In-town" outlet mall near China Ferry Terminal to buy a few clothes; great deal on suits and tops. The back to Hong Kong side for another QUALITY , meticulous hair-cut!! If you recall my earlier blog, YES there are diligent and thorough hair cutters in Hong Kong! Booked a few hotels for our Japan snowboarding trip over Xmas... then I crashed on Saturday evening from exhaustion!
Today is Sunday. Woke up early for more apartment hunting with the company's agent (he isn't great, actually). Then a long lunch with Stephen's Toronto friends Cynthia and Ian. She just returned from Nepal and India for Everest trek and Yoga teaching school. Then walked to mid-levels to debate our housing counter offers. Then a long happy hours drinks with a couple from Beijing/Xi'an China to practice our Mandarin. They are heading to US for MBA next year so want to practise their English!
Tired. Have to work a bit tonight, then pack for Toronto. I'll be in Toronto from Monday to Friday this week. Wish us luck on our housing bids!!!
Happy Sunday!
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