Dec 22 is 'winter solstice'. Supposed to be the shortest day of the year! My workplace lets us leave the office by 4pm, and also this time on Xmas Eve.... ?! And my relatives here had a dinner which sadly I could not attend.
(Although last Saturday ... Stephen finally met my relatives for a home cooked meal. He loved the food and ate a lot of fresh seafood and veggies. Plus their cooking is awesome as well, but the trip a bit far)
I spent a day in Shenzhen China on business trip. My blackberry didn't work well there! and my china mobile people sim card ran out of money (have to refill in HKG). So being unplugged for a day was TORTURE!! The train ride is over an hour from Kowloon Tung to the border (there are two checkpoints), then a short walk across the bridge and taxi ride to my office in China. Rightly or wrongly, I cannot sleep on such trips. Maybe I fear getting robbed; not of money, but of my HKID or Passport! As I need to go more often, I will slowly ease my fears of the Mainland... even I intentionally dress a bit too casual to avoid getting mugged in daylight (Shenzhen supposedly is not safe especially for women). On the positive side, had very good meetings with my internal support team , then a few customer meetings - which were long overdue. The thing about Shenzhen is that nobody is from Shenzhen; all are migrant workers to this thriving 'pearl river delta' region.
Off to Japan in 24 hours. Can't wait to snowboard! BUT will be unplugged again as I enter the CDMA world - argh. (We finally unpacked some stuff in our new apartment, but haven't quite packed up our service apartment yet....returning on Dec 31 will be a disaster)
MERRY CHRISTMAS TO MY FAMILY & FRIENDS. MISS YOU ALL!
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