Richmond - bigger than you think?

I was very pleased to find out that we have over 14,000 people living in Richmond. I thought that it was pretty cool until someone pointed out that my school in chch had about 2,000 pupils. That means it's only 7 of my old high school! oh dear, at least we can say that we're down to earth...

My cousin Lin and I went to the richmond summer yesterday. This market occurs once a year. Managed to score some bargains at the secondhand book stall. woo hoo!

I'm meeting up with my dear friend Yasmin today. She's young, beautiful, intellegent with a wonderful heart for God. hehehe, almost sounds like a personal.

I'm blogging while in my dining room in Richmond with 3 people in the ajoining kitchen. There are few moments when I'm alone in the house. It's not actually a big thing, quite a pleasant contrast to being home alone in chch. I'm constantly getting interrupted but oh well :)

home sweet home

It's so good to be back in NZ. Just walking into my house. It has a distinctive home smell to it, not stinky, just homely. It's sooo incredible to be back home. It's really late yet I'm not sleepy. There just seems to be a lot that needs doing.

Traveling is fun but it's soooo good to be home. One of the things that I LOVE about traveling is coming home. I appreciate it more everytime :)

hmmm, restlessness. It's 2am but I'm not ready for bed. strange. Oh well. I'm going to sort through my mail now. Maybe that will help.

good bye Hong Kong

It's so sad. I had lots and lots of cool things to write about when I was in HK but I was so busy with all the cool things that I didn't actually have time to write about it. HK was fantastic for so many reasons. The vibe, the ppl, the food, the real coffee, the pampering and just all the fun that is waiting to be had.

For once in my life, I felt like I belonged. You see, there are lots of expats in HK and many of them are asian looking (like myself). I met asians from England, Whales, Canada, Australia, NZ... you get the picture. They were either born in a western country or grew up in one. Proud to see an asian when they looked in the mirror but very aware that they were pretty white on the inside.
On top of this...

There were plenty of Christians that drank. I don't mean drinking til you're drunk, but ones that could appreciate a few drinks. Going out and doing the usual things that I enjoy and being on a similar wavelength to myself. It was great.

Tues- I went to Macau for the day. You actually have to get your passport stamped cos it's an international destination. Different currency too. Sorta funny that my first portugese experience was in Macau, only a 1 hour boa ride from HK.