DAY 13

A New Day, a New Beginning. And after an awesome holiday, this new day was to bring a new beginning to a certain hollowness in the heart! ;)

But no, it wasn’t that bad. I seem to have somehow overcome my fear of myself.

Btw, this is the 13TH day in HK and it passes with not much pain or difficulty. Got up as I ought to and was out on time. In the bus, on my to the office, I couldn't help notice, how stupidly disciplined are the drivers here. No one changes their lane without giving a blinker and they move in straight lines. How boring? No car I have seen has dimples of any sort and traffic police are more concerned with parked cars than the ones on the road.

The maximum pollution in this city, I assume is due to cigarette smoke. The AC buses seem to be running on air, 'cause they just don’t have any emissions nor do most of the cars. Smoking in buildings and cars is prohibited and attracts a penalty of HKD 5000. Cool figure. Almost every stupid offence has this common fine value. Though I am yet to see someone being caught for something wrong and being fined!! ;) Evil me!! :D

(However, I hope I never land up in that category of fine payers!! :P)

And yeah, I finally realised that we aren't suppose to press clothes, but iron them!! :)) That's because, after numerous attempts to explain my apartment's room service that I need a press, to press my clothes, the person at the other end said, that we'd suggest you one for yourself, because we don’t have it in our inventory. It then struck my mind that the press in my language is the ubiquitous iron. ;)

Heights!! In Delhi I have been to heights of 7th floor and 14th floor and likewise and they were high. Here I live on the 14th Floor and it certainly doesn’t seem high. Now picture this. I work at 40th Floor and choppers fly past the building. It hardly seems too high and neither does stuff seem out of place. How regular!! ;)

The flat rate buses are one thing I hate the most and the metros are just too quick. It seems I have got plenty to make you feel jealous for!! ;)

One realises his/her stature when you stand on an open road overlooked by numerous tall structures.

Ohh, now I know, why did I notice so much in one day. Today was sandwiched between two holidays and that certainly doesn’t make things good!! ;) But not too bad either.

I like some days off between too much of fun! ;)

Hey, it's not over yet. Will be back to describe the peak again!!