Kung Hei Fat Choi

as you might have noticed, I love showing off my cantonese knowledge, especially because it helps me to forget that after 4 months here what I wrote so far is basically what I can say :D

what does it mean this time?...buon anno/happy new year/feliz ano nuevo...for the second time this year (so eventually i can start using my red underwear more often hihi)!! the year of the pig has just started and apart from having the advantage of some holidays (monday and tuesday office closed) and overall a relaxing week (mainland China is still celebrating, office closed the whole week for the most important festival of the year hence less work to do even here in HK), it has been nice to take part to some of the local celebrations, like dragon dance, fireworks (wow...can't imagine how many people were there both in Wan Chai and Tsim Sha Tsui to assist to the 30 mins show - unfortunately the camera I bought sucks and the one above is the only decent picture I could take), food (a lot!!!! of course won't talk about drinking this time since i would be monotonous), gambling, etc...and of course red pocket, which is a very curious way for people (married people) to bless the unmarried ones donating them a red envelop with money inside..always good not being married, even on the other side of the world!! LOL

Apart from this, and apart from the fact that in these days my brother and his friend Mattia are in town to make my nights longer (and Mattia in particular has immediately understood the chinese "gom bui" culture giving a wonderful show yesterday :D right?) and my fridge less empty (I guess i have now enough parmesan for the whole year of the pig), the big news is here to come and next week I will finally start (and end) my ski season in Japan, 5 days (2 of which travelling...:s) in Niseko, looking for the best powder in the world - at least that is how they sell it, no doubt i will update you right afterwards with pics and full summary of what happened (hopefully i will come back with no damages..)

Now it's time to leave you again, ready to go out but not till late since tomorrow we will go to Shenzhen to buy some fake dvds (I already saw all of those i bought the last time), bags, belts, socks etc etc..and especially to enjoy some (not full) thai massage at Queens Spa...I am not becoming gay yet, promise!! you should try it!!!

a presto!

gio

P.S. what about the credit card story??? mmm...ehmmm....well not that bad actually, at the end it seems that i only used it twice, around 60 eur in total...it could have been much worse!! anyway next time I will avoid going to that place in those conditions, that is for sure! ;)

Enjoy! :p