The Spa

As told in my last post, I went to China for a spa yesterday. We left early in Hong Kong standards 11:00 AM to take the train too Lo Wu, the border of China and Hong Kong. I was told no to bring anything valuable so I left everything at home including camera. No pictures...

To get in China was quite the hassle. I showed my passport 5 times and filled more than 6 forms. I find this all quite strange, for a country claiming to be the centre of the world they are not even possible to efficiently let a tourist inside for one day? I understand to show my passport and fill in a form or two but this was ridiculous!

Finally after all the paperwork I was in China. Boy oh Boy, I was getting harassed by women who want to take me to their spa. Luckily I had Alex's dad taking the defense, he had already arranged a bus and spa.

The spa was luxurious. Maids all over the place. I had a feeling I was in a palace. After the sauna and hot tub I had a foot massage. Soon I received the full body massage. For the first time in my life, my foot touched my nose. A few muscle stretches and bone cracking my body was in full rest.

By the time everything was finished it was already 10:00 PM. Leaving China again the hassle, less than coming in. Showed my passport two times and had to fill in two forms.

Well, this was my massage day. Keep the blog in check.

TyKH

29th of June

As promised, here is a list of what I've purchased so far in Hong Kong.

Sony Vaio Notebook SR46GD;

13.3 Inch, Intel Duo Core 2,53 GHZ, HD 320 GB, 4 GB RAM, Ati Radeon HD 4750 and Windows Vista Business 64 Bit

Olympus Camera u-1070

Casio Edifice

And some small things; couple of shirts, jeans, car charger.

The day before yesterday I went to the cinema to see Transformers 2: Revenge of the Fallen. Thee Chinese sub didn't bothered me at all while I was watching the movie. I've got to say: the movie was incredible!! It has outdone itself and the first one. Way above my expectations. The fights between our autonomous robotic lifeforms were more intense and more brutal. Optimus Prime finally gets the respect he earns in this movie. In my opinion he simply got his ### kicked by Megatron.

As for today, I will be visiting China for a spa. Massage, hottub, sauna all inclusive :D.

Due the fact I can connect to 'someone's open WiFi, I can keep the blog updated while i'm here ;)

Keeping you posted...

TyKH

Update

Yes, finally I've the time to update the blog.

My journey hasn't started the way it should've been. While we were driving the highest score you can make with throwing darts on the German Highway, I realised I forget my camera!!! A real bummer.

After a night sleep at Alex's aunt we went to Frankfurt to catch a the plane for a 11 hour long flight. It went al smoothly and arrived in one piece at Hong Kong airport. What was exeptional is that the landingsstrip is in the bay so I already had a nice view. I wish I could share the experience but as said earlier, my camera is not here.

The uncle of Alex was waiting for us and brougt us to Alex's place of stay. Arriving at her house the beautiful scene of Hong Kong didn' became reality. The appartments which are 40 floors high are old, very old. While this is called the New Nerritory (Tsuen Wan) the buildings are over 30 years old. The paint is almost completely washed off. We were early ( 7:00 am). We took a long nap and went to my place. Alex's family who offered the room were very nice nice, great hospitality. The room itself was small, very small. 3Mx3Mb if not smaller.

Later on the day we bought the Octopus. The octopus is the public transportation card for the use of metro, busses and many many more. The Netherlands could take a lesson or two how this is implemented.

We visited Mang Kok. Mang Kok is the central point is the New Territory for shopping :). I also got to see the Sony Store. Very important for my Sony Vaio purchase.

Mang Kok, actually whole Hong Kong, is crowded and busy. Slow walking which irritates me to this day, blocking my path constantly.

Up to today i've spent most of my time in Mang Kok due the varieted supply. I've gone to some other neigboorhoods; Sham Shui Po, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kwai Fong and Lan Chin Kok. While Kwai Fong was loaded with electronica (from motherboard up to car chargers) Tsim Sha Tsui had some more exclusive clothing (Calvin Klein, Gucci, Diesel, Luis Vitton).

Wait for my nex post, I'll sum up what I've bought these days. Check below for some pictures..first purchase was new camera.

Departure!

Yes, today is the day: I'm going to Hong Kong. Well, i'm leaving actually Sunday.

Schiphol is an unfriendly airport concerning import. I will be buying a load of stuff for me, myself and I. (oke and a few requests from friends and family). I don't want my electronics to be taking in by Customs.

I will be leaving shortly with my friend Alex riding in his dad car (BMW 3-series, automatic) to Mannheim were his aunt lives. We will have a nice sushi meal there and stay for the night. The following day his uncle will drop us by Frankfurt Airport.

You'll be wondering; Tyndell, how can you update your blog while you're in Hong Kong? Simple, the first or second my first purchase will be a notebook, a Sony Vaio to be more exact :D. I won't be buying it just to keep the blog up to date but I also have some schoolwork to be done. (Graduating end of August).

I have two other "devices" on my list.
- PDA (HTC Touch Pro2)
- MP3 player (Samsung P3)

Price will be AOK I think ;)

I have to leave now, eat some breakfast and then cruising to the Mannschaft!