4 weeks in HK

Friday again... Time flies. And after 4 weeks in my toy filled office (situated in the tallest building in the picture), I feel I am starting to get somewhat a grasp of things both inside and outside these walls.

However, I am very aware of that there are an immense number of things out there for me to discover and explore and that I most likely will get confused, surprised (like finding out that IKEA only sells short beds in Asia, meaning that I more or less will be sleeping with my toes outside the bed…) and frustrated on many occasions. All I am saying is that some things are starting to feel familiar and I think I now can imagine ever so slightly how my new life here in Hong Kong will look like. And I like what I see! And it feels great to be able to say that, cause imagine what a nightmare it would be otherwise.

The city is full of feminine dressed short girls in high heels. And I walk around feeling more or less like a ugly dresses giant in comparison to them (even though I'm actually making an effort... ).
I certainly do not draw attention to myself at all by the male gender - I’m too big for the Asian guys, and the westerners find the small, petite and pretty little black haired girls with brown eyes very exotic (and don’t get me wrong, I definitely understand them, the pretty girls over here are sooo beautiful…), so all eyes are on them. This means that I can not make use of my blond Swedish charm, and that’s a change as I’m overseas, because that is usually where it works the best… But honestly, I don’t mind, cause that means that I really can turn my attention to something us girls really love to do… yes you are correct… shopping!

I promise you, I could easily walk up to our finance manager at work everyday and say: could I have a cash advance please?! (and even that wouldn't be enough….) Oh my god… please save me from this sin… and please give me strength to stand up to these immoderate temptations… or just give me more money! (now that would be the easiest solution I think, and also the most favourable one for me… :-))

The city also appeals immensely to my esthetically eye. The bars and the restaurants for instance are all beautifully decorated and very cool looking, so a lot of money must be put in to the design. And at night the city line must be one of the most beautiful in the world.

Time to go. Think a 90 min massage will put me in a good mood for the weekend.
Talk to you later.