So about 3pm, my manager comes to tell me I'm leaving on the first flight out the next day to HK, to renew my visa (or ship back to the states...) and all I could say was, "Oh. oooooohhhhh. TOMARROW??"
My visa was expiring saturday, and we had planned to leave the country one day prior, so I was taking my time packing all my things. There was an extremely unexpected chance of obtaining a visa b/c of the Olympics and paraolympics. So we decided it best to just pack everything in case we couldn't get back into the country.
So now I'm freaking out because not only do I have to pack everything I own, but I also have to pack n bring over big heavy company stuff, and make sure I have the proper arrangements legally and itenerary for travel. AND it's with my colleague, who was out of the office that evening, which meant the whole trip basically was my responsibility.
The COO took good care and made sure to book us hotel and flight, and the proper stuff. and he also yelled, "DO YOU HAVE ANY SNACKS??" across the office because he needs to eat at 7:30pm everyday otherwise his body get mad, he says. And he's on the phone with our marketing agent, "Me and kristina here are eating these yummy pink snacks. She's coming to Hong Kong to help you out....."
After that shocker, and insanity and hauling giant rolls of stickers into cabs, it was about 8pm and I was starving and so like any hunger driven human I went to the corner store for juice and chips. They gave me an amount of money in cash for the trip, which i had in a clear plastic envelop with my travel docs, and I said to myself, "Don't put this down. It has lots of money in it." But I needed my wallet, and had my purse on my elbow and my goods in my other elbow. So I had to put it down. I mean, I put it right in front of me in my constant eye sight. So how could I forget it?
Well I walked to my apt eating my chips and when I get there the courier is there, right on time with my plane tickets. And the papers and cash are where? at the corner store. of course, kristina. I dropped my chips and ran.
That evening was a whirlwind, Karen who i had a dinner date with brought me crab she made, and Timon got me pink flowers, and my roomate stayed up with us eating chocolate and ice cream and trying not to worry.
fast forward through the joint office in Tsim sha Tsui, making new friends, and how its actually a showroom, so when there were clients we had to sit outside, one the chairs being behind the receptionist's desk (there was none) I sat there with my laptop, and forever people came in speaking to me in cantonese and i was like, "I dont' work here, sorry"
Met up with a classmate from CCA, ken, ate thai and walked around Mon kok. Ken was wearing purple, and his hair was growing out so it had a curl, like Elvis. But I didn't tell him that. it was pretty cool! we were amazed at the cluttering of stuff, lights, and stuff, and slept well.
There was much complication over flying dates times, tickets that were not changable, and hotels. I will not explain it. I stayed in 4 different places in 4 nights, and literally dragged my suitcase all over hong kong with me. and now my arm is stronger.
Then we hit disneyland!!!!! We took millions of pictures, rode only the best rides, and had fun! We're doing some disney products, if you must know.... I really love the costumes during the parade!!!! The jellyfish man had these tall extended hats on and tons of tentacles, and they were jump spinning and the tenctacles were going everywhere, and it was awesome and goofy. It was a pretty crazy parade. And i'm from san francisco. J/K. Hot pink bejewled T-shirts, and sunflowers on stilts; a cross eyed woody, and people with smiles plastered on their faces.
Later we visited Tarzan's treehouse, where we got in a argument whether the elephants were real or not. "Of course their real!!!!" I exclaimed. Well, they hadn't moved after 2 hours. I was wrong.
That night I met up with my cousin's cousin, Chris and we had mexican and frozen yogurt in the long escalator area. That was pretty rad. It gets a 9 outta 10 for cool places to be. Casual, social, colorful, and inspiring type of environment.
And on saturday, went biking from tai wai to shim ta about 3-4 hours with chris' friendy friends. met a lot of nice people, and saw a quieter more undeveloped beautiful side of Hong Kong. Thanks chris!
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