September 08, 2003

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A mostly wet and windy

A mostly wet and windy weekend in HK. Saturday morning we spent at home, watachign Monsters Inc for the 400th time. A quick trip to the indoor playroom with the girls before the beautiful Mrs. M and I headed to Pacific Place for some shopping and a movie. PP is a typically over the top shopping mall where having a shop in the mall indicates it must be overpriced. Funnily enough we managed to buy some clothes.

Quick bite at Dan Ryan's, an American style cholesteral factory. We watched "The Italian Job", an advertisement for Minis masquerading as a movie. It was appropriately action paced and plotless - I never saw the original but I am sure it was better. They always are. Afterwards bumped into some friends so invited ourselves to join their dinner/coffee.

Sunday morning went for a walk around the Peak. Stunning views, a flat trail that wasn't too busy. One hundred metres below us was one of the most urbanised environments in the world, but looking down on it we felt like we were in a rainforest. In the afternoon we attend a one-year old birthday party in Stanley. A great combination of noise and cake; only one person was brave enough to go swimming in the pool - the gorgeous JC. She was copmletely nude and having a great time, despite the rain and the stares. The joys of 2 year olds. Mrs. M didn't think it a good idea that I follow JC's example and jump in too.

Mrs. M is off the Shenzhen today for the first time. This is the exploratory trip before we go in for a full blooded attempt to buy everything we can as cheaply as possible. The 10 year old German hunk of junk that is our car again needs repais - this time the driver's side wind screen wiper. Amazing how the car knows what could be the most inconvenient thing and then make it stop.

Glorious weekend sports wise: The Swans get a week off to replenish the batteries during their march towards the Grand Final. I am starting to dream of glory which means it will all end in tears. This should give you an idea of the hype that will start from here.

posted by Simon on 09.08.03 at 09:20 AM in the




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