H.K. - Day 6

Sunday, I've written about this before, the rush of the morning. But where I am right now (in Hong Kong...duh) church doesn't start until 11am and band practice is at 10am. so there is no need to rush like we do at home.

Today we all got ready reasonably quickly, so we had time to catch the M.T.R today. We arrived halfway through the band practice, and they asked Nicole to play in band as she plays the piano.

The service was good but since Nicole and Bernard go to a Chinese speaking church it's a bit hard to grasp and understand unless you have an interpreter, thankfully Bernie was preaching today so he spoke in English and was interpreted.

Once church was finished we left practically straight away as our day was busy, Bernie and I were going to Wan Chai to look for an MP3 player, then were off to a friends birthday party!

First stop, Wan Chai. Wan Chai is known for, what Aussies might call a computer fair except this thing is not one Sunday a month but constant everyday mall for people who want brand and cheap.

Just to clarify that last statement, when brand and cheap go together usually it means 'fake', but this stuff is the real deal although I don't recommend going unless your with someone who knows what they are doing. It is busy, tight and crowded.

As we weaved our way through the crowds and stands stopping occasionally to look at a window. It was hard to find what we were looking for, in terms of a NON-ipod, just an MP3 player with a screen capable of downloading from itunes.

In the end we found 2 options and I'm now deciding which one I want. After our long walking expedition we made our way to the birthday party. It wasn't that far away so we hopped on the M.T.R once again, but not for long, the we were off again, half walking, half running our way to the entry of one of the most gorgeous 5-star hotels I have ever seen (not that I've seen many), The Conrad Hotel - Hong Kong.

As we made our way to one of the deluxe couches, I tried to take in everything, the chandelier, valets with their cute little hats, it just wasn't something you (or well me anyway) saw everyday.

We hadn't been sitting down for that long before Nicole and Lana's cab arrived and we hurried out to meet them. The party was really nice, we had a buffet lunch/afternoon tea. There was soo much food, even if you finished a plate of food that was on the buffet they would just replace it!

So all in all we were so full that we didn't even eat dinner. We sat around in the evening we were going to watch Tomb Raider except it didn't work so we watched an episode of Numb3rs.

For the rest of the evening we pretty much just sat around, because we didn't feel like doing anything else after our busy day.

Tomorrow, Monday what will it hold for me?

Happy Birthday to ME! (2 days till H.K.)

Today is a special day, a milestone, a memory... Today is the first of many hopefully happy days as a teenager.

So happy birthday to me, I'm not 103 but thirteen today!

Just to let you know before I go eat my VERY delicious dinner, the party was awesome! And thanks to my wonderful father we were able to have a home theatre for a night!

And also to warn you NEVER under any circumstance watch 'Bran Nue Day' it is NOT worth watching not bad just lame, not stereotyping Aussie movies or anything but this is just HORRIBLE!

In comparison or not even comparison Alice in Wonderland was GREAT, it was really, really good. It's a great family movie and I totally recommend it to everyone!

And to end on another happy note, my birthday was also AWESOME fun, I spent the day shopping in Wollongong with some friends from church.

Also to send a BIG thank-you to everyone out there today for the calls and pressies I appreciate you and your thoughts.

The Countdown Begins...

The countdown begins! One day till my party, three days till my birthday and five days till I go to Hong Kong!

Wow, everything is getting close now...even still reality hasn't completely set in yet, and I don't think it will until friends start to arrive, presents are opened and I board that big ol' plane.

But even with everything going on I will make time to write to you dear readers! =D

Hmm, what else should I mention... oh yeah Koorong was GREAT!

If you don't know me and are just simply reading my blog (which I don't think is like likely...let me know if you are) I LOVE music and I have a new fave artist Sarah Reeves, y'all should check her out.

But other than her I got three other artists as well, Krystal Meyers, Revive and Barlowgirl...all great artists as well.

Not much else, be sure to fill y'all in soon about my part-ay and travels in Hong Kong!