what have you been up to....? (this is awkward).
yes, i'm sorry i didn't write you back...but i've been...well...busy.
no, i'm not trying to make excuses...
yes, of course you're important to me...
[and so on...]
i have been a bad blogger, to the extent that i don't think i can even call myself a blogger any longer, or refer to this thing as a 'blog'.
what went wrong, you may or may not ask?
was it work? travel? modelling?
yes, a little, and n/a.
mainly, what i think happened when i wasn't looking, was that this place all of sudden became home.
crazy, right?
if you'd asked me a year ago, i'm pretty sure i would have considered this place little more than a 2-year excursion from Canadaland. yet, as you get into the flow of this place - the bars, the restaurants, the ease of getting around, the lack of house work, it kinda doesn't suck...at all. not to mention, in as least dickish a manner as i can, the club that we are now proudly members of, does not hurt the scorecard. our weekly routine sees us there for at least one game of tennis, a few rounds of drinks, a couple workouts at a real gym, and of course, the high society. dickish.
a quick rundown of the last few months -
1. the in-laws came for a visit. greatest guests ever. the weather did not agree so much.
2. softball playoffs saw our team win the consolation final (without me). a blessing for them.
3. aline with the raise - to my 'go fish'.
4. romo got fatter (more to love)
5. a couple of little jaunts to Australia & Taiwan
with the latter in mind, Oz (Sydney to be specific) was a pretty amazing place. what always seemed like an inconceivably long journey from Canada, is a delicious 10-hour flight from Hong Kong, which sadly seems like a layup compared to HK>TO. the weather couldn't have been any better during our stay; the throbbing sun casting its rays on us for the entire week. we found it to be very similar to Vancouver, very chill, very green, with a coastal walk similar to the seawall that stretches from the Harbour Bridge all the way through to the mecca of Bondi beach. caught a ballet at the Opera House, and i'm very comfortable to admit that it was the greatest ballet i have ever seen (lifetime ballets attended = 2). it is easy to assume that the cliches are all true Down Under. let's see...
Did - see some 'Roos in the wildwe retreated to the beach in Manly for a day, and rented a car to hit up wine country for an overnight as well. it was my first time cruising on the left-side....drove that thing like a boss. and, unlike previous foreign rental car experiences, we managed to avoid any crashes or damage. a great trip, we will definitely be back.
Did Not - get challenged to box one
Did - eat some crocodile (thought it was chicken)
Did Not - have anyone offer us any shrimp on the barbie
Did - drink a lot of cider (btw, i like cider now)
Did Not - consume any Fosters...didn't even see any actually
on to Taiwan.....where do I begin...?
whoa whoa...easy big fella, that's enough for one quarter.
i'll just let the pictures takeover from here....
Sydney
Taiwan
