Leave on the eve

Finally on leave after a long run - feel like such a relief, like a total relaxation after a long run.

Felt like walking around but just felt so damn sleepy.

It's the eve - my life change forever soon.

iPhone blogging

Yet another attempt at mobile blogging

Launched: New-look "The Meichov's"
新形象 ‘美周富思’



Check it out here: meichow.topcities.com

Still in "beta" testing but was eager to get it out to you guys - check it out, it'll be updated over these few weeks!

Hope ya like the new-look ... chatterbox still there for ya'll comments!

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Please be advised that you have been put on notice about The Meichov's: Revamp.

通告：美周富斯在改善中。

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Some friends call me ‘Made in Australia’ - but I don’t think I’ve ever understood the true meaning of that.

It’s not until you immerse yourself in a different environment and culture - that putting yourself into “other’s shoes” - do you see yourself in a different light ... and indeed, “learn” about yourself.

I learnt about myself today.

In fact, when I think about it, I’ve been learning about myself for the past few months that I’ve come to settle here - yes, it’s quite strange.

Asian countries and Western countries are certainly very different. I’ve discovered that the latter entrusts in its people a lot of trust and freedom (having grown up in one of course) whereas the former instils a more rigid and almost disciplinary code on its people - I’m not talkin’ about no Communist shit, this is about a more subtle characteristic embedded in the Asian culture.

But it can be a good thing. The widespread ‘freedom’ that is often entrusted to the mortals of Western societies may go unwatched or complacent, leading to ‘too much of a good thing’. So in that sense, left unreigned, is also a bad thing.

But when one calls for greater freedom, there is great frustration in the (subtlely) restrictive and ‘childish’ attitude adopted by Asian culture. Please let it be known: we are not kindegarten students. But it doesn’t matter, they seem to treat you like that anyway. Excessive rules for its people, has led to a dumbing down and an oppression, unfortunately.

Hong Kong is perhaps one of the most diverse and ‘multi-cultural’ attitude’d cities in Asia - so certainly it is no stranger to foreign ideals and behaviour. When you are hangin’ out at LKF or mixing only with your tortoises from UK, Canada, Australia, NZ - there is no problem, there is none of that sense. But throw yourself one day at the local environment and you may suddenly feel a slight sense of frustration. Certainly it’s something I’ve never noticed before - but ‘that’s how they do things here’ ... and apparently it works!

And to think we were ‘true blue’ Honkies ...