its already been 2 weeks since my long needed vacation, but still in vacation mode, the bland-ness of canada does get a little boring, but then life cant always be exciting!!! if you don't have boring then exciting would not exist!
in summary, HK was a lot of fun, but theres only so much you can do yourself, and especially with family (esp ones who are older), theres only so many places you can walk to, but it was still amazing, the places in HK itself was enough to keep me amazed for a good week, but i think with friends it would be amazing for a few good weeks!
guanzhou has definitely changed a lot, there are no longer bicycles ruling the streets and people actually pay attention to what colour the traffic light is now (well some of them do at least) the food is as exotic as ever! and the shopping is as diversified as ever! it really is starting to make itself as a pirated HK lol... but still a place where you can have lotsa fun! (esp if you have family/friend that can bring you to the hot spots, and generally same generation is preferred)
japan was the gem of the trip, my dream destination for vacation has failed to bore me... i was amazed and dazzled by something new every minute, and was impressed by almost everything that i see, this first encounter only fuelled my need to go to japan a 2nd, 3rd, 4th ad etc times =D as the key in japan is that, if you are looking for bargains, you are looking in the wrong country, but if you are looking for something nice and stylish, just make sure you bring the dough! japan can easily turn into someone's personal financial crisis if not careful, but with careful planning and budgetting high prices can be overcome and a good time is in order! only regret is that i dont know the language... i guess nothing can be perfect... even in the perfect vacation spot, there will be some limitations!
i think having said that, best part of my trip was that i was able to make a friend in HK, heck if i cant go with my friends to HK, why not make one or 2! cuz in a city as dynamic as HK... going about it yourself would be a total waste of what the city has to offer! i'm planning my next trip to hk in around july/august... i know its hot as hell and ticket prices are at its peak... but i'm sure i'll manage... but thats the plan so far!
so starting point #2... destination asia! round 2!
