I sent off my request for a rewards ticket to Hong Kong and if it’s accepted, I’ll leave for Asia on August 18. I plan to stay a full three weeks, eight days in Taiwan, the rest of the time in China. Wish me luck.
July 17, 2005
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By Other Lisa
Okay, I guess I am the first official luck-wisher – much good luck, Richard!
July 17, 2005 @ 8:48 pm | Comment
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By richard
Thanks Lisa. Once I get the tickets in my hand, it becomes real. I’m really doing it.
July 17, 2005 @ 9:07 pm | Comment
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By Gordon
You could always sell your house to your friend and use the money to finance your life until you secure your interests over here.
July 17, 2005 @ 9:45 pm | Comment
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By American man
One step close to your “get back to prison free card?”
July 17, 2005 @ 9:56 pm | Comment
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By Martyn
Re your intinerary. There’s me and pete in Guangzhou and Sam in Shenzhen. I could make it to Hong Kong easily enough though as I don’t think you strictly need to come to GZ/SZ.
Still, I’m glad it’s all happening. Remember, the hardest part of any journey is the cab to the airport. After that everything just clicks into place….
That’s the best advice I ever received. The second part (‘if it doesn’t click into place you can always go home’ doesn’t really apply here as you’ve been to Sing/HK.BJ before).
That’s how I found myself by myself in HK at aged 17. Best thing I ever did.
July 18, 2005 @ 1:34 am | Comment
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By Fat Cat
Richard, best of luck and keep us posted. My HK trip for this year is unfortunately cancelled. Otherwise we may even be able to catch up over a cup of tea.
July 18, 2005 @ 1:40 am | Comment
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By Ivan
When your bags are packed, and just before you’re ready to go out the door, sit down for a minute in silence. That’s an old Russian custom, a very practical one – sit silently for a moment before a long journey, to clear your mind in case you forgot anything.
Works wonders. Also tends to make the long journey more smoothe.
July 18, 2005 @ 3:37 am | Comment
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By Gordon
HAHA..it will also be the last bit of silence you will get to experience for a long time.
July 18, 2005 @ 4:21 am | Comment
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By Ivan
Gordon,
WHAT? WHAT? I can’t hear you, everyone around here is shouting into their cell phones.
Hm, somewhere I saw a spoof of how famous movies might change if the characters had cell phones.
Mel Gibson in Braveheart:
“They will never take our FREE….”
….(brring! his cell phone rings)
July 18, 2005 @ 7:03 am | Comment
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By vaara
“an old Russian custom”
But whatever you do, don’t go back inside to fetch anything you might have forgotten! That’s bad luck. (Не так ли?)
July 18, 2005 @ 10:42 am | Comment
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By Ivan
Vaara,
P’nyatnya! Or more simply, “poin’el”
(Sorry, I don’t have Russian fonts on my computer)
And on the other side of exits and entries, DON’T shake hands across the doorway, because that would imply a barrier between you and your guests or your hosts…. 🙂
July 18, 2005 @ 10:57 am | Comment
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By kevin
Ouch! I’m sorry to see that you will be coming to Asia at the exact time that I am leaving for Japan, and then the US for my friend’s wedding. Anyway, best of luck!
July 20, 2005 @ 3:48 am | Comment