@ Hong Kong

Nyt on sitten tullut oltua taalla Hong Kongissa nelja yota. Torstaina lahti siis lento puolilta paivin, Lontoossa olin paikallista aikaa about yhdelta. Jatkolentoon oli aikaa sen verran kauan, etta ehdin kayda Lontoon keskustassa pyorahtamassa, joten kavin syomassa. Silti jai paljon aikaa kun palasin kentalle, mutta lopulta paasin koneeseen. Lento kesti sellaiset 12h, joten katselin matkan aikana Twilightin, (500) Days of Summerin ja The Ugly Truthin. Alussa tosin se mun monitori ei toiminu, mutta eras ystavallinen stuertti kavi boottaamassa sen. Vieressa istui joku taiwanilaispoika joka naureskeli ugly truthille aika kovaan aaneen valilla. Nukkuminen oli vahan epamukavaa, mutta kylla ma taisin pari tuntia saada nukuttua.

Hong Kongin kentalla mun passia tarkastellut nainen mietti kovin pitkaan etta paastaako mut maahan vai ei, kysyi varmaan 7 kertaa etta matkustanko yksin, tarkasteli lentolippuja pitkaan mutta antoi kuitenkin luvan. "Take care of yourself." Huh. Pelottava. Kun olin saanut rinkan, kavin nostamassa rahaa, vaan eipa sielta koneesta mitaan tullut. Hoidan asian sitten tanaan kun paasen kentalle, siella on HSBC:lla toimisto josta se on kuulemma helpointa hoitaa. Kun lopulta paasin bussiin, ylakerran eturiviin, kaytavan toiselle puolelle istuutui joku nuori kanadalaismies, joka kuulemma kay paljon Hong Kongissa. Ja sitten mun viereen tuli joku about 27v espanjalaismies, joka tuli Manilasta Filippiineilta jossa se tyoskentelee Espanjan suurlahetystossa ja tuli pikaiselle viikonloppureissulle tanne.

Mulla on paivarytmi vielakin ihan sekaisin, yolla en saa unta kuin vasta neljan aikaan, ja heraankin sitten vasta yhden ja neljan valilla iltapaivalla. Ekana yona olin niin vasynyt, etta nukuin sellaiset 16-17h. Aamupala onkin jaanyt joka paiva valiin :D Taytyy myontaa, etta oon ollut niin vasynyt melkein koko reissun ajan, etta vasta eilen jaksoin lahtea muuallekin kuin "kotikulmille". Hong Kong Islandilla en valitettavasti kaynyt, mutta Kowloonin etelakarjessa kylla, Avenue of Starsilla ja promenaadilla ja kaikkea. Ulkona oli pirun kuumaa ja kosteaa, mutta Starbucksin suklaafrappucino auttoi. Ai niin, Avenue of Starsilla jotkut yla-asteikaiset(?) pojat tuli haastattelemaan mua aarimmaisen huonolla englannilla, lukivat kysymykset suoraan paperista ja hammentyivat jos vastasin jotain muuta kuin yes tai no. Se oli joku niiden koulutehtava. Otin pojista kuvan :)

Kavin myos Kowloon Parkissa, sellanen iso puisto missa oli kilpikonnalampia ja lintuhakkeja ja kauniita kasveja. Siella oli myos yksi haapari ottamassa haakuvia ympari puistoa. Seka morsiamella etta sulhasella oli tennarit jalassa, hassua :) Ei tosin morsiamen mustat tennarit nakyneet kuvissa, puku peitti sen verran hyvin.

Kavin asken check out, mutta ystavallinen respan tati (tai no, nuori naisihminen) antoi luvan viela kayttaa naita koneita vaikken ookaan taalla enaa asiakkaana. Mutta tanaan siis lahtee reilun kymmenen tunnin lento Aucklandiin 19:15 (tuossa vieressa muuten istui asken kaksi keski-ikaista kiwi-miesta), ja kunhan siella paassa paasen joskus jostain nettiin niin kirjoittelen lisaa. Aucklandiin on muuten luvattu sadetta tuleviksi paiviksi. Damn.

Nyt tuossa istuu joku kymmenenvuotias kiinalaispoika joka oli asken mesessa ja nyt Facebookissa. Whaaat.


So, here I am in Hong Kong, been here for four nights now. I left Finland on Thursday last week, and since I had way too many hours to spend in London before the connecting flight departed, I took the Heathrow Connect to the city and ate some pizza. When I finally got into the plane, I couldn't watch any movies 'cause "my monitor" wasn't working properly. Luckily this nice male flight attendant fixed the problem, so I got to watch the following movies: Twilight, (500) Days of Summer and The Ugly Truth. A young man from Taiwan was sitting next to me, and occasionally he laughed quite loudly while watching movies. Sleeping in the plane was pretty uncomfortable, but I managed to get at least a couple of hours of sleep.

At the Hong Kong International Airport the woman who checked my passport seemed to be a bit uncertain whether or not to let me into to country. She asked me at least 7 times whether I had any friends with me, then said "Okay, but take care of yourself" and let me through. Scary. And then, when I was withdrawing cash from an HSBC ATM, it didn't give me any. I'm going to the airport today a bit earlier to sort this thing out in their office. When I finally got into the bus to take me to Kowloon Island, I went upstairs and into the front row (of course, like a real tourist :D). To the other side of the aisle sat a young man from Vancouver, Canada, who had been several times in Hong Kong. And then right next to me sat this Spanish man, in his late twenties I guess, who came from Manila, The Filippines, working in the Spanish embassy there or something. He had pretty much no idea where he had to get off the bus, but he said he feels like walking, so it didn't matter.

My diurnal rhythm is a mess. I can't sleep before 4 a.m., and I wake up in the afternoon around 3 p.m. The first night I slept about 16 or 17 hours, I was just too tired having travelled for the last 20+ hours and all the other things in addition. I haven't had breakfast at the hotel at all, and I've been so tired I've only walked around "the hoods". Yesterday I finally got enough energy to walk a bit farther. I walked along the promenade and Avenue of Stars in the southern Kowloon with a great view to the Hong Kong Island. Unfortunately the smog was pretty thick, so the view was a bit blurry. Nevertheless, I took a lot of pictures. There was a Starbucks at the other end of the promenade, where I drank a huge chocolate frappucino. Absolutely delicious. And it helped to fight the hot and humid air. Oh, I almost forgot. These cute boys (aged around 13 years?) interviewed me on the Avenue of Stars. I took a picture of them :) I also visited the Kowloon Park, which was extremely beautiful. There were also newlyweds taking wedding pictures around the park.



I checked out at noon (it's 12:52 p.m. at the moment), but the nice lady in the reception promised I could use this computer room for a while. Anyway, my flight to Auckland leaves at 19:15 p.m., and when I get there I'll add more photos and text as soon as I can. By the way, the weather forecast says it's gonna rain in Auckland for the next few days. Damn.