Nights at Golden Pavilion

first off, here are two pics from our trip to shenzen.  we went to the shangri-la hotel for lunch while we waited for all my lovely dvds to be brought from whatever dodgy place they come from and while we waited for our food, there was a tea server there who does a fabulous dance and then hot water comes out.  it was fantastic.  china rules for this kitschy sort of things...

anyway, here are a couple of thoughts for tonight.

strong women and the size of their...paychecks:

last night i went out with two couples (this is my life here - they 3rd or 5th wheel) and the women were the ones clearly driving the train.  one of the guys is a photographer (and very successful) and the other is a dude doing events work in a company.  the jobs are both solid but monetarily, the women are in the drivers seat.  however, while the men discussed books, film, art and music, the women discussed work.  is that what happens with both men or women - that in order to be more monetarily "successful" does one just not have any time for other interests?  being here in hk where everything is about work, money, status and consumerism, i find myself drifting away - becoming more and more work-centric.  so many ex-pats move here for work that this town becomes all about work.  so what is the end of it all?  who can suggest a great read for me?

my first night IN:

i have not been in my flat directly after work since............yeah, i dont know.  it feels weird, to be honest.  i came home directly after work, did some stuff for my flat, made dinner and now i am watching tv online.  i seriously havent done this in ages.

however, it is all part of me "settling" in here.  i need to make a concerted effort to try to stay in hk for a bit and be a normal person other than 24/7 on holiday.

thats all for now folks.

xoxo,

e