Sneak Peek: Ocean Park

I got to spend a day at Ocean Park with some colleagues/good friends earlier this week. Here is a sneak peek at one of the many pictures I snapped while there! This little guy was just hanging out in the tank with his fellow octopodes. More pictures to come in a future post. My sister is visiting me in Hong Kong all the way from Canada over the next couple of weeks, so I apologise in advance for what will be sporadic updates on my blog. Have a great day! xo

-- Ivy 

Chinese New Year

I took a well-deserved break during Chinese New Year, not only from work, but from blogging as well! For my return post, here are some pictures that I have snapped around Hong Kong of all the CNY decorations. Hope you all have a happy and prosperous Year of the Snake! 

To my Vietnamese family and friends: Chúc mừng năm mới/Happy Vietnamese New Year! May you all: live a long life of 100 years (sống lâu trăm tuổi), have security, health and prosperity (an khang thịnh vượng), have everything go to your will (vạn sự như ý), have plenty of good health (sức khỏe dồi dào), and have money flow in like water (tiền vô như nước).

New Scarf

Spent the day in one of my favourite Hong Kong spots: the Stanley promenade on the south side of the island. Since it was a particularly chilly (by HK standards) day, I picked up a new, "100% cashmere" scarf in Stanley Market which cost me $59 HKD, or about $8 CDN. A steal for "cashmere"... Whether it is truly made out of the material advertised or not, I am still happy with my purchase since not only is it soft to the touch, but it kept me warm, too!

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Mornings

I know many people who do not consider themselves morning persons, but for me, I love my mornings! I've been enjoying the a.m. a lot more now that I've been making delicious Starbucks coffee at home with this baby: the Chambord French coffee press by Bodum. Mmm, coffee!

{One of my favourite Starbucks mugs acquired here in Hong Kong}

A Lovely Sunday

 

I had a lovely day with a good friend and colleague (from Edmonton!) that I have been blessed enough to meet here in Hong Kong. We spent a not so lazy Sunday having a teppanyaki lunch and then my wonderful and patient friend taught me how to skate! It's shameful, I know, being an Ottawa girl with the Rideau Canal in my backyard for all of my life, and not knowing how to skate. But she successfully taught me how today. It is never too late to learn something that you have always wanted to do.

Photo credit goes to my beautiful friend, YC.

Some CNY Glitter

When I came to Hong Kong, I promised myself that I would endeavour to see the "glitter" that living here has to offer. I must be honest and say that I have seen a lot more grey than I had hoped to see, but now with Chinese New Year just around the corner, there is still a chance for a new and better beginning. I've been greeted by these blossoms on a daily basis while on my way to work, and lately, it's what has been helping me remember that there is always "glitter" in everything; I just have to be willing to see it.