For one horrifying hour, I thought I lost my iPhone. I felt like a rudderless boat floundering in an unknown sea. My Facebook post, Thursday, May 26, 2011. As I sit here typing, I think of all of the people that are on the internet right now, just like me. Yesterday, I went into Kowloon to try and find a video camera (no luck) and I saw all of theses people with digital devices. Have you ever accidentally kicked an anthill and it’s amazing to see just how many ants come pouring out? Welcome to the subway in Hong Kong….

If there is such a place as furniture heaven, I was there yesterday.  In my effort to explore this vast country, and more specifically, the region I live in, I accepted an invitation to go to Jiuzhou (pronounced Joo-high).  This place is known for it’s cheap, antique Chinese furniture.  Well someone there got the memo ‘cause it ain’t so cheap but we did manage to find some relatively good deals. As I’ve said before, I have zero sense of direction, but luckily I have a compass on my iPhone which I actually used a lot yesterday. However, I soon realized…

If you hadn’t noticed, I write about Hong Kong a lot in my posts.  For me, Hong Kong is so vibrant and alive; you can just feel the energy. At the same time, it has this other, beautiful nature side that includes beaches and hiking.  Now where I live is nice.  But it’s like comparing Manhattan to Hoboken.  There is a joke that goes something like this: Why are New Yorkers always depressed?  Because the light at the end of the tunnel is New Jersey. I might be a tad dramatic, but you get the idea. Well, things changed for…

It was so humid walking home from school today and the air was so thick that it was like walking through butter. And it has just begun.

All of my clothes are purchased with Hong Kong in mind…  I am hopeless.