Looking back, looking forward

I think I'm managing my time a lot better this year, or should I say after my recent travels.
Maybe my brain is finally starting to do some real planning and calculations.
Still, it'd be nice to give myself a day off here and there just to catch up on some sleeps.

Haven't been out to find good foods around Toronto, I kind of missed that.
Maybe when cousin Yin is here we'll do some fun eating.
Oh yes, belly, we shall see each other again.

Soon it's going to be another Chinese New Year.
It's been a good Dragon.  Snake will be even better!

Next destinations

Looking forward to my next solo backpacking trip.
I don't have a good idea of when to go yet, since I'm still in the hole from the autumn trip - just paid the Visa bill and it still hurts.
However, I've decided on a few places: Toronto -> Glasgow -> Edinburgh -> Cardiff -> London -> Paris -> Cremona -> Rome -> Salzburg -> Vienna -> Prague -> Home
It's definitely a month-long journey, and I'm estimating a few flights needed after Italy.
Can't wait!!  Especially Vienna and Salzburg, since it's my first time back since 1998.
Now it's back breaking time to save up lodge and food money!

Dec 23

i'm just gonna take today off and do some resting.
just meeting with Dora, doing party groceries at Costco, and maybe go wrap up some gifts.

aftermath of a vacation

jetlag is an annoying thing... keep wanting to doze off anywhere, anytime.
but i did had a blast during my vacation.  went out everyday and walked A LOT.
my arms have slimmed down a little from pulling the cat luggage around Taiwan... up the mountain... down the mountain... across the roads...
i'm surprised it's still in one piece, while the CK luggage i left in Hong Kong is sort off breaking down already.

so many souvenirs to give out, but this time i'm keeping a lot of food (especially the *ahem* pork products) for myself to consume.
really regretted not getting those thinly sliced pork jerky in Taiwan, among other things!!

still looking for that one last player for next week's concert.
bassists in town are either booked or out of town.
geeeeeeeeeeez!
i know i should've booked someone during my vacation, but free wifi was very hard to come by in Asia.

一個人的旅行

其實沒有想像中的孤單。

台灣人真的很有善, 我這個呆呆的外國人問他們也很有耐性的解說。
很多很多的種種經歷都寫不完, 就算我的照相技術有多專業也不可能完全表達每個感覺。

就像在花蓮背包客棧裡同房的中國女孩讓我在墾丁的背包客棧再遇上, 在沙灘上被刺熱的南部太陽乾煎的身體, 再在電機車上吹著撲面而來的暖風, 去程時不知道夠不夠電池, 到現在台南的怪叔叔民宿八人舖就我一個人睡。
這都是珍貴的個人回憶啊!

最辛苦的一段應該是上個星期, 重感冒加生理期雙管齊下, 我還以為會撐不住也讓我捱過來。

也滿想家裡的免費洗衣機和空調。

Like what I like to say all the time: home is where all my stuff is.

我做不回香港人, 做不到台灣人, 還是做加拿大人比較划算。
快要回家面對現實了... 在那之前, 我會好好的享受這段時光。

Yay, I think my chinese is getting better! =D

counting down by hours

continuously in la la land...
or maybe i'm high from a few days of not sleeping enough and turning into an adrenaline machine.
that must be it... my right shoulder is so locked and sore that i couldn't even take off my shirt.
another night shift tonight.... coffee #2 is in.
maybe i'll have enough time to make another souvenir tonight.

thoughts

a conductor who's an ass, with a church that doesn't want to pay.
that is why i will never become a church musician, nor a catholic/christian.
karma will come for you, even if you don't believe in karma.
it's gonna bite your ass even harder when it gets there.

ok, enough with that shit.

9 days to go!  i definitely look forward to a month long of me-time!
this will be even better than all those solo hikes i did years ago!