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Simply Positive Tuesdays

January 8, 2013

One of my favorite bloggers Asha over at Dansha Diaries is hosting a link up called Simply Positive Tuesdays and its basically a day to share some of the positive in your life. Its new so I might not be full on correct with my post today but I suggest you check it out for yourself!

-I finally hit my stride in this 8 day stretch and got so much done today. I feel really great about myself and its been a long time since I felt that way!

-planning a surprise for my wonderful sister who is graduating this April and who also got offered a job from her first internship. So proud of her!!

-My students parents have been giving me great reviews for the semester, lots of notes about how their kids are speaking more English. Makes me feel like a million dollars!!

-I found some great info on places to see and foods to eat on the trip coming up! So looking forward to seeing K and traveling with her!

-Planning a giveaway for my 2 year anniversary as well as changing up the look & name of my blog. I’m so excited to change it up around here!!

I wanted to share this picture…it actually happens I took it today which works out perfectly. I call this my happy wall. I have been adding pictures since I got here, I also just added the lights today. But these people are people who make me feel blessed to have them in my life. I love each one of them and seeing this always perks up my day!

What is positive in your life??

Hong Kong part II

January 4, 2013

In case you are just stopping by and didn’t here I spent NYE in Hong Kong with some of my foreign teacher friends. We decided to make the best of the 3 days we had off and spend them bumming around HK exploring. I knew I was going to be back there next month during my holiday break so I didn’t want to do anything too new.

We ate…oh boy did we eat. I just loaded up on Starbucks this past few days (not even sure why) and sweets that I can’t find in China.

the view

the harbor…some hot chocolate and good company 🙂

hanging out on the steps

Bruce Lee on the Avenue of the Stars

Ready for my closeup

sometimes I actually manage to take an awesome picture with this damn camera

random art work

Lunching at The Peak with Saffer & Saffersister

SafferSister is a photographer

waiting for our fried noodles

enjoying a random street food spot we picked

The Clock before midnight

Found some amazing Pho!

DIY artwork in the Subway

can’t miss out on a beautiful site

in the tram heading up The Peak

gorgeous day, gorgeous view

My two foreign teachers Saffer & WelshBoy

one of those rare Iphone pics that workout nicely

read the words…oooh Chinglish!

having a cider at Piss Bar

one of many trips to Starbucks 🙂

Hope you have a great weekend!

My NYE…

January 3, 2013

So it’s 2013 you say? Well I am finally getting back to reality. I took the bus back from Hong Kong today am all settled into my apartment and tomorrow starts the long haul. I work at the school for the next 8 days and with my part time(extra teaching jobs) I actually work straight through till the 20th of this month. YIKES!!

But…

That is not what we are going to talk about today. Mainly because I don’t want to start weeping dramatically all over my keyboard while you all prepare for your weekend. I digress….I spent NYE in Hong Kong. It was crazy, frustrating and fantastic. Yep, all three.

First the crazy:

-Walking around trying to find our way to the harbor in huge crowds and 4 inch heels, not knowing ahead that many streets would be blocked off from Taxi’s we had to endure quite a walk that we were not expecting!

-The weather was COLD!!!! Being on a boat in a tiny dress even with a coat and tights does not actually make it any less cold!!

-The water was INSANELY choppy!! 4 inch heels, rocky boat and alcohol = success of epic proportions

Yep! A very tall Leprechaun, a Pirate and Zorro all came along too

taking in the view

Joining the boys in the singing

The Welsh boy I work with

The Frustrating:

-We were led to believe that this boat thing was one of those situations where you get a boat with a bar(attendants) and food. What it actually was? A group of foreigners rented a boat and used all the money to stock up on cheap alcohol. (would have been ok had it not been A LOT of money)

-Because we were misinformed about the above ^^ all we had to eat the whole day was 1 meal and very early in the day and we didn’t find out until were at the harbor rushing to board the boat that there was no food and we had to no time to get any.

Cheese!

Haha I had just said something completely inappropriate right as the music stopped

SafferSister helping Saffer get her shoes off too

The Fantastic:

-Ummmm did I mention I was on a boat for NYE in Hong Kong harbor? Oh right…probably a thousand times by now #sorrynotsorry

-I got to bring in the new year with some hilarious people who made me laugh the whole damn night

-Crossing the border back into China (we spent the first night in Shenzhen) in socks, drunk as can be at 3am. True story.

My favorite picture of the night…5 seconds to the countdown

Pretty awesome fireworks display

SafferSister borrowed me her socks because I did not have any…She is a lifesaver!

I need to steal some of the pictures from everyone’s cameras but this is what I had on mine. I’ll share the rest of the pics from the few days in HK tomorrow!!

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