12 SQUARE METERS

My furniture arrived, so now I am ready to get to work.
More photos of my building and my views to come shortly on my new Flickr site.

FLAT C ON 6/F FU YUEN BUILDING

... or rather "A" component of flat "C". My apartment was once a larger apartment which has now been divided into 3 smaller apartments. I live in the "A" unit, which may or may not be the smallest of the three. Luckily I have ample sunlight and a view of the street.

My place is located in the district of Wan Chai, not to be confused on the MTR schedule with the district Chai Wan. It is on a heavy pedestrian street, within a short walk to the subway, and surrounded by street markets. I am nearly settled in. My bed and desk will be delivered tomorrow evening, so I can stop working and sleeping on the floor.

NEW LOCATION

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FIRST WEEK

I finally found a place and moved in last night.
It is a tiny little apartment in Wan Chai on Hong Kong island.
More to follow soon.

VAN >> HK

I arrived in Hong Kong at 6:30am Pacific time. The flight was delayed in Vancouver, but the 13hr flight after that went by fairly quickly. After a quick taxi ride to Kowloon, I dropped my bags off and went out for a quick bite. It is now time to sleep as I have been up nearly 24hrs. Tomorrow, HK in daylight, and probably cell phone shopping.

WPG>>VAN departure

After a fun packed weekend of activities, the last "see you later"s were said and I boarded AC0297 at 11:43am heading for Vancouver. Once the throttle was increased and the brakes disengaged, the reality of how I have chosen to spend my final year of architecture school became quickly apparent at a rate of 250 km/h.

As we rose above the harvested fields I looked across the blocky plots and both rejoiced and lamented the frozen winter that I would soon be missing. I settled in for a short nap.

I awoke to the in-flight screening of Pirates of the Caribbean "At World's End", which in the early scenes clearly illustrated the asian situation I will surely encounter upon my arrival on Thursday.

I am currently looking out over the Pacific from a window in UBC's school of architecture, only hours from my breakfast with Michael at the Falafel Place, but already far, far away.