Vietnam/Cambodia Here I come

Today was a productive day. I woke up and emailed the Dean of Law with my rant about the administrators in the law faculty and my dilemma. Hopefully he will fix that.

Then, I hurried off to my eyelash extension appointment in Causeway Bay. I was lucky enough to find a place that did them for $180HKD. (This was the most natural one too, the more glamorous you want them the more expensive they are.) Furthermore, eyelash extensions are way more expensive in HK than in China, like at least double the price.

I spent ages trying to find the actual salon in Causeway Bay because HK is just so packed and within one building theres like a 100 different offices and stores. I ended up arriving 20 minutes late even though I left like 40 minutes before my appointment.

I really like them, they are really natural and I think they were done better than the ones I got in Shanghai. This girl was a lot faster and more efficient. Furthermore, the glue did not seep into my eyes. I will see how long they last however.

On the way home I got lost and ended up (once again) at the Jill Stuart store. I simply adore Jill Stuart! Her cosmetics are just uber girly and make you fall in love. I could buy everything in that store. It's a slightly more sophisticated/expensive version of Anna Sui.

I bought the Jewel Crystal Eyes Palette in No 4 (Pink Cameo) ($330HKD). The colour pay-off is amazing! Furthermore, the colours are just so lovely. I wanted to buy a more etheral-pink palette but I know it just wouldn't suit my colouring as much. But I really envy all the girls who can pull it off. It's so fairy-like.

I also bought the loose powder in Natural 01 ($370HKD). I didn't want it to be sparkly. I just wanted a nice finishing powder. (And truthfully, I just adored the little case it came in.)

I also bought the Fruit Balm in 01 Tint ($120HKD). It's so adorable, I couldn't resist! Every girl simply must have one.

Oh and because I spent so much I qualified to get some Gift With Purchases so I also managed to get a "hydro-filler" and "softening lotion"- the bottles are so cute. I don't want to use any of it because it's just far too cute to touch!

I then rushed to uni to run my errands and to see the Travel nurse to get my malaria pills. (I somehow also managed to walk out with a Typhoid Injection- my arm is in so much pain still!).

Anyways, this is me for now, I need to go back to trying to finish my Medico-Legal Issue essay. Ew.

Going to Mongkok after class tomorrow to buy some last minute things for Vietnam. I am too excited.

xox

Jane

Deepwater Bay Beach Day

The lovely Miss Sophia (Australian exchange student from Sydney) organised a beach day at Deepwater Bay last Sunday.

And of course, like all things related to exchange and Hong Kong, it was AMAZING!! I had so much fun!

Sunday is also the day where all the Filipino maids/help get off work so the beach was full of them. It was so festive as well. We had a BBQ at the beach that lasted all night. It was just such a nice chilled-out day- a great break from the crazy pace we have been going at in Hong Kong. The city literally never sleeps.

I go to bed at like 4am nearly every morning. (Who would have thought it?). Maybe because its uber easy to go out every night and no one has to worry about meeting up or transport we just do it at every opportunity.

Anyways, highlights of the beach day:
- Swimming to the buoys which you could stand on and then dive off (it was quite a hard swim for someone who hasn't properly swam in awhile!)
- trying to catch the fish in the bay
- listening to this Fillipino guy play his guitar and sing the songs we all know- i.e. Angel- Robbie Williams <3
- seeing the Fillipino maids all gather and laugh and play games
- diving off the buoy: watching Katy (Mexican exchange student) teach all the guys how to do backflips into the water. Watching them bellyflop.
-talking and laughing around the BBQs
- using my NEW digital camera
- swimming from 2pm-7pm (watching the sun set on the horizon as we swam)
- looking at the expensive yachts passing us by
- squealing in pleasure at the incredibly high-powered public showers at the end of the day after swimming in the dirty water. It felt so good! It was just one of those simple amusements that you have. (And it was so fun running around and using people's leftover shampoo- again- it was the simple pleasures)
-roasting marshmallows over the fire. Yum!
- and my PERSONAL FAVOURITE: making the lifeguards take me on their funny little paddle boats to shore because I was to lazy to swim back ^^. It was so fun. I really didnt think he would do it- but he let me and the lifeguards on the shore all helped me. I wish I had a photo :(

Here are some photos (some of the nicer ones are stolen from other people haha)

It was an overcast day. The beaches have nothing on Australia- but still- can't complain :)

Most of the group that managed to make it (despite hang overs from the previous night)

How pretty! This is a photo of what the life-guard sits on (he paddles it- so not great for emergency situations lol). And I got to ride on it! =D =D

The beach at night- imagine swimming with this all around you. Because that is what we did :)

The beach as the sun was going down. 

 

Eating the marshmallows 

Anyways i really need to run I need to get ready because in 30 minutes we are all heading to Victoria park to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival!

I even have my own lantern.

So excited

中秋节快乐 （Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!)

x Jane

Back to Black

After getting my hair dyed this awful orange colour I went back to the hairdresser (on Pokfulam Road- around the Hollywood Road/Soho/Mid-level area in Hong Kong) and demanded it to be fixed. Instead of the chocolate brown I wanted in the first place I now have black hair! But to be honest I don't really mind. I quite like it. Besides I feel that after a few washes it will end up being dark brown anyways =).

Tea (my Norwegian Barbie) + I before hitting LKF last night.

Me and Tea with Asian Elvis- we found him walking around the streets of LKF

Last night was really good! We had pre-drinks at Patrick Manson with everyone and then headed out to LKF to bar hop. (P.S. Oysters @ LKF has $35HKD Long Island Ice teas!). But the best place would definitely have to be PI. That club was amazing! It's on the 28th floor on the corner of Wyndham Street! But be warned because they do have dress codes- they even rejected WESTERNERS who were in thongs/flipflops. (In case you don't know Westerners are pretty much allowed free reign in Asia). Oh and outside PI on my way home while I was sitting on a chair some Cantonese guy asked me how much it would take for me to kiss him. HAHA. Then he tried all his cheesy lines on me. I swear its a common occurence for guys in HK to think they can buy girls? All my girlfriends get prepositioned when we are going out (and I swear we are not dressed like hookers!) 

Also, the prostitution seems rampant in Hong Kong. I was on the elevator at HKU to go to the Law faculty with this White male and his tacky, female escort. They clearly had been making out in the elevator beforehand as they looked all shifty and jumped apart when i got in. Anyways the scenario went down like this (I overheard their convo in the elevator because they didnt try to hide it from me)

Asian Prostitute: *giggling and grinding up against the White man* "Do you think anybody saw us?"

White man: "I think they have cameras but it doesn't matter"

Asian Prostitute: "ooooooh you are sooo naughty" *giggle* *giggle* *grind*

So needless to say I got off on the very next floor. I wonder which faculty this guy is from and what he teaches. I also saw him again at LKF last night with ANOTHER prostitute.

*shudders*

Anyways, it's rainy today so I didnt go to the Beach Party @ Lantau.

It's been good to just have a relaxed day where I'm not doing anything