Time flies in Hong Kong - and we haven't even started working yet. Returning to Hong Kong this time around feels very different. We are going to settle on this land - a place full of surprises. After 3 months in Aus, I am prepared to take on some hard work. Economy is picking up, but it is still quite slow. I have no idea what to expect and when to expect a job, but I am prepared to live on our limited savings for the next little while. Unemployment brings stress, both financially and emotionally. However, I strongly believe that our Heavenly father has already prepared the best for us. Thankfully, within a week, both of us had opportunities to meet some agents and potential employers, which allowed us to understand more about the Hong ... read more

This morning we once again woke up at 4am to catch our flight to Brisbane. Brisbane is the capital city of the state of Queensland, about 1 hour south of Gold Coast (where most tourists go). By the suggestion of Ka (a local travel agent we found on a forum), we booked the 9am ferry ride to visit the Moreton Island. This Island is about 75 minutes from Brisbane, owned by Tangalooma Resort. This resort is popular for the locals and visitors. All the hotel rooms are booked up, so we were only doing a day trip here. The weather was not the best, a little cloudy, but thankfully it wasn’t pouring rain. We arrived at the Island before noon and had a brief orientation tour with one of the guides there. We were briefed about ... read more

Another highlight of the trip - hot air ballooning!! We picked Cairns to be our destination for hot air ballooning as it’s said to have the best views and also some of the biggest balloons in the world. We chose to go with the company “Hot Air” which has the symbolic koala and kangaroo balloons and they also have the biggest balloons in Australia. The bigger the balloon, the higher up it goes. Again, we were the first to get picked up in the morning. The tour bus arrived timely at 4:10am. The sky was still the same colour as it was before we went to bed. It was the forth morning in a row we had to get up early, I was already a little bit exhausted! I guess this is always a price to ... read more

Second day - the sky hasn’t been cleared up yet, but certainly a lot brighter than yesterday. We got up at 6:30am for our Rainforestation Nature Park and Kuranda day tour, a cultural and tropical rainforest experience. At first, we were not sure if we wanted to do this tour as we are both not a big fan of trees and birds; also, we have already seen a few forests in Sydney and Tasmania. However, considering that we’ve missed all the culture sites on our way, we decided to give this a try. If we are making it this far, we might as well take a look at the tropical rainforest. This tour is run by Tropic Wings. They run a combination of different tours to Kuranda and Rainforestation, all being picked up by the same ... read more

I love spending time with new friends I met at Beverly Hills Chinese Baptist Church! They are a bunch of food lovers, taking us to all the good food in town. One of the most popular type of desserts here is chocolate - my favorite!! One afternoon after Sunday service, Vicky suggested to try out the new chocolate store opened near Chinatown - the Chocolate Room. It features not only their own brand of chocolate, but also a variety of chocolate drinks including chocolate shot, mocha, and also drinks blending with other famous chocolate brands such as Ferraro Roche, Tim Tam, etc. and of course, ice cream!! Even though it was not the smartest thing to such heavy drinks before buffet, we still ordered a lot!! That same night, we joined the Church's 7th anniversary buffet ... read more