HK Day 19 (Mon Jul 16)

The last full day in 香港!

i decided not to put too much pressure on myself to do anything in particular. i did, however, need to pack up and make sure i'd be ready to leave early the next morning since i planned to be out late with WingTsun friends.

i ended up spending a decent chunk of time chatting and catching up with people both in and outside of 香港, and didn't get around to updating the blog for the previous day. finally, with things pretty much packed (except for things i needed that day, and things to be bought :P), i headed to Mong Kok (via minibus!) to meet up with Sifu Robin's friend Queenie (whom i had met in Sha Tin a couple of days before). the minibus is definitely the more quick and convenient way to go, but i figure that having done the bus to MTR route gave me a better feel for the area and to see more, as well as get to ride the MTR, which is pretty nice.

i realize my last post was probably full of boring details (analyze THAT, eric :)), so i'll skip some stuff here. did some shopping for gifts, and also gave in and picked up a pair of shoes (see yesterday's post).

after shopping was done, we went to -- yes, everyone is getting sick of reading this i know -- Hui Lau Shan. 許留山. after that i went to meet up with Robin and then we grabbed dinner at a Japanese place back in Mong Kok. after dinner i went to GM Cheng's class and Sifu Robin went off to Baptist University to teach. i planned to join him later, but wanted to stop by and say goodbye to my 師叔公 (si-sok-gung). on my way to class, i actually bumped into my 師公 again so got the chance to say goodbye once more. Got to do some more chi-sau with 師叔公 and to soak in the atmosphere of the main gym one last time, then headed off to Baptist U.

got a little lost, but finally made it. the Baptist U class was very large and festive that day because it was one of the instructor's birthday. shortly after i arrived class ended and we went to their usual after-class dining spot. they ordered a whole lot of food but i couldn't really eat since 1.) i was still full from dinner, 2.) it was really hot and i am less hungry when hot, 3.) i had just exercised and i'm less hungry after exercising. i sat between two of my 師兄's, Sifu Jon and Sifu Robin. it was a nice way to spend my last night, just chilling in a local spot with a bunch of people--who i knew to varying degrees--who shared a common love for 詠春拳.


people gradually parted to go their own ways home, and at the end it was Sifu Robin and i at the Mong Kok MTR station. i was feeling thirsty again when Robin asked, "would you like to get a drink?" i thought he meant from a vending machine in the MTR station or perhaps a 7-Eleven. "Sure." "How about 許留山?" Ha. how could i say no? so off we went!



we drank my favorite 許留山 drink (of the ones i had tried), and reflected on the past couple of weeks, on many things WingTsun, and on thoughts of the future. i think both of us were tired, but neither wanted to call it a night quite yet. around 1:15 am they were starting to clean up and close up shop, so we headed off to the minibuses.

one last trip with the "psychotic" minibus drivers back to Kennedy Town. one last time getting off at the last stop on the 西環 (Sai Wan) bus line. one last night in 香港. one very memorable trip.