So, not long until I go to HK now. Three weeks, but I guess those will pass by. And much to see and do in the meantime. Packing aside, I've people to see, lunches to cook and drinks to attend. Not to mention working and shopping. A hard life, huh?

But, it's a weird time. I suppose it's one of those things, but in life you never stop "doing something new" for the first time do you? Finally, when I began work I thought, "perhaps this is over for a while". But no, one year on and I'm upping ship and moving to the other side of the world. OK, so it's only for six months, but a lot can go on in six months. At the same time, February seems like yesterday, so I guess it will fly by.

Ollie and I met up yesterday and we were discussing what I thought I'd miss. It will be the silly things. Cereal. Cadbury's (even though I don't eat it that much, it's probably something I'll miss). A proper steak in a proper English pub (Ollie is already booked up to take me out when I return). Driving. And that's before family, friends, and England's Green and Pleasant patchwork land. It'll be an interesting time, but one I'm looking forward to very much. If you're really lucky, I'll aim to keep up posting rot on this site. You may even have the treat of a parody on "Born in the USA"... TM OJ October 2003.

But for now I suppose I should reflect on something I think Mandela said at the end of his autobiography. Something about discovering the secret that after climbing a great hill, one only finds that there are many more hills to climb... (although I think this time it's probably HK Peaks)