A Geek's Gut

Finally we have traveled to a place that we have been before… good old Hong Kong. It’s nice to know my way around and easily use the local money and public transportation.

Aside from stressful visa experiences, we’ve been enjoying our time with late nights and late mornings. The maids prompt Maeli and I to get dressed in the morning which encourages us to make a plan. We are biding our time here until we leave for Zhuhai in 5 days.

In our two days we’ve already made some memories with escargot and a boiled frog dish at Temple Night Market. Maeli and I checked out some famous day markets like the goldfish market, the flower market, and the bird market. The bird market was by far the nicest because it’s in a park setting away from traffic. Keeping caged birds is popular among older men who bring their pets to the market. You can see congregations of bird owners chatting and simply admiring each other’s caged creatures. Maeli enjoyed running around like a wild goose.

We’ve also stomped around Kowloon Park as a family. Aside from the water garden, aviary and pool, this park has an enormous kid’s area. Maeli has been to more playgrounds than I can count or remember. Aaron and I joke that she’s becoming a playground connoisseur.

While Maeli was running from one slide to the next, Aaron picked up an on-going conversation we’ve been having about getting a new laptop. He’s always going over the pros and cons of the purchase, trying to figure out if or when we should buy one. I asked if he consulted his business partner, William.

“Oh yeah,” Aaron smiled. “William said to figure out what’s necessary and not what my geek gut tells me.”

Aaron left the park early in search of a voice recorder for my upcoming classes. I came back to the hotel room to find this.

I’m still not sure if it was necessary or just a geek’s gut. Either way, I finally have my own laptop!