Rumbling thoughts in HK

- Over my short stopover time in Hong Kong (in which I'm still at), which was further shortened by a 1 1/2 hour technical delay in Johannesburg (!), the places that I decided to go to were the Big Buddha and Monastery in Nung Trung, plus a side trip on any mall or two on the side.
- Since it's my first time (!) to go outside Hong Kong, I wanted to visit its landmark, which is the Buddha, since it's quite near the airport, and there's a Cable Car station to go there.
- My original budget for transportation is around 500 HKD and it turned out I only spent 43 HKD (!) because there is a bus terminal outside airport to the cable car terminal, so I did not have to take a taxi.
- Plus, unluckily though, it turned out the cable car is under maintenance (!) for September, that's why I had to settle for a round trip bus to the Buddha from Tung Chung.
- While at the steps towards the Buddha, since I was alone, I need someone to take a picture of me with the landmark as the background, and voila!, there is a semi-hot Latina (!) alone as well (!!), so I just waited her to ask me to take a picture of her so that I could return the favor.
- Well so it went that way, we took pictures of each other. It was nothing, not until I was at the bust terminal queue back to Tung Chung, she was the girl in front of me (!). We talked a bit.
- And so the bus boarded, she was at the left frontmost window seat, I decided not to seat beside her, I sat on the right frontmost window seat, it had been 20 people (!) since somebody sat beside our respective seats. An old Chinese lady was beside her and a man sat beside me, so naturally, I slept.
- I woke up when I heard the Latina & the old lady talking. A surprised old lady said, "You don't have a husband or even boyfriend?" (!) The Latina replied, "For a loooong time now!" (!!!)
- Actually, it was really no big deal, I'm just wasting my time now because I am waiting for the plane. (!) Continuing, so I was back in the mall in Tung Chung. Shopping for cheap Esprit clothes (!) in the factory outlet made my day and made me forget that Latina girl.
- Then I ate at McDonalds, after an hour searching for a KFC (!!). Obviously I am unhappy to eat at McDonals, Then I decided to go back to the airport, because I have to buy a Hong Kong Starbucks City Mug since I officially stepped foot (!) to Hong Kong and also, have to upgrade my Macau City Mug since the mugs now have a different design.
- I don't want to buy at the arrival area because I didn't wat to check the mugs in. Besides, I know there is one store at the transfer desk area. I checked in the airport and went to straight to the Departures Area (!).
- Even I am officially a transit passenger, since I went out at Hong Kong, I now do not have access to the transfer area. The situation, I have HKD to spare (!), and I couldn't go to Starbucks, where I forego going to the big arrival area Starbucks outlet (!!!). I'm not sure if when will I come back again. So the HKD will be sleeping.
- I asked the information girl if there is a starbucks at the departure area, and she was very agitated to say there is. Go straight the OTHER wing (!).
- I went far the other wing, I caught Starbucks hiding in the corner, there were around 1,000 Macau mugs and 987 China mugs, but HK mugs were ZIlch, Nada, Nil (!!!!!!!). Even the smaller ones were sold out.
- So I just bought a Hong Kong Starbucks tumbler, yeah, TUMBLER (!). The barista albeit calmed me by saying that the tumbler has a free drink and the mug has none, well, I would really still prefer the mug, obviously. But at least, I tasted the Ice Blended coffee from Hong Kong (as if there's a difference).
- I didn't bought the new Macau mug because I'll be having 2 of those where I don't have a HK mug.
- Going to the Cathay Pacific lounge, I realized that its Sept 10 already, meaning I spent 09/09/09 waiting for the Johannesburg flight and 13 (!) hours in mid-air watching Secret (a good Chinese Movie though), Shawshank Redemption, and The Proposal(!!!), and also listening to Leona Lewis & Jording Sparks dominated playlist.

- Logging-in at Facebook, I saw Greenarchers.ph waving goodbye at the Green Archers 2009 Final 4 aspirations, so I immediately thought that UE gave away the game to UST...
...but...
...NU 63, DLSU 61...

- Then I saw and greeted again the Latina girl again here at the lounge... As the saying goes, the third time is a charm...
... apparently, it was a case of a mistaken identity, she just looked and dressed almost exactly like the earlier Latina...
... then immediately lip-locked his man...

... the boarding gate has just been announced... And oh by the way! It's straight on the OTHER wing, besides Starbucks...

...I just can't wait to go home.