Am I a local now?

It was really weird going back to work, instead of having the whole of January as a holiday! As I thought, it was busy enough this week to make Christmas feel like it was 6 months ago.

I'm writing this at 10.00 at night and there is a jackhammer doing lots of noisy jackhammering right next to my building. I feel like I must have adjusted to life in Hong Kong, because the noise isn't bothering me as much anymore. If it was this noisy late at night back home I probably would have rung the police by now!

The other thing that is making me feel like a local is... I've hired a cleaner! I finally gave in, after discovering I was the only person in the whole of Hong Kong who didn't have one. I swear. And I am so excited about not having to clean the bathroom again for at least 18 months :-) Yes I know it is very lazy of me and a waste of money... but I don't care. I call it adjusting to my new culture.

This photo is of the best bakery in Hong Kong, where they make such beautiful egg tarts (a little like custard tarts but not so sweet) that last time I passed it I counted 21 people lined up outside the shop. Tonight when I passed it I was giggling at the girl standing in the doorway having her photo taken. People take photos of anything and everything over here, so I thought I'd join them!