Monday. 2:30am. We are having thunderstorms here in HK. The thunder is very loud and the Lightning is very bright. It keeps me awake at night. Luckily, I napped a lot today during the rain, so it’s okay.

So much to recount from this weekend. It was a lot.

Friday I did more job hunting things. I decided to go out that night. I wore one dress I had picked up on sale at the thrift store around the corner, but walked by and saw this other totally gorgeous dress in the window. I went in to try it on and felt so beautiful. I looked like a Princess!

Needless to say, I made a somewhat irresponsible purchase and wore it out of the store. I felt like I should get myself something nice to celebrate my first year living abroad. Ive been showing a lot of restraint when it comes to buying clothes. I’ve had to replace some necessities like pants and tops, and I needed a coat. But otherwise, I am not going on expensive shopping sprees around the boutiques and stuffing my closet full of expensive dresses I will never wear. Those days are over!

Besides, I have a whole closet I’m waiting to import when I finally get my new apartment. Manifestation ftw.

So I was out wandering about Central in this dress and decided to head up to the cantina. There I got stuck talking to one of these weird anime guys in his mid-40’s. Too much for me. Definitely what I would call a waste of a dress.

I decided to go home a bit earlier than usual. As I was walking home, I met another gentleman on the way. I was coming down the stairs as he was walking up. He looked at me and he just stopped still in his tracks. He stared at me for a moment with his mouth wide open. Then he ran up the stairs to greet me.

The first thing he did was offer me his McDonald’s bag. Seriously! He just held it out to me and said, “Do you want to share this with me? I got two pies! Which do you want? Apple or pineapple?”

LOL!

We have a winner for the best pick up of all time. That’s a good one!

So this gentleman is an airline pilot from South Africa. I know. I cringed at first too. However, he’s more international minded and lives here in HK. He has an HK phone number and apparently lives right around the corner from me. That’s very convenient. Looks like we both frequent the same McDonald’s, lol.

Also, the pilot thing is kinda hot. I’m into the hat. I can see it…

So we sat and chatted. He was very sweet, actually. He said I seem like I’m carrying a lot of weight and he asked me if he could take something off my back for me. I just hit him with the dead daddy issues thing straight away. He didn’t freak out, which is refreshing. Then again, he is from South Africa, so he’s probably qualified to fight a lion and/or crocodile, and therefore deal with me.

I agreed to wander back up to Peel Street with him for a drink. The dress needed redemption. We made it to last call and sat outside on the steps drinking our Tsingtao. The street was eerily quiet and empty. Very uncharacteristic of a Friday night.

We hung out and talked for awhile. He wanted to have sex right away, I didn’t. Boundaries! No more sleeping with strange men! I told him I needed more space and time for that. Luckily for me, he appeared to be very respectful of that fact. Plus he is busy with his own life, as everyone here in HK is, so it’s easier to set boundaries around that sort of thing. He can disappear if he wants to. I just know I prefer to have more space right now.

I went home alone and spent the weekend in bed watching movies and generally rotting. I set up my schedule for the week. I’m nervous about my interview on Wednesday. It’s challenging for me but it’s a good company so I’m going to do my best.

My interview tomorrow, not so much. This company doesn’t have great reviews. They have the name and the prestige, but the reviews were yikes on bikes. I take that sort of thing very seriously. I will check the vibe there tomorrow and see how it is.

I also worked more on my vision boarding for the next few years. I keep emphasizing stability, routine, security, long-term planning. Setting goals and making plans. I’m trying to build up my vision of who I want to become in the next few years. Perhaps maybe someone who is not a total mess? Hmm, yes, I think that would be nice.

Off now. I want to try to get some more sleep before the next storm comes. I don’t mind so much. I think Hong Kong is the most beautiful in the rain.