I went home last Sunday hoping to catch the remaining days of the long weekend. I caught a bus at 4 pm and got home at around 9 pm. The rain was unrelenting. Good thing it stopped the next day.

I was supposed to go back to Manila last night, but I felt I needed one more day off; hence the "long-er" weekend. Hehehe. But I guess by extending my stay I eagerly welcomed a virus down my system. Blame it on my sister who was constantly sneezing in the house for sometime. Yet she tells me it was only an allergic reaction to dust. Argh. Obviously she was, because she looks well. Haist.

So it seems like I'm ending my long weekend with colds. Poor me. :(

Anyways, back to reality in a while.

So they say.

I woke up at exactly 12 noon today for the nth time. This seems fairly normal as I really don't need to wake up early for a class anymore. But given a choice, I would really request my melatonin to cooperate during my sleepless nights.

From TIME Health: Web Therapy Can Help Ease Insomnia

I have never been a morning person nor someone who can easily ease his way through dreamland, unlike my father who falls asleep barely 10 minutes from lying in bed and who's usual wake up time is 3:30 am. He  then leaves for work at around 5 am to avoid the the travel inconveniences of the rush hour and arrives at work at 6 am for his 8-5 shift. Obviously, he just cannot compromise time for his comfort. That is called dedication, ladies and gentlemen. [Applause]

As for me, I must say that for a certain time last term I got used to sleeping early and waking up early. Thanks to my recent Practicum stint, I was able to realize how excited I am for work. Yes you heard it right, "excited" to get a taste of the real world, so to speak. God knows how badly I already want to work.

Monster Radio's "The Morning Rush" usually opens my day. [Hehehe. Plugging talaga eh!] It's really fun listening to the Kikay Barakada on your way to work. I highly recommend it; it's a good early morning habit. Too bad, ever since my insomnia attacks I have never caught TMR again, which is probably why I already turned into a "Moodie". Hehehe. Especially if it's Terror Thursdays, I see to it that I get to listen to the show for a dose of late night horror stories. [Sigh] Enough of my newly found radio addiction, and back to the problem.

Hopefully, I will get my circadian rhythm working back to normal. 

Zzzzzzzzz...

These past few days, I have been stuck on the net reading blogs, checking out forums, and virtually seeking any kind of practical information I can get about Hong Kong. 

Apparently, not only is it my first time in what many refer to as Asia's World City, but more than anything else, it is my first out-of-the-country trip as well. And you can only guess how anxious I am about it. 

The Famous Hong Kong Skyline (obviously not my pic)

I've already made a rough estimate of our budget, pretty much imagined myself in Hong Kong's top tourist attractions, and carefully planned a transport itinerary as well. Thanks to the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB) official website, to the journey planner of Hong Kong's MTR, and to the map-based route search of Citybus, planning the trip has been a breeze, as far as transportation within HK is concerned.

Of course, that is only a small chunk of the planning process. It's a good thing we have already booked our airline tickets last month (July 25) via an Air Asia promo fare. I'm not really sure if it's a good deal, since we still have to head to DMIA in Clark, so I doubt if it's really worth the hassle of travel. Anyway, there is no use whining about it since it's already booked, right? Might as well plan ahead and save ourselves from all possible future glitches.

Cost of our Airline Tickets

Ok, so it's less than two months before our trip and we still haven't got any accommodation. How convenient is that?! Argh. Although I have already inquired a lot of the hostels and guesthouses in HK which have either been highly recommended on forums or is advertised in third party booking sites, my only concern is that October is a peak month in HK and I really, really hope we don't run out of accommodations until the first week of September, at which time we can already finally book a room. Oh well, talk about budget constraint. Hehehe. 

Until then, I hope we could eventually finalize the whole itinerary. 

HANG KANG! Here we come! ;)