Misc catch ups...

since so much has happened since we posted, a few more minor 'catch-ups' including...

got the iPod touch (one each)... both of us are addicted...



saw francis's fave gal Gwen in concert in HK



had a great housewarming party (can't believe we made so many friends already!)


and heading to see Beyonce at the new Venetian in Macau in a couple of weeks!! Can't wait!!

Asia - here we are

Are we 'home'? Honestly, having lived away from Hong Kong for most of my life... coming back and living here is less like HOME than experiencing a new foreign country for me. Which is fascinating although there's still quite a bit of adjustments.

We were lucky and found a great apartment with a nice ocean view...





And traveled extensively since we arrived. First we went to Bangkok. I tell you, the design sensibilities of the city is remarkable... from the malls to even the little hole-in-the-wall restaurants. There was so much to see and it's so much more developed than I had imagined...





We then jetted off to Malaysia and KL. We stayed at the mandarin oriental which was very nice and elegant - great service BTW - highly recommended if you visit KL.



The Petrona twin towers there have pretty much become my all time favorite skyscrapers now - edging over the Chrysler Bldg... it's truly spectacular and breathtaking against the skyline - like 2 silver bullets. Overall KL was a gorgeous city as well...



F went back to Indonesia a few times and was great for him to see his family. As for me, of course, my parents, grand-dad, and cousins are estatic about my return.

So far, I would say we are still adjusting to life here - but hey, we don't call this blog the ADVENTURES of Vince and Francis for nothing!!

last couple days in NYC

Included our last (for now) broadway show HAIRSPRAY!



And a trip to the FAB Hamptons... :-)



And on the last night we took in the sights and sounds of E.village with a last meal at one of our fave restaurants mo pitkin's... famous for their fried mac and cheese (altho the portion's pretty much shrunk to a 1/3 of it's original size since it opened)...



Our 'last supper' was unfortunately accompanied by an obnoxiously loud geeky-garage-type rock band... which we could have done without

Half way around the world...

So it's been over 6 months since we last posted. We had left you guys at the end of winter in NYC and...now it's Oct 07, it's almost winter again - except this time we're living in ASIA. Yes yes, how times have changed. :-)

In the past few months, we moved from the Big Apple to Hong Kong - home sweet home for me and 'closer to home sweet home' for F. Yup, big change and it's been an amazing experience.

After packing all the necessities which needed to be shipped over (god forbid they don't sell Garnier shampoo in HOng Kong...):



...we jetted off for a last-hurrah trip to the West Coast - starting with Seattle mainly to visit the original Starbucks..



And up to beautiful vancouver...



Where we stayed at a boutique hotel with HORRIBLE service... and a very bitchy front desk woman :-P (yes, that's the one in the picture)



... then all the way down to Vegas...



Yep, great trip indeed, perfect before our big move to Asia!