"Tell me about your day"

hello dear, how are you? Time flies by, today is the last full day of my 23-day summer trip in the UK. I parted with parents yesterday in Manchester and took the train back to London yesterday, and tomorrow I’ll be flying back to HK. This trip has been way busier and more hectic than I imagined, I guess because rather than staying in Manchester most of the time, we did two road trips as a family, and for me having to travel to London and fly in and out. It’s actually quite ti

hello dear, how are you doing in HK? :) I’m currently in Oxford, the 4th day of this road trip, which is also the last full day where we all 5 are together, because my bro and his gf will be heading back to London for their flight tomorrow night. We went to Cambridge as our first stop on Tuesday. Then we visited my cousin at St Albans, before coming to Oxford. It feels like a university tour trip (haha). But in fact, I might actually like my brother’s school, Durham, the most

hello dear, how are you? I was finally back to Manchester on Saturday evening, I’ve been recovering from not having enough space during these family time. But I’m feeling slightly better now because now that we’re back, I can at least hug my pinky dog imaginary friend to ease my distressed emotions. I’m navigating through being intentional with my parents and managing my own well being these days. As you know, me time and personal space is so important for me to recover menta

hello dear, how are you? I almost lost count of the days I’ve been in the UK. After staying a few days at our Manchester house for a few days, we started on a 3d2n roadtrip up north to Durham and Newcastle, with bro and his gf as well. It’s quite hot yesterday and today, but I guess not comparable to HK, though there’s no AC here. We mainly come to this area because my brother used to study in Durham for his university. We visited back the places he used to hang around and so

hello from Manchester my dear :) I reunited with parents and back to our house yesterday after the two-hour train. It’s been a year since I last came back. It always feels refreshing to be back here. The house is very comfortable, with very nice lighting and environment. It’s also interesting to see how my parents bought more and more stuff for the house over the last few years, haha. My mom used to say to keep everything simple here, but they eventually brought quite a bit o

hello dear, how are you? :) Today is day 5 of London for me, it’s also the last full day I’m staying here, I’ll be heading to Manchester tomorrow. London has been treating me pretty well so far. I’ve had some nice food and coffee, done some shopping, also watched the Jesus Christ Superstar musical yesterday night. And I feel like the heatwave isn’t as crazy as people say. For today, I met with Jojo and we hung out for a day. We first met for lunch outside, then we went to a m

hello from london :) After the long flight, I landed safely yesterday early morning. After I landed, I went to check in early in the hotel to refresh myself and did a bit of work. After that, I went out for some shopping. I slept pretty okay on the flight, but still, the jetlag hit me pretty badly yesterday towards later the day. My brain just started to shut off from 5pm ish, haha. Visiting again after a year, London looks kinda the same as what I remembered, but felt less f

hello dear, how are you? After a few days of business of pre trip activities, I’m finally departing HK tonight to the UK! Dropping this quick note to you at the airport, I feel like since that time I went to the UK for my masters study in 2022, my brain has associated long haul travel to be nervous and anxious even though I’ve done this so many times and this is supposed to be a chill trip. So I keep telling myself that I’m going to fine, and it’ll be an enjoyable experience.

hello dear, how are you? how’s your week been so far? For me, it’s been a bit busy because this is the last week for me to be in HK before my 3.5 weeks trip to the UK, so I’ve been kinda busy trying to get things done while also preparing for my trip. I was in the office on both Monday and Tuesday, because I had some external meetings and also things to review. I felt quite tired physically and socially after being in the office for two days in a row. But I tried to tell myse