Going Home

Work computer corrupted on the night of mid autumn festival and IT replaced a temporary one for me last Friday before I have my own new one - finally after so many years a laptop with Chinese keyboard. However till then, I could only type in English as I can't put any Zhuyig sticker on the temporary computer.

After attending friend's wedding on Sat, took the morning flight back to Taipei on Sunday and stayed until last night. Friends in HK asked me why I need to go back for such a short period of time and spend extra money and annual leaves for a trip not going to a new place. Well, I did think about this several times before my departure but all the doubtful thoughts were gone after arriving the Taoyuang airport. It's home, the family members, friends - the feeling of surrounding makes me going back despite the extra costs.

It's funny that since I started working in Hong Kong from last Nov, I've gone back to Taiwan for Christmas, Chinese New Year, Easter, Mother's Day and post mid-autumn festival. The frequency is higher but each time the stay is shorter - I did have more time spending with families but relatively shorter time with friends due to the short stay. Not meaning that friends are not important to me anymore, just most of friends in Taiwan have got their own family to look after where my free time might not be the free time for them. Moreover, chances are I might be far away from home again if any opportunities arise, and while I am still not far away from home, it's better to be a good daughter than a good employee.

The exciting side of this few day trip going home is eating the very very local food and buying not expensive but stylish accessories - 3 shoes, 5 earrings and 2 necklaces!! Get my hair cut and teeth fixed, and bring another batch of old winter clothes from Taipei so I can spend less time shopping in HK. Most important, I didn't get any stomach pain like previous trips and can fully enjoy the trip :)