i made the decision to leave country for my second week of my leave. this week is when i can expect a lot of emails and calls as the year has started and most would be returning from their annual leave. nonetheless, i thought it’d be useful to let my staff manage themselves and not rely on me to make decisions. and so, with my knapsack ob my back, i headed off to hong kong for a 5-day trip (3 days if you were to exclude the inbound and outbound days). of cos, i left message with a couple of senior people within my team to text me via my personal mobile if they need me to come in.
it felt good to return to hong kong. been a year since a last visited and i missed the walking. this time round, i also decided that i would do things beyond what i had done previously, and i had also wanted to return sy's t-shirt and shorts to him (he stayed over my place last year and had forgotten to bring it back when he returned to hk). so here’s my thoughts for my trip thus far (am writing this entry in the ferry ride to an offshore island on day 3).
it felt good to return to hong kong. been a year since a last visited and i missed the walking. this time round, i also decided that i would do things beyond what i had done previously, and i had also wanted to return sy's t-shirt and shorts to him (he stayed over my place last year and had forgotten to bring it back when he returned to hk). so here’s my thoughts for my trip thus far (am writing this entry in the ferry ride to an offshore island on day 3).
i made a visit to the sinseh once i landed. an ex-colleague mentioned to me before that this particular sinseh was really good in treating backaches. i decided to head straight to the place after leaving the airport as i didn’t want to be late. it took some efforts to locate the place as it was located in an old building. The clinic was no bigger than 10sq meters and the space was crowded with a massage chair, a sofa, some office cabinets, an altar, and a working table.
it was interesting that he diagnosed the cause of my backaches to be my left foot. interestingly, it was this leg that suffered a cracked metatarsal years ago. he explained that my whole body was in a state of imbalance due to this leg and went on to describe very accurately the pains that i had also experienced in my right buttocks, my back, my spine, my neck, and shoulder. amazingly, he also mentioned that as a result of all these misalignment, i also have gastric reflux as my rib cage has exerted pressure on my stomach. with this diagnosis, he went on to use his qigong to treat me. quite interesting right? anyway, i didn’t have too much expectations as releasing some pressure is a temporary solution compared to the cause which is an issue that cannot be resolved so quickly.
it was interesting that he diagnosed the cause of my backaches to be my left foot. interestingly, it was this leg that suffered a cracked metatarsal years ago. he explained that my whole body was in a state of imbalance due to this leg and went on to describe very accurately the pains that i had also experienced in my right buttocks, my back, my spine, my neck, and shoulder. amazingly, he also mentioned that as a result of all these misalignment, i also have gastric reflux as my rib cage has exerted pressure on my stomach. with this diagnosis, he went on to use his qigong to treat me. quite interesting right? anyway, i didn’t have too much expectations as releasing some pressure is a temporary solution compared to the cause which is an issue that cannot be resolved so quickly.
it was late evening when i finally checked in to the hotel. and for the rest of the trip, i decided to just not plan too much and just go with the flow. but of cos, broadly, i told myself my bucket list for this trip would include a trip to macau, a trip to lamma island to do some trekking and to catch up with some hong kong friends.
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Enjoy the city!
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