Best things in life are free

Imagine this- Having all-you-can-drink best wines in the world, all-you-can-eat fine food from a 5-star restaurant, all-you-can-view fantastic scene on the top of the hill in Hong Kong for two nights in a row; and best of all, it’s all free. Couldn’t find anything to complain could I?

Note: Some of the wines we tried include Chateau Lascombes, 2nd growth Margaux. Try this: Year 2001 Vintage (Robert Parker: 92, My rating: 92), Year 2004 Vintage (Robert Parker: 93, My rating: 94), and Year 2006 Vintage (Robert Parker: 90, My rating: 92).

Falling Apart

Many things seem to be falling apart recently and it’s really frustrating. The car’s boot does not seem to be operating all of a sudden, the house piping problems continue and the lights start to short circuit. The newly bought DVD is malfunctioning (and I couldn’t find the receipt) and Internet connection is problematic as usual. Last and not the least, my last basketball experience shows that my leg muscle has stopped listening to my command. That explains why I was still on the ground when my mind is in the air.

Vinexpo

Countdown to Vinexpo = 12 days. I notice there are 842 exhibitors and I wouldn’t be surprised if each exhibitor features 10 types of wines. Therefore, what do you think of the chances of staying sober after tasting some 8,420 types of wines? Interesting. Some would recommend us to be very selective and never swallow the wines. Good advice, however, if only you can resist the temptation of the great old world wines.

Mt KK

Yes! We made it! 4095.2meters. It took us about 23 hours in total (15 hours to ascend and 8 hours to descend), which is a lot longer than most people, but the point is we made it all the way. At one stage I was suffering pain from muscle cramp, or taking a break every 10 meters, or receiving all sort of negative feedback from our guide. I do learn the following things:
1. Determination is more important than physical fitness
2. Do this in the right group/partner
3. Take a Sneakers or Kit Kat and you’ll be ‘Sihat Dan Kuat” (for the next 10 minutes).