Happy Birthday Matilda!

After wine school I headed to back to work to drop of the camera, then on to New Territories to celebrate Matilda's birthday (which unfortunately was on typhoon day).

Riding the MTR

Saturday afternoon on the train

I'm explaining the meaning of the word codependent to Matilda. She asked if it had a positive or negative connotation. I said it depended on the context. What do you think?

Meet Matilda

Before I went to Hong Kong I messaged a bunch of people on couchsurfing.com about possibly crashing on their couch for a few days. Matilda, a native of Hong Kong, responded, and she has been great! She met me for lunch my first day, where I also met her boyfriend Chris, then she helped me lug my heavy suitcase all the way to their apartment in New Territories, then she helped me search for an apartment over the Internet. She gave me all kinds of advice—whether the area was good for me, if the ad sounded fishy, if the apartment looked decent. Then, we went swimming and she even taught me how to tread water! I swear, I'm going to finally learn how to tread water before I leave Asia!!! I'm so thankful I met her. I would be so lost without her!

Friday Lunch

I had lunch with my CouchSurfing friend Matilda and her friend David. We went to this Japanese place that was really yummy.

Salmon

My super sweet apple lychee concoction

The whole spread, including my favorite, the soft shell crab!

Chirashi

Salmon, mango and cucumber roll

Dragon Roll