Me & Macau

Of cos, half the world would have known by now that i'd just came back from macau..i realise there're some misconceptions about me going to macau, so let me set the record straight..

I do not ALWAYS go to macau. And i certainly do not go every year. In fact when i checked my passport, the last time i went was in 2005. That's a good 5 years ago..i know of many frens who make trips to Thailand, Hong Kong, US, etc on a much more regular basis..

I do NOT travel to hong kong and make day trips to macau. I do the reverse; i go to macau and then, make day trips to hong kong, and only occasionally too. Effectively, i spend much much more time in macau than hong kong(a fact that baffles some people)

I do NOT go to the casinos in macau..ok, this is no longer true..since i made an 'exception' this year and stepped into a casino in macau for the first time..though this is somewhat a 'push' rather than a 'pull' factor. Afterall, Singapore has its own casino now..and i grew curious about how does a casino actually look like..BUT with a casino in which i will most likely lose $$(with the $100 entrance levy)..so no thank you, i had my fill of casinos this time round..spending one whole day hopping between some 10 casinos(oh, and i WON $$ too..haha)

I do NOT have a fantastic grasp of Cantonese. Yes, of cos i speak enough Cantonese to get by..but mostly i have 'translators' with me or i will simply speak english. It can be rather amusing to see how we communicate - i speak english, she speaks cantonese(another fact that baffles people)..we communicate on 'parallel and yet, identical' planes. We went for a documentary film at the macau science centre and at the end of the 45mins, all i knew was that the Russians and the Americans were the first 2 countries that sent space missions to the moon..all other technical details were simply 'lost in translation' . Conversational cantonese ok lah, proper technical cantonese..you might as well be speaking russian to me..

Another case in point: i had gone and made a pair of glasses over there and when i tried on my new glasses, i felt a bit giddy(this happens when the power/degree is not quite right)..fish's conclusion: i must have given the wrong answers when the optician went through the standard questions with me..hmm..which is highly likely since i answered 'ok' to most of his questions, whether or not i understood what he's asking..and even if i did, i was too lazy to formulate my replies in cantonese..@_@

There are many things i can blog about my trip..but i think i shall save it for the next entry..it's been a really good trip..with lotsa discoveries..well..i won't be saying 'i can't wait to go back again' ..afterall, good things come to those who can wait..