Being Busy or Being Selfish?

Never have thought I would have thought so much after watching a movie on plane. NINE just amazed me. The flow was attractive, in the sense that audience are getting into the movie and be part of it. I was first inspired by the scene when Luisa “expressed” how tired she was for years her husband had spent little time with her because Guido was “busy”. Then that scene when Luisa told Guido how disappointed she was and how desire ruined Guido’s life hammered me right at my brain. I feel so sorry for my wife and so to myself. I always have so much to do; but is that the truth or it is just an excuse for me being selfish? I just wish I can spend more of my time with her and our daughter. I miss them no doubt.

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Recommended by friend for long, finally had a taste of it today. Never have thought such a tasty (pork) burger can be found in HK...

Still, the best burger I have ever had was the one I had in Deli @ State College. It is irreplacable, ever.

Like Father Like Daughter

Sad to discover

After simple CF and IS computation, with worsening RMB appreciation against HKD, I am paying at least half of my salary to live in China... Hard to imagine how I can survive in HK with my limited income with consideration of my salary's growth rate which cannot even catch up with the inflation. The gap is widening but I can do little about it.

Theoretically if I cannot generate more income then I can only reduce my expenses. BUT I have already cut all expenses that I can reduce from my personal hobbies, meaning I have to move on to the next phase to change my living style so as to reserve more for cost savings.

Being a HK engineer working in China used to be great;
Being a HK engineer working in China with China's great inflation was still okay;
Being a HK engineer working in China with China's great inflation and continuous RMB appreciation has been getting tougher;
Being a HK engineer working in China with China's great inflation, continuous RMB appreciation and a family to support is no doubt painful;
Being a HK engineer working in China with a family to support in HK and a salary's growth rate that can hardly catch up with the sum of RMB appreciation and inflation rates will be certainly greivous...

今時不同往日，風光不再；
日後將更淒厲，不堪設想。