Sunday, September 17, 2006  12:49 AM
When dreams become reality
With a click of the mouse, I'm on my way to spending four months in my favourite Asian city.
Hong Kong.
I envision shopping at Tsim Sha Tsui and Mongkok, eating at the roadside stalls, 'gai dan zai' being a daily must-have, dressing up in coats, scarves, leggings and hats (finally!), Hong Kong Disneyland, Ocean Park and Macau on weekends and the rest of Asia - Taiwan, Japan and Korea during the breaks. And of course, the comfort that home is only a three and a half hour flight away.
I'm scared of leaving home of course, yet excited because this is the only other place in Asia I would want to spend a long period of time in. And God's plan just marvels me all the time - I told him I would go ahead wherever He put me, and I see how much He has unravelled to me by not giving me a slot in the United States. For one, I know I'm going to miss my family and friends so much and being in Hong Kong enables them to come up anytime they wish. I can envision my mom flying up already. Secondly, God has placed people close enough to my heart to experience this new adventure with me by placing me in City University of Hong Kong. He even sent a roommate along and I think that's just amazing. And to think that all of us put City U as our second choice. Thirdly, being Chinese in Hong Kong definitely sounds more comforting than being Chinese in the United States, although I need to start seriously brushing up on my Cantonese.
I also thank God for friends that drive all the way to my house to put a bag of Reese's Peanut Butter Cups in my mailbox. That's one of the most touching things someone has done for me in a long while. Love you.
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