Relocating to Work in Hong Kong.

The year comes to a close much faster than anticipated and it is time to make the trip again to my home in Cebu. This time I will be leaving from Hong Kong airport instead of Singapore airport and flying Cathay Pacific airlines instead of Qatar airlines. You see I finally got my overseas posting to work in Hong Kong. YES!!!
For the whole of 2005 there was talk in the air that Regin has finally decided to start a new company in Hong Kong, what they called, an International Procurement Office. As part of the plan for this office, the Technical Department for Asia Pacific will be relocated there. That's me and as there is only one technical person in Asia Pacific, I will be the one shifting there. I got the envies of everyone in the office. And there were the looks of gloom among the other colleagues as they read the move to Hong Kong as a sign of no confidence. They sense that sooner or later the Singapore office will be closed.
On the first week of Oct 2005, my three bosses Leif, Peter and Johan and I met up in Hong Kong to view the office. Peter has already found the premises and signed the tenancy agreement. We discuseed on the fitting out and Peter awarded the contract. Leaving the works to be carried out I returned again three weeks later to review and accept the fitting out works. In addition I also started looking for a flat to stay.
When everything is arranged, I finally moved into Jade Plaza on the 8th Nov 2005. For the rest of the year till end Dec 2005, I take the time to put up the office furniture systems, the telephone and broadband internet systems and also the IT systems. Unfortunately the head office announced a delay and the company will only take in the rest of the staff on the 15th Feb 2006. During this time I would make a trip to Bangkok and then for my Christmas holidays in Cebu.

It was quite amusing to stay and work in Hong Kong. What I find the main difference with Singapore is that the people are all rushing about, appears very busy and moving too quickly along the tight and narrow streets. They talked aloud and hinted impatience and cut you out too soon. But what I cannot forget is on the 17th Nov 2005, just barely 9 days after landing on this island, my flat at Jade Plaza was burglered costing me my valuable notebook computer and some jewellery. Till today I still cannot learn to trust the people here. Generally my feeling towards Hong Kong people is that they are quick witted, very competitive and very tricky. But I do not deny the fact that they are extremely hard working, most people taking up two jobs and they will come at 5.00 pm to rush up any last minute jobs before they call it a day.