My first impression of Hongkong is like the old meets the new. Unlike Kyoto where the old town is separated from the new town. Hongkong has everything mixed together. Really old retro looking flats with brand new apartments/shopping streets line right next to one another. Apartments are usually very tall and tightly spaced. It looks a little like Singapore from far. But on a closer look, they are very very different. Singapore is like a very well organized legoland while Hongkong has everything that Singapore has, but with alot more texture and character. It’s interesting how they embrace the old while letting the new prosper.

 As I’m writing this, typhoon Molave has just hit us. This is the first time witnessing a typhoon. From the apartment 30 floors up, I can see the windswept rain pouring onto the roads and the trees struggling to hold onto the ground. The reported wind speed is about 140km/h. Storm level has been raised to no. 8.

 

The view from where I’m putting up at. Facing Victoria Harbour, the left side is Hongkong Island and the right is Kowloon. This picture was taken about 2 hours before Molave landed.