Hello from Hong Kong

I know, I've been absolutely horrible about updating. Bleh!!! Sad that the only time I am motivated to update my travel blog is when I am bogged down by a cold.

Speaking of which, if you happen to know me well, you should understand that I always get sick once every couple of months. I don't know what's wrong with my immune system, but I honestly am surprised at how long I've held up in Korea without getting sick until the last day. Yay! (If that's anything to cheer about)

Anyhow, I planned (and still planning) to write a long post about my trip to Seoul, but right now I'm at my uncle's place in Hong Kong with limited internet access, as well as the fact that I'm not on my own laptop therefore I don't have access to all my photos and photoshop. I proooooomise that I will give a proper update once I get to CUHK in a week. Okay, so maybe a little longer than that since I should be busy with orientation and all that stuff. :) It will come sooner or later.

I'm not sure if many of my friends in the States have followed this piece of news, but last night in Manila, Philippines, a Hong Kong tour bus was held captive by an armed man, resulting in eight deaths so far and several others injured. Of course, I am super angry that the bastard went around killing innocent people because he lost his job, but what made me fume was watching the live broadcast of the Philippines police taking their sweet time to rescue the people on the bus. Nobody wanted to go onto the bus, nor did they use any strategies until much later when more and more people were being shot to death. They huddled alongside the vehicle, stepped forward a few inches, and retreated several paces. Imagine seeing that on repeat for an hour straight and you'll understand the agony of watching them, knowing that some of the people who possibly had a chance of living had already died by then. Had the police acted faster and with clear directions, there would have probably been less people losing their lives.

One of the most heartbreaking things to watch was the interview of one of the survivors. She went on the tour with her husband and three children, but came out of it with only herself alive and her son in critical condition. Her son had a bullet lodged in his brain, and doctors are still not sure if he is in a stable enough condition to be brought back to Hong Kong for medical attention after his surgery. Her husband and two daughters were killed on the bus. Watching her interview really made me wonder why innocent people like her and her family must be subject to such cruelty. I wish her and her son a speedy recovery from this tragedy and that no one else should have to deal with this kind of trauma ever again.