Hong Kong Day 1 (23 Dec)

touched down at the international airport a little past 8 in the evening. temperature is at 16 degree. managed to clear the customs within 10 minutes and i'm still wondering why the guy looked at my passport in such great detail, checking every single line with the system. i could have gotten out earlier if not for the delay. took another 10 minutes to collect my luggage and got myself a single journey ticket on the airport express. there was no crowd at all probably due to the late flight. most people would choose to arrive earlier. a 20 minutes ride to hong kong station where i met up with shirleen. really glad to see her again. took a cab to her new apartment at ship street (wan chai). it's a 2 bedder which is more well furnished than i thought and i've got a room to myself. how nice. unpacked the stuff which i brought along for her, including christmas gifts from gracie, jack and myself of coz. we decided to take a walk and head out for drinks around 10ish. being a nice host, she introduced me around her estate, tho she's pretty new to the place as well and most of the places were closed by then. had a glass of wine at neuvo, where we updated each other on our lives before heading back to the apartment to rest for the night.