My Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, and Boxing day this year were spent on a tour to Guangzhou with my family.  It must have been at least a few years since I’ve stayed in China for that long, it was a rather stimulating experience.  Despite being warned previously, I didn’t expect the air quality could be that bad in China, and the indoor air wasn’t of any relief either because of the proliferating smokers.  I was really feeling unwell towards the end and couldn’t spare any time to return home, and that’s when I first realized my place in HK has become my home after returning from Toronto 4 months ago.

The whole experience would be completely negative if not for my nephews and niece, they were full of energy and laughter throughout the entire trip.