Archives for July 2003

My mission for this trip to Hong Kong is to find a Canon S50 digital camera for significantly less than AUD$1000. The cheapest I can find the S50 in Australia is about $1170 inc GST.

If I can find it for well under $1000, then I think it is worth forgoing the security of a local warranty. In fact, my goal is to beat HKD$4000 (current exchange rate is about AUD$1 = HKD$5). Naturally I will also require a memory card and other accessories, and if I can get it all for no more than AUD$1000 then I will be happy. It’s all been included in the budget for the holiday too !

We’re going on a holiday.

I promised Leanne an overseas trip – and since work was pressuring me to take some of my accrued leave, I decided now would be a good time to escape the winter chill in Sydney and head north. Given the recent SARS scares in Hong Kong (now all clear according to the World Health Organisation), flights are still pretty cheap. Since I know Leanne would love to explore Hong Kong – we’re going to spend 8 days there.

When I tell people that we’re going to Hong Kong for more than a couple of days they ask “what are you going to do there – there’s not that much to do”. But then they said the same thing about Singapore and Canberra – where we had no trouble finding things to do and places to explore. I don’t think Leanne will let me get bored… tired yes, bored no.