How much money I need in HK wile I still have fun and go out?
This week I try to spend not more than 333 HK$.
My weekly fixed expenses are: 2.5 HK$ for the shuttle bus X 12 = 30HK$
4.9 HK$ for the train X12 = 58.8HK$
Saturday I want to go to the salsa club. Entry (including 2 drinks) = 130 HK$
Total: 218.8 HK$
Not so much left for food, water and others.
But in the company I get free water, coffee and lunch.
Actually it should be enough money left to survive and have fun.
But it also means: No 1. Class train, no taxi, no coffee at Starbucks….
Going to be a hard week for me, I will write a daily report :)
Day 1:
First of all, I went shopping after work :)
Just needed to by something to eat and some water.
So... this it what I got for 26.70 HK$
Later I just went out to walk around and watch the moon
Day1: 2.5 HK$ Shuttlebus
4.9 HK$ Train to work
4.9 HK$ Train home
I saved the money for the shuttle bus home and walked
26.70 HK$ food
Left: 294 HK$
Day 2
...was very cheap.
2.5 HK$ Shuttlebus
4.9 HK$ Train to work
4.9 HK$ Train home
2.5 HK$ shuttle bus home
at home I continued working; also a good way to prevent spending money :)
Left: 279.2 HK$
Day 3
I had an appointment with Jo
to go out for "Ladies night" in Wanchai.
After work I took the train to Tsim Sha Tsui,
had dinner in one of the shopping center
(japanese bento box)
Then I took the ferry to Wanchai.
I love the ferry by night with the great
view to HK island and all the lights.
And here you see the lights: ;-)
Then we had fun in Wanchai. Remember; at "Ladies night" in some bars the drinks are free!!
This time I took a bus home instead of taxi. There is a night bus from 0.45-5.00 every 15 min which stops close to my house. Very convenient and cheap.
2.5 HK$Shuttlebus
4.9 HK$ Train to work
5.5 HK$ Train to Tsim Sha Tsui
2.2 HK$ Ferry
13.6 HK$ bus home
30.00 HK$ dinner
Left: 238.5 HK$
Friday probably I have to stay at home, because NURI is arriving.
This is NURI:
Day 4
Because of the comming typhoon I couldn't go out in the evening. Was just at the public pool close to my place. During Olympics its for free :)
2.5 HK$ Shuttlebus
4.9 HK$ Train to work
4.9 HK$ Train home
2.5 HK$ Shuttlebus
12.00 HK$ dinner at MC Donalds
Left: 211.7 HK$
Day 5 Typhoonday
Typhoon NURI hit HK directly on friday.
Signal 9 was set; the first time since 2003.
When the signal is 8 or higher, the people in most of the companies dont have to work.
At 1.00 pm I went to a close supermarket to buy something to eat. The wind was already strong and my umbrella crashed after 2 min.
Around 4.00 pm I went out for a walk at the harbor. Many people where out, it was quiet and dizzling. Guess we where somehow in the center of the typhoon.
Later in the evening the wind and rain where so strong that it was too dangerous to go out.
So... I stayed at home, reading, watching a movie, working on the new collection...
I spent only 16.5 HK$ for food.
Left: 195.2 HK$
Day 6
But it was worth to go there....
Left: the only sign I could find on the way to the temple
Middle: next to the temple was a cemetery
Right: seems like the decedents are still hungry
The temple is located on the top of a hill...
... guarded by wild animals
In the evening I went for dancing to the Salsaclub.
Fortunatly later I got free entry into Dragon-I wile the doorman didn't pay attention.
http://www.dragon-i.com.hk/
Barbara Tucker played that evening, good music for dancing.
2.5 HK$ Shuttlebus
4.9 HK$ Train to work
5.5 HK$ Train home
2.5 HK$ Shuttlebus
34.00 HK$ dinner
9.3 HK$ bus to lang kwai fong
130 HK$ entry incl. 2 drinks
15.3 HK$ bus home
Left: NOTHING!!!!! I spent 8.8HK$ too much.
Thats why:
NO day 7
Its really hard to spend almost no money AND have fun but at least I could live almost 6 days with 333 HK$.
I missed only the taxi, its so easy to become lazy in HK.
So... the experiment is over.
Next time I try to spend as much money as possible in one week.
I m still looking for a sponsor for this project ;)
At the end... also this is HK
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