Jonbu the baker

Thursday morning I’ll be heading to Nagoya for my HKG-bound flight.

The feeling is the same as when I was leaving Vancouver for Japan. I don’t know what to expect, but at the same time I’m not too excited. I never got “excited” about Japan until I arrived in Tokyo for my August long break. I think it’s because I started reading a lot about Japan, looking at weblog pictures, and such before coming, and that took away all the excitement.

For this trip to Hong Kong, I specifically resisted myself from finding any breathtaking pictures or too much details about Hong Kong. I’ve read it’s a beautiful city, dreamy, almost. I have seen some pictures, and they are wonderful. I’ve heard stories of how great Hong Kong is. But I try not to know too much this time. I will let the city itself tell.

For this trip I got myself a minolta rangefinder. Don’t know if it’s a right choice to get an used one. My original plan was to get a camera before the trip so I can film a roll and learn it before taking off. But I just received it today. Out of time.

The second plan I thought out was, I would go out and take some night shots tonite, and wake up early for some sun-rise shots tomorrow, walk around and try to finish the roll, then go for one-hour development after work. But I doubt I can finish 27 exposures in less than a day, and film is actually expensive…

So I’m ditching all plans, but taking some sun-rise pics sounds nice. So I will do that. My next post shall be about my successful attempting at waking up before the sun, or not.