Dear Diary...

Some friends are coming over this week for Easter. They are determined to max out their credit cards and empty their bank accounts. It is quite frightening to see women so motivated. We are also doing the mandatory sightseeing of Cantoland and Macau so that there are photos to show the parents when they head back.

Today is Good Friday. Fasting here is nowhere near as intense as home. We are supposed to take no meat in our 'two light meals one heavy meal' fast. Failing which, we should donate a generous amount to the church missionary fund. Holy Thursday mass was a publicity drive to generate income for the missionary work for the church in China. It seem to work, because everyone stood up and put money into the donation boxes. They probably collected in excess of a hundred and fifty thousand local currency in the ten minutes. Hit them where it hurts, and in Cantoland, it's the wallet.

Today was spent cleaning. I have cleaned my windows three times, and still they smudge.. :(

I am also going to Mass the will start the whirlwind round of shopping in my local area and then to Causeway Bay.

Tomorrow is Dimsum and more shopping, then to dinner and drinks at the clubs and pubs in Soho and Central.

Sunday we will head to Macau with the American and friends for sightseeing and more shopping. I wanted to go to the spa but was out-voted.

Monday is the usual Cantoland sights with dinner of the most famous roast duck in this country.

Tuesday to Thursday I have to work, but I have their schedule packed with shopping expeditions and food hunting.

I don't anticipate any sleep this week. Or I may just collapse in exhaustion.