Things I Like To Do Before I Die

Just a while ago, I was speaking to Fion about what I'd like to have/do before I die, here's a quick rough list...

Don't laugh! ^^"

1) Be knighted as "Sir Chong" by Her Majesty.

2) Own my own island.

3) Travel to space.

4) Own my own 1 Michellin Star or better restaurant.

5) Join the British SAS Commando Elite.

6) Win the Nobel Prize.

7) Win an Oscar.

8) Make my way up the top of Mt. Everest.

9) Save someone's life.

10) Own a penthouse in Manhattan, overlooking Central Park.

11) Have my face appear on the front cover of the Time Magazine.

12) Appear on the Forbes List of the World's Top 500 Richest People.

13) Finish my phD and continue my research to become Prof. Chong.

14) Build a school for the poor, like brick by brick.

15) Own a house-on-water, overlooking the beautiful Hong Kong skyline, so I can stand on my grassy roof and drive a few golf shots into sea.

This is what I can think of so far... I know it sounds ridiculous, but its just idealistic thoughts.

[Malikawat ruins, near Khotan (Hetian). Me in my Indiana Jones expedition mode... ^^"]

Home Sick

Quite ironic to think that I flew halfway across the entire world for 13 hours to Shanghai, which is so close to home, yet I couldn't go home.

Truthfully, I kinda miss home.

Truthfully, after 8 years... I'm kinda sick of UK. However, I must endure for a while longer.

[In front of the Beilin Museum, Xian - where all the best calligraphic scrolls are stored... I seem so much happier back in Asia, a place full of Chinese people...]

Back from China

Hey everyone, I'm back from China! I've got loads of photographs to show; lots of stories and experiences to share, but we'll keep things nice and sweet for now.

Just yesterday I had a very funny conversation with my best friend Shaun's sister, Sheanne. It's only funny if you understand Chinese... It's like a word-play joke.

Me: 一夜在上海，我留下许多情。。。

Sheanne: 你肯定不是。。。“流下许多精”？

Me: 不是“流下许多精”！是“留下许多情”！

Here's a poser photograph taken from Gaochang ruins of Turfan, Xinjiang. More to come.

[As I gazed at the sinking sun in the horizon, peering through the smouldering sands of the Taklamakan desert... I wonder... If I'll ever acheive my dreams someday...]