After my fixation on the Bay Area, I am now moving my target toward Shanghai. Most of my friends have moved away one after another in Hong Kong and now I feel quite alone. I don't even know how to begin meeting new friends. I went to church with a guy friend last weekend and saw "World War Z" afterwards. It was good to meet new people, even if they are younger and two couples. Just like the wedding I attended before, I was seated with four or five couples. I was the conspicuously the only single person there. But no matter.
In any case, I feel fondly for Shanghai. Not to say the city is better than any other, but it is the newness that attracts me in addition to being my home. In a new city, there are new corners to explore and new experiences to have. There I can reinvent myself. I can be unknown and perky again. I don't have to act awkward around my coworker any more. I know there would be the same issues but it is rejuvenating to have more chances at life. Besides, since my family is there, it is a way for me to actually build a base that will always be there.
After two years, I bumped into my old colleague in the same building as me. He used to sit next to me and had moved on from his old job at the same time as me. Now he is again my building mate and is also attending an executive mba program at my old business school. I treated him to lunch. Good to make new connections from old acquaintances.
I have been hooked on the new TV serie "House of Cards" after a church friend recommended it. It indeed is very good. I am attracted to the girl there, who looks like my affair's new girlfriend. Looking good is my new hobby. If I can lose a few pounds first that is.
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