After discovering the blogger 'save' of drafts is less like the outlook save of drafts and more like the Lindsay lohan detox save, here is my 3rd blog entry in 1 year... Hoorah!
I can't really speak for other expats in Macau but I'm living here with an expirey date constantly lingering over my head. When I first moved here, I was thinking 1 yr tops, then suddenly it's been two and soon heading to three. It's been amazing that such a small town has reigned me in for so much time.
I kind of have a love hate relationship with Macau. I grew up in a pretty medium sized city and in a lot of ways, Macau is a small island town dwarfed by looming 5 star casinos and construction sites. I don't know what it is, but maybe because of its size or showy glitzy lights, Macau is the perfect victim for slander. Kind of like the over enthusiastic kid in school who always wants to play snap with you in the library. It makes me look at it with disdain, a little bit of fear mixed with self loathing because I can actually identify with its needier side...
Living here sometimes helps me to appreciate the smaller things in life, because they're seemingly rarer. And for the benefit of those who have never been here, I'll try to illustrate the pros and cons of the city.
Pros:
24 hr Cheap Massages. Damn straight! There are 24 hour massage parlours here!! Haven't you ever been lying in bed and you can't get to sleep because you have a knot in your neck which makes your pillow feel like mt rushmore? Not a problem here, or at least, not an excuse to get into work late the next day. If you're really tired but still not sleeping, you can call a masseuse to come to you. And if a bit sceptical, don't be, because as the Entertainment Map of Macau points out, these girls get their annualy check up regularly(?!)
Ok, ok.. so that was a bit cynical. Sorry, I tend to use a lot of bravado posing as flair in my writing but seriously, there are seriously good spas over here for reasonable prices. Ahh, just thinking about it makes me want one...
Portugese influence. So maybe the cobblestones do make me walk like one leg is substantially shorter than the other leg, but it's a nice touch.
//segway... I don't know how blog writers do this. I get sick of my own voice before I even reach my point. Gah!!
Apartment - You can live in an awesome apartment, by yourself, comfortably and pay not too much in relation to your salary.
Ok, so I'll explain in pictures!! And I'll get to the cons later. So here are some reasons, in pictures, about why Macau is rad!
