8 Days-The Pink Tripod

Luke woke up today feeling extremely dreamy. It was a hangover.

The visit to the Avenue of stars had a much deeper impact than suspected and it made him feel like punch drunk in love teenager again. Now he's feeling the lovey hangover, the day after effects where he felt so empty and that everything was less alluring. The feeling he came to love and hate when Diane was still around and miss when she just left.

It was a day for self pampering and nothing's better than a day of shopping at APM-Hong Kong's premier shopping center and you could see why the very moment you walk in. A giant Calvin Klein boutique greets the visitors with a proportionately gigantic poster of a semi naked male model in nothing but some skimpy briefs. Luke looked on and wondered what would his body be like without the interventions of a drinking habit and late night mamakings with his cohorts.

Hong Kong was a shopping paradise and that should explain how he ended up with at least 20 items from the likes of Esprits, Chevignon, Ripcurl, Quiksilver, Izzue, G2000 and Nike in less than 4 hours. Once the excitement of spending needlessly on branded clothings, the fatigue finally crept in and a cafe called Double Stars beckons.

A cup of iced Blue Mountain and a cut of strawberry cheesecake later he was revitalised and ready to go but where to?

The Peak to enjoy a bird eye view of Hong Kong's world renowned night scenery. All Luke needed to do to arrive at the peak was catch a HK$22 tram ride to reach the top of The Peak.

Just as he was turning around and decided on leaving he saw someone with a really cutting edge camera on a nefarious pink tripod lifting rising up from the back of the camera and not long after that, she with the most melodious voice ever heard said: "Sin Sang urm koi lei zho ju ngo keng tau" .

It was her. The photography afficianado he saw at the Avenue of Stars. The woman that gave her a hangover. And the first line she ever said to him was loose translated as:

"Mr you're blocking my photo shooting scope".