The weather report predicted grey and rain for the week. The city isn’t as cold as I hoped for! It has been too warm for jeans and a jacket in the day. Hehehe. At the first opportunity, I made a date with M and we zoomed off for an early morning trek at Dragon’s Back. 21°C for the day, and it would be windy up on the hills, so a light windbreaker was necessary. We were glad for cloud cover. Walking along Dragon’s Back in summer is unbearable.
It was a week day, and the trails were not crowded. Grey as the skies were, it didn’t rain, and some blue and sun shone through for a bit. I always round up the distance on Dragon’s Back to 10km. I think I was a little sore (in the heart and head) and upset from the shock of losing the tote, and took it out on the trail, by running it as fast as I could on gravel, sand and steps. M wasn’t expecting me to really run; she was surprised that I didn’t whine at having to run more than 5km. She knows. Yah, I’m famous for that. Of course she paced me, easily. She’s a seasoned trail runner!
We didn’t roll on the sand or water at the beach. Ran straight to the car. We had lunch plans! And I was in dire need of coffee! We cleaned up at M's home and went out to Sham Shui Po. I was ravenous. Lunch was sooo good. Wonton noodles at Lau Sum Kee in Sham Shui Po (劉森記麵家、深水埗桂林街48號地下). The mad crowds have petered out and we didn't even have to share a table with anyone, and weren't chased out for dawdling over our food. I love the shop's dry noodles of 雲吞蝦子撈麵 and its tiny appetizer of pickled radish and chillies (酸蘿蔔)!
We had coffee in the area too, at a charming little place called Toolss. By the end of the afternoon, I felt like my usual self. Instead of a throbbing heartache, it has receded into a little sad knot. Light banter with M and a walk through nature was indeed the balm to my soul, easing the sting of stupidly losing the tote, taking away the feelings of annoyance and self-doubt.
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