Ya I made it to Macau.... after 16 years I was back.. I used to live there and I had forgotten how much Macau had meant to me...
Here is a cool photo of the old Hotel Lisboa... when I was there it was one of the biggest casinos around... well not anymore...
I walked around Macau during the day, and talked to my old Primary School teacher, I saw people in restaurants where I used to eat, I walked and walked and every step I took I remembered something new... It was a really strange feeling but really great.
I have never really paid much attention to my past I always look to my future, but this trip really was great as I realized how much Macau meant to me...
Certain things are still the same, certain pot holes in the road are the same, but the truth is... Macau will never be what I remembered it as.... this made me sad but happy at the same time... I realized how lucky I was to have lived for 3 years at Penha...
Here is a cool photo of the old Hotel Lisboa... when I was there it was one of the biggest casinos around... well not anymore...
I walked around Macau during the day, and talked to my old Primary School teacher, I saw people in restaurants where I used to eat, I walked and walked and every step I took I remembered something new... It was a really strange feeling but really great.
I have never really paid much attention to my past I always look to my future, but this trip really was great as I realized how much Macau meant to me...
Certain things are still the same, certain pot holes in the road are the same, but the truth is... Macau will never be what I remembered it as.... this made me sad but happy at the same time... I realized how lucky I was to have lived for 3 years at Penha...
The skyline has really changed, more casinos, more buildings,more land, more bridges, but it still has a certain feeling to it....
I was lucky because I met up with Marta, she let me stay at her place (this is her hand):)
I had not seen her for about 3 years... and it felt like we had not seen each other for only a few months... ehehehe
I also met Rita my primary school sweet heart eheheheh. Ya I hadn't seen her for about 4 years... it is strange how Macau does that to one... I am telling that it is a magical place.
Went to a couple of casinos, and night clubs, restaurants... and what can I say.... Macau is a great place to live...maybe not 4ever... but if you are looking for a Portuguese community in Asia... there is no better place:)
On my last day there I went to the Hyatt to the swimming pool... it was great because when I was a kid I used to go there ALL the time... actually I learnt how to play tennis at that hotel... everything was the same (well the tree have grown)...I spent the after noon with 4 beautiful women and that it self was amazing. They all put me right because I was beginning to ponder on coming back to Macau:P
I then had to leave Macau and start my journey back to Europe....but I could not leave China with going to.....
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Definition of Macau: You cannot find one reason to like this place.So you just have to love it!and you love.só sabes quando voltas ao fim de 16 anos! Macau estranha-se depois entranha-se... e foi bom ter-te cá...
beijinhos
Hi,
I do not know all the world, not even a small part, but I am pretty sure that Macau is one of the most unique cities (regions) in the planet!
As you said, it gets stuck in your "skin", especially if your Portuguese and in each corner of the city you see something of your "home"... is special.
I really hope it continues like this, unique.
Kamone, vê se apareces por aqui!
;)
Hey Gareth, such a long time. I was your pal back at EPO school, Nuno! I remember you and some others and some other memories, like having a yoyo championship just outside your house at penha. Good times, I just went back to macau in 2009 and 2011. Hope everything is fine!!
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