• Home
  • CATEGORIES
    • ARTS & CULTURE
    • BOOKS
    • DIARY
    • EATS
    • EVENTS
    • EXPLORE
    • FUN
    • SHOPPING
    • TRAVEL
      • CHINA
  • Cities
    • HONG KONG
    • SINGAPORE
    • SHENZHEN
  • About
    • Kylene & CGCS
    • Collaborations
    • Contact

City Girl, City Stories

  • Bookshelf
  • About
    • Kylene & CGCS
    • Collaborations
  • Contact

Goodbye, Hong Kong

14 June 2017 in DIARY, HONG KONG

Here I am, approaching the end of what has been an amazingly special chapter in my life: living abroad in my birthplace Hong Kong for a total of six and a half years! This experience has changed, challenged and developed me and I am no longer quite the same person I was when I arrived. It has been without a doubt, the best thing that has ever happened to me so far. The experiences and memories I have from this city, I will always treasure.

City Girl City Stories: Light Rose Garden HK

I was raised in sunny and quiet Singapore, a small country in Southeast Asia, as a child of Hong Kong immigrants, spending my childhood and teenage years growing up there. Life then took a turn and led me to vibrant and indescribable Hong Kong, a small city in East Asia, where I spent six and a half years of my young adult life. Two wonderful Asian cities, that despite the constant comparisons and certain similarities, are as different as can be.

City Girl City Stories: Avenue of Stars Farewell

There is a constant flow of people coming in and out of Hong Kong, and even as I take my exit, I imagine the many new beginnings of others that will be taking place here. I remember mine clearly because it was my dream come true when I got the chance to come to Hong Kong. Everyone’s experience is different, so I only speak for myself. During my six and a half years here, I am proud to say that I have truly tried to the best of my ability, to immerse myself into life here and to try to understand and see Hong Kong for what it is. Both on its own terms and on the terms of the people who call this city home, locals and non-locals. It’s been eye opening.

City Girl City Stories: Ngong Ping 360

Hong Kong is not the easiest city to move to, and my early years here were very challenging but exciting. As I settled in, I explored the city and met new people, pursued my education and job opportunities, adopted homes, hangouts and neighbourhoods for myself – writing a brand new chapter in this city, all mine.

City Girl City Stories: Exploring Hong Kong PoHo

During my time living in Hong Kong, I did think that I would stay in Hong Kong for an extended period of time, but knew that my intention was not to settle down here permanently. It’s a little earlier than I expected, but it turns out that summer 2017 is going to be the end of this Hong Kong journey. I already know that I’m going to miss so much of this city, but despite that, I also want to look forward to starting my next chapter.

That next chapter is taking place in my first home: Singapore! I am moving to Singapore! The idea of starting again makes be both excited and a little jittery. I guess the big question is “why?”. Big decisions tend to come with many reasons behind them, don’t they? I’ll share the biggest one: I am moving to Singapore to pursue new career opportunities, in an industry that I am genuinely excited about!

As for City Girl, City Stories, this blog will stay as my hobby and journal and I will continue to update with new adventures as I explore Singapore. However much of your time you take out of your day to drop by here, thank you for reading as I shared my city stories in Hong Kong over the past few years. :)

City Girl City Stories: Light Rose Garden HK

With that said, Hong Kong will never be far from my mind and half my heart will always belong here. I’m very blessed to have found another home in this city and even though I am moving away, there will definitely be many future visits! I believe I have grown a lot during my time here, and will bring these experiences along with me as I embark on my next chapter. At the end of it all, Hong Kong has shown me that it is possible to explore a city you live in even after six and a half years. Hong Kong has taught me to always look up and around, to always see my city with eyes wide open. Hong Kong has taught me to take chances and try, to fail and to start again. Hong Kong has showed me that you never know what to expect, what is waiting at the next turn and what the next opportunity could be. 

Thank you for everything Hong Kong, this city and the great people I have met and known will always be special to me. Now, it’s time for new beginnings and new stories to be written. See you soon, Singapore.

City Girl City Stories: Avenue of Stars Farewell

2 Comments
Previous Exploring Hong Kong: Shek O
Next A Better Florist Hong Kong: Fresh Bouquets

Related Posts

2017

Christmas at Hong Kong Disneyland

Hong Kong Flower Show 2015

Reader Interactions

Comments

  1. Ellice Wu says

    15 June 2017 at 11:58 PM

    <3 <3 <3

    Reply
    • Kylene Wu says

      17 June 2017 at 12:03 AM

      :) :) :)

      Reply

Leave a Comment Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Primary Sidebar

HELLO, I’M KYLENE

HELLO, I’M KYLENE

I’m a Hong Kong born, Singapore raised city girl. I have lived, studied and worked in both cities and am currently based in sunny Singapore. Welcome to my personal blog, where I share my city adventures. :)
READ MORE

CURRENTLY READING

INSTAGRAM SNAPSHOTS

It's April and I'm finally resurfacing to post my It's April and I'm finally resurfacing to post my first IG update of 2021. 😆 The hiatus was unintentional (although I'm still active on my blog!😊) as life became incredibly busy, exciting and fast paced since Jan started! 

2020 felt so slow, but 2021 has me feeling like time is flying by. The year started and as I race along trying to keep up, it's April! Perhaps it's the spring themed everything going around, but I'm feeling hopeful for new beginnings again.🌸
This is it, goodbye 2020. What a whirlwind of a lo This is it, goodbye 2020. What a whirlwind of a long year.

Here's to 2021! 💫 To better and brighter days ahead! 🌈
Merry Christmas! ⭐ Wishing everyone a wonderful Merry Christmas! ⭐ Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas season filled with warmth and peace. 😌 

P.S. Here are some Christmas photos I've been happily compiling and will be up on citygirlcitystories.com as a photo diary of Christmas in Singapore soon (hopefully this weekend)!
💛 City meets nature. 💚 ... It's been a long 💛 City meets nature. 💚
...
It's been a long tiring week, so I've been having a simple weekend: getting up for breakfasts, book shopping, picking up more books at the library, watching TV and cozy Youtube vlogs. :) 

I usually fill my weekends with a full schedule, but 2020 has taught me that quiet slower ones are just as good. 😌

Archives

@CITYGIRLCITYSTORIES ON INSTAGRAM
It's April and I'm finally resurfacing to post my It's April and I'm finally resurfacing to post my first IG update of 2021. 😆 The hiatus was unintentional (although I'm still active on my blog!😊) as life became incredibly busy, exciting and fast paced since Jan started! 

2020 felt so slow, but 2021 has me feeling like time is flying by. The year started and as I race along trying to keep up, it's April! Perhaps it's the spring themed everything going around, but I'm feeling hopeful for new beginnings again.🌸
This is it, goodbye 2020. What a whirlwind of a lo This is it, goodbye 2020. What a whirlwind of a long year.

Here's to 2021! 💫 To better and brighter days ahead! 🌈
Merry Christmas! ⭐ Wishing everyone a wonderful Merry Christmas! ⭐ Wishing everyone a wonderful Christmas season filled with warmth and peace. 😌 

P.S. Here are some Christmas photos I've been happily compiling and will be up on citygirlcitystories.com as a photo diary of Christmas in Singapore soon (hopefully this weekend)!
💛 City meets nature. 💚 ... It's been a long 💛 City meets nature. 💚
...
It's been a long tiring week, so I've been having a simple weekend: getting up for breakfasts, book shopping, picking up more books at the library, watching TV and cozy Youtube vlogs. :) 

I usually fill my weekends with a full schedule, but 2020 has taught me that quiet slower ones are just as good. 😌
Relaxing and peaceful weekend vibes. 😌 🌳 Ph Relaxing and peaceful weekend vibes. 😌

🌳 Photos taken from a visit to NTU's gorgeous Yunnan Garden! 🌳
It's already November and I've missed posting abou It's already November and I've missed posting about the 6th blog anniversary of citygirlcitystories.com (which was in October)! 

Running this personal lifestyle blog has been such a passion project. ⭐ 6 years in, this blog has journeyed with me from Hong Kong to Singapore, from university to working life. I'm still the same city girl exploring her city though, and I still have plenty of things to share. 😊

I've talked more on the blog (link in bio) with photo memories from the past 6 years. Check it out! 🤗 
---
Cat snapshots here are from a recent catch up with a friend at @sgcatcafe, because I've been visiting and blogging about cat cafes since the first one I went to in Hong Kong in 2010!
Copyright © 2014-2021 KYLENE WU. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. · Theme by SheShoppes

Copyright © 2021 · Bella Banana for Genesis on Genesis Framework · WordPress · Log in