Q: What's more annoying than getting a tax return?
A: Getting a tax return the day after you've gone to the trouble of posting off a form to say 'hey, you didn't send me a tax return' so that the Inland Revenue Department can't later fine you for not telling them in time.
On the plus side, next year I won't be liable for any tax at all, probably. So I don't know what I'm moaning about.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Monday, July 21, 2008
K-Town massive
Well, it's been a year and a half, but I'm at last moving off Lamma island, in a bid to save money.
I'll be sharing a place near Kennedy Town, on Hong Kong Island, with a friend of mine whose lease is up in North Point as of August the 9th. His rent was about to go up to HK$7000 a month, for a one-bedroom place not much larger than a shoebox, and he concluded that this was too much for a place he only spends 3 nights a week in (he lives in Shenzhen).
Splitting the rent between us will leave us paying $4100 each on a larger place, and even I'm saving money. My Lamma flat only costs $4000 a month, but add on $580 for a monthly ferry ticket and the savings are already rolling in. When C moves in in February, those transport costs will be more important too.
The area is not bad. It's more Chinese than other places we looked at (we trolled round such diverse locales as Hang Hau, Quarry Bay and Tuen Mun), which makes us feel more comfortable. It's also comparatively quiet, and it's 5 minutes to Central on the tram. This also means I'll be able to stay in bed slightly longer on work days. Huzzah.
Now the only problem is getting all my stuff from Lamma to the Island...
Well, it's been a year and a half, but I'm at last moving off Lamma island, in a bid to save money.
I'll be sharing a place near Kennedy Town, on Hong Kong Island, with a friend of mine whose lease is up in North Point as of August the 9th. His rent was about to go up to HK$7000 a month, for a one-bedroom place not much larger than a shoebox, and he concluded that this was too much for a place he only spends 3 nights a week in (he lives in Shenzhen).
Splitting the rent between us will leave us paying $4100 each on a larger place, and even I'm saving money. My Lamma flat only costs $4000 a month, but add on $580 for a monthly ferry ticket and the savings are already rolling in. When C moves in in February, those transport costs will be more important too.
The area is not bad. It's more Chinese than other places we looked at (we trolled round such diverse locales as Hang Hau, Quarry Bay and Tuen Mun), which makes us feel more comfortable. It's also comparatively quiet, and it's 5 minutes to Central on the tram. This also means I'll be able to stay in bed slightly longer on work days. Huzzah.
Now the only problem is getting all my stuff from Lamma to the Island...
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