It was an 80% difference!
It was 25 degree Celsius in Hong Kong last night and it was 5 in London when I woke up this morning stepping off the plane!
As I mentioned in my previous blog ‘Mind the Transition’, one needs to be aware of transitions – big and small, to make adjustments as smooth as possible.
Case in point: I had stomachache at the end of my first week in Hong Kong and it took me another week to recuperate from it. It was because I did not pay enough attention to the difference between my diet in London vs. that in Hong Kong. In addition, the age factor, being ‘naturally’ less flexible physiologically, certainly did not help neither.
In short, I think the key is the realization of the reality and make all necessary preparations psychologically and practically.