Working overseas and being paid in foreign currency means that exchange is a big part of my life, and it is a pain because of the weak US dollar which in turn makes the HK dollar super weak as well against the strong Singapore dollar. It's as though I've been taking a pay cut for the past few months in SGD terms. But that part will be over soon. In a week, in fact, thankfully.

What I discovered and frustrated me today was the lack of foreign currencies for exchange in Macau. I spent over an hour walking into all the banks and a couple of casinos, only to be greeted by "Sorry, we don't have pounds or euros today...". I was just stunned speechless -- isn't this a tourism town? Why aren't there other currencies available apart from HKD, Macau Patacas and USD?

Labels: macau, travel