BKK Nights

by | Oct 26, 2007 | Thailand 2007

Friday night in Bangkok was kind of interesting. A friend introduced me to a Thai girl named Pui, who was my tour guide for the evening. We went out for dinner at an upscale Thai restaurant and then for drinks. Afterwards, we went to a popular bar, which was jammed...

From that to this

by | Oct 26, 2007 | China 2007, Thailand 2007

I left Hong Kong feeling a bit sad about it. I think my roots lie more in Hong Kong than in Kaiping. Hong Kong felt more familiar from a cultural sense. The rush, the food, the people all reminded me of the Chinese culture that I grew up around. And it’s no...

A day at the beach

by | Oct 23, 2007 | China 2007

I got my hair cut this morning. Basically it’s not much different from any hair cut I get in Hamilton, but the service is much better. I had three or four different people swarming around me, shampooing, conditioning, blow drying, cutting, shampooing, conditioning,...

Reconnecting in Hong Kong

by | Oct 22, 2007 | China 2007

I was out early this morning, checking out the neighborhood as it woke up. Tsim Sha Tsui is a busy place at night but it rises slowly in the morning. By about 8am, people were blearily making their way to work, buying breakfast at roadside stands, and peering at their...

The lights of Hong Kong

by | Oct 21, 2007 | China 2007

Hong Kong is loud, energetic, and busy, but I like it a lot. It’s full of foreigners, all craning their necks and staring, like me, at the profusion of blinking lights and sounds all around. There are neon signs everywhere. The signs advertise everything, and I mean...