yesterday was another exciting day. All the exchanges students came together again for another day of weekend fun... this week's destination Mong Kok, Imagine Time Square Crowded all the time and for about 20 sq. blocks. That's Mong Kok, it's the cool part of the city. It's got cafes and Karaoke bars and the Ladies market*, and many other thing's to see and do.
Mong Kok at Night
However we soon realized that Mong Kok was not as easy a place as the beach for a gathering of 20 exchange student's. The Beach is easy you all show up and some people swim some people sit there it's all straight forward... Mong Kok is almost like it's own city there is ton's to do and it's all very different... there is no way to keep together 20 student's for 12 countries with a variety of interests... so we got to the Ladies Market* (oh all right I'll explain the ladies market here. The Ladies market is a BIG STREET full of people selling knock off everything, watches, t-shirt's, Rolex's, Gucci bags, anything you want you can get there, cheep if your willing to bargin.) and we decided to split up and meet up at three o'clock, because trying to shop in group's of twenty is like trying to skydive with a duck for a parachute, it end's badly... so Aadne the Norwegian (pronounced odd neh), Tim from Belgin, and Dylan the Aussie, and I got some grub at a local cafe.
Mong Kok Ladies Market
The cafe was on the second floor. We got there and ordered stuffed snails to share around the table and deep fried soft shell crab also to share.. and a "chocolate milkshake" each... The chocolate milk shake was more like chocolate milk with some crushed ice and (because it's Asia) chunks of chocolate jelly at the bottom, like a bubble tea. They where ok, the Crab and Snails where very good and we went on our way...
We got back to the appointed place at 3 o'clock, and of course, no one was there. They had all gone for lunch at, do you want to guess.... McDonald's....... AGAIN, it's like some weird obsession for these kids or something...
so we called them and said "where are you?"
"McDonald's"
"okkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk, Which McDonald's?"
"It's in a mall"
"Which Mall"
"It's by the MTR"
"how bout this, go out side and give us a street name...."
"WHAT"
"whatever, bye"
to give you an idea of how unhelpful their directions where.. it's like trying to find someone in Seattle and they tell you, "I'm in a Starbucks"
Every building in Hong Kong is or has a mall, even my apartment complex has a mall under it, with a toy's r' us. and there is a McDonald's on every other block.
Eventually we found them. Once we did they wanted to go back to the ladies market.. so me and the 3 other's above mentioned + a German kid decided to go off our own way and check out the computer center.
The computer center is a special type of mall in Hong Kong. It's 3 stories, full of small booth's, all of them about electronics, Laptops and components galore for ridiculously cheep. we spent a good hour looking at different laptops and such... it looks like about 5,000 hk$ for a good laptop. We also saw a lot of E PCs or mini lap top's which i find very interesting. I'm not sure if i want one but I like the idea...
The Computer Center
we saw one that was like 6 inches by 4 inches it was just big enough for a keyboard, (that you couldn't type on) and no mouse pad so it had like the little mouse nub and two clickers off on the side... It was cute but stupid...
Another Shot of the Computer Center
Next on the agenda it was decided was food and a movie... we found both in a mall however the only non chick flick in English was... Bangkok Dangerous, the most generic and predictable movie I've seen in a while. What's worse is it had Nicholas Cage, who I despise. However I got some good Indian food and the rest of the day was good so, I'll let that be.
Tonight we do it all over again... but this time lead by me and my "first friend". about 15 of us are meeting up at 5:30 and we are going to the Hard Rock Cafe. It will be epic.
more later
hope your all well
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Hey...sounds like you are having fun, fun, fun...me too...no ladies market here in Seattle, but I did spend a very nice Friday evening with frinds (Wendi, Annie and Kevin). We had dinner at an AMAZING Italian restaurant in Seattle. Don't know why I never heard about it before now....but in any case it was yummy and the company was a blast. We laughed a lot. It felt good.
Love you!
MWR
Saturday...went to the Sand's estate and got a lesson in beer making. Very fun, very cool...really enjoyed myself. Girl child was not home on Saturday evening...saw her just briefly on Sunday morning. She looks great!!!!!!!! She's doing a program at Seattle Technical College in flowers (florist) and planted a rose garden just outside the front porch (opposite the water feature). All is well there...they are so great!
Off to the theatre with Eliana and Tina today. The Intiman. There is a young woman in the show who I know from YTN. Very exciting. Going to the WAC afterwards for dinner. I am out of town on my b'day, so this is the "big" celebration. Eat some snails for me! Keep smiling!!!!
I love you, and I am very happy!!!!
MWR
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