my impressions. June 16, 2006
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Besides the crappy weather (how many times have I mentioned this already? Oops), there are other things that I will remember about Hong Kong.
This is a very common sight. Whether you're in a slum area or glitzy business district, the public housing seems very old and not well taken care of. Tall skyscrapers of glass and steel are never far away from buildings with peeling paint. Makes us appreciative of the HDB, haha. (y)
Oh yes… and the ground is never, ever dry in Hong Kong 'cos those darn air-con units are forever leaking!
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Sleaze is treated with some degree of tolerance. Girlie magazines are available on every corner store, and "spas" and "saunas" are advertised gaudily with burnt-out neon signs.
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Ah, the shopping. Much like it is in Singapore, there's an even mix of high-end, atas designer boutiques (especially in the Central [中環] area) and little hole-in-the-wall, Far East Plaza-esque clothing shops (easily found in the Tsim Sha Tsui [尖沙咀] area). Prices aren't that different from those here, but those of HK brands like U2 and G2000 are lower by quite a bit! And somehow, the range seems to be bigger too.
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Food is coming up… well that warrants individual posts, heheh. :P
Somehow I found it difficult to buy clothes in HK the last time I was there. Their clothes are, well, quite DIFFERENT from those here, perhaps a bit too highly styled and thick to be worn here. But oh, all the coats were so pretty!
FOOD FOOD FOOD! I liked the food there; every other hole-in-the-wall little eating place served fabulous congee!