Two for the Show.

I've been so ridiculously busy that I will have to blog my two days in one post. BTW. I finally got my camera, so pics from now on!

Thursday June 18, 2009 - Shop Till Ya Drop

Woke up nice and early and burnt time keeping on top of all things Canadian via the web. Grabbed an octopus card (tap this card to get on busses and trains) from my cousin and took a bus to the local Tai Po station and then a train towards Mong Kok station. I have to say that the transit in HK is efficient, user-friendly and just way ahead of the game (compared to the TTC). I met up with Matthew and Farrah and thus commenced a long day of shopping. There is a big difference from where I was today as opposed to where I am living in Tai Po. To put it simply, it's much busier and more international. People stand outside of the stores and advertise cell phone demos to customers. Stores are a bit pushier here as well. In the end, I managed to purchase a cell phone, digital camera and some dress clothes. Thanks to Matt, I learned the asian skill of haggling. We ate at Pizza Hut in Mong Kok and it was quite interesting. We had a set meal for $30 CAD, which consisted of soft drinks, mussels, chicken wings, seafood pizza and a spaghetti. What I have come to realise, is that in Canada, we have Manchu Wok and other 'westernized asian food'. In HK, they have 'easternized white food'. LoL.

We later met my cousin at Lang Kwai Fong. It was like clubbing 2.0. I felt as though I was in Canada, as there were very modern bars and clubbing scene. Lady GaGa seemed to be a club favourite as I heard it everywhere I went. The specific club I went to had a live band that was capable of playing and singing EVERY song that night (from Coldplay and Jason Mraz to Black Eyed Peas and Lady GaGa). The crowd was very international and I met people from Australia, Canada, England, etc. One thing I have to say as a foreigner, is that it is easy to make small talk at LKF, simply because everyone's a foreigner! Just say 'Where are YOU from?' and there you go!

Friday June 19, 2009 - Money Money Money.

I will make this one a bit shorter.

Events-wise. Today I went cycling from Tai Po to Ma On Shan (1.5 hour ride) with my uncle and cousin. It was 33 degrees today. Needless to say, I was drenched in sweat. Despite the heat, I will admit that the views were quite awesome, etc etc (I feel like this is getting really old now lol). We rode back to Tai Po and by this time, I had been absolutely wrecked. Between you and I -- I had diaper rash. C'mon. Let's be honest... I was really sweaty and sitting/rubbing/riding on a seat for 3 hours was just ridiculous.

Oh - One interesting thing I saw was the HKU Science Park. It's like 20 MDCL's (for McMaster Alums) interconnected with waterfountains and supercool science-y structures.

Nevertheless, one more day until Shantou!

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