Another day, another HKD
Pretty unevenful day today stuck in the windowless closet that we call the classroom. We escape for lunch, but other than that we’re jammed in there together like one geeky little family. Lunch itself was kind of interesting because when we walked into the restaurant, all I could think of was that it looked like a bad wedding hall. In fact, it was a bad wedding hall, and the head table was still set up with ‘Congratulatons Raymond and Lucy’ above it. I guess they don’t waste any time converting it back into a restaurant. Hmm…I wonder if they play the Chicken Dance at a Chinese wedding…
A coworker of mine from Singapore wanted to take me for traditional Cantonese food for dinner, so we headed into Mong Kok (yes, the same place as last night). I managed to snap a couple of pics without looking like a total tourist (or so I like to tell myself anyways), and you can see just how deserted the place was. Very tasteful signs you can barely notice too…
I didn’t even notice this when I took the picture, but note the white sign on the right advertising the hourly rates for the hotel. Guess they don’t make it much of a secret here.
This is the restaurant we wound up at. No idea what the name is, but it could be “Guy Cooking Random Shit In A Window”. Oh wait, that would describe 99% of the places here.
I wound up with a kind of glorified ramen dish, but it was actually pretty good. I’m sure the oil glistening on it will be rocketing out of my colon like a bullet train by the end of the night.
I haven’t seen too much Engrish here so far, which is a bit disappointing. The restaurant had a really good one next to the restroom though:
Just another Mong Kok street taken while wandering aimlessly.
….and a couple more from the Ladies’ Market, this time at night. The guy I was with was looking for ‘Potato Boy’ DVDs and was all excited about it.
Stil no sun, still overcast, still too many freaking people. But, other than that, not too bad so far.
Derrick on 14 Mar 2007 at 10:16 am #
Looks like you’re standing on a huge crate, or is it that you’re 1 foot taller than everyone over there?
1 foot… what measurement do they use over there? Stones?
You look 10 stones taller than that dude with the black hair…
Dave sez
I think it’s a little of both. I am generally a lot taller than most of the folks, but I also tend to take pictures a bit above my head because it’s usually crowded wherever I am. You know, huge adoring fan base and stuff.
kate on 14 Mar 2007 at 12:30 pm #
I’m just surprised you’ve gotten out of the heated rooftop pool. Is it bad that all the pictures look the same to me? Glad class is going better than expected
Dave sez:
To be honest, haven’t gotten into the pool yet because the weather has been a bit iffy. Maybe tonight when I get back, though it’s looking pretty grey again. And yeah, a lot of the places are starting to look the same to me too - you can only see so much neon before it burns a hole through your eyes. I’m hoping to do some more interesting stuff tomorrow afternoon and Saturday, like maybe visit Macau, but I’m still working that out. Everyone says it’s like Las Vegas, but I dunno…
Kerrie on 16 Mar 2007 at 1:02 pm #
Hey Dave,
Glad you like the entries…I’ve been trying to cover the food aspect of the trip for my fellow foodies. I’m thinking Australia will be a bit different - I’m looking forward to prawns the size of my head and stuff. Apparently kangaroo is common too, but I want to pet one not eat one.
Great blog! I just read through the last couple of days and laughed out loud at work. Particularly the shitter talker, the picture outside the drug store, and your view down the hotel hallway where your head is almost hitting the ceiling. Too funny! And of course I’m at work doing this, so my boss walked up behind me and asked me what Hostile Traveler was. Hilarious. He always seems to do that when I’m looking at something non-work related. Anyways, it’s snowing here right now so you’re not missing much. The ramen dish looked good, but I could definitely see the shiny-ness of the oil. It’s amazing those people don’t have more heart disease. And I’m sure there are tons of trans fat in whatever they fried those noodles in…oh well. Do the Chinese celebrate St. Patrick’s day? Cause that’s what I’m up to tomorrow. I’m going to be surrounded by a bunch of drunk mics (but what’s new…that happens every weekend), except now they think they are extra special because they have a holiday celebrating themselves (There should be a holiday celebrating French Canadians where we drink, hang dry wall, and eat pea soup, eh?). Last night I went on a soda bread baking marathon and cranked out 3 perfectly green soda breads, plus 3 dozen shamrock cookies. I swear I’m in the wrong business. No trips anytime soon for me, but I really like being able to see all your pictures and comments in almost real time. I agree with your last comment to Kate that Hong Kong looks like Vegas…just more Asian and more people. So many people. I would definitely be claustophobic. Enjoy your trip, and I’ll check back. I love seeing the food pictures and the Chinglish/Engrish…Keep them coming
Dave sez…
Hey Kerrie - welcome aboard.
Well, hope you had a good St Pats. I agree that we need a French Canadian equivalent. Maybe Poutine Day or something. BTW - You really ought to be thinking of doing something with food…well, besides making it green. It suits you.