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Monthly Archives: April 2014

Back in the UK

23 Wednesday Apr 2014

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This might surprise people considering how often I’ve done it.  I don’t actually like long distance flying.  It’s not a fear thing or cabin fever.  It’s not other passengers who’ve hit the booze too hard (as almost happened on my trip out) or screeming babies (as happened on my flight back).  It’s the fact I just can’t sleep on planes, which can make me grumpy, and this flight was just typical.  I did try to sleep, even spent an hour trying to relax to soft music (Brian Eno’s Music for Airports 1), but all that happened was I got a sore shoulder and felt even more tired.  Still aside from the lack of sleep and the crying/screaming kid (who quietened down after about half an hour then only became a nightmare over short periods towards the end) it was a pretty uneventful trip.  Still could have been worse.  Was sitting next to a girl who works for DFID.  She’d come from Vietnam (though with a 2 day stop over in HK on the way back, not the way there) and was heading back to her present base, Sierra Leone via Heathrow.. Continue reading →

Final day in HK and Airport Check in

22 Tuesday Apr 2014

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An interesting an busy day lay ahead of me.  I wanted to buy some snackage for my family, maybe head back to Wong Wa street to see if one shop was open and also to see if I could find a cafe that’s rated as one of the top places for dim sum in HK, then collect my new and adjusted suits and hea to the airport. Continue reading →

Final Night in Hong Kong

21 Monday Apr 2014

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There was a chance I would meet up with Ida once more as she had to be back from Taiwan for work tomorrow (leaveing Timo and the kids over there), however she pinged me to me know she was now not due back till ~10 pm so it was lonesome dining time. Continue reading →

Big Purchase by Still Struggling on Post Cards

21 Monday Apr 2014

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Earlier rise planned due to the possibility of meeting up with Pak and his father for lunch – they have a mid-afternoon familly bash they would have to get to, except, due to unforseen circumstances they could not make it.  This meant I had more time to try and find some where to buy post cards before going to lunch.  I failed. Continue reading →

How TST has changed

21 Monday Apr 2014

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When I first started coming to Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui (normally called just TST) was packed full of places targeting western tourists who were after cheap tat and pirated goods. Sine the last time I was here things have changed due to a number of reasons. Continue reading →

From Causeway Bay to Soho and Beyond, a tale of food, walking, photography, and tequila

21 Monday Apr 2014

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Simple plan to day. Meet up with Pak.  Go for lunch.  Go for a wander,  Have evening food.  Hit a pet bar.

We met up at exit D1 of the Causeway Bay MTR station, the nearest to the Noon Day Gun.  We wandered over there with 20 minutes to spare and waited.  The blast was, well lets just say I was not expecting it to be that loud.  Post being let in to the area and taking photos we wandered on to lunch.  I had been tipped off about a place round the corner, King’s Cuisine, which has really good reviews.  It comes across as an expensive place, sitting in a big plush shopping centre in an expensive area.  The dim sum were good – worth the trip, maybe not the best around, but worth the visit.  The biggest surprise was that the bill was about a third less than expected ! Continue reading →

Not a good evening ..

19 Saturday Apr 2014

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Well my plans were to head o Mong Kok, eat there, then wander down to Yau Ma Tei and wander along the Temple Street Nightmare.  Problem was I could find lots of eateries for good food, however all were either cafes or lunch time spots for brunch, so I settled with TST.  I had a list of 3 places with good reviews and a route covering all.  I went to the first one, the Wu Kong Shanghai and got a table after a 10 minute wait.  This place has really good reviews, is large and busy. Continue reading →

Lunch, Airsoft Shopping and the Mong Kok Vibe

19 Saturday Apr 2014

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Today’s plan was simple.  Head to a popular restaurant (I went to a few times with friends on our second group trip, my 3rd visit over here) for lunch, head to Kwong Wa Street where most the airsoft shops are, then go for a wander. Continue reading →

Food in and musings of Tsim Sha Tsui (TST)

18 Friday Apr 2014

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So the light show has now finished and it’s time for food (well I am me).  For tonight I’ve looked up and taken note of a few good scorers on TripAdviser in the TST area.  In the end I settled on Spring Deer in Mody Street.  Being at the Chatham Road end I wandered along that way rather than navigating the crowds on Nathan Road, especially having survived the hord leaving the Symphony of Lights.  From the side I came in the restaurant is easy to miss, being on the 1st floor of a building – from the Nathan Road side there is  clear sign to see.  Inside it’s not obvious until you reach the first floor at which point you find just how large it is. Continue reading →

Fitting at the tailors before a fitting show for Hong Kong

18 Friday Apr 2014

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The one problem I had when I got my original suit was that while my measurements were throughly taken twice, there was no chance of a fitting.  So different being near the tailor.  The evening started with me wandering over to get a first fitting on the new suit – some alterations made, then alterations measured on my existing jacket and trousers (sleeves lengthening slightly and trouser waist reduced).  What this means is the measurements they have stored for me in their customer books will not be accurate so in theory I could just email them with a request for a new quit. Continue reading →

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