The past two weeks have been pretty uneventful. Last Monday I went in search of a Green Bay Packers jersey at a street market that another exchange student had gotten one before the Super Bowl. I arrived there, and stepped out of the MTR into the middle of a bustling street market. The shops cover up most of the road, leaving little room to walk. I fought through the crowd in search of the jersey. After passing many electronics and lingerie shops (sometimes both in one), I eventually found a shop, but they seemed to have every type of jersey except for the Packers. I could have bought multiple Brett Favre Vikings jerseys (boo!) and many soccer jerseys, but no packers jerseys. I shall return however. While at the market I convinced myself that I needed a real bow tie (which I then learned how to tie), a “kick-ass” pair of chopsticks Adam Kern had requested, and a case to protect my iPod. Something I am considering buying is a pair of Dr. Dre Beats. By their starting price (600 HKD), they are obviously fake (real price $250 USD), but I am confident that if I bargain with them enough I can get the price lower, especially if I tell them I know they’re fake. Then I will try them out, and as long as they have good sound quality I may buy them.
Street nearby Ladies Market (people get angry if you take pictures of their stalls)
On Thursday, I went out clubbing with a bunch of the other exchange students. Our first stop was to Mr Wongs, which I don’t remember if I have described, but is all you can eat and drink for 40 or 50 HKD (depending on what Mr Tree Ball Wong feels), which Mr Wong brings out to you. Afterward we headed to LKF where we bargained for cover into a club, which was fun. My group told the guy that I didn’t want to spend any more than 160 HKD and they wouldn’t go in unless I could, so we eventually got that price which included cover and drinks until 4 am. Sometime during the night, I lost my octopus card, which was annoying but I only lost the deposit (50) after I reported it missing.
Friday I woke up late and eventually got some food, and after went to see the movie 127 hours. I like seeing movies in Hong Kong, they have Chinese subtitles, and I get to practice my character recognition. They also don’t have ads before hand, so they start right on time. If I visit Thailand I want to go to a movie, because supposedly they play the national anthem before the movie, and you have to stand up to respect the king.
On Saturday, Peter and I went down to Tsim Sha Tsui to go to some museums. We bought a 6 month student pass to see all of the museums in Hong Kong for 25 HKD, and then headed to the Space Museum. The space museum was very disappointing, especially after visiting the Space Museum in Washington DC. The best part was some “rides” including a spinning chair controlled by a spinning gyro. Afterward we took the ferry across the harbor, and got a good view of the skyline. In central, we went on a search for Mexican food, which we eventually found in SOHO. The food wasn’t spectacular, but it was better than constant Chinese food. We also got to see one of the longest covered escalators in the world, which rises from sea-level half way up the side of Victoria Peak to the mid-levels. I had forgotten my camera, so no pictures :(.
MTR on a different day
At 8 pm we took the MTR back to TST to watch Symphony of the Lights, which is a light show accompanied by music that is put on over Victoria Harbor. The show wasn’t very exciting, but it is something that everyone that comes to Hong Kong should see once, mostly because the view of the skyline over the water is amazing at night. The coolest part of the show was some powerful green lasers on top of all the tall buildings.
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