Hong Kong 2002, Pt. 5

 April 10, 2002  Posted in Uncategorized

This documents my travels to Hong Kong to visit some good friends overseas. Also travelling from Japan is Maki Takeuchi who decided to take a few days off as well to all gather. It’s been about 4 years since I last visited, and everything is pretty much the same as before, except we’ve all grown older.

Oh yeah of course the most important thing about this trip – my good friend Tom and Jess have named me the godfather of their daughter Megan Lin… plenty of baby pictures in this travelogue, April 2002.

Tom’s mom invited me to lunch in Wan Chai, and Tom decided to take his lunch break to join us…

Jess wondering what Megan is doing by herself (with the maid) at home…
Playing with her chopsticks…
Still playing with her chopsticks…
Steamed ground fish, tastes so good it melted in my mouth!
After lunch, a visit to the markets in Wan Chai
Typical street view of Hong Kong
Double decker idea, inherited from the Brits
except that it runs on tracks!
In Hong Kong, there is never space for a crane when building / modifying a buiding, so an ingenius person came up with the idea to 1) use up all the excess bamboo in Asia, and 2) use these bamboos to build scaffolding around construction sites…
Just like the scene in Rush Hour 2…
At the market… fresh fruit
A typical street market
Chinese herbs / spices
Different bamboo cookwares
Fresh fish
Some of the (sliced) fish are still moving!
Toads in a cage… don’t ask if you don’t know what they are for…
The kind of market I grew up going to with my grandmother…
Butcher
Jess checking out what vegetables to buy for tonight.
BBQ meat. Yum.
Roasted duck and pig
Potential buyer, checking out the roasted chickens
The produce stand
Another BBQ stand…
chopping (and boxing) up a roast chicken.
Different pickled vegetables
Live crabs
Chicken, just killed minutes ago, ready for you to buy and take home
The living ones are still in cages
Eggs, brownish ones are from hens, and the white ones from ducks
2pm, packed with people getting ready for dinner ahead
Giant mussels, in a bucket
Now that’s a bit too bloody for me. Fresh fish
A breath of fresh air, minutes from the market
Joseph checking out Tom’s new massage goggles. Strangely it tickles your eyes and I suppose that relaxes you.
see – Joe couldn’t stop giggling once he turned the gadget on…
It’s had to relax and sleep with a little vibrator on your head…
Took a taxi to the Hong Kong train station, where my friend Maki is meeting us – she just flew in from Japan to hang out with us all…
That’s Maki on the left and Erica (who picked Maki up from the airport) on the right.
Long time no see, Maki!
We went straight to Lan Kwai Fong, where a party was going on. For those who have never been to Hong Kong, LKF is a stretch of around 1/6 of a mile, lined up with bars, clubs, and restaurants. It has been “the place” to hang out for years.
Everybody was singing football (soccer for American viewers) anthems. Think Manchester United was playing some other team that night
Maki appeared drunk after just a few drinks… what the heck?
Martin did not notice he was drinking beer from his nose
The party continues onto Red Rock, a popular hangout
The waiter was shocked to see our friend Maki appearing sick after just one drink
Bring me some more beer!