Ni Hao!

-3/23/08 -

Hey guys!

I fucking love Hong Kong!!! I always said I would never move back to Asia but this place is seriously making me think twice now. Once you guys see the pics, you'll see.

Beijing gave me a sore throat. Everyone smokes there, even at restaurants! The food sucked and the city itself was a bit drab but all the attractions were so worth the 14 hour flight out here. Climbing the great wall, seeing the forbidden city and all the old relics of empirical China was a fantastic experience.

The culinary aspect of HK has not disappointed either. French, Chinese, British Pubs in Soho, LAN KWAI FONG!!!

The shopping hasn't been all that fruitful. The "Coach" bags have Gs on the print instead of Cs. I haven't perused any FRolexes. WTH?!?! And I've been in EVERY shopping district. My Octopus card has taken me to Tsim Sha Tsui, Causeway Bay, Admiralty. I'm becoming an increasingly frustrated shopper. I feel a little bit like Julia Roberts in pretty woman, "I've got all this money and nobody will help me!!" haha. well not as much as she had to blow but I was really hoping for a neat souvenir.

We're off to wakeboard Repulse Bay tomorrow (aka. a boat ride for me), then the Big Mahjongg Throwdown Birthday on Monday. Then it's off to Shanghai. One more week but it feels like the seconds are at warp speed. DAMMIT!

More news to come... Miss you guys. But not enough to come home yet.

Love, Maxie