Archive for May, 2006
Rain, Rain, Rain
Quick outline - more detail later:
Central - MidLevels
Catholic Cathedreal
Hong Kong Zoological Park
Sheung Wan Chop Alley
Cafe de Coral - BBQ Pork Combo
Star Ferry - HKTA Info Center
HLS drink
Promenade - Walk of HK Stars
New World Centre - Burrberry in Sogo TST
YC on the phone
Wong Tai Sin
Festival Walk - Glacier Ice Rink, Hello Kitty
Laser Light Show in the [...]
Posted: May 28th, 2006 under Hong Kong.
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Walls and Walls of Malls
We attempted an ambitious itinerary on Saturday.
Star Ferry
Weather: grey drizzle. Walked to the Star Ferry pier, took the lower level. It was HK$1.7 (that’s about US 25 cents) for a 7 minute ride similar to the Staten Island Ferry.
Dim Sum at Maxim’s Palace City Hall
City Hall is directly across from the Star Ferry pier [...]
Posted: May 27th, 2006 under Hong Kong.
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Come Full Circle
1 PM Thursday: general mayhem getting things packed; we leave.
T-2.5 hours: After 3 trains, get the right A train to JFK
T-1.5 hours: Get in time for CX check-in, wondering where is everybody. Apparently, everyone had already checked in 2 hours ago and were at the gate. But I had done on-line check-in, so it wasn’t [...]
Posted: May 26th, 2006 under En route, Hong Kong.
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Men Kui Tei
We went for ramen with P’s friends last night at Men Kui Tei, across from Cooper Union. The ramen was Ok - P got the Men Kui Ramen, which is a kombu broth, and I got the tonkatsu (pork) broth. Her’s was too salty, and mine was not rich enough — 4 or 5 spoonfuls [...]
Posted: May 25th, 2006 under Brooklyn.
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Explorer
Saturday, SSW came to see my minor role in a reenactment of the Rosenberg trial at a bar association conference. You can listen to it here if you have a spare hour (mp3). I play the court clerk/court reporter - I have 4 lines, 2 of which I get to read off of a piece [...]
Posted: May 23rd, 2006 under Brooklyn.
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