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[edmond]

drin harbin beer

[edmond]

hoe yam ah

[azn8oi]

Which day's better for you guys to do a meetup in:

Fri Nov 28

Sat Nov 29

Choose one, and I can make it happen.

[fattybfat]

Which day's better for you guys to do a meetup in:

Fri Nov 28

Sat Nov 29

Choose one, and I can make it happen.

i prefer on friday for dinner, but still i dont know for sure until that date

so who else is in?

i am in incheon now waiting for transit

[azn8oi]

How are the wontons in HK mang?

[Landy]

^ lol. that a joke? there's all kinds of wontons. my fav place is in central where they make it with prawns. wontons the size of orbs.

i'm goin back in december. i can't frickin wait to eat and eat and eat and eat

[edmond]

How are the wontons in HK mang?

wanton noodle soup place at the back of sogo in causeway bay is the bomb!!!!!!!11

[azn8oi]

ha, no kidding I was joking. I've been to hk before. that was a post that was addressed to fatty, for him to respond "hk is great right now!"

but he has no internet, apparently.

[lestat]

siew gai yick, ngor gee sai jung yee sick

[home]

have a friend dropping into HK for 30 odd hours. i've lived here for near three months and have no idea what to show her. i'm guessing peak, LKF/soho, lightshow from kowloon, mong kok, etc. are a safe bet. might scope repulse bay / stanely etc. as well.. fuck i'm a lost cause. i hate being a tourist. input welcomed.

where to kop bootleg dvds? shes keen on picking some up and outside of shenzhen i have no fucking clue where to acquire..

cheers.

[azn8oi]

30 hours, going for the touristy scenic route?

I'd do the walk of stars daytime, pop over to the peak, perhaps walk around central (weekday lunch time rush) for something exciting.

have to watch the laser show from the laser show ferries, and eat that sponge cake and drink that coke.

maybe peak at night.

take her to that one temple at repulse bay.

[home]

that one temple?

[home]

wheres a safe (read:clean) place to get body peircings by the way?

[mike lowrey]

when I was in HK for the first time, the most interesting things were probably just walking around the smaller streets in Central as well as Causeway, since its like a whole different world in a way. if visibility is good I guess the peak might be worth a quick visit, as well as taking a ferry ride, maybe at night.

[azn8oi]

hey home and fatty,

are you guys interested in a joyce warehouse run around lunch/afternoon? on like, saturday or something. Friday is OK too if you don't have class, Home.

[azn8oi]

** not this Fri/Sat

next Fri/Sat (28th/29th)

[home]

fuck, am keen as aids, but quite sure i have final crits those two days..

will double check yo

[poof]

might b going to HK mid dec, has the sales period started for most places?

also i should be staying in Kowloon....

is that an accessible area?

[home]

yeah, it's all accesible via mtr.

my preference would be to stay on the island though. central.

[Landy]

all of HK is accessible as long as you're by the MTR. the city is so small, so the public transportation works phenomenally well.

there's plenty of good tat and piercing shops in TST. i remember seein a good one near take 5 on granville road.

[soundune]

is there anything going on in HK this week/weekend coming up? will be in the city for five days. thank you for any info on clubs, galleries, shows, etc. also what about sales?? Isn't there a spot on the kowloon side that sells visvim that usually ends up on sale? danke

[azn8oi]

I decided to cancel my HK daytrip. I feel guilty buying clothes when I am supposed to be spending time with my grandparents.

sorry lah.

[home]

yo so how do the lane crawford sales typically work? when are further discounts implemented? by how much?

seen a few pieces i like, but would obviously prefer >40% off. how low do they go?

also anyone checked out joyce recently?

[home]

^ no one?

on another note, anyone attending any of the BoDW sessions?

sorta tempted by day 1 (fashion / apparel):

http://www.bodw.com/2008/eng/programme_detail2.php?programe=bodw&day=1

but 1300 is enough moneyz to make me think twice about it..?

[riotC]

been to joyce like 2 weeks ago. stuff there are basically overpriced . but lots of stuffs there though . no sales btw.

[juliaN.]

^^^

Joyce, Lane Crawford etc. have started sales now. The stuff is still marked up pretty high, and selection isn't the greatest. I think the buy for Y's store in Lee Gardens (CWB) is better than what the Central Joyce flagship is carrying for Yohji main line. Although there's a cool black blazer at the latter with the open-zipper panels all over and double buttonholes (not the plaid version), retail is $11,100 HKD.

[derek_]

yo so how do the lane crawford sales typically work? when are further discounts implemented? by how much?

seen a few pieces i like, but would obviously prefer >40% off. how low do they go?

also anyone checked out joyce recently?

arrived in HK a day ago and hit up Central. today. At Lane Crawford (IFC) brands with sales at around 40%-50% off included brands such as rg, rag & bone, s2a, attachment, cdg homme, and the main cdg line off the top of my head. Also, I think it's harvey nicholas (sp?) has a selection of last seasons CoN on sale at 50% off inc the cross bones logo tee.

Joyce had a few pieces of Jil Sander on sale and notably an absence of Dior denim, I thought they use to stock it? I haven't been to HK in a while so I'm not sure...

heading to cwb tomorrow

[home]

^ let us know how you go in cwb.. any pickups in central?

never been to harvey nichols - whats it like?

i'm waiting for lane crawford to drop to 60+% off.. how long will i be waiting - anybody know?

[derek_]

harvey nicholas is has like 3-4 levels of womens and at the very top is the mens floor with brands on sale at the moment that stood out for me such as moncler, Y2K and the rest I forget...

picked up some basic Zara stuff (duffle, t's) that I couldn't find at the store in Elements (where I'm staying). I'm looking for some new pairs of work shoes but sadly all the EU 43's appear to be gone

Don't really expect much from CWB as it's just another lane crawford (times square; probably with a smaller selection than IFC) and Sogo.

[juliaN.]

harvey nichols blows

cwb is cool if youre just goin there for karaoke, buying phones or whatever. not so much for clothes (there's Medium Rare which stocks some JP niche brands, but prices are pretty high). oh yeah Page One on 9th floor of Times Square is a decent bookstore.

Joyce doesn't carry Dior Denim (or Dior, period) now because there's a Dior Homme flagship in Landmark near the central Joyce, and in TST the Dior Homme boutique is like a few doors down (more like up, walk in the direction of the star ferry) from Joyce, on the corner of Peking Road.