Owner: Hong Kong Vibes URL:http://hkvibes.com Join Date: Fri, 28 Mar 2008 06:18:48 -0500 Rating:0 Site Description: Hong Kong Vibes. Original collection of travelposts about Hong Kong. Site statistics:Click here
No title 2008-04-16 03:42:58 Comparable to Fortress and Citicall is Gome, another common brand for electronic good in Hong Kong (with now outlets in China). Their corporate website can be found here. Gome has comparable prices to its main competitors, ie 2/3 of the prices in France for example. Not surprisingly, outlets can be found all around Hong Kong, [...]
Crispy buns with butter and milk 2008-04-15 15:40:52 Another good food you can order in cha chan tans is lai yao chu tsai bao (pmp), ie crispy buns with butter and milk. This good snack is served at Tsui Wah, famous restaurant located both in Central (just next to Lan Kwai Fong) and Causeway Bay. Not sure whether it’s a typical Hong Kong [...] Read more:Crispy
People on Argyle Street 2008-04-14 15:23:14 The crossroads between Argyle Street
and Nathan Road in Mong Kok is rather impressive both by day and by night. I would tend to compare it to the famous Shibuya crossing in Tokyo. Here is a picture taken at the crossroads between Argyle Street and Sai Yeung Choi Street South, ie really close to Nathan [...]
Better feel the vibes! 2008-04-13 10:41:15 Some changes here at the Hong Kong blog with a new design. The screenshot below will remind the posterity what was the very first design of hkvibes.com, and the screenshot above is a screenshot of the current post INCLUDING this very screenshot (I let you find the trick.. :).
Beijing: the Great Wall 2008-04-12 11:56:01 This week, “Elsewhere in Asia” will show you the Great
Wall! The picture above was taken from Badaling, one of the most visited sections of the Great Wall. As can be seen on this picture, the slope is rather steep and sometimes quite slippery. When crowded, I do believe that if one people falls down [...] Read more:Beijing
Barefoot rickshaw drivers 2008-04-11 01:12:57 Quickshot taken out of an old picture of Hong Kong depicting a rickshaw driver one century and a half ago. Today, rickshaw drivers have completely disappeared of Hong Kong, replaced by an ever-moving army of red cabs riding along HK streets 24h a day. Read more:Barefoot
Cheap hardware in Computer Centers 2008-04-21 00:07:27 In the last weeks we have already covered a few shops where to buy electronic goods: Fortress, Citicall or Gome. Good sides are: rather cheap prices, easy access everywhere in Hong Kong given the huge number of outlets and large choice. Still, it’s a little harder when it comes to negotiating, and sellers usually prefer [...] Read more:Cheap
, Computer
Fish balls with rice noodles in soup 2008-04-22 00:15:59 This time, the cantonese name is easier to remember: yu dan ho (pmp). Usually served in cha chan tans, rice noodles
in soup with fish balls is a nice meal everyone can eat. Optionally, you can add vinegar and/or chili sauce on it. Two shapes of fish balls can be seen: real balls or triangles [...]
Old Hong Kong 2008-04-24 00:20:50 It can be kinda hard to get old pictures of Hong Kong. Tourist shops in Sheung Wan and elsewhere sell cheap photocopies (prices to be negotiated of course), but it’s more difficult to find real pictures from the last century. The picture above was taken in Sheung Wan and is the best shot I could [...]
Music stores in Hong Kong 2008-04-23 00:00:11 Tom Lee Music
is the biggest music store in Hong Kong
, with outlets across Asia and Canada. Every type of instrument is available there, from acoustic guitars to electronic drums and keyboards. The Cameron Lane (Tsim Sha Tsui) location is the historical first shop in Hong Kong; the above picture was taken in front of [...] Read more:stores
Buses and bicycles 2008-04-25 00:00:36 China may be famous for bicycles, Hong Kong is now rather famous for buses and their ongoing traffic from side of the city to the other. This picture was taken in Causeway Bay and I quite like the image of the bicycle in the middle of motorized engines. Two means of transportation are missing here [...] Read more:Buses
Shanghai view 2008-04-26 00:00:06 Alright, let’s avoid the traditionnal cliché of tradition vs modernity, for the “Old Street” (foreground) is everything but old. I would rather say that this picture illustrates two faces of China: the one we know now (old houses) and the one we have to get used to (the big skyscrapers.. here the Jin Mao tower [...] Read more:Shanghai
Afternoon in Central 2008-04-28 00:00:58 Today’s shot was taken in Central
during the afternoon. On the left is the beginning of the Lan Kwai Fong area. In front of us, at the end of Queen’s Road Central, is Sheung Wan. At our right is Louis Vuitton’s shop and behind us is the road to Admiralty. Read more:Afternoon
Why subscribing to the RSS feed is important 2008-04-27 00:00:32 The above video, courtesy of the commoncraft crew, is a clear and comprehensive explanation of what RSS is. In short, RSS allows you to keep on being updated without having to check the website everyday. By clicking on the big orange button on the right, you will bookmark a RSS feed and add it to [...]
Malaysian spicy beef with rice 2008-04-29 00:05:47 Today’s special meal is not exactly Cantonese but can be found in cha chan tans. Its English name is Malaysian
spicy beef with rice, which can be pronounced in Chinese as Ma loy ga ley ao lam fan (pmp). As you guess, it’s rather a Malaysian meal, quite spicy but still eatable by western people [...]
Affordable clothes at Bossini 2008-04-30 00:02:23 After having reviewed popular electronic devices brands in the past weeks, let’s now start with clothes brands. They’re plenty of them in Hong Kong and I will rather focus on affordable ones. This week’s special brand is Bossini (堡獅龍), a retail brand for inexpensive and casual clothing. Examples of prices: polos starting at HKD 69, [...]
Hard Boiled 2008-05-01 00:03:45 This week’s culture post introduces another John Woo’s masterpiece starring Chow Yun Fat and Tony Leung: Hard Boiled
(辣手神探). As for A Better Tomorrow, Hard Boiled belongs to the Heroic Bloodshed genre: don’t expect too realistic fights for John Woo rather focuses on slow motion and profusion of bullets and corpses. The story depicts a [...]
UI in HK MTR 2008-05-02 00:00:13 User Interface rules our modern and automated world. Hong Kong’s MTR is the most usable I’ve seen so far in terms of User Interface. First, there is sound: each station is announced in three languages (Cantonese, Mandarin and English) as for each prevention message. Second, there are billboards with blinking lights indicating in real time [...]
Suzhou Humble Administrator’s Garden 2008-05-03 00:05:53 We’re back to mainland China for this week’s “Elsewhere in Asia”! The picture above was taken from the Humble
Administrator’s Garden
of Suzhou (not far away from Shanghai). Suzhou is famous for its gardens and this one is the largest one. Originally built in 1509, this garden alternates small lakes, rocks, small pavilions and halls. [...]
The ICC is growing up 2008-05-05 00:05:13 Meant to be taller than the famous IFC 2, Hong Kong’s International Commerce Center is slowly taking shape. The shot above was taken in April 2008 and the final tower should look like below. The ICC is the real start of the “skyscraperization” of Tsim Sha Tsui.. in ten years maybe, I wouldn’t be surprised [...]
Dong lai cha 2008-05-06 00:02:33 This is one of the most common beverages you’ll find in Hong Kong’s cha chan tans (pmp). It’s basically cold tea with milk (and ice). I don’t know what makes cha chan tan’s tea so special but it’s definitely worth trying it out. Depending on the restaurant you’ll pick, you can find it as low [...]
Curse of the Golden Flower 2008-05-08 00:03:30 Big hit of year-end 2006, Curse of the Golden
Flower stars superstars Chow Yun Fat, Gong Li and Jay Chou. The movie was directed by Zhang Yimou, already known for Hero and House of Flying Daggers. The story depicts a rebellion led within China’s very imperial family, which war symbol is the Chrysanthemum itself (the [...]
Cheap food at Cafe de Coral 2008-05-07 00:00:34 There are really plenty of restaurants in Hong Kong. Today’s brand highlight is all about one of them: Café de Coral
(大家樂). Here you’ll find cheap HKese food (expect less than HKD 30 for a meal). Afternoon tea sets, chu pa bao (pmp), French toasts, chicken served with corn and potatoes etc. The quality is [...] Read more:Cheap
HK MTR network 2008-05-09 00:01:15 Here’s a quick shot of the current MTR network
. The MTR system is regularly expanded on the Kowloon/New Territories side. There is a project to expand it on the Hong Kong island as well (two new lines towards the South and Aberdeen) but nothing has begun yet. Examples of fares: crossing the Victoria Harbour raises [...]
Shanghai’s First Food Store… 2008-05-10 00:00:50 … is not McDonald’s. You can breathe now :). This shot was taken in Shanghai
and for one second I really thought they were talking about McDonald’s. Shanghai may be quite Western-friendly in terms of restaurants (all the usual burger brands are there), Chinese food is still the most eaten there. Read more:First
, Store
Star Ferry Pier, Central 2008-05-12 00:00:09 Right in front of the IFC is Central
’s Star Ferry Pier. Here you’ll find boats for TST of course (the famous Star Ferry) but also for HK islands (Lamma Island, Cheung Chau, Lantau etc.) and Macao (the pier is slightly more westwards in Sheung Wan). Above one of the ferry piers is a rather special [...]
Email subscription now available on Hong Kong blog 2008-05-11 00:02:10 Jeez, what a big piece of news! In case you still don’t have a RSS reader to follow hkvibes.com posts daily (see this post published a few weeks ago), well you can now subscribe by email receive posts directly in your mailbox! To do so, just enter your email in the sidebar box (see the [...] Read more:Email
, available
, Hong Kong
Afternoon tea set 2008-05-13 00:00:31 Let’s try to pinyin this picture: so here you have ao yao do see (toast), cheun dan (sausage and egg) and satay ao yuk gong tsai min (satay beef served with instant noodles.. on the right side of the picture above). That’s typical of an afternoon tea set and can be found in cha chan [...] Read more:Afternoon
The world of Suzie Wong 2008-05-15 00:00:48 Just finished reading The World of Suzie Wong. Waow. I first heard about this book while reading a blog about a fresh gweilo arriving in Hong Kong and seeing “Suzie Wongs” everywhere (sorry.. can’t find the link). Well this is not true, at least not true everywhere, for Suzie Wong is a prostitute, working at [...]
All nighters at 7/11 2008-05-14 00:00:20 Famous for being opened 24h a day (as its direct competitor Circle K), 7/11 stores are located throughout Hong Kong in a sometimes amazingly concentrated way (expect to find several stores on the same street). Prices are slightly upper than in supermarkets (around HKD 1 or HKD 2 more than in supermarket for items below [...]
Recommend Site To A Friend
