Wednesday, February 4, 2009

day 13 - lots of catching up to do

we lost a lot of constructive days during our downtime and unfortunately we missed the first few days of chinese new years. chinese new years is celebrated very differently in asia and this is my first time being in the middle of this entire event. during this festive celebration, majority of the none corporate venues are closed till further notice and most restaurants are closed up because everyone is enjoying delicious dinning at home with their friends and families. the importance of chinese new years in asia is equivalent of christmas in america and is usually celebrated for more than 2 weeks.


a 'small' bus ride to mcdonalds













cemetary in hong kong














mcdonalds in asia are usually very busy and in order to get to the front, there is usually a 15 min wait













variety of toys that comes with your happy meal














the best haircut in hk














many shops are closed up during chinese new years














jin the emcee flopped in america but he is a fan favorite in hk. he dropped his cantonese rap album last year so go cop it












grilled chicken at the chinese owned italian restaurant



















meat balls in marinara sauce














not so good looking and not so good tasting sausage pizza














a crowd of people gather at the corner of a side walk to view the firework display














thousands of people filled the streets to partake in the fireworks event














randy plays an interesting game at the local arcade. this particular machine requires the user to catch fishes by throwing tokens in the coin slot














red bean pie is the new hype at mcdonalds. we were unable to get a hold of this delicious looking pie because it was sold out at every mcdonalds we visited










hk mcdonalds offers a promising 24 hour delivery service



















a chinese/western style wedding taking place at a local restaurant












this is a common sight to see in high trafficked areas of hk














would you wear an elephant thong?














hk community college














a view of the tall buildings from the bay area

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