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Funnytoss
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Taiwan1471 Posts
January 08 2011 23:58 GMT
#1
Heya TL,

I'm a Taiwanese-American currently residing in Taiwan for the year, and because I've only got a tourist visa and not citizenship or an ARC, I have to leave the country and come back in every six months. I decided to go to Hong Kong this time since it's close and I've never been there before, and I was wondering if anyone here on TL would be interested in meeting up or something like that (Planning on going there 2/23, leaving the next day) since I've got some time to kill.

Barring that, suggestions for activities to do would be greatly appreciated as well, thanks!

AIV_Funnytoss and sGs.Funnytoss on iCCup
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25979 Posts
January 09 2011 00:16 GMT
#2
Everything I did in Hong Kong sucked except for the peak. Macau was dope.
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Sufficiency
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada23833 Posts
January 09 2011 00:28 GMT
#3
I have never been there, but from what I heard, there is nothing interesting in HK, except:

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A LOT OF FUCKING PEOPLE. Yep, that's right. That's what you see when you go to a place of perhaps one of the densest city in the world.
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dkpl
Profile Joined March 2009
Canada1485 Posts
January 09 2011 00:59 GMT
#4
On January 09 2011 09:16 Chill wrote:
Everything I did in Hong Kong sucked except for the peak. Macau was dope.



I'm just going to have to assume you really really hate food.

HK food is awesome and really cheap, I'd go back there just to eat lol. If you're looking for something to do, then I hope you like shopping and night life. Do try to go with an plan or idea or you'll be really frustrated if you're stuck walking in the streets trying to find something to do


Maybe the op can tell us if there's anything you're looking to buy
Anopob: also, in between the most familiar parts, necrofantasy is like kekeke and necrofantasia is like bum b um bum
Chill
Profile Blog Joined January 2005
Calgary25979 Posts
January 09 2011 01:01 GMT
#5
I think Asian people have some sexual connection to food that I don't understand. Sure I love food, but I'm not going on vacation for it...
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ieatkids5
Profile Blog Joined September 2004
United States4628 Posts
January 09 2011 01:07 GMT
#6
I suggest you try to find a local who can take you around. When I went to HK with my family, I was able to have a lot of fun because we had some family who could show us the great restaurants, shopping places, etc. If it wasn't for them, we would've just been wandering around like losers.
shindigs
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
United States4795 Posts
January 09 2011 01:14 GMT
#7
On January 09 2011 10:01 Chill wrote:
I think Asian people have some sexual connection to food that I don't understand. Sure I love food, but I'm not going on vacation for it...


We take pictures of our food all the time. You are probably right.
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T0fuuu
Profile Blog Joined May 2009
Australia2275 Posts
January 09 2011 02:15 GMT
#8
Shopping. Shopping is all you can really do in hong kong.

I think food is overrated in Hong Kong. It is cheap but the ingredients are of low quality cos of mainland farming practices and low grade livestock.
AcrossFiveJulys
Profile Blog Joined September 2005
United States3612 Posts
January 09 2011 02:16 GMT
#9
have fun man. there's a chance I'll be visiting Taiwon in may for a conference.

btw, i'll vouch for funnytoss being a cool dude in real life for any hong kongers hesitant to meet up with him ;P
dkpl
Profile Joined March 2009
Canada1485 Posts
January 09 2011 02:59 GMT
#10
Well, okay, I might have exaggerated a little. But if I had to go back to Hong Kong to say, renew my citizenship, I'd be happy eating out every single day until I left
Anopob: also, in between the most familiar parts, necrofantasy is like kekeke and necrofantasia is like bum b um bum
wxwx
Profile Joined May 2010
527 Posts
January 09 2011 03:20 GMT
#11
On January 09 2011 09:16 Chill wrote:
Everything I did in Hong Kong sucked except for the peak. Macau was dope.


yea the peak is great. There's other great attractions too but they are hard to get to (kinda far and on different islands) which you probably missed. Macau is like the vegas of the east.

hong kong is just full of everything that there's going to be something for you no matter what type of person you are. People say it's all nightlife+shopping but that's only one facet. But I have to say that it is one of hong kong's fortes.
wxwx
Profile Joined May 2010
527 Posts
January 09 2011 03:21 GMT
#12
On January 09 2011 10:01 Chill wrote:
I think Asian people have some sexual connection to food that I don't understand. Sure I love food, but I'm not going on vacation for it...


haha i am asian and i agree with you. I'm totally down for mcdonalds or whatever even when I'm in another country, and my friends/partners give me shit for it.
Nikopol
Profile Joined August 2010
New Zealand55 Posts
January 09 2011 04:02 GMT
#13
For touristy stuff, check out the peak, the Po Lin Monastery [at the very end of the Tung Chung line on the MTR] and im also a fan of the Diamond Hill Monastery/park off the Diamond Hill stop on the MTR.

Check out Lamma Island as well if you want a good walk across an island. You can start on one end at around 11am, have lunch in the small village. Halfway through get some of the best doufuhua i've ever had. Eventually you end up on the other end at around dinner for some great food, and catch the ferry home.
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holydog
Profile Joined September 2010
131 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-09 05:40:01
January 09 2011 04:07 GMT
#14
I would say you can go to all the major tourist attractions in a day. Hong kong is all about shopping. This is a good time to get a new pc. Hong kong isn't really a tourist attraction. I suggest you go to korea since it's only a bit further and so much more to do.

EDIT: If you are into fighting games, please go to one of the arcades. If you dont, you will regret it. Hong kong is one of the places in the world that arcades arent dead yet. (other then Japan of course)
gongryong
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Korea (South)1430 Posts
January 09 2011 04:46 GMT
#15
Chill January 09 2011 10:01
I think Asian people have some sexual connection to food that I don't understand. Sure I love food, but I'm not going on vacation for it...


hahaha, sexual eh, very nice. its true tho, HK is not really a tourist place.
JAEDONG ÜBERBONJWA!
vek
Profile Joined March 2010
Australia936 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-01-09 04:55:56
January 09 2011 04:54 GMT
#16
HK was awesome, so many ridiculously good (and cheap) restaurants right on the water where you can watch the light show at night. No matter what your food tastes are you will find it in HK. Highly recommended you just go out, eat well and have a good time.

The computer markets are pretty fun to visit too if you are in to cheap hardware/games/useless junk.

Macao is also just a turbojet away if you like casinos. It is pretty much the Vegas of Asia. I got to stay at the Venetian which (even though I didn't do any gambling) was a heap of fun just walking around and again eating all the tasty food. The best sushi I've ever had was at a restaurant inside the Venetian. I haven't been to Japan yet though so I'm probably missing out It's also the 4th biggest structure in the world, beating most airports.

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It is the largest single structure hotel building in Asia and the fourth largest building in the world by floor area. The Renaissance, Venice-themed resort which officially opened on August 28, 2007 boasts of 3000 suites, 1.2 million sq ft (111,000 sq m) of convention space, 3400 slot machines, 800 gambling tables, 15,000-seat arena for entertainment or sports events and has the largest casino space in the world at 550,000 sq ft (51,000 sq m).


It was a heap of fun just wandering around seeing how ridiculously large it was. The fake indoor sky is pretty impressive.

There is a lot to do in and around HK.
Railxp
Profile Blog Joined February 2008
Hong Kong1313 Posts
January 09 2011 05:48 GMT
#17
PM alffla, he might be free to show you around :p
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Funnytoss
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Taiwan1471 Posts
January 09 2011 09:21 GMT
#18
Thanks for the replies everyone.

A LOT OF FUCKING PEOPLE. Yep, that's right. That's what you see when you go to a place of perhaps one of the densest city in the world.


Well, I've been to Tokyo before and that was already pretty impressive...

HK food is awesome and really cheap, I'd go back there just to eat lol. If you're looking for something to do, then I hope you like shopping and night life


I suggest you try to find a local who can take you around.


Sadly, I like neither shopping nor night life, and I'm not really the type to be like "OMG GOURMET FOOD" either. Yeah, it's pretty stupid to go to HK if you're not crazy about food, shopping, and bars, but it happens to be the closest and cheapest country to fly to, so...

Not looking to buy anything in particular, which is why I was more interested in maybe meeting up with people from TL and catch dinner or something. That said, I'm only there for half a day anyway so if worst comes to worst and I just wander around the city for a bit before heading back to the airport that's fine too.

have fun man. there's a chance I'll be visiting Taiwon in may for a conference.


Sweet! Lemme know if it happens. Chances are you'll be in Taipei (I live in Taichung) but we'll see.

For touristy stuff, check out the peak, the Po Lin Monastery [at the very end of the Tung Chung line on the MTR] and im also a fan of the Diamond Hill Monastery/park off the Diamond Hill stop on the MTR.

Check out Lamma Island as well if you want a good walk across an island. You can start on one end at around 11am, have lunch in the small village. Halfway through get some of the best doufuhua i've ever had. Eventually you end up on the other end at around dinner for some great food, and catch the ferry home.


Thanks, this is really useful!

Hong kong isn't really a tourist attraction. I suggest you go to korea since it's only a bit further and so much more to do.


Yeah, I actually really want to go to Korea when I have the chance - maybe in another six months when I have to leave the country again. Hopefully there'll be Proleague... the biggest inconvenience to that is that I need more planning to go to Korea, since I can wing it in HK just based on the fact that I can read Traditional Chinese, whereas I can only pronounce Hangul with no idea what it means.
AIV_Funnytoss and sGs.Funnytoss on iCCup
Galaxy77
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Hong Kong256 Posts
January 09 2011 10:34 GMT
#19
I might be able to show you around somewhere.. I dunno if im working that day or not though at the moment. Like other people said, theres not that many exciting things to do, at least, if you dont speak chinese its hard to find fun things!
Funnytoss
Profile Blog Joined August 2007
Taiwan1471 Posts
January 09 2011 10:50 GMT
#20
On January 09 2011 19:34 Galaxy77 wrote:
I might be able to show you around somewhere.. I dunno if im working that day or not though at the moment. Like other people said, theres not that many exciting things to do, at least, if you dont speak chinese its hard to find fun things!


That's something I'm a bit curious about - I can't speak any Cantonese at all (except swears), but I can read fluently... and I kind of assumed I could still get around pretty easily, but who knows.
AIV_Funnytoss and sGs.Funnytoss on iCCup
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