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Jul
4
2008

More Hong Kong fong… I mean fun.

Ah…cloudy, rainy, hot and humid Hong Kong. So fun sweating my shirts 30 seconds out the front door. I love it. Really do. NOT! The food here is great. There is so much variety as long as you like Chinese food or anything else from Asia that makes use of the whole animal. You pick. Fish? Eat fish head soup. Like chicken? Then you can at least try chicken livers, necks and feet. I love [...]

Jun
26
2008

Crazy Kong.

Writing this post from Jacobs apartment in downtown Hong Kong. Outside it’s raining, windy, humid and hot. Jacob, like me, goes through several shirts a day due to them getting soaked in sweat, usually his own, sometimes from spitting locals. Mostly the Hong Kongians are friendly, sociable, honest and sincere. Everywhere I’ve been, in every restaurant and shop they are very welcoming, not too loud (like those Israelis!) and are surprised that a “round eye” [...]

Jun
25
2008

Welcome to HK.

Sunday 22nd June. Leaving Israel was somewhat sad. Arriving at Ben Gurion Airport 5 hours early gave me enough time to check in, make sure I got my aisle seat (this time at the back of the plane) and wait for 4 hours at the boarding gate. Jee I’m a fussy person when it comes to flying. At the check in I was told that the flight was overbooked but I had a seat but [...]