Blogs from Hong Kong Island, Hong Kong, Asia - page 103

So, here is my first entry into this blog...I thought I'd start by reviewing the highlights of my trek here, which began at approx. 3am on Friday 11-AUG in Boston, MA, and ends at approx. 7:30am on Sunday 13-AUG in Hong Kong (total time: roughly 39 hours). Friday 11-AUG (Boston time) 3am- awake for final packing and preparations for leaving. (3hrs sleep) 4:15am- Sean picks me up for ride to Logan. If this isn't friendship defined, I don't know what is. I figure I am on the hook for at least 3 apt/house moves for this one. 4:30-6:00- Logan is a madhouse due to recent media frenzy about London terrorism plot. Lines are clogged with people checking in for flights at 9am, 10am, noon, 1pm and beyond! Thankfully, American Airlines staffed for the occasion by only ... read more

Just a quick note before we leave for Shanghai. Last night we wanted to have an night on the town. Unfortunately there is a small typhoon to the south that is headed for Thailand but causing wind and rain here. There was a short break in the weather and we headed out for Hong Kong Central. We tried the club scene of Lan Kwai Fong, but the restaurants did not look appealing. We started wandering and ended up on Hollywood Road and found an Italian restaurant called Goccia. We had a locals experience. It was nice and upscale and for the moment we felt like part of the Hong Kong elite. I had grilled Boston lobster (yes, I went to HK for american fare) and Dave had King Prawns. The food was fabulous. The owner and ... read more

In case anyone is wondering, I finally slept! Alex from the office gave me some Ambien--don't worry I am not going to pull a Patrick Kennedy and drive into the Capitol--it actually worked very well, without a hangover. I am finishing up work now and we are having an art tour, since the office is new, the curator is here hanging some great new pieces and then we (Karen and I) are going to the "women's market" where they have lots of knock-offs (jewelry, clothes, etc). It is still overcast, but we did have a few moments of blue sky today. Tomorrow morning I am off to Beijing and hope that I will have internet access there as well. These posts sound a little boring so far, but I hope they'll pick up once I get ... read more

Somehow I was able to get out of bed from my night of "sleep" and make it to work for an 8:30 conference call. I think I slept for about an hour and will be running a coffee IV today. The office is beautiful and the views are amazing...unfortunately, it is raining and will be raining until I leave on Saturday. There was a hurricane (called typhoon if it originates in the pacific) that passed earlier in the week and now we are getting the remnants of it. By the way, this thing does not have spell check, so I am not going to certify my posts as 100% accurate. Everyone speaks English and I have already seen quite a few Americans, no sox hats yet, but I am sure I'll see a few. Seinfeld is ... read more

We arrived at Hong Kong at about 8AM and waited for the clearing of the ship. Everything was pretty much on time for this port as well. Pulling into Hong Kong was really pretty, almost like Hawaii; however, it was really foggy and misty so it wasn’t that clear to see. Hong Kong is extremely modern. Extremely tall buildings. After the ship cleared, jess and I walked around the terminal for a bit. This terminal was a lot like Singapore’s. Once you walk off the ship, you were in this huge mall. So that’s kind of good, but it’s a little annoying because you have to walk a good ways to get outside into the city. Anyway, at about 11AM we had the city orientation group. This city orientation was quite boring with the exception of ... read more