Anyone from Hong KONG?

Dear all,

Just wondering, are there any users on da who are in Hong Kong??? I've tried writing letters to a few potential penpals who are from Hong Kong and it's been a week and no one replied me. Sobx... I might be going HK this June and I always feel that knowing locals and being brought around by locals would then make you feel the country... As a tourist, it's quite different from knowing how it's like to really understand (a little) how it's like as someone from Hong Kong? WAhha...

I've saw on other threads that many ppl have gone to HK but they aren't locals there and they're like recommending all the nice places or places that one must not miss if we ever go. I'm hoping to get some positive responses here ha, cos i'm not very lucky with emailing ppl from Hong Kong! Wahah...

*lurve, kylagurl
m_m* hee

Posted: Tue May 15, 2007 5:25 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

@kylagurl

Im born and have lived in hk... but im currently living in Canada. I might head back this summer. If you need i could give u tips on where to visit and eat and shop? Other than that, if i can confirm my flight back to hk ill contact you again

-Meko Kun

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 8:30 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 9:01 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Hong kong is such a nice city! I been there about three times.. Im was actually born in the US but im canton. If you want to take a tour don't risk paying cheap tours. There really scandalous in my experience.

1. Take the ferry at night its beautiful around 8-10pm they always have light/laser shows form the buildings. Im not exactly sure what time i forgot.

2. Take the taxi up into the mountains at daytime or night

3. Shopping in kowloon but almost anywhere is fine.. they have awesome bargains.

4. Ocean park is a amusement park. its not better then six flags but its nice atmopshere. They have Roller coaster right off the island.. and you can view the ocean while riding.

5. I never get the chance to catch the club names. But clubbing is also fun down there.
Its 18 to drink. So if you drink your fine to drink there.

Macau is also a good place to tour .

Hope some of this information help... Im actually going back ot hong kong around july also. I relaly miss that place.. I love the atompshere there. Good luck to your journey. Ga yoo!

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 9:47 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Wahaah, thanks hakkablood, are you hakka or cantonese? Does it mean you're a Chinese? Wow, thanks for all the pointers but I heard that it's ultra expensive to take a cab. Wahha, if you're going when I'm going, can we meet? Hee, cos you've been there before and I haven't had the experience of touring a foreign country with someone I don't know but kinda know, like know online ahhah...

Cos if me and my frens are going, it'll only be about 3 or 4 of us in total. Although I'm apprehensive about meeting people like this, I still wanna try, but you might be terrified ahha... I don't know... Wahhaa, can you speak Cantonese? Mine sucks...

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 9:58 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Ooh, you're planning to visit? Hong Kong is awesome, though if you're going in June, I'd advice you prepare some summer clothes pinch

It gets pretty steamy there, since it's ultra humid.

If you want to do some SERIOUS shopping, head for Fa Yuen Street in Mong Kok 8D And Women's Street, of course, though be careful, that's a popular tourist spot so they might try to rip you off. Speaking in Cantonese might help =D

If you like Asian music/boyband merchandise, try Sino Centre, also in Mong Kok. It's somewhere down Nathan Road, there's a big blue sign 8D

And make sure to eat as much as you can! pinch

The worst thing about being in Australia is the lack of food over here, LOL. Hong Kong is an awesome place to eat~

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:01 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:15 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Oh man i spended all night watching hello miss! and saw this post again.. I love hello miss so much got me soo addicted to it trying to get the last ep16 sub.. but yes i speak fluent cantonese. My antcestors are hakka but i don't know how to speak it i wish i do. Hakka is like korean and cantonese mix together if you wanted to know how it sounds like. Im spending about one week in hong kong its really expensive there =D im trying to spend most of my time in guangzhou. Everything is soo cheap food is great , shopping likeyour rich but really you only brought like few thousand with you haha. Atmosphere there is also nice. And most my family lives there. But yeah i don't mind to meeting up im bringing about 5-6 cousin and freinds down there too. Yeah i prefer not don't meeting people from the internet but you never know =D. So your mardarin?

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:15 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

I was born there and lived there for half my life 8D I go back every Christmas as well. Ah you're from Singapore? In that case Hong Kong weather would be NOTHING pinch

I've been to Singapore once and you literally stand there sweating buckets even in "winter".

Well these days a lot of people in Hong Kong ARE mainlanders, so they'd be speaking Mandarin anyway 8D; If you know a bit of both, you'll be fine in Hong Kong pinch

I'm from Sydney O: Not too much variety here, really. And I'm talking about snackfoods and all sorts of other things =P You go to the supermarket here and all you get are Smiths chips and crackers, LOL.

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 10:33 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Posted: Mon May 21, 2007 7:26 pm Post subject: Post Rating: 0

Stefonia is right. Some people in Hong Kong would like to take advantages of the foreigners.

Posted: Tue May 22, 2007 4:13 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

its funny how bargain works best in flea markets!
for me i go up, smile at them, -they talk a lot- and i pretend i enjoy listening and beg them for a cheaper price like im their granddaughter LOL, but it works well haha xD

Posted: Tue May 29, 2007 9:25 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

funny fact is: sometimes even if they say that they made it cheaper for u if u bargain, it's still a rip off xD

somehow they know that ur not from there even if ur fluent in cantonese ;) depends in how ur clothed and act.

Posted: Wed May 30, 2007 4:57 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

All I got to say is im pro at it haha. Always walk away till i get the price is the way i wanted it haha. Learn it from my mom and grand mom

Posted: Wed Jun 13, 2007 11:41 am Post subject: Post Rating: 0

im from hk and here are some tips
.be persistent and realli dont try to lower the price THAT much
.if they still say no, pretend u walk away in frustration (this sometimes works and they might call u back)
.say that other shops offer lower prices and im just buying here cause u look decent enuff or somethin lol!