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 20 June, 2009
Saturday Modern Toilet - A Quirky Themed Restaurant in Hong Kong
Theme restaurants aren't new of course, but the weirdest one I'm ever come across has got to be the Taiwan-originated Modern Toilet. Interiors, furniture and serving dishes all resemble some aspect of the bathroom as this chain takes the restroom out into the eating area.

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There are two branches of Modern Toilet in Hong Kong, one in Mong Kok and the other we went to in Causeway Bay. With this level of quirkinest nearby, we had to check it out.

Read more... 18 June, 2009
Thursday Victoria Harbour Views from the IFC Mall Roof Garden
With all the shopping malls in Hong Kong, I didn't even realise until recently that I'd never been into the IFC Mall, which is located over the Hong Kong MTR station.

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The mall space connects the two IFC towers and though I can't admit to anything being particularly spectacular within its retail space (all the shops inside seem to exist in most other shopping areas), the fourth and top floor does have an accessible roof garden.

Read more... 06 June, 2009
Saturday Dragon Boat Racing at Shatin, New Territories
The 28th May, a Thursday, was a public holiday in Hong Kong. I thought this was a little strange, since people would still need to go back to work for one day on Friday. No long weekend for Hong Kongers!

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Anyway, it was this day that Dragon Boat Racing events were being held all over Hong Kong it seems. There were different tournaments, one near our village in Tai Po, which we were originally going to check out. There seems to be a major racing event at Stanley, South of Hong Kong Island, though Mr. Chan offered to take us to his local one in Shatin.

Read more... 02 June, 2009
Tuesday Famous Beef Parcels and Islam Food in Kowloon City
Kowloon City was on our list to visit in Hong Kong, but we just hadn't got around to it since it's less accessible without an MTR station nearby. We've since found out we can get a direct bus (75x) from Tai Po in the New Territories - where we're living.

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However, Mr. Chan invited us to dinner there and drove, which made it all the more convenient.

Read more... 01 June, 2009
Monday Excellent Super Cheap Dim Sum Takeaway in Tai Po, New Territories
It's with some reluctance that we left Tokyo and flew back to Hong Kong in the last week of May, although truthfully, two weeks in one place for sightseeing was a little more than necessary. Coming back the first two weeks was a little confusing - I write about this on my personal blog at MarkWu.info.

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However, at least there is cheap dim sum! Back in Tai Po, our nearest little town for all our daily shopping needs, a new, more modern-looking takeaway opened a few months ago. It's on a corner just off from the main Tai Po square.

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