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[greenbagjosh]

Day 12 - 12 November 2003 - Hong Kong Repulse Bay, Stanley, Aberdeen, Tseung Kwan O, Kowloon, and Tung Chung

Wednesday 12 November 2003

On Wednesday 12th November 2003, I decided not to have breakfast at the hotel. I wanted to try something local, but the menus were in Chinese and I could not find anywhere suitable, other than either McDonalds or 7-Eleven. I settled on McDonald's, and the breakfast was not much different than in the USA. Also I added more value to the Octopus card at 7-Eleven, I think around US$ 30.00, plenty of money for a full day's fares on the bus.

After breakfast, I walked to Des Voeux Road to take the trolley to the Sheung Wan MTR subway station to go one stop to Central. At Central there is a bus terminal for the city busses. I had to wait fifteen minutes for a direct bus to Repulse Bay which cost about $0.75 with the Octopus card. The bus went along Des Voeux Road past Admiralty subway station, on to Queensway, Stubbs Road where it became Wong Nai Chung Gap Road and Repulse Bay Road. Coming down the hill to Repulse Bay beach, the bus passed by the Hong Kong Tennis Centre.

At the Repulse Bay beach, the main attraction is 109 Repulse Bay Road, where there is a building that has a large gap, eliminating six floors for part of the building. After that, there is a stairway to the beach, where hardly anyone was there. I stayed there for about five minutes. I think the beach was two square miles. There was a large digital clock that would sometimes show the temperature, and at the time, it showed 22 C which is about 71 F. Too cold for any serious swimming.

I took another bus to the Stanley Market. Stanley Market is a single-level mall, with probably two hundred independent vendors, selling clothes, electronics, jewelry, and so much more. If you look on Google Maps, and look up Stanley Market, you can use the Street View mode, to look inside the market (faces are blocked). I bought a silk handkerchief with a chain-link pattern. Most of the staff spoke English well enough. After Stanley Market, I went to the Wellcome [sic] grocery store at 88 Stanley Village Road to buy some lunch items. I remember buying a jar of vegemite, that yeasty and salty spread. And a box of bag tea. One thing that caught my eye, the Hong Kong authorities made a poster against SARS, with a warning in traditional Chinese and English, to people not to spit in public, but rather expectorate into some tissue, or face a HK$ 5,000 fine, approx US $ 600.00. SARS is no joke.

I found a bus line that went directly from Stanley Market to Aberdeen, passing by the Repulse Bay tower that had the gap. The ride took about twenty minutes and cost maybe $ 1.50 on the Octopus card. The bus went past Sham Wan. Aberdeen has many high-rise apartments, is more built up than Stanley Village. I walked along the Aberdeen Promenade, and when walking back to the bus stop for Kennedy Town, I saw a bird in a cage but no human was around to attend to it. Since my visit in 2003, there was a subway line opened in 2016 called the South Island line, that connects Admiralty to Aberdeen via Wong Chuk Hang and Ocean Park.

After Aberdeen, I took a bus to Ngau Tao Kok northeast of Kowloon, I think the bus fare was $ 2.50 including the fee for using an underground tunnel. Then I would start my subway adventure as far as Tseung Kwan O at Junk Bay. I boarded the Kwun Tong Line at Ngau Tao Kok for Tiu Keng Leng and further along to Tseung Kwan O with its eponymous line. At Tseung Kwan O I explored around for a few minutes, it was about as built up as Aberdeen but did not have any farther MRT extension to Po Lam or LOHAS park until about 2009. At Tseung Kwan O, I called back to the USA on a payphone. I had to ask for change as the phones accepted only HK$1 coins and I was out at the time. I took then the Tseung Kwan O line to North Point to connect to the Island Line for Central/Hong Kong. I wanted then to go to Tung Chung on Lantau Island. MTR stations on the Island Line at the time, did not have protective doors. Also on some of the Tsuen Wan line stations between Sham Shui Po to Lai King, there were also no such doors. Some stations however did, but only those that were underground.

Although Central and Hong Kong were physically in the same location on Hong Kong Island, they were classified as two separate subway stations, mainly for the distance that one has to walk between the two. There are two entry points for Hong Kong station, one for the Tung Chung line, and one for the Airport Express line that does not stop except at Tsing Yi. My Octopus card did not include the ride for the airport except a one-way ride, and I did not want to use it that day. My only other option was to use the slightly slower Tung Chung line. The train did not stop at the time, at Sunny Bay or Nam Cheong. It stopped at Kowloon, Olympic, Lai King, Tsing Yi and Tung Chung. Between Tsing Yi and Tung Chung, the train went very fast, right next to the Airport Express tracks. I exited the train at Tung Chung, and was hungry. I found some sandwich store at Skyline Gateway. After eating, I went to the Citygate outlets to buy more bag tea. The Wellcome store that I visited, had a "wet market" in the basement, where you could buy fresh fish and seafood. I was tempted to buy some but didn't. I bought a few magazines in traditional Chinese and I have some of them still today. After shopping, I took the Tung Chung subway line to Tsing Yi, where I wanted to try to take the Airport Express back to Hong Kong station but there was only an exit for Hong Kong and entry to the airport but no entry to the Hong Kong station. I strolled the mall for a half hour before taking the Tung Chung line to Lai King, and I took the Tsuen Wan line to Mong Kok, right in the middle of Kowloon. Kowloon, particularly along Nathan Road, is where the most lighted signs can be seen. I think the time was 7 PM and the sun had set. Nathan Road was very busy with people.

After Kowloon, I wanted to see how close to Sheung Shui I could get. You can't go to Lo Wu without a visa for the PRC, so Sheung Shui is the closest. I took the Kwun Tong line from Mong Kok to Kowloon Tong to board the East Rail line. In 2003, the East Rail line was not part of the MTR subway and thus the fare was not included and had to be deducted from the Octopus card. If you travel in first class, the fare is about US $10. On the East Rail line, I decided not to go any farther than the University station. It was about five stations prior to arriving at the PRC border. I spent about fifteen minutes around the University station before taking the East Rail line back to Hong Kong Island with the Kwun Tong, Tsuen Wan and Island lines.

After the Island line train reached Sheung Wan, that was the last of the subway rides. I took the trolley along Des Voeux road to Hill Road and bought some curry buns and Sprite and ate them at the hotel. I had to pack up for the next leg of the journey. It was short and I wished I could stay longer.

[animehouse-moe]

Animehouse at TCAF 2023

So for the uninitiated, TCAF is the Toronto Comics and Arts Festival, and it was held this weekend from Friday to Sunday. Sadly, I could only make the Sunday so I was unable to attend Mayuzuki's panel on the Saturday, but at the very least I made the signing on Sunday morning! All that said, this is just a little post sharing my thoughts and purchases from the festival as I had a great time and wanted to share that with people that were unable to make it there.

I'll get the boring stuff out of the way, my thoughts on it. It's a really cool and fun festival, I got there a half an hour before it opened since I had travelled from outside of the city, so I got myself a really nice spot in line. I was really surprised at how lax it was lining up, there were maybe a dozen people total in front of me, and the line only really started piling up in the last 15 or so minutes to get in.

Once I was in I got to take in the layout, which was rather cramped. I get it, they're operating it out of a library, there's not a whole lot of space. But I do still think it made for a bit of a suffocating experience when squeezing past people to walk in the narrow pathways between booths and bookshelves. Given the attendance, and the fact that it's free entry, I feel like they could really afford an upgrade if they required purchasing a pass for the festival. I'd 100% support it because it means the people that are behind it and participate in it as exhibitors could expand what they're doing and offer even cooler stuff.

Now, this is a comics and art festival, so I don't quite have a right to complain or voice my opinion, but I'll do it anyways. I love how they're integrating manga into the festival and using it to pull in people that might not otherwise experience comics in the more genuine sense outside of what's marketed by Marvel and DC. But I do also feel like they might try a little more to get a stronger response from that demographic. Both Denpa and Glacier Bay Books were there, and I feel like it's a bit of a missed opportunity to not have had them run a panel or anything for manga fans.

And last but not least, programming. I think it's really awesome that they're being proactive in getting younger audiences engaged in comics that exist outside of those big name ones like I said earlier. It's great to see them foster and encourage an interest that will help keep an industry going in the face of being overtaken in the public eye by superheroes.

Alright alright, manga stuff! Jun Mayuzuki was obviously the main attraction for me at the festival, so I made a B line for the signing table right when the festival opened. While I was there I bought this poster.

And I got this one for free with the signing.

And then of course there's the actual signature. I'm a bit (well really a massive) geek for this stuff so you know I had to get Mayuzuki to sign a JP copy of Kowloon Generic Romance volume 1 (real name omitted/edited out). It was a really great experience and Mayuzuki was incredibly nice, and seemed happy/surprised that I brought a JP volume to get signed.

Now, following that I've still got some cool stuff. Glacier Bay Books had a booth there and were selling some of the volumes they carry, so I picked up a pair I didn't have. Their quality really is incredible. Such a nice weight in the hands, the binding is tight without being rigid, and the paper quality when comparing to something like Viz is just stellar. Oh, and the color of the paper is dependent on the volume (Karman Line is blue/white while Mermaid Town is black with a red trim on the edge so the pages look red from the outside)

And Hollow Press came by and surprised me! These dudes are from Italy and are a horror publisher so I was super surprised to see them come all the way to Toronto for the festival, so I 100% had to pick up some stuff from them (not pictured are Grayworld & Crystal Bone Drive by Tetsunori Tawaraya because Tumblr is squishing the image horizontally for some reason). They've got really similar quality to Glacier Bay but put out a lot more smaller books than them. Still, great stuff (and for those in Canada, both Glacier Bay and Hollow Press titles are carried through The Beguiling!)

So yeah, a really awesome day where I got a lot of really awesome stuff. Being in Canada, there's not a lot of conventions or festivals that are easy or affordable to access, so a very grateful hats off to the team for bringing stuff to the general population that they can experience both in person and online!

[travelernight]

Hong Kong Secrets: Uncover The Top 10 Must-Visit Hidden Gems

[judebautista]

The New Marvels of Hong Kong

The New Marvels of Hong Kong

The red-studded doors at the museum’s entrance. Construction of the building was funded by a $3.5 billion HKD ($450 million) donation by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Credit: Hong Kong Palace Museum Written by Jude Bautista Filipinos have always held Hong Kong as one of their preferred international travel destinations in Asia. Easily, one of the nearest and budget friendly cities to go to. As the…

[obsessedbyneon]

Before I head to another book scan about Hong Kong, these are some black and white photographs of daily life in the city back in the day, by Patrick Zachmann.

Houseboats in Hong Kong Bay, 1987.

The Racecourse in Happy Valley, 1985.

In a tram, 1987.

A street in gHong Kong, 1987.

Mr. Raynold Lee, former president of the stock exchange, 1988.

Small textile firm in the Walled City of Kowloon, 1989.

A game of Mah-jong, 1982.

In a Hong Kong restaurant, 1983.

A view of Hong Kong from Kowloon, 1992.

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[dropintomanga]

Kowloon Generic Romance - A Perspective from a Cantonese-Speaking Person

After reading Mangasplaining’s great interview with Jun Mayuzuki and hearing a lot about the series, I jumped into the 1st 3 volumes of Kowloon Generic Romance. As someone who’s been to Hong Kong and whose mother lived there for a short while, the series’ grand theme about the persistence of nostalgia does make me think about Hong Kong culture.

The series focuses on a potential romance between two real estate agents who work together in Kowloon Walled City, Hong Kong. Reiko Kujirai and Hajime Kudou both live their daily lives working, eating, and contemplating the status of the dystopian metropolis they live in. What starts off as an interesting romance drama suddenly becomes an ongoing mystery regarding identity and what it means to live as someone who feels strangely out of place, but deserves love as much as anyone.

I won’t go into too much detail about the plot, but I will talk about the area that the manga covers - Hong Kong. I’ve been to Hong Kong twice and I find it to be one of the most interesting places in the planet. I went to Mong Kok Shopping Center for anime goods, walked around Kowloon (the Walled City is not there anymore), saw the Avenue of Stars at Victoria Harbor, ate at Causeway Bay and much more. Before moving to the U.S., my mom lived in Hong Kong for a period of time all while getting help from a friend. Although Mayuzuki hasn’t been to Hong Kong, her recreation of it in Kowloon Generic Romance does make it feel like I’m there - or maybe an old part of Hong Kong that’s trying to fight constant change.

An East Asian island filled with so many people living in tight quarters, all balancing the need to move forward versus taking the time to stop and connect with family and friends. For those who are unaware, Hong Kong was ruled by Great Britain from 1841-1997. From around post-WWII until the 1980s’, Hong Kong found itself and become a thriving country. It has a very interesting mix of East and West aesthetics. While one can argue Japan mixes East and West very well today, Hong Kong was the king of showing the beauty of both sides of the world. The Society for East Asian Anthropology has a wonderful essay about “Old Hong Kong” and the nostalgia for it.

What’s funny is that there’s characters in Kowloon Generic Romance that mention how people in Kowloon have nostalgia for it a la Old Hong Kong vibes. Like it’s the same as love. A while back before reading the manga, I watched a video of a woman who left Hong Kong and she talked about how much it’s changed. One thing from the video that stood out to me was the mention of the Cantonese Chinese dialect (which is widely spoken in Hong Kong) possibly becoming an afterthought compared to Mandarin Chinese (the most popular Chinese dialect and one of the top languages in the world). She said she’s committed to keeping the Cantonese dialect alive in the U.S, where she currently lives, for the Chinese communities there.

There’s a scene in Volume 3 of the manga where an antagonist character laments on how the citizens of Kowloon seem stubborn in promoting their traditions in the face of urban development. They think nostalgia as an emotion that’s annoying. I figure that this character would find the woman I just talked about who’s trying to save Cantonese out of a sense of nostalgia to be annoying. It’s funny because some people might argue “Why study Cantonese? Mandarin is spoken everywhere where Chinese is spoken.” I speak Cantonese conversationally, but I find it to be fun. I have fond memories of interacting with fellow speakers of the dialect. Once upon a time, I made some friends due to learning Cantonese from anime. Speaking Cantonese helped me get closer with my parents as well. Lately, the dialect has helped me come to terms with being a person of Chinese descent.

I think about my fellow Cantonese speakers all over the world. I wonder how they would feel if no one spoke it anymore. Would they fight to keep the dialect alive? Would they just don’t care due to the demands of modernity?

I’ve also thought about what Hong Kong residents felt during the 1980s’ and early 1990s’. I was exposed to so much Hong Kong cinema as a child, which was really popular around that time. Although I didn’t understand the themes beneath the surface due to my age, I got to see how filmmakers expressed their thoughts and views on life in Hong Kong before the big handover to China and shortly after.

Kowloon Generic Romance has taken me back to those films and an appreciation of Hong Kong culture in some way. The manga does remind me of the 1994 Wong Kar-Wai film, Chungking Express. Both are love stories based in Hong Kong featuring individuals struggling with loneliness, finding themselves and learning to cultivate love in a fast-paced world.

I’m nostalgic about many things - especially things from the 1990s’. But when it comes to anime and manga nostalgia, I remembered that I got into anime due to Hong Kong culture. I watched Cantonese dubbed episodes of Dragon Ball Z.  That’s how it all began for me. Chinatown was my source of video games in the late ‘90s as a teen and everyone selling them spoke Cantonese. It was also a source for Chinese-translated manga when English-translated manga was about to hit its boom. Reading Kowloon Generic Romance made me think about those days of discovering fandom in the Cantonese Chinese community. 

It also makes me wonder about my place in the Chinese hierarchy in the future. I already struggle with thoughts about belonging and now with so many Chinese speaking Mandarin as their main dialect, I feel like I’m being phased out. Maybe I’m Reiko Kujirai herself. 

I do know that a lot of propaganda use nostalgia for nefarious purposes due to its emotional nature. But I don’t think nostalgia has left me in despair. Some traditions definitely need to pass on to newer generations. Yet I never found myself trying to chase the past to a huge extent. Maybe that’s it. Let nostalgia come naturally. Be like the citizens of Kowloon/Hong Kong and don’t let an entire outside institution define nostalgia for you.

It’s important to have treasured memories that YOU own, good and bad, because they help to cultivate the person you want to be. I appreciate what I have now because of certain nostalgic memories that I personally chose to experience. They unlock our vulnerable selves and tell us that our experiences with our loved ones make life worth living.

That way, nostalgia can help you go forward, whether you want a generic yet satisfying life or a romantic one.

[xxxdragonfucker69xxx]

Hiya again, I'm looking to draw a map of Xiatian for my game but its a bit difficult without the rest of the districts and their geographical necessities, do you have a shirt description of them I could borrow for map making purposes, even if they're not set in stone yet? Thank you!

so ive actually given this a bit of thought, though i don't have a workable map yet. and i sort of don't want to, i want to force every group to draw their own city. but heres mine

the island of xiatian is rather longer north-south than east-west, with a bit of a gouge taken out of the western coastline. mount gongshan stands in sort of its northeast, a lake on top of it, rivers draining down to wetlands in the eastern part of the island. to the west there's a small strait, and then the mainland; to the south there are lots of little islands.

jiaotou is very nearly at the exact northern end, big horn sticks out over the water to intercept stormwinds coming down

gongshan district sort of extends a bit down past its slopes, the river sort of winds down the mountain and theres lots of sort of isolated little spots all over, its very picturesque and pastoral

the river drains out into a flat delta called buntin, where the indigenous gayun people of the island originally had their fishing village; they've got a lot of swamp farming techniques, and nobody else really wants to drain it, so they've sort of been left alone. buntin covers a lot of the eastern shore

on the southern end of the island there's a yet unnamed docks district. not super sure what to do with this yet

the docks feed a lot of their cargo into an industrial district called huoxi that has sort of grown larger and larger and really started gobbling up the districts around it. this is much of what the megacorps were interested in. some it used to be quarries but much of that is mined out now

there's a thin little strip called babble alley 鬼話街 between the docks and buntin that's sort of a foreigners enclave, all tossed in together, japantown and indiatown and americatown jammed all in. it's where you end up if you immigrate in and can't manage to land on your feet. hear like five different languages on any street

swing back up the western shore of the island and that's yuanhai, stretching in a pretty thin boardwalk up along that bay

an unnamed suburban district covers the inland behind yuanhai. if you're an office worker for qinglong, you probably live here. stretches all the way to caiwan

youdu is mostly underneath the strait, which is why it's in such danger of being flooded. there are a lot of overland highways and sort of gas stations in between the asphalt

there's an unnamed shopping district that sort of occupies an embarrassingly large portion of the northern island rn, in between yuanhai and jiaotou

a likewise unnamed university district nestles between gongshan, jiaotou, and caiwan; i assume Tianbian at least partners their mad science labs with the university

swinging back around the island, just next to babble alley there's a slum called shilang that's obviously a little bit kowloon walled city but is really just where all the rejects from babble alley, gongshan, buntin, and caiwan all end up. great place to fish for desperate workers, great place to lay low

a little north of the island's heart is caiwan. they carved a perfect square grid out of all the districts around it, it's visibly scalpeled out on a map. this is the ultimate downtown.

[prvtocol]

Far Cry/Modern Places of Residence

In her Far Cry/Modern verse, Brianne works at the headquarters of her family’s firm (Landry Capital Management) in London, England, while her sister, Vez, works primarily at the firm’s Asian-Pacific headquarters in Hong Kong. However, as a VIP client relations specialist (and her father's covert money laundering operation courier), she often travels to various locations in Europe and Asia, thus she is hardly home for long stretches of time. 

Her primary residence is a modest, 4-bedroom modern townhouse with a small back garden in Hampstead, North London. While her father owns a place in the exclusive neighborhood of Chelsea, Brianne wanted to move to a quieter but still sophisticated neighborhood that is known for its charming streets, cafes, and many parks. Having space for a little back garden was something she also highly desired.

When visiting Hong Kong on business, Brianne sometimes stays at her sister’s penthouse condo in Repulse Bay (Tsin Shui Wan) on the southern part of Hong Kong Island. However, she is just as likely to stay at a hotel near the office (which is located in the International Commerce Centre skyscrapper in West Kowloon).

The main residences of Brianne's mother and the maternal side of her family (the Guyot's) are on the Cap d’Antibes, a peninsula that juts out into the Mediterranean east of Cannes, France. Brianne spent part of her childhood here (after her parent's divorce) and often returns there for holidays and family visits.

Following the downfall of her father’s illegal enterprise, Brianne changes her identity and relocates from London to Nice, France. There she owns a small villa in the exclusive neighborhood of Mont Boron.

The properties mentioned cost between three and twenty million pounds. Three out of four are also located in view of the ocean.

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Touching 9. Listening to the other's heartbeat

This one's a touch spicier, Anon... I hope you don't mind! ;)

After they finish, Olek rolls over onto his back, pulling her into the warm circle of his arms. Ling Yi lets her head rest against his chest, a small hollow just below his shoulder. Tiny sparks still flicker in her veins, growing dimmer as she lays there. For a few moments, it's enough to simply breathe, to feel air filling her lungs, to wait as the desperate rhythm of her heart begins to slow.

The room is so dark she can barely see him, just a faint outline in the glow of the lantern light. But there is no mistaking the solid bulk of his body against hers, the weight of his arms as they wrap around her, making her feel small and safe, hidden away and protected from the world.

With a quick lift of her chin, she glances up at him, his eyes glinting with pinpricks of light.

It's hard to know what to do now. The times that she had seen her mother bring men on board their boat, they had not stayed after it was done. Ling Yi had not expected Olek to get up and leave when it was over—he was too kind for that—but beyond this, she had given little thought to what would happen after. She can't deny how nice it feels, though, simply laying with him in the dark, the quiet wrapping itself around them like the softest of embraces.

Her palm rests lightly on the plane of his chest and through the silence she can hear the sound of his heart, ponderous and deep. It is hypnotic, a slow reverberation that reminds her of nothing so much as the swell of the ocean—not the choppy tide that batters at the Kerberos, but the gentle waves of home. The sound she would hear as the warm harbor water lapped at her boat, soft enough to lull her to sleep on humid nights as lights flickered across the bay.

Ling Yi wishes she could tell him this. She wishes she could tell him of her life, of the place she called home half a world away from here. It aches a little to think that he might never understand this part of her.

As if sensing her thoughts, Olek slips his hand from her back and reaches to tuck a stray length of hair behind her ear. It lingers there, just underneath her jaw, a gentle brush of his thumb against her skin.

She glances up again, their eyes meeting in the darkness. It is unspoken, what they share, but enough to make her believe that he might be able to understand after all.

"I was born in Kowloon Bay," she whispers, the words in Cantonese falling from her lips like water flowing through stones. "My mother and I, we lived on a boat in the harbor. Some mornings the fog would be so thick you couldn't see anything, and the fishermen would yell from their boats to anyone nearby as a warning. But it always cleared by mid-day and then the docks were full of people... beggars and hawkers, servant girls, the Englishmen in their fine suits..."

[send me an Olek x Ling Yi kissing or touching prompt]

[beautiful-world-travel]

Hong Kong a Bustling and Vibrant City

Hong Kong is a bustling and vibrant city that offers something for everyone. It is well-known for its stunning skyline, delicious food, shopping options, and cultural attractions. Whether travelers are seeking an adventure or a laid-back vacation, Hong Kong is the perfect destination. In this article, we will explore some of the best things to do in Hong Kong, how to get there, and where to stay.

Getting to Hong Kong Hong Kong International Airport is easily accessible from around the world. The airport has over 100 airlines operating flights to more than 220 destinations. It is a major hub for Cathay Pacific and many other airlines, which makes it an ideal place to connect to other destinations in Asia Pacific region.

From the airport, travelers can take the Airport Express train that connects with the MTR subway network to reach their hotel or destination. Alternatively, a taxi or shuttle bus can also be taken from the airport to the city.

Where to Stay Hong Kong has a vast array of accommodation options ranging from luxury hotels to budget hostels. The city is divided into four main areas- Hong Kong Island, Kowloon, New Territories, and Outlying Islands. Each area has its own distinct character and vibe.

Hong Kong Island is the heart of the city with towering skyscrapers and the most popular tourist attractions. It is considered the most expensive area to stay in, but there are plenty of options from boutique hotels to five-star luxury resorts.

Kowloon is located across the water from Hong Kong Island and offers a more traditional Chinese experience. It has a plethora of hotels at more affordable prices than Hong Kong Island.

New Territories and Outlying Islands offer a more peaceful and serene experience. There are numerous spa resorts, boutique hotels and vacation rentals for travelers seeking a peaceful escape from the hustle and bustle of the city.

Things to Do in Hong Kong Hong Kong is a city that never sleeps. There are plenty of things to do and see, no matter what time of day it is. Here are some of the top things to do in Hong Kong:

Victoria Peak- This is Hong Kong's most popular tourist attraction. It offers spectacular panoramic views of the city skyline and Victoria Harbour. The views at sunset are particularly breathtaking.

Visit the Big Buddha- Located on Lantau Island, the Big Buddha is a 34-meter-high statue that is a major tourist attraction. It is surrounded by stunning mountain views and is considered a sacred site by Buddhists.

Shop at Causeway Bay- Causeway Bay is the ultimate shopping destination in Hong Kong. It has a plethora of designer shops, boutiques, and malls. The street markets offer some of the best deals for souvenir shopping.

Take a ferry ride- The Star Ferry takes people across Victoria Harbour and offers breathtaking views of the city's skyline. The ferry is cheap and one of the most popular modes of transport in the city.

Visit Disneyland- Hong Kong Disneyland is a must-visit for families. It offers thrilling rides, live shows, and parade performances.

Go hiking- Hong Kong has many hiking trails surrounded by greenery and stunning views. The Dragon's Back is a particularly popular hike amongst tourists.

Eat Dim Sum- Hong Kong is famous for its Dim Sum restaurants. They offer delicious traditional Chinese dishes that are usually served with Chinese tea.

Visit the Temple Street Night Market- The Temple Street Night Market is one of the largest night markets in Hong Kong. It offers a wide range of souvenirs, knock-off designer products, and street food.

Explore the heritage sites- Hong Kong is a melting pot of cultures, and it has many heritage sites that are worth exploring. The Man Mo Temple, St. John's Cathedral, and the Tai Fu Tai Mansion are some of the most popular ones.

Visit the Ocean Park- The Ocean Park is a Hong Kong-based marine-themed park. It offers thrilling rides, magnificent animal exhibits, and an amusement park.

Conclusion Hong Kong is a vibrant and bustling city that offers something for everyone. It is a melting pot of cultures, and it is an ideal destination for those who want to experience the East-meets-West culture. From shopping to hiking, from eating to sightseeing, Hong Kong is a city that never sleeps. With its excellent air connectivity and world-class accommodation options, every traveler must visit Hong Kong to experience the energy and beauty of this city.

[onusjott]

The District...

Cyberpunk Dungeon23 Megacity.

For Dungeon23 I will be adding one specific location to this region every day, although I will post updates weekly. The map above shows the urban areas, with darker gray being more densely populated, and the freeways (solid red), major roads (dashed red), metro (yellow), and the light rails (Red and blue). A transit free map is at the bottom of the post. So let me Introduce...

Commercial District 3

In the year 2247 the United States has long undergone a balkanization called the 'Divorce.' This divorce followed nearly thirty years of civil conflict that stopped short of open warfare but still left thousands dead or injured in attacks and sabotage across the nation. The Western Conference, made up of the former states California, Oregon, Nevada, and Colorado, has created seven megacities, called Commercial Districts, to serve as administrative and financial clusters. The Conference, being led largely by neoliberals with a handful of pet socdems, gave private capital a large amount of input when crafting these cities causing them to be largely unregulated hubs of finance capital and precariat workers. Each city is independent of the others, only paying a small amount of tax to the Conference in order to fund the minimal state apparatus. Otherwise, it is left to the market to decide the cities fate. Commercial District 3 is built over the ruins of what was once the San Francisco Bay area, although due to global warming little of the manmade landmarks of the former region remain. CD3 was founded in 2134 in the initial wave of Districts. It was initially a hub of agriculture and fishing but quickly attracted insurance syndicates and the largest banking clans. Now with a population of approximately seventy-eight million it is the largest and most influential of the districts.

CD3 has the most extensive public transit system in the Conference allowing a rapid shift in human capital from one industry to another. Many workers live entirely on temp and gig work, using the metro, light rails, or autocabs (if brave enough.) Impoverished people live in the dry or temperate grasslands in the outskirts of the district and largely work in the various agrofactories or vertifarms. The desert to the south is full of transients and squatters and is widely considered a no-go zone for the local cops. The heart of the district is the major urban areas, with a density approaching the legendary Kowloon Walled City in some places and the economic output to match. Uncountable lives rush in and around these concrete labyrinths so densely built that banks can 'lose' entire skyscrapers in a spreadsheet error. These were the purpose of the district, a machine to constantly churn out an army of surplus labor and endless GDP...

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Events 8.31 (after 1950)

1950 – TWA Flight 903 crashes near Itay El Barud, Egypt, killing all 55 aboard. 1957 – The Federation of Malaya (now Malaysia) gains its independence from the United Kingdom. 1959 – A parcel bomb sent by Ngô Đình Nhu, younger brother and chief adviser of South Vietnamese President Ngô Đình Diệm, fails to kill King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia. 1962 – Trinidad and Tobago becomes independent. 1963 – Crown Colony of North Borneo (now Sabah) achieves self governance. 1972 – Aeroflot Flight 558 crashes in the Abzelilovsky District in Bashkortostan, Russia (then the Soviet Union), killing all 102 people aboard. 1986 – Aeroméxico Flight 498 collides with a Piper PA-28 Cherokee over Cerritos, California, killing 67 in the air and 15 on the ground. 1986 – The Soviet passenger liner Admiral Nakhimov sinks in the Black Sea after colliding with the bulk carrier Pyotr Vasev, killing 423. 1987 – Thai Airways Flight 365 crashes into the ocean near Ko Phuket, Thailand, killing all 83 aboard. 1988 – Delta Air Lines Flight 1141 crashes during takeoff from Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, killing 14. 1988 – CAAC Flight 301 overshoots the runway at Kai Tak Airport and crashes into Kowloon Bay, killing seven people. 1991 – Kyrgyzstan declares its independence from the Soviet Union. 1993 – Russia completes removing its troops from Lithuania. 1994 – Russia completes removing its troops from Estonia. 1996 – Saddam Hussein's troops seized Irbil after the Kurdish Masoud Barzani appealed for help to defeat his Kurdish rival PUK. 1997 – Diana, Princess of Wales, her partner, Dodi Fayed, and driver Henri Paul die in a car crash in Paris. 1999 – The first of a series of bombings in Moscow kills one person and wounds 40 others. 1999 – A LAPA Boeing 737-200 crashes during takeoff from Jorge Newbury Airport in Buenos Aires, killing 65, including two on the ground. 2002 – Typhoon Rusa, the most powerful typhoon to hit South Korea in 43 years, made landfall, killing at least 236 people. 2005 – The 2005 Al-Aaimmah bridge stampede in Baghdad kills 953 people. 2006 – Edvard Munch's famous painting, The Scream, stolen on August 22, 2004, is recovered in a raid by Norwegian police. 2016 – Brazil's President Dilma Rousseff is impeached and removed from office. 2019 – A sightseeing helicopter crashes in the mountains of Skoddevarre in Alta Municipality in Northern Norway killing all 6 occupants.

[judebautista]

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The red-studded doors at the museum’s entrance. Construction of the building was funded by a $3.5 billion HKD ($450 million) donation by the Hong Kong Jockey Club. Credit: Hong Kong Palace Museum Written by Jude Bautista Filipinos have always held Hong Kong as one of their preferred international travel destinations in Asia. Easily, one of the nearest and budget friendly cities to go to. As the…

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