This weekend I went to a Hen party, aka Bachelorette party. It was pretty awesome. We ate at amazing Italian food, drank lovely sangria and donned fun costumes. I wore cat ears. After dinner we headed to a swanky nightclub where we received free entry, sat in the best seats and our lovely bride to be ordered a bottle of Heungban (say Heng Bahn).
Bottles be poppin.
I could tell you more, but what happens at Hen parties, stays safe and secret. Happy mumbling monday!
Fish Market, Aberdeen, Hong Kong
Time for another Q and A!
Beautiful packaging.
A: Yes, but not as much as you would assume. What’s that mean? Click here to find out.
Last week, Lamma hosted Dragon Boat races. I didn’t attend very long, but we were able to watch two races and my friend Cindy Chan snapped some photos for me. I have no idea why, but I didn’t bring a camera or phone. Thank you Cindy.
Watching really made me miss paddling in Hilo Bay with my pals. The pull of the paddle, race of your heart, and the backdrop of the green mountains.
Happy Aloha Friday!
It turns out I really love Asian Pears. In Asian Pears in the Minnehap look more like pears and less like apples. Here at our market, they look more like apples and less like pears. Our friend calls them Papples, even though we know the correct name, we still call them Papples.
If only I had some brie cheese to eat with these little juicy papples.
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Yum.
Here on Lamma, you can eat pretty well.
Another weekend, another food find. When things get busy, there are plenty of grilled food stands that pop up. Remember I mentioned you can get delicious grilled pineapple here on Hung Shing Ye Beach? My fella picked up this grilled gem for me at that same stand to keep my hunger at bay until dinner time.
$14 HK ($1.80 USD) can get you this smoky, juicy, crispy little snack. I would recommend it to anyone passing by, if their nose hasn’t led them there already.
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One thing that I’ve noticed is that sometimes people double up their words, and it’s cute. Similar to how English speakers speak to little kids and say things such as, “Ok, we are going bye-bye now”, or “Do you need to go wee-wee?” It’s just cute.
Maritime Museum
The other day we cruised over to Stanley, which is on the southern part of Hong Kong. Stanley is one of the higher class areas that I’ve been to. In life in general. I’m talking about unreal looking mansions and high rises that you can buy multiple floors to live on. Multi-million dollar properties in US Dollars. We clearly didn’t go on some sort of Parade of Homes tour, like my dad and I used to do when I was younger, but I’ve read enough design blogs to know what is the what. That would have been awesome though. If there is an Hong Kong version of that, I will be there, living vicariously through the extravagant home decor of others.
Sick, man.
Minnehappiness makes it easy to clean up after yourself. Trash bins on every corner. St.Paul and most suburbs have combined bin recycling. Hawaiians say “Keep the ‘Aina clean”, with ‘Aina meaning land. Hong Kong is very clean, considering how many people living here. But inevitably, rubbish makes it into the sea. The past few days of swimming have been, uhhh more dirty. Plastic bags– in the water are probably my least favorite thing. This was taken in Stanley, gross huh. I clearly wasn’t swimming in this area. I now promise to you that when I’m swimming and I find trash, I’ll bring it in to the shore with me and put it where it belongs.
Happy Aloha Friday!
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