Tripping on life

Macau

Last two days spent in Macau

Food:
Egg Tarts - awesome
Double boiled milk dessert thingys - Awesome, highly recommend the ginger and red bean ones, near old town
Curry chicken - we got screwed, gotta go back when I have the time to try it again
Cookies - Pastries!!!! there are padaria all over old town - free cookies and fresh jerky galore!

What is it like?
It's like Europe - thanks to the Portuguese, except dirtier thanks to the Asians.
The streets are super narrow, there are mopheads everywhere, although there were one or two cute vespas going around. It's really clean and dirty at the same time. Because of the huge casino boom - they're trying to rival las vegas and doing a really good job so far - parts of the island are really nice and other parts are really dirty and more ghetto. Cheap labor and high spending asians from hong kong and mainland make it an easy money maker ... vegas better watch it's back and find some more ways to compete.

My family rock - they took me site seeing everywhere, and fed me every two hours. I haven't been hungry since I got off the plane. I actually miss being hungry. I'm starting to realize as I spend more time here, that part of the reason I'm so comfortable here is because I am a city girl...and Hong Kong is that and more, also growing up with my huge family helped a lot as well, my chinese may not be very good but i've gotten by quite well so far. HK satisfies the very basics of what I like in terms of being comfortable to live in a city - major transportation system- easy to communicate and move around...constant people and movement ...shopping and food everywhere =) I definitely get looks from locals here, I guess it is obvious i'm american - still not sure what it is that distinguishes me...but they see it...


For a New Yorker I thought I walked a lot - but it doesn't compare with all the walking I've done since I've been here...I"m burnt every night and haven't had the energy to go out and party yet - just gotta get more sleep.

tomorrow - Lai chi kok and mong kok - for more shopping.

posted by ilennovy @ 8:59 AM