Hong Kong Shopping, Foot Spas & Bums

Today is our last day in Hong Kong and we're heading back home tomorrow on a 4:30 pm flight. Seeing that we gain an hour coming back we should be back in the early afternoon Vancouver time on Tuesday. I can't believe I'm back at work on Wednesday! Eeek! I haven't checked any email from work since we left Saigon. So I'm fearing the "you have 2000 emails"!

Well what can I tell you about Hong Kong.... it's quite spectacular. If you like shopping either for clothes, shoes, purses or electronics this is the mecca of all meccas. Actually I think you can buy just about anything you want here. This is consumerism at it's finest. This place is made of money. I have never seen so many people that are so brand conscience. When I asked the hotel concierge about where to go shopping, he asked me what brands and what "level" of items I wanted to buy. Of course when I told him that I wanted to go and bargain in the market I got a funny look from him.... like "oh, a low level shopper I see. Why the hell are you staying at the 4 star hotel in Kowloon???"

I actually had to restrain myself from buying this very cool PDA cell phone that had all the features including a touch screen display, 2 GB MP3, 3 megapixal camera, WIFI and a bunch of other bells and whistles. The O2 Atom Life.... too bad it was $850!!! But man is it cool. I really want it. But alas I have damn property taxes to pay to I'm going to do the responsible thing and pass on this awesome purchase. *sigh of sadness*.... oh the joys of being a responsible adult.


Tai Pan Spa Beauty and Foot Spa

We also stopped by the best spa I have ever been to. My brother's girlfriend, Carmen, hooked us up with a foot spa today threw her family connections. It was a very cool funky place at 83b Nathan Road in Tsim Shat Tsui. It was awesome! If any of you are ever in Hong Kong, I highly recommend. There's even a glass floor full of Koi fish below your feet when you walk in!


Bums - aka Gluteus Maximus

Well what can I say.... perhaps gluteus minimus??? Just an observation here in Hong Kong.... it's not a very bummy place. Colin first noticed this and began pointing out the myriad of flat bums in this town. You know how when someone tells you something and it sticks in your head like a bad jingle... well this happened to me. Every where I turned I kept noticing the flat glute syndrome. I know, I know it's so awful and critical of me but I just found it odd. It's like back and then legs.... the butt was completely bypassed! And well "I like big butts and I cannot lie....!" Hah. Ok enough of my butt talk.