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hong kong style stained glass

Alisa — Wed, 26 Mar 2008 17:42:11 +0000

You have to hand it to Hong Kong, the place knows it’s mission in life. Whereas stained glass would normally have a religious tone to it, this one from the 80’s (we think based on the style of the computer and phone) has a definite hi-tech / future forward ring. Plane (Cathay Pacific) meets computer meets mobile phone meets creepy human eyes trapped in the machine. What is going on! Don’t forget the cross in the center of the screen.

regarding tibet: we suggest you sign this

Alisa — Tue, 18 Mar 2008 21:05:20 +0000

please take a look at this link and pass it on:

http://www.avaaz.org/en/tibet_end_the_violence/7.php?cl=63133652

thank you

kiosk

Hong Kong Opening Invitation

Marco — Sat, 08 Mar 2008 04:08:16 +0000

KIOSK has been in Asia again and had a great visit. This time we were in HONG KONG. I think we found some nice things and some practical things and hope you will like them too. Please come over to our place for a beer on THURSDAY MARCH 13TH from 7 — 10 pm. Hope to see you here! Otherwise we are open Tuesday — Saturday from 12 — 7 at: 95 SPRING STREET, 2ND FLOOR, NEW YORK, and you can find us on the web 24 hours, 366 days in 2008 at: WWW.KIOSKKIOSK.COM

Signage in Hong Kong is a very beautiful thing

Alisa — Thu, 06 Mar 2008 03:30:30 +0000

Neon or simple, signage in Hong Kong is amazing. The color pallets are very inspiring too. To me the pace of the signs reflect the pace of the people and the place. One day I would like to visit some Hong Kong neon workshops and sign painters.

Its about walking and talking at the same time

Alisa — Wed, 05 Mar 2008 16:28:20 +0000

Hong Kong is about walking and talking and doing 100’s of things at the same time. About 50% of the centers of Hong Kong Island and the Kowloon Peninsula (the “city” areas of Hong Kong) are pure madness the other 50% are western style, very upscale shopping malls. As a visitor both are equally interesting, as they represent two very different but equally important sides of Hong Kong. Here are some images from Sham Shu Po (Kowloon, one of the earliest developed districts and now considered by the government as a center of urban decay in need of “renewal” although we loved it there and could go again and again), Lan Kwai Fong (Hong Kong Island, ex-pat area, becoming primarily touristic but still has some interesting buildings and aspects ) Pacific Place Mall (in the center of Hong Kong Island, good for a bathroom pit-stop at least, not good to go to more than once ) and for good measure the view of Hong Kong Island at night from Kowloon, a great brain rinser at the end of the day, along with a late night ride on the Star Ferry. Sorry the images are out of order, hope to change that but for now please read the labels!

craving certain foods from Hong Kong

Alisa — Sun, 02 Mar 2008 04:05:02 +0000

Here I am sitting dreaming of certain things we ate in Hong Kong while I pour over dim sum possibilities for tomorrow. I thought one of the best things I could do right now to get the fantasy of eating in Hong Kong out of my system would be to show others some of the delicious food moments we had on the trip. I know close to nothing about Cantonese food so I am sure my terminology is totally wrong but hopefully you can get the jist of things. Congee, fried sesame balls,hot tofu in a bowl with sugar syrup/ water poured over, fresh tofu, Hong Kong style french toast, fresh soy milk, fresh shrimp and egg noodles, fried fish with a curry sauce from a street cafe, etc etc. OH: MILK TEA Hong Kong Style

Ladies with carts in Hong Kong

Alisa — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 05:44:38 +0000

We are now getting ready to put Hong Kong in the shop! It was a great trip. Hong Kong is both a wonderful and tragic glimpse into the future, both completely inspiring and terrifying and loud and urgent and malls and population density and pollution and really wonderful, wonderful people. These two ladies sum it up with their carts, trade and action all over the place and all the goodies that come with it! It is all very fast and snappy, it was a real treat. Hong Kong arrives to the store on March 13th!

Wakana Inn Tokyo

Alisa — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 19:44:36 +0000

I came across the Wakana Inn business card today in my pile
It is an amazing, small, traditional ryokan run by a lovely older woman in a great part of Tokyo called Kagurazaka, the old geisha area. It feels very relaxed and everyday. In the past it was more bustling and frequented mainly by writers, now it is pretty calm but still very, very charming and very unusual for Tokyo. One night the inn owner walked us to a local restaruant, Koto no Fuji (5 Wakamiyacho, Shinjuku-ku), a small izakaya popular with sumo wrestlers and big drinkers, it was a great time. Staying there was a wonderful experience, I recommend it, you really are staying in someones home.
Sorry, no good pictures

Wakana Inn
4–7 Kagurazaka
Shinjuku-Ku
Toky
phone: +81 3–3260-3769