March 26, 2008 by mimecine
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 […]
March 18, 2008 by mimecine
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
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March 7, 2008 by mimecine
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 […]
March 5, 2008 by mimecine
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.
by mimecine
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, […]
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March 1, 2008 by mimecine
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 […]
February 26, 2008 by mimecine
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 […]
April 5, 2007 by mimecine
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, […]