Hallowe'en Hong Kong style
So there we were in Hong Kong, and it was Hallowe'en. I had read in a paper in some bar that there was to be a street party happening in some place called Lan Kwai Fong. Three wigs later (one black afro, one long pink style, and one wavy blue style) we were ready to go.
There being no flies on us, we had noticed on the metro station list a place called Kwai Fong. Aha, I thought, that's obviously where we want to go. So off we head with our lovely head gear (Sammy decided his own hair looked wig-like enough!). There were no other people wearing costumes on the metro, and Kwai Fong seemed to be in the back of nowhere, so long did it take us to reach there.
We weren't bored though. Oh no, Andy made sure of that. Sinead & I have been slagging Andy recently on how he's not the world's fastest mover where the opposite sex is concerned, so he said he'd prove us wrong...pity he chose a Mormon on the metro to try prove his point!
In his defence, he says he didn't see her badge. It was the funniest thing I've heard in ages however - I'm going to buy ringside seats for the next time he tries to woo a girl!
So he started his attack by asking whether she was going to this street party. Then proceeded to ask whether Kwai Fong was a bit of craic or not. Then asked whether she'd be in the humour to go drinking with us there. Then said we'd probably be having a few beers on the street. Then started talking about toilets in China and how horrible they were (she lived in Beijing at some point), and mentioned something about it being difficult to mime if there was a language barrier and you needed to know where the toilets were..So not only was he on a losing streak anyway what with trying to chat up a Mormon; he also throws toilets into the conversation for good measure!
Not surprisingly, Andy and the Mormon were not to get together. But the night wasn't finished yet. We got to Kwai Fong to find...nothing. No party atmosphere, no Hallowe'en costumes. One inquiry later we found that Lan Kwai Fong was close to the centre of town. What we had in effect done was the equivalent of hearing there was a Hallowe'en street party happening on Dublin Street in Longford, and head to Dublin for the main event!
We quickly recovered, got the metro back into town, and joined all the other costumed people. It seems a street party in Hong Kong is not a party on a street. We ended up joining the throng for a parade through the street of Lan Kwai Fong. We were part of the spectacle! And even though the only effort we had made was getting wigs, that didn't stop our popularity. I'm not sure how many times we had our photo taken on the night, but it was definitely around the 100 mark! It got to the point that we were almost posing before being asked, so used did we get to the camera! I suppose the fact that we'll never have to see the pictures made it easier. However, we are now gracing the pages of many picture albums in Hong Kong! Excellent.
So that sums up our Hallowe'en night - how was yours?
There being no flies on us, we had noticed on the metro station list a place called Kwai Fong. Aha, I thought, that's obviously where we want to go. So off we head with our lovely head gear (Sammy decided his own hair looked wig-like enough!). There were no other people wearing costumes on the metro, and Kwai Fong seemed to be in the back of nowhere, so long did it take us to reach there.
We weren't bored though. Oh no, Andy made sure of that. Sinead & I have been slagging Andy recently on how he's not the world's fastest mover where the opposite sex is concerned, so he said he'd prove us wrong...pity he chose a Mormon on the metro to try prove his point!
In his defence, he says he didn't see her badge. It was the funniest thing I've heard in ages however - I'm going to buy ringside seats for the next time he tries to woo a girl!
So he started his attack by asking whether she was going to this street party. Then proceeded to ask whether Kwai Fong was a bit of craic or not. Then asked whether she'd be in the humour to go drinking with us there. Then said we'd probably be having a few beers on the street. Then started talking about toilets in China and how horrible they were (she lived in Beijing at some point), and mentioned something about it being difficult to mime if there was a language barrier and you needed to know where the toilets were..So not only was he on a losing streak anyway what with trying to chat up a Mormon; he also throws toilets into the conversation for good measure!
Not surprisingly, Andy and the Mormon were not to get together. But the night wasn't finished yet. We got to Kwai Fong to find...nothing. No party atmosphere, no Hallowe'en costumes. One inquiry later we found that Lan Kwai Fong was close to the centre of town. What we had in effect done was the equivalent of hearing there was a Hallowe'en street party happening on Dublin Street in Longford, and head to Dublin for the main event!
We quickly recovered, got the metro back into town, and joined all the other costumed people. It seems a street party in Hong Kong is not a party on a street. We ended up joining the throng for a parade through the street of Lan Kwai Fong. We were part of the spectacle! And even though the only effort we had made was getting wigs, that didn't stop our popularity. I'm not sure how many times we had our photo taken on the night, but it was definitely around the 100 mark! It got to the point that we were almost posing before being asked, so used did we get to the camera! I suppose the fact that we'll never have to see the pictures made it easier. However, we are now gracing the pages of many picture albums in Hong Kong! Excellent.
So that sums up our Hallowe'en night - how was yours?
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