I really need to start taking more pictures…

BY ONEIKA RAYMOND


Because lord knows that there have been a ton of picture-worthy things going on. Hong Kong is, well, Hong Kong.
All the craziness and hype that you’ve probably heard about it is true. It’s like New York- but on speed.

The amount of neon lighting, wide-open spaces crowded with bodies, noise/traffic/commotion EVERYWHERE, and overall big city appeal makes NYC look like Hong Kong’s poor country cousin, replete with missing teeth, embarrassing hokey clothing, and a god-awful twangy accent. Hong Kong is sophistication. Sex. Money. Ostentation, outrageousness, and opulence. And a good bit of opium, as some people’s erratic behaviour (mostly partying foreigners) has frequently demonstrated. (How’s that for alliteration, huh?! lol).

On Friday night, I went out with some fellow co-workers (though I was dead-tired and initially planned on staying in) to experience the monstrous party scene at the ground zero of partying here, a neighbourhood called “Lan Kwai Fong”. Known affectionately as LKF, this bunch of streets pulse with music and energy on every night of the week. Seriously. When I went on Friday night, there. were. people. EVERYWHERE. EVERYWHERE. EVERYYYYYYYYWHERE. This image I’ve posted is indeed a picture of LKF, and while I didn’t take it (I got it off the ‘net), it is a pretty accurate representation of what I saw. Goddamn. You’d think it was Caribana (or the Macy’s day parade, for you Yankee’s reading out there). But nope, there’s no special event… It’s just ALWAYS crowded like that. The smell of sweat, cologne, and alcohol hangs heavily in the air, already dense with humidity.

But crowds are a normal thing there. Causeway Bay, the commercial centre of Hong Kong, always has throngs of people. The crowds take a little getting used to, but I am loving it.

But of course I digress. I was saying that I really need to start taking more pictures. There is just too much picture-worthy stuff going on. This lack of picture taking is strange for me, as I am typically armed with my camera and am known to post pictures on Facebook 0.002 seconds after they have been taken, complete with (moderate) tagging and captions. I give the oft-mocked picture taking Japanese tourist a run for his money in terms of the rapidity, frequency, and sheer annoying-ness of my picture taking.

So forgive me, my dear readers. I took my camera back out from under the mounds of clothes on my floor (oh, the joys of moving), dusted it off, and charged the battery. So no excuses. I’m ready.

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