Hong Kong, Day 3: Midterm, pizza and Muji
By · Jan 21 2011
First things first, we took a midterm. As one of the pre-China assignments we had to write a multiple choice question from each chapter of the textbook.
Some of them are particularly creative, this is my fave:
In the movie Pretty Woman, Vivian and Edward negotiate a price of $3000 for Vivian to stay for the week. After they agree upon the price, Vivian states that she would have stayed for $2000, and Edward admits that he would have paid $4000. The difference between Edward’s resistance point of $4000 and Vivian’s resistance point of $2000 is called the:a. Bargaining rangeb. Settlement rangec. Zone of potential agreementd. All of the above
The answer is D. Sigh, I love that movie.
We totally go lost at the school – Hong Kong Baptist University. Most confusing building ever. Especially when nothing is in English.
Post class was an adventure to the tailor. I brought an Anthropologie and J.Crew catalog – really they can make anything. I loved the suit combo I put together, but in the end, they wanted $400 for it all (two shirts, a skirt, pants and a suit jacket), and while I know that it would be very well made, I could think of 100 things I’d rather have for $400. So I declined. I have four suits at home, and yes, I know the tailor-made suit would be better, but still, I return to the fact that I have four suits at home.
The tailor was very nice though, and he comes to San Diego often. I plan on sending the husband there for some new suits. His 6’4” hotness is more suitable for something tailor made. I am more able to buy things off the rack without worrying about the pants being too short. If you’re interested, the tailor is Malik at New Superfit Fashions on the ground floor of Tsim Sha Shui Mansions on Nathan Road. Don’t be fooled by the name, it is an alleyway, but Malik and his staff are nice. A lot of my classmates had a lot of success there. There is a cute boutique next door fully of random designer items that the store owner picks up on trips to Europe. I almost bought a Gucci clutch that had a little flaw, because well, it was a Gucci clutch.
Dinner was Shakey’s Pizza. Fantastic. I love a good thin crust. I can’t even explain how good it tasted.
Then, under the guise that our test was on a scantron and we needed pencils, we hit up Muji at the Harbour City mall. Muji is a Japanese store that resembled Merci in France. I could have spent way too much time (and money) there, lucky for the wallet the store was closing as we walked in. I grabbed some stationary and bubble bath. And a lot of pens.
Then I tried to photograph the skyline. It is so hard to hold still. I don’t just have restless leg syndrome, I have restless syndrome.
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Every time I hear more about Hong Kong, the more I want to go there!
Go, you’d love it! You’d love Shanghai too, there is a part called the “French Concession” that looks very European. A lot of places catered to the ex-pat population.
[...] The first is this cork notebook cover with a pug. It is from Sheekoo. Love it. It just covers a regular cheap-o composition book, so I can reuse it to my heart’s content. Looks like Mimi doesn’t have the pug ones in her Etsy shop, but she does have Guide Dog ones (she’s a volunteer for Guide Dogs for the Blind, Inc.) And that metal thing on the top is a pen holder I picked up in China at Muji. [...]
Hi,
Great blog! I am interested in Malik’s info. I am based in Chicago and have heard good things. What is his contact?
Thanks!
Unbelievable.