Random Events, Including The Sexpo

My boss Robyn and I at the Forbes Fab 50 dinner at the Four Seasons. Lots of cool business leaders in attendance, sort of like a Who's Who.

Keiko and Kollace who work in the office on the business side.

Ha, oh yes, then I went to Macau for the "Sexpo" (adult entertainment convention) and wrote this story, "Pleasure's Stiff Price," about a guy who wants to craft the world's most expensive sex toy. It also has some other anecdotal gems from the expo.

Dickie's birthday at Ning Po. LOOK AT THAT SPREAD.

Singaporean food in Wan Chai with Kaishi later that week!

A Night At The Races

Back in Happy Valley at the racetrack -- one of my favorite places to be on a Wednesday night! Isaac was in town awaiting his China visa, so he came along for the ride.

Rosina, a classmate from Harvard, was in town with her Mom, so we went to dinner at Crystal Jade in Causeway Bay and then headed over to the track.

It's easier to see the horses on the big screen than right in from of us. :-)

A winner!

Winning tickets!! (Or we might have been waiting to see if we were going to win. Hard to tell.)

A Trip To The Grocery Store

One of my favorite things about visiting other countries is checking out grocery stores. When Caroline was here, she took some awesome shots of the goods in my local Wellcome. First up, "party" beer!

Obviously, the rice aisle is huge.

Cereals...

I think this is black chicken.

The exotic-looking one is dragonfruit.

Caroline Takes Hong Kong, Part IX

Up at the Peak.

Yes it was November, but it was hot, and we wanted ice cream. Plus there was a line for the tram back down.

Off to the Christie's auction preview. I wrote about this huge ring.

Then we got to try on blingin' jewelry. Sigh.

We ended things up with a drink at the Pawn. What an awesome trip! Hong Kong misses you, Caroline.

Caroline Takes Hong Kong, Part VIII

How could Caroline's last night have arrived so quickly? Here we are, waiting for the Peak Tram.

Waiting to board the tram.

And here we go, heading up the mountain at a steep angle, skyscrapers below.

A relatively clear night. Score!

I don't think I could ever get tired of this view.

Caroline Takes Hong Kong, Part VII

A more normal, non-self-taken photo in front of the skyline.

I believe that is the Aqua Luna boat.... very pretty-looking if overpriced.

The Peninsula! We went to Chungking Mansions for Indian food after taking this shot.

Caroline Takes Hong Kong, Part VI

A random sampling of the ridiculous self-taken photos Caroline and I took after being bowled over by the light show.