wanchai bound

I booked our flight to Hk today.We arrive on Xmas Eve.We will stay for a day or two before flying out to the Phillipines. I booked with Oasis airlines, only £500 for the four of us (one way-I'll book the return next month), not sure if we have to sit in the hold though. It works out at about £1000 return. The cheapest quote before that was about £2200 flying out after xmas. We will return to Hk about the 10/11th Jan before flying back to the UK on the 13th.
I feel better able to handle the coming cold knowing that I can get out of it for a bit.
Looking forward to a couple of nights you know where.

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one of those days

the mercers on the move: Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat(from the bbc)

the mercers on the move: Sudan man forced to 'marry' goat(from the bbc)I wonder if it is the same goat that hangs out in the old china at 5am?

the mercers on the move: Chinese people are the greatest people in the world.

the mercers on the move: Chinese people are the greatest people in the world.

drunken terror alert

I can remember shortly after the Bali bombings, which shocked us all at the time,it made a lot of us feel like targets...I can remember a few of us having quite a few drinks in the Old China becoming quite paranoid.
After 2 or 3 dodgy looking blokes of unknown nationality walked into the bar, looked around unsmilingly and then walked back out again, we urged Stew to call the police. Stewart, not being as pissed as us declined.
Having nothing better to do, we called them anyway. The police listened patiently and must have gone away thinking, bloody drunken gweilos!
We never did hear of any terrorist related activity in HK. In retrospect, the guys we saw, probably walked in, and saw us staring at them, and thought this place is full of dodgy looking weirdos(which it was/is) and buggered off out.
I write this as all UK airports are closed due to terror alerts.

fenwicks!! (found on other blog click title to go to full article)

Are the hookers pushing coke at Fenwicks?

LT makes a comment which got me thinking. He says no one has ever tried to push cocaine to him while he has been in Fenwicks and he goes there more often than most.

I have been in Fenwicks (entertaining clients, get over it) a couple of times in the past six weeks, both times when the place was full of Colombians. I was approached several times for the obvious but I was never offered any drugs.

If anyone who reads this has ever experienced being offered coke in Fenwicks can you leave a comment?

The more I think about this the more I reckon that either Barclay Crawford got stiffed with a high bar bill and is making the whole thing up, or someone told him they got coke there but it is more likely they asked for it making the assumption that Colombians would have some.

I just cannot see anyone freely offering cocaine to someone they do not know without any form of referral or introduction to avoid stings which could so easily be set up w.....follow link to continue reading(this is not my blog)

dizzy

daylight

wanchai again

oldchinahand

30 seconds in the och

when tired of the street
corner, go for a dance
in Fenwicks

in the dark

grab a beer from
7-11 and chat to the natives

walk on thethe dark side

it gets busy at 4am

life on the dark side

Fany a bite to eat, hang out at the kebab shop

freedom-in Hong-Kong?

When not trapped in the bar,I sometimes joined in democracy marches(If they passed by Wanchai!). I actually once had a few drinks with 'Long Hair' before he got elected to Legco

a chair with a view

more welsh choir

the last stand

the riots-found

from-http://www.ttlg.com/forums/showthread.php?p=1377202#post1377202

News Article: The Old China Hand

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RIOTS IN WAN CHAI
Pubs soldier on in the midst of chaos
South China Morning Post
Sunday, December 18, 2005
Norma Connolly

Last night's riots in Wan Chai brought the metal shutters down on most of the area's girlie bars, but many pubs in the area remained open so their loyal clientele could enjoy a beer and watch the clashes on television.

While protesters fought with riot police and tear gas exploded in nearby streets, customers of the Old China Hand had to make their way to the bar by taking the MTR to Admiralty, because exits at Wan Chai were closed, and then walking along Lockhart Road.

"People are watching it on television," manager Stuart Jackets said.

"We've got the doors open and the bar is full. We've been watching the riot police rushing past, watching people get tear gas in their eyes. Otherwise it's business as usual."

Noel Smyth, manager of Delaney's Irish pub, said police had advised the bar to board up its windows and not to let customers leave because of the dangerous conditions on the streets outside.

"The road's been closed off. When you look outside, there's about 250 riot police," he said. "It's business as usual inside, but as soon as you look outside, it's almost mayhem.

"It's like a lock-in, like a traditional Irish holy hour. If you know the secret knock on the window, you can come in."

The annual St Patrick's Society Christmas party was due to be held at the bar last night, but Mr Smyth advised the Irish party-goers to find somewhere else to hold their yuletide festivities.

Sangita Gurung, manager of Chinatown bar in Jaffe Street, said only 10 people were in the bar. "We've asked them to remain in the bar. So far though, we haven't seen any trouble," he said.

Outside Carnegie's, also much quieter than usual, customers were milling about in the street, watching to see if the riots moved in their direction.