Sorry Frank, but we found ourselves in Hong Kong again last weekend. Barry visited his friend,
And I wanted to learn some funful English! 
This is how you well mount a sign. Well is not equivalent to safe.
Hong Kong is fast paced, perhaps the fastest of them all.
So you have to take time to stop and smell the fish in bags.
or the roses.
but not the durians! This place forbids durians (only in designated areas), dogs, gambling, smoking and some other stuff:
We recently celebrated Deepagiving, which is a combination of Thanksgiving and Deepavali. If you think about it, they are similar. Deepavali is the Indian Festival of Lights, Thanksgiving is the Festival of Eating with Indians and Pilgrims.
Peacocks, turkeys, you see the similarity.
Our friend Laura made festive hats for the pilgrims,
and the Indians.
This is what Deepagiving looks like. There are flashing lights and rugby (as close to football as available), and Indian flower decorations.
Lately, Barry's work's taken him to some interesting places. Above, La Défense and required Dutch shots. Below, stereotypical French ones: Barry avec baguette, Pensevr, chien gâté.
In Paris, it appears Martians are a faux pas.
But Engrish is available.
Even back in Singapore, I suspect Barry might have had more fun than me in the last month...
But at least I enjoyed some Mexican food at a hawker centre.
One of Barry's better business ideas is to sell Singapore's Fire Rhino to the world redneck market. That's right, this sweet ride comes fully equipped with manly fire-gear! Spray away your tailgaters and turn on your siren for road rage (where local laws permit). And did I mention it's called a Rhino?
Open door areas allow your mullet to blow in the wind! Now clearly it needs better rims. The scoop stays, but the lights need some mods. And voilà, Fire Rhino can compete with the Humvee, convertible Jeep, Ute (In Oz, the El Camino isn't yet dead), and any SUV with a snorkel!
Soft-top option extra. Anyway, while Barry's away on business, I'm having lots of fun: 
Though I admit I've made this mistake a couple of alarming times.
And I'm sometimes too lazy to make coffee. Local kopi (strong coffee with sweetened condensed milk) is a great substitute.
However, since I'm not even close to mastering the straw/bag combo, I usually end up with the pour/spill combo instead.
Above, Hong Kong Blue Ice beer. Below, Labatt Blue, Labatt Ice. I'm just saying, don't you think the HK-Canada migration might have led to some idea sharing?
Now onto more important things: In Hong Kong, don't eat your hamburger friends until outside the MTR.
No graphically illustrated spitting.
Here are some other specific rules, don't gamble while your clothes are drying.
Our hotel was also strict!
But the sweet brown taste of sticed conches shark's lip certainly makes up for it.
A few weeks ago we went to Hong Kong with our new HK friends, some of whom look into the camera.
There have been comparisons between Singapore and HK, however I noticed more differences than similarities. HK has Singapore beat when it comes to walking speed, population density, and cool buildings.
We went to Victoria peak, but the rain obscured our photography.
I had a business trip to an exotic place called "Cowtown" in the "New West" because the old West is scary, lots of guns.
Even the police wear cowboy hats here. I saw them do important things like giving tourists directions!
Since I was focused on shopping in my spare time (I'm cowgirl sized), I did not check out the sites, but there was a tall tower.
And many choices of what to do: this building has a church, a modelling agency, and fashion makeup!
There is also oil money.
And most importantly, my friend Chantal lives in Calgary! She and I support Beer and Wine, even when the stand is closed.