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hong kong

July 09, 2008

On average, apartments behind this billboard cosr over HK$ 20 million each.

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June 26, 2008

100% Design...

or 200% fake? I love Douglas Young because of his incredible wit. It's finally here, 100% Design has made it to China... I saw a giant Chinese flag in the airport today and was mildly touched... That was right before the gigantic line at customs, at which point i was more than mildly annoyed. Spent the day being extremely annoyed because Hong Kong's visionaries are not very visionary at all. To save my soul from eternal damnation, i wont say too much, but really - what is the point of having a design group of even you aren't going to design the best possible thing???? The term "put your money where your mouth is" comes to mind. At least DY agrees with me. DELAY NO MORE!!!!!!!!!! Let's do things properly.

Anyways so yes, I made it to Shanghai even with the typhoon. Well, the typhoon was gone but still, the airport was a mess (i always forget that after weather disasters airports are a mess because they have to SHUT DOWN). Whatever though, I am here. Cannot WAIT to see what they have done / found. Perhaps i shouldnt get my hopes up too high but I have FAITH. (the same faith that i have when i say that my not taking a plastic bag is going to save the world...).

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June 19, 2008

Rant: Hong Kong Design Institute & Institute of Vocational Education

I recieved this in the "mail" today and realized that something was WRONG. This is a edm from a DESIGN SCHOOL. Why aren't they showcasing the best of their design??? The fact that they used a stock font and then just WRITTEN THE TEXT in a COMPLETELY BORING WAY is BEYOND DEPRESSING. Obviously they teach design. Obviously they have students who can do things for them. Obviously this is the work of some bureaucratic freak who just decided to put this together and forgot that (1) this is a great avenue to showcase the work that is being done at the school and (2) people do LOOK at these things as a DIRECT MANIFESTATION or REPRESENTATION of the work that they are going to see. THIS IS WHY there is space for a group like the Ambassadors. NO FURTHER COMMENTS.

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*It's so gross i dont want it on my page...

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June 16, 2008

it didn't come from me...

"The people who go there are not fashionistas, the sales there do not have any product knowledge, it’s a case of monkeys helping the nouveau riche come up with creative ways to put dollar bills on their body."

The Definitive Blog Entry on Hong Kong Fashion

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June 14, 2008

back to school cont'd...

So i spent the morning interviewing teenagers for a summer English program. To their horror, i revealed that my language skills came about first and foremost due to a lot of TV. To my horror, they were lovely but really SCARED and STUCK... When asked what they would like to do over the summer, many said that their option of choice was to watch the telly... 8 out of 12 would rather stay here than travel - mainly due to laziness... many yearned for freedom - and by freedom they meant the prying and controlling eyes of their parents - and a stress-free environment (aka: no school), but were afraid to go away (where they thought they might get some... freedom that is). Yet with all that said, the kids were lovely and we had a fun conversation (debate?) about the differences between eastern and western values. I loved that one kid said that HK was losing its heritage and yet had no real western culture as well. He also took down democracy, complete with examples starting from today and moving back in time showing how leaders were often incompetent / didnt care about the "will" of the people... When his opponent said that at least then the people were responsible and could get rid of him, i suddenly wondered whether people are ever mad at themselves for choosing the wrong leader?? Or is democracy a system so big that it allows people to deflect away these types of thoughts... For all the bush bashing have we ever heard the lament "we were so stupid to elect him?"... But perhaps those people dont partake in all of that talk... Anyhow it was a trip - even if i had to get up way too early on a bleak and raining saturday morning...

Oh yeah - i love my haircut but i hate the smell of my new shampoo. yuck.

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