Kowloon again
We ended up wandering back to Kowloon across the harbour.
(fishing boat in the harbour, I ain't eating this funny sushi)
(The snootie Peninsula Hotel, some calls it a 6-star hotel, taking pampering to a ridiculous level. They have a special Chef's table in the kitchen so VIPs can see how the head chef prepares their meals for them)
To pass time we watched an IMAX film called Operation Red Flag, it's documentary on a war game excercise focusing on fighter jets. It was fun.
Then we walked over to Harbour City shopping complex. I wouldn't call it a mall, the place is like a 3d maze, or retail hell for guys. 4 Levels connecting multiple buildings with various corridors, escalators, stairways, it feels like an M.C. Escher painting. This place is has 2 million sq ft of retail area and 700 stores, vs 1 million sq ft and 260 stores of Fairview mall.
(Nice Astroboy themed foldable bike complete with suspensions)
(Do they really expect women to buy this vibrating chair and do the chicken dance?)
It is by no means the biggest in the world, but... why? why do people need to do so much shopping?
Anyway, dad said if a bomb destroyed the complex, it will cost the HK economy US$100 billion dollars. I don't know whether to believe him or not, but that's some shopping mall if you ask me.
Dad also showed me the real-time electronic people counters at strategic places and exits. In retail, data is life or death I guess. They used to hire staff specifically just to count people and foot traffic, imagine having that job standing there counting people for a living, the "male" counter on your left hand, "female" on the right. Your manager goes "you missed one, no, that's woman! "
(fishing boat in the harbour, I ain't eating this funny sushi)
(The snootie Peninsula Hotel, some calls it a 6-star hotel, taking pampering to a ridiculous level. They have a special Chef's table in the kitchen so VIPs can see how the head chef prepares their meals for them)
To pass time we watched an IMAX film called Operation Red Flag, it's documentary on a war game excercise focusing on fighter jets. It was fun.
Then we walked over to Harbour City shopping complex. I wouldn't call it a mall, the place is like a 3d maze, or retail hell for guys. 4 Levels connecting multiple buildings with various corridors, escalators, stairways, it feels like an M.C. Escher painting. This place is has 2 million sq ft of retail area and 700 stores, vs 1 million sq ft and 260 stores of Fairview mall.
(Nice Astroboy themed foldable bike complete with suspensions)
(Do they really expect women to buy this vibrating chair and do the chicken dance?)
It is by no means the biggest in the world, but... why? why do people need to do so much shopping?
Anyway, dad said if a bomb destroyed the complex, it will cost the HK economy US$100 billion dollars. I don't know whether to believe him or not, but that's some shopping mall if you ask me.
Dad also showed me the real-time electronic people counters at strategic places and exits. In retail, data is life or death I guess. They used to hire staff specifically just to count people and foot traffic, imagine having that job standing there counting people for a living, the "male" counter on your left hand, "female" on the right. Your manager goes "you missed one, no, that's woman! "
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