Hearty Christmas
Yes you read that correct, it's the Chinglish phrase that some local genius has come up with and pasted all over the seventy odd floors of my building, brilliant!
Even though the locals don't really do the whole Jesus thing and ignoring the interesting terminology Hong Kong has been dressed for Christmas. All the towers on the harbour have been decked out in lights in festive scenes and there are fake trees sagging dangerously under the weight of a seemingly impossible volume of baubles and lights everywhere. If it wasn’t for the fact its not that cold and it hasn't rained for months I could almost believe its fast approaching late December.
The reaction here to the cold is hilarious. The government actually put out an official cold weather warning a week or so ago as it got down to 11 degrees C. Everyone is wrapped up in big winter coats, hats and scarves, I feel like a proper northerner strolling around in a shirt with the sleeves rolled up. Needless to say I get a few funny looks but that's nothing new.
My seasonal celebrations are continuing at pace, last week I even got into a Christmas fashion show! Spent the night drinking a bottle of Moet with a straw and watching models walk about in small, predominantly red (well it is Christmas) clothes, magic. Two shows just a few short months, I have great mates here in HK!
I fly back to the UK tomorrow so I'm afraid you'll have to live without my e-mails for a few weeks but fear not, for those of you around London you can have the joy of seeing me, in person, on new years day, the rest of you will have to wait till I'm back at a computer for all the exciting news!
New Years Day, 4pm onwards, The Blue Post, 28 Rupert St., Soho (http://www.fluidfoundation.com/venueDetails.asp?Venue_ID=579 ). If you can make it it would be great and obviously invite anyone you'd like along.
Sing dan fai lok (Cantonese for Merry Christmas, last lesson of the year!)
Jonathan
HK
Jonathan Partington
+852 6429 4092
Even though the locals don't really do the whole Jesus thing and ignoring the interesting terminology Hong Kong has been dressed for Christmas. All the towers on the harbour have been decked out in lights in festive scenes and there are fake trees sagging dangerously under the weight of a seemingly impossible volume of baubles and lights everywhere. If it wasn’t for the fact its not that cold and it hasn't rained for months I could almost believe its fast approaching late December.
The reaction here to the cold is hilarious. The government actually put out an official cold weather warning a week or so ago as it got down to 11 degrees C. Everyone is wrapped up in big winter coats, hats and scarves, I feel like a proper northerner strolling around in a shirt with the sleeves rolled up. Needless to say I get a few funny looks but that's nothing new.
My seasonal celebrations are continuing at pace, last week I even got into a Christmas fashion show! Spent the night drinking a bottle of Moet with a straw and watching models walk about in small, predominantly red (well it is Christmas) clothes, magic. Two shows just a few short months, I have great mates here in HK!
I fly back to the UK tomorrow so I'm afraid you'll have to live without my e-mails for a few weeks but fear not, for those of you around London you can have the joy of seeing me, in person, on new years day, the rest of you will have to wait till I'm back at a computer for all the exciting news!
New Years Day, 4pm onwards, The Blue Post, 28 Rupert St., Soho (http://www.fluidfoundation.com/venueDetails.asp?Venue_ID=579 ). If you can make it it would be great and obviously invite anyone you'd like along.
Sing dan fai lok (Cantonese for Merry Christmas, last lesson of the year!)
Jonathan
HK
Jonathan Partington
+852 6429 4092
posted by JP at 5:00 pm
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