February 2011
One of the advantages of having to travel is that you get to expand your perspectives in many areas. From my point of view, I enjoy sightseeing especially if the country visited has abundance of ancient ruins or buildings that trigger my excitement to learn more about the country's history. My recent trip to Hong Kong however, did not fill my hunger for history but surprisingly I totally enjoyed my time there looking at the PRESENT surroundings. Hong Kong has definitely come a long way. Due to it being long-governed by the British until it was handed back to China in 1997, I find the city and its local people still have a strong colonial influence that combines with their Chinese traditions. It is no surprise why women like to come to Hong Kong to shop, it is a shopping heaven in the Orient. Although the goods, mainly luxury international brands are sold rather expensive, people still flock to this little island to burn their credit cards. The goods sold and on display are all up-to-date. You can see the latest Spring line of Valentino that was just seen on runaway models in Milan on the racks in their Hong Kong outlet. And let's not start on handbags and shoes. Pushing the entrance door of Manolo Blahnik or Christian Louboutin, unless you are ready to spend, would be a big mistake because you would need to gather your strength to resist the red satin wrapped stilettos that you just tried on for fun. And even after you have succeeded in resisting the urge to spend USD 5k on a pair of shoes, you will have flashbacks of the image of that haunting shoes for a few days ;) But of course, Hong Kong is also known for its counterfeit products. If you have the patience, you might come home with a grade A Hermes Birkin handbag at a fraction of its original cost! And who's to know if it's original or otherwise, right?
~Idrila Idris~
One of the advantages of having to travel is that you get to expand your perspectives in many areas. From my point of view, I enjoy sightseeing especially if the country visited has abundance of ancient ruins or buildings that trigger my excitement to learn more about the country's history. My recent trip to Hong Kong however, did not fill my hunger for history but surprisingly I totally enjoyed my time there looking at the PRESENT surroundings. Hong Kong has definitely come a long way. Due to it being long-governed by the British until it was handed back to China in 1997, I find the city and its local people still have a strong colonial influence that combines with their Chinese traditions. It is no surprise why women like to come to Hong Kong to shop, it is a shopping heaven in the Orient. Although the goods, mainly luxury international brands are sold rather expensive, people still flock to this little island to burn their credit cards. The goods sold and on display are all up-to-date. You can see the latest Spring line of Valentino that was just seen on runaway models in Milan on the racks in their Hong Kong outlet. And let's not start on handbags and shoes. Pushing the entrance door of Manolo Blahnik or Christian Louboutin, unless you are ready to spend, would be a big mistake because you would need to gather your strength to resist the red satin wrapped stilettos that you just tried on for fun. And even after you have succeeded in resisting the urge to spend USD 5k on a pair of shoes, you will have flashbacks of the image of that haunting shoes for a few days ;) But of course, Hong Kong is also known for its counterfeit products. If you have the patience, you might come home with a grade A Hermes Birkin handbag at a fraction of its original cost! And who's to know if it's original or otherwise, right?
~Idrila Idris~
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