So I reiterate here, the bill is dead. The story of this great city is about the years before this night. Hey everyone, it's Ho Hong Kong. Mohammed Vivek. Yes, Mohammed is still fasting and still kicking. Now you can see after a week of Ramadanning, I'm adjusted, full of energy and. He gets it strong. He gets it. He's like, yeah, I see how this works, man. I'm not. I'm not. Surprised I lost half my weight, but you know, what are you going
to? Do what do you want that for the attachment you know exactly the attachment. I practice the attachment to myself. To your fat, Exactly. Yeah, yes. Get that away from me. I don't need that muscle mass. Don't need that either. No, I never needed that. I'm good you keep that one as well. It is hard actually with certain things like yoga because like, you know, you want to like, try to like have sip of water wherever in the middle. So now it's yoga and stuff has
to be like in the evening. And a lot of the time in the evening there's shows. So it's still a bit difficult. But yes, the Ramadan in Hong Kong is a success. Yeah, well, I mean, I mean, just be glad at least that you don't need to like you're not Ramadan, let's say, while you're traveling. Yes, actually. Funny enough, if you are traveling you can actually get a pass to not. Yes. So what definition of traveling, like commuting to crossing the
harbor? To be honest, no, because the rule is since back then the traveling was on the back of a camel or a horse for like a week, that's when you're supposed to like, not fast. So actually a lot of people now, even though you have that pass, they don't do it because traveling is so convenient now that you're like sleeping on a plane for four hours and then you're fine.
So you're not really supposed to do it, but you have the pass if you're really like, if I'm travelling now, I'm actually not sure. I think I would probably not fast as well. Yeah, just because like, I don't want to be. Tired or whatever, man. Like, yeah, yeah, exactly. You can't. Yeah, on a plane and stuff you are dehydrated and stuff, but you have that past. But then again, I'm not really doing it for religious reasons anyway. Yeah, but not we did already Ramadan last week, not to, not
to go back. Again, same thing. No, but there's like certain things that a whole group of people do at the same time. Yes, called tourist then. Oh my God. Yeah, tourist things like. That's the new thing, man. Like. I don't actually think I ever joined a tour group, have you? Like the ones where they tell you where to go and stuff. Yes, or like follow someone with a with a flag. I've no not with the flag. I've done exchange programs. Me too. Yeah, that.
Actually, you're right. Yes, yes, we've done change. Program, yes. So in a way, it was kind of a tour group. Yeah, yeah. But. It wasn't like, oh, now look at this thing. OK, we saw take a photo, take a photo. OK, OK, we'll just go here and buy some jewelry. This yes, you know. Yeah, yeah, you're right. Like I remember, but I did an exchange in Germany and Stuttgart and yeah, we had like a program for every day, but, you know, kids like we're like
15 or whatever. And then yeah, like every day. Like one day we went to the Mercedes museum, which was like super fucking cool. It's like the main Mercedes museum and it's designed in a way that is actually like kind of a race track that is going like a long, like not a long like it's in the in the inside the museum, but it's going up like that. So every is spiraling upwards. And that track has like the different models from like back in the day. They have like the first car
that has like and all of that. And that track goes up all the way up to the future models. And that was like already like almost 20 years ago. And I still remember this as one of the coolest things I've seen, man. Stuttgart, Mercedes-Benz Museum, if you have the chance. Yeah, I'm sure it's like way cooler now too. Yeah. But like, even the design of it is so cool because every floor basically can see that like kind of 2 tracks, basically one on what side on one side is like an
older model than the other side. Yeah. But yeah, you're right. Like here now it's kind of rammed with. Yeah, especially like in Soho area, you can sell every single day. You've got tourists and I get it. I'm not, I'm not, I'm not like anti tourist, you should not get out my country kind of thing. But like, it's what I'm getting annoyed by is the repetitiveness where it's like literally the same thing's happening on a different day.
And I it's not that I'm just like, well, it's fair enough because it's like, yeah, but that happens everywhere. Like you look at the Eiffel Tower and tomorrow the same thing is happening. I get what I feel bad is for is the the youngsters who are doing the social media post and everything and doing the same exact not the the the the experience is one thing yes eating the things are nothing but the worst is like to do the experience in the identical way.
Yes, and it's like you're 100% right and I don't want this to come off as too old people complaining about tourism or whatever, but the lack of creativity. Yeah, in doing that thing. Yes, there is no shame. Like there's no problem I think with going to a place and saying I've been to this place because that's the point of travelling and posting about it is also OK. It's like the leaders have like. Hey, at school I went to Hong Kong. And to be honest, it's also an expensive place.
Some people probably like especially from mainland, probably save a bunch of money to come here. So there's nothing wrong with that to even come here and be like, hey, I made it to Hong Kong, that's cool. But you're right. Like to come all the way to take the same exact photo and try to be as close as possible to whoever. Influenced the same exact photo. We don't mean like, you know, back to the like, like you're back as the harbour. Yes, that's fine.
Yeah, that's fine. Yes. But like to, let's say, buy that food item and take that same photo of you sitting in front of it looking down at a certain pose. This is we come in like I get it that everyone says that you got to try this thing. You're like, I have to go to try. I get it. Yeah. You have to see the harbour view to see it, of course. But like to have to go there and to take strike that pose where it's like, oh, that's the point now, yes. We have to do the idea and it's like, yeah.
And you know, also it's not about. I'll tell you an experience that I've seen first hand, literally like just before Ramadan started. And it's like to your point as well. So I was at fine print in Peel St. on Peel St. And if if you have been there anytime in the last year, anytime during the day, it's completely rammed with tourists and it's because someone or Cha Hongshu made it famous.
That's really the simple answer, because there is a bigger fine print now in Saipun and there is another fine print in Kennedy Town completely. Fine, Oh my goodness. Yeah, it's just the PO St. one. Yeah, so the sign .1 is quite successful. It actually took over the the shop in front of it, so now it's like double yeah, yeah, yeah, bigger and everything and fine print is a solid brand, but the
PO St. one particularly. So anyways, I'm sitting there, I had my coffee and I actually bought a bag of the and the filter coffee and have them like grind it for me. So I'm sitting there and as I'm waiting for my bag of coffee and they give you a free coffee with a bag. Oh yeah, yeah. So I'm just sitting there waiting for my coffee, just me and my dog. And coffee comes. And as the coffee comes, I can
see three Chinese girls. I can see Chinese because they are speaking Mandarin. So I'm not being crazy. They're speaking Mandarin. So they're coming in, but they're also looking at me. Just ignore them. Maybe they're looking at the dog and then one of them came out from out from inside fine print and kind of stoned, like really close to me. So I was just starting my coffee. So I got on, ignored her, and
then realized what were you? Aware that where you were sitting was like the challenge hotspot? No, you didn't know that. No, but I picked up that do you want. Do you have a manual? Not a manual camera like a digital like an old school digital. Camera. Yeah, that's. Like a cyber-shot and. That that has become like the new trend now, Yes, everyone wants to go to the old school digital like the the one that the dummy camera ones. Yes, yes, yes.
And like this is the thing that I I just laugh about it. I'm like, OK, let me let me explain to everybody here. I get it. You want to have that low fi yes, kind of shot. I get what you're doing. You know that you also can have that on your phone Yeah, you can just you can have an app or you can have a filter Yeah, you don't need to do that. You don't need to do the Cyber-shot camera and then take the SD card and then put it. You can do the same exact. You know you have more options
now on your phone. You want to know what else can blow your people blow people's mind if you do your homework and all stuff there are extremely high quality apps yes that like on the reputable yes you can replicate the grain. Yes. OK, I have. Like a film. Camera, yes, I have all those things as I use those, yes. And I was like, look at them like kids. Yeah, why you Oh my God. Like you can literally replicate that way better and have way more options. Yes, but I get it.
You have to be seen with that little thing. I I get it. So this the point click I get it I. Get it? So the three, the three girls, that's when I started getting really annoyed. And again, nothing visible.
I just sitting there. I'm just watching them because they're like too close to me. So the three guards ordered one like that toast with the cream cheese and blueberry, which again, I know already is the the hottest item at fine print because I go there to pick up my coffee and that's usually what the Chinese stores are ordering for some reason. Again, the reason will have to be. The Xiaohongshu, I'm gonna guess, I'm gonna guess what must
have happened. Someone put a post on Xiaohongshu and they said how they went to fine print, got this thing because they were having a bad day. They took a bite into it and all of a sudden their eyes opened up and the world started singing. And like, I had a certain feeling of I feel comfortable. And then after they bumped into this person on the street by mistake, dropping their little toast. And then that person picked up the toast saying, Oh yeah, I think I fall in love with you.
Yeah, yeah, you're right. You might have even like made like a shitty video or something. Sure, one of those things. And then like after that, jump to two months later they're dating. Three months later she's pregnant. Four months later they're married. Yes, you know 5. Months later, she has a baby. Yeah, it's not adding up, but sure, who cares, right? And then now you have this new triangle like that is the toast of love that will find me my spouse.
What? I toast, Yeah. Whatever. Yeah. That's it. I love bread. Yeah, exactly. And then, like, the good thing is it doesn't discriminate whether you like white bread or brown bread. It's still just bread, you know? Yeah, and and there's, and everyone goes here like I need to do this. And the only way the magic works, according to the Xiaomi post, is you must do the exact same pose. Yes. For the for for the your Prince Charming to show up.
Well, I, I sure am. Was not their Prince Charming because the three of them. So again, this is when I was getting annoyed because I saw now that the photo session started. Yeah, three of them have one toast and one coffee. That's when I just went fuck you. Yeah, Yeah. I am not. You're not going to enjoy this. You're not going to enjoy. I'm not going to ruin it for
them. But they wanted my spot because my spot is the popular spot where the fine print logo word is like on the wall because you can't have the wall sit. Cool. On the sheet, I'm like, oh look, I'm casually sitting. Yeah, just sipping. Sipping Yeah, Yeah. So they now have to sit on the other side of it, in front of the restaurant next to it and take photos. They're still trying to get the fine print word to show, but I'm also right next to it. Oh, man. And that's what I'm like, time
for my book. Just hold off my book. And I'm just sitting there. And then every now and then I'm just to fuck with them. Just. Like ironically, like you know how just now you're saying that you saw them with 11 toast and the one thing and you're like fuck you. Yeah, the moment you took your book out there, probably like fuck you, yes, yes, you piece of shit. You were not going to read that book. Yes. So I take photos you like. Oh dude. I swear to God that I'm not kidding.
Yeah, a friend, like a random friend of mine haven't seen for a while. Pass bar. She just had a baby not long ago. So I was, I stood like had like chit chat with her, like, you know, small talk or whatever. But she's actually a film producer. Yeah. So I wanted to tell her about the documentary we made because she's not on social media. So I ended up like, hey, can I buy you a coffee and tell you about the documentary?
She's like, sure. So I swear to God, I want I went into fine print, got 2 copies, one for me, one for her and sat her down. And that was the intention. It's great that I caught up with her, but it was also the intention to prolong my time there. I'm like, I'm going to have a work meeting now and I'm not watching these guys. We are literally 45 minutes into this whole thing. I'm talking to Crystal, my
friend, and the three chicks. 45 minutes into it, no one has touched the the the food or the coffee. And then eventually Crystal left. They're still going. And then after about 55 minutes to 60 minutes, they finally given up. And they given up because one of them started eating the toast. OK, I'm like, it's over. Once you see that first bite and you're like, time to pack up. Exactly.
I'm like, it's over. And the sad part is so one of them had a toast and then I think one of the like, one of the three guards had another bite and you're like, and then they had like three of them had half the coffee left, both of them on the pavement and left. And I'm like, oh, just all kinds of like, you don't care for the money. You don't. You just came for the photos. You didn't even enjoy anything. You're now eating stale toast.
And yeah, like. That that that's The thing is that I think that's maybe the age of us because we're like no longer worried about, but we have to let people know we had a good time. Yeah, you know. Do you remember, did you ever do Squarespace? And no, fuck, what is it called? It's. The one before Facebook, right? No, it was like, yeah, it was like you you do it and then you connect it to Facebook. No, it was something square that when you like check into places.
Oh yeah, yes. Yes, I was saying Squarespace. That's like whatever website builder. Yeah, yeah, it's something square. Like it's so long ago that everyone probably screaming the name now. So that's when you go like, you know, a coffee shopping. Checked in, checked in. Yes, yes. Did you do that? I did not do that. I'll be on social media from the day one. It was never my thing. And I wasn't like, oh, I got to check in.
The people know I was because, like, remember social media for me was when I was in, yeah, when I graduated. Yeah, OK. So yeah, because yeah, I'm obviously a bit younger than you. So for me, it was like when I was like, no, I wouldn't say high school. I was just when I went to university. Yeah, So, you know, you still in that I got. Hey, what were you doing in the old one? Did you see my feed? Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I, I get it again.
I I keep saying I get what you're doing, but what I feel sad for is that. Yeah, but. Four square. That's actually. Four square. Yeah, yeah, yeah. 4 square. So like, what I feel sad is like you're missing the point here. Like I get you're impressing your friends. I get it. But like, why not impress your friends and also enjoy this Yes. You know, like, yeah. You're right. Like, even when we were due for square back in the day, that's really good. Yeah. It's not just the goal.
Be like, all right. It's like, I'm doing the thing. Yeah. And I'm like, OK, let me tell people that I'm doing this cool thing. Yeah. But it's also like there is no pretentiousness to it. Like right now, again, it's all about like, yeah, it's three people sharing one thing, taking photos with it. It's like this is just like. It's also disrespectful for so many reasons. Yeah, the barista made the coffee. You're like. Barista made the coffee. You are also deceiving your followers.
Yeah. Because each of them are doing the photos individually. Yeah. So now they're like, oh, she went and took this, took, you know, ate the thing. Which is genuinely not true. Yeah. Because the three of them shared one. I didn't even eat it. Yeah. So it's just like, yeah. It's all kind of just like, yeah, it's and then on top of that, it's the layer of now the locals, not particularly fine print, but big house. It's over, it's over. Yeah, it's. You cannot go inside.
Anymore, unless you're like 7:00 AM or 8:00 AM or. Whatever 7:00 AM good luck getting an egg tart ever. Yeah, and it's like, yeah, in in my neighborhood and I don't want to go back into typing shine a lot, but you know, there is a cool neighborhood. Hang that. Thank God. Cool beans, cool beans. But also it's still very much local, like local I, I think.
The audience, Yeah. The audience are local and actually I, I haven't yet come up with like an exact theory to why it's not that appealing to because you're there. Oh, yes, yes, no. No, but I feel maybe it just might be a little bit too off from like the the escalators and everything. No. Well, not really, because people still come around, take photos with the graffiti walls and stuff. Yeah, yeah. But they see it. But that's the thing that that's, that's to genuinely
appreciate it, you know? Yes, yes. There's no like I'm I got to enjoy this. True, true. Yeah, Yeah. I mean, I'm happy it's that way. I hope it stays that way. And again, it's nothing against particular group of people as much as it's like, I'm OK with you enjoying the thing you got there 1st and you enjoyed it. OK, good for you. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. It's like in front of me, in the line of a thing, and then you took the last, the last act art or whatever. I'm like.
OK, too bad. Next time I'll go there early. Yeah, but for you to grab the last act Art. That's exactly what it is. I. Think this is I didn't even eat it took the 20 photos. I'm like. And then you would literally throw it in the bin in. Front of me, that's. Exactly what it is. Yeah. Now that we're thinking about it, Yeah. You took the last actor, took 20 photos, pretended that you were followers, that you ate it and then threw it in the bin in front of me, and now you didn't have it.
I didn't have it. Yeah. And it's just like, what the fuck, man? What are we doing? Here. And that again comes down to that thing of there's a psychological thing where people say, like when you see someone drive a nice fancy car, yes, the person in the car is like, oh, you're looking at me. Yeah. And you're actually not looking at it, you're looking at the car. Yes, right.
Yeah, the same. Thing as that you're looking at for like oh I'm so jealous of her No, you're not you're just like oh that looks tasty yes, but I want to tell people to be jealous of me They're not going to be jealous of you. They're going to be. That's it. They don't care about you. Well, there is also the economics of like the the food fucking bloggers, right? That's another reason of it is like, I think a lot of them would hope to be the next influencer.
Yeah. But then that also goes to your point earlier, which is like, you're not going to be the next influencer if you're doing the exact same thing. Yeah, exactly like. Go if you want to be influencer in the world, Yeah, You're supposed to do something new to influence. To influence. Yeah, exactly. Yeah, don't be like, oh, that influenced me, so I'm going to continue influencing. No, it doesn't. Why would I find you then? Exactly. Yes, why don't you?
And that actually goes to our main point here. Why don't you actually go find like, the real Hong Kong? Yeah, You know, why don't you go find stuff that actually no one has been to correct? Yeah. And then if enough people do that, then first of all, you're genuinely seeing something that is unique, but also you're spreading that, you know, the, the, the. The mass. The Mass. Yeah, exactly. And you're benefiting the economy and all of that. Yeah.
So where would you, where would you recommend people like aside from obviously all the hotspots here that you don't want people to go to? Well, I mean, the first thing that you would do is that wherever is a bit away from the most convenient mode of commuting. So the so escalator is great, but then you must know the the immediate block next to is going to be packed already, of course, right? You want to go look, look for the nook and crannies and stuff like that.
So I would recommend using #1 typing Sean Rd. Hey, hey, OK, delete. OK, editing this out. Go there. Go to Cool Beans. No, no, do not do any of this. Sit next to the logo yes and if you see a guy with a beard going like what time is it is 7:00 yet? Yes, this 7:00 have this. Well, actually you can go within this month because I will not be there because I'm fasting. So you're welcome to go there until exactly end of March, and then if I see a tourist there, I
might make my dog bite you. Yeah, you have that, but in reverse. I would say like you you get away from the West side, go to the east side. Yes, go to a charm because like that whole area is empty, like Shankey one. OK, All right. So if you've, you know, egg waffles, right? The one of the more popular bands Mommy. I love mommy pancake. They're very good, yes. You want the best one, The absolute fucking best one? It's. Actually not the egg waffles
themselves, it's the waffles. No, I like Manny Pancake, but I'm saying that's not the waffles. Waffle, waffle. Oh, with OK, yes, OK, let me tell you, tell me the best 1 and I can tell you a lot of people agree with that. It's in Shaaki 1 station. You get out of the exit, it's called in. It doesn't have an English name. It's called Taidu goes out and it's right outside the exit. I believe it's B1 or something. They have a few. Booths. These guys legitimately, yeah, the fucking best.
Really better than Mammy because Mammy is really solid. Really solid yes guys are legit. Solid. Wow. Is it like the like the the classic egg waffles? They also have the regular waffles. They have the regular like the bubble one yes they have the egg waffle with like the peanut butter all yes, yes, yes they have their own variation of the chocolate. So nice. Go to the classics, man. Yes, OK, dude. Like the I'm telling you, man, they were literally the best.
Yeah, Mommy's convenient because they're all over the place. Yes, these guys have them. OK, OK, that's actually like that makes me want to go like genuinely. Shopping one, definitely. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. You'll see. It's like $28.00 for like the bubble egg waffles. Yes. And they are really legit. Good nice #2 there's another one if you go to if you want to have something nice and stuff at Black Sesame ice cream in Prince Edward.
Outside the Prince Edward station there's a road walking towards Champs Chapo. I believe it's exit D1 I think. You come out and you'll walk and you'll see the store that sells nothing but black sesame stuff. That's so cool. Dude, it is insanely good. Yeah, buy the black sesame paste. Yeah, mix them with like vanilla move and pick ice and whatever and you'll be like oh shit. Yeah, OK. This is I love how like, yeah, the recommendations are like out of the center.
Here out of the table and. They're local things, Local things. And they're not, Yeah. Not your typical like the Arabica, yeah. We get it. I know that the craziest part about the Arabica coffee shop is that it's in mainland, it's everywhere. It's just people are going to that particular one. For that angle. For that angle. And the stuff and the Kennedy town one, that's like you're going to the same 1 you have that. That's kind of like going to like a Starbucks. Yeah.
When you're like American, it's like, yeah. Difference. Yeah, yeah. But yeah. Keep going with the local recommendations because I would actually also benefit from this. Those two are good. There's, I'm trying to think of like other stuff that's kind of more locally. Yeah, you could go to like, yeah, just go to Shamshapo. They have a whole street of different things and just try different stuff like that over there. I would say there's also one place that does really good
Chung fun. Yeah, that's a bit more popular with tourists as well. Yes, but it's something near Apple St. Yeah. And it's like the old school kind of travel where they're just root is healthy. Yes, yes. Well, we went together once to a the clay pot place and they're also not the nicest. They were not the nicest. But the food was good. Food was good. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. But no, this is like good quality, like like legit stuff. Nice smooth rice rolls.
Yeah. That it's in your Apple St. If you I believe it should be exit D, No, exit CI. Think the Apple St. exit one. Yeah. So you go to the exit C and then you it's in, it's in the corner somewhere. You'll see people lining up all the time for that. I have a recommendation also the mango mochi in on Changchao island.
Oh yeah, the big ones there. Is one particular one like there is like on Changchao I guess I don't know if it's like what's the origin or the history, but it is like a few of them. But there is one that is like already popular. But mochi because the service is so fast, you can still like have a queue and it moves quickly. But there is one shop, I don't know the name of it, but you would know where it is. And the mango mochi there is just phenomenal.
It's way better than any mango mochi I've had. Any mochi I've had because you have different flavors, but the mango mochi is like the classic one. And yes you it's literally worth go to Changchao Island just for the mango mochi. God damn dude, so good. Like I'll tell you this though that I believe that brand might be around Hong Kong Island as well because I've seen like the Changchao mango mochi brand somewhere in the shops like. But I because I like really enjoy it.
I had it in different places. I had it on Llama Island. I had it. There is like a stall on Temple St. and stuff. It's still different there, I think maybe because the turnover is so high so that it's super fresh. Yeah. And actually the ladies inside there is a sign that says don't take photos or videos or whatever. So they're like, and they're all like, it's very traditional. They're all like a bunch of middle-aged women.
Yeah. And it's just like very manual, very like, you know, keep it moving kind of thing. So that place, that place is legit. Yeah. I really. Really enjoy it. I mean something like hence what I'm trying to say is when I see a lot of the youngsters and they're doing the same one and again I'm I'm so tired of that same old crossing the road halfway, midway you. Got what is going on with that, but I don't know how did that
even. Start it's just like clearly it's one of those things walking yes you know like yeah, yeah 1 foot in the air about to put my foot down. You got that moment you got that moment I'm like yes. It was great for the first Photo. By the 20th, it's like we, we, we. Get was it great for the first photo? Because I'm also, I genuinely like you say, you get it, I don't. I mean, OK, it's like, is it like that picture with The Beatles cover?
Is it that that's what I was? I don't know if it's that, but I think that same concept, people want to do the same pose. Now, if there was some sort of big celebrity that did that thing that became the pose, I kind of get it. But like if it was such a big deal, I'm pretty sure like let's say The Beatles, like, I mean, everyone seen that. Exactly, so I'm just like who could have? And maybe it's just what and maybe it's also those short 2 second clips. Yeah, this is how the phone does
the pre photo. Videos. Yes. Yes. Maybe that's what it. Is. Oh, I see you want. To get that pre photo video. Yes, yeah. Now all phone cameras do it like that, like they call it the Live Photo or whatever. Yeah, yeah. Have a little moment. I'm like, yeah. Just just take, Just take. Yeah, just yeah, yeah. Couldn't even finish that. Just. There is another one that you will probably the name of know the name of on typing Shannon St. itself. There is a small cha cha we.
Went together. With like Tim Chan and them, and actually even back then it was busy and we couldn't eat. Yeah, but that was just like a regular busy. Yeah. Now it's impossible. Yeah, it's over. I know it's completely over. I'm sure they're loving it. Oh yeah, yeah, the ladies are really nice and they're typical Hong Kong service. They don't care. But actually those ladies particularly are nicer than the average cha cha thing.
But like now, and I used to pick up from there like once a week or whatever. So you can either go literally at 10:30 or at like 2:00 PM between there then because it's already relatively popular with like office workers and stuff in the area, which again is completely fine. Yeah. But now, unfortunately, it's got Xiao Hong shoot and it's. Over. I got Xiao Hong. Shoot, man. Yes and then that was it like I have not eaten there for the
last like 3 months. Yeah forget it because I just there is no yeah, I can't I can't find the spot. The best you can do is to do take away. Yeah, yeah, but it's not the same, man. You won't be sitting over there to do it. Now. Let me ask you this, though, OK? Now, if we were to basically be the next Xiaomi influencer, yes.
And we have the power to create a command, a new trend, yes, that people are going to just follow without asking questions, Yes. Is there anything in your mind that you can think of that you would like everyone to? Absolutely. Go to a comedy show. Yeah. Yes. By I was. That's one cue I don't mind. People, you know what I would like them to do?
Yes, go to the comedy show. Yes, go there before the show starts, take a photo sitting in the audience and leave so Watkins can buy a ticket and go. Sit in the same seat again, Yes, I have no problem with that. If they buy a ticket, come take a photo with backstage logo and on stage and leave. Yeah and then walk in. Can actually come in and enjoy the show and by absolutely no problem. With that and by always in your social media post that enjoy the English show. Yes, yes.
Oh my God, that's. Such a genius. Idea. Okay, yes, hilarious. Look, I will throw in this. You can do a VIP ticket and take photos with the comedian. Sure, Yeah, and pretend that you just enjoy the show. And if we do enough of that, we can probably go do a collaboration matter to saws. If you wax statue of us, it's a photo after all, they wouldn't know that was just a wax statue. Yes, and the truth is because that wax statue would be doing the exact same pose.
Yes, that would help them take that exact same photo. Correct, right. So we'd do that for. Free move, Yes. Yes, exactly. And if anything, people like, we'd rather take a picture with the wax version of you. Yeah, Because we guarantee we know the pose. Yes. You know, the same pose again. Exactly. And I'm like, that works. That's a win, win thing. Oh my God, that's genius. I would love, yes. Someone in either Xiaohongshu or or, you know, new influencers,
reach out. We'll have a special deal where you come to the comedy show, buy a ticket. Yeah. And then come in, take as many photos of the venue as you will. Even let you step on that stage, yes, kind of stand in front of the mic, be like, oh whoa, try some English comedy. Yes, we will say do it. Look, you are allowed to say you headline the show, OK, sure. Just headline the show will give you 30 minutes before the actual Showtime starts. Yeah, take photos all you want.
We will. You can have you can have your friends sit there as if like they're. Laughing, yeah. Yes, laughing. We will take the photos for you. This is how far we'll go. We'll take the photos for you. We'll line up all the comedians before we get the wax statues. We'll line up the actual human comedians. You take photos with all of them and then you leave. Yeah. And then that's it. Yeah, That's the deal.
And then you can say that you're you actually jumped on stage during the show and you hijacked it and you were better than the comedian. Sure. And we will go and comment on the thing. We're like, oh, my God. Thank you. So cool. So cool. You were amazing. Thanks for jumping on our stage. Yeah, we'll give mutual comments where it doesn't justify we agreed or disagree. What? Yes, yes, yes. We're like, whoa, wow. No, actually, what we'll do is fire emoji. Fire emoji. That's. It. That's it.
Yeah, it will do what a lot of boyfriends after the third year together we start doing. Like, really? Yeah. Oh. That's crazy. No cool. It's a combination of yes, exactly whatever reactionary 1 exactly. That's OK. So yes, comedy show is one idea. Your turn. I would say what I would like them to do is try to take photos walking downhill backwards because it's just entertaining for the non tourists to be like OK they're doing it again man.
Yes, yes. But also I see that you are also saying that as it would probably be the last photo in Hong Kong because the next photo is going to be at the hospital. Yeah, yeah. Or, or the new trend is basically that if you can get that snapshot of just before your body hits the ground, yes, I know don't don't hit your head. Yes, we're not trying to cause damage, but I fell down Yes, yes, that thing and you like you were taking taking a selfie, but oh, I fell.
Oh yes, by accident. Falling into the the fun of Hong Kong. Yes, yes, falling in love with Hong Kong. Exactly, Yeah. With the T-shirt that says I don't know. That would be the trend, falling in love with Hong Kong. You have to take pictures of you falling down. Oh my God. So good. Yeah, yeah. I've been holding for a Hong. Falling for Hong Kong? There you go. Oh my, there you go. It is Kitech someone. Where someone started? Yes, exactly.
Yeah, exactly where. Is that falling for Hong Kong? Falling for Hong Kong or way better than Hello Hong Kong? Yeah, that or the other option is, you know how the government's trying to push with the pandas and everything, right? Yes, All right. 2 Two ways to pandastic Did you see that? Oh, I haven't seen that you.
Literally have like on the Airport Express and a bunch of other places, it just says like, yeah, Hong Kong blah blah blah, pandastic, yeah, Oh my, this is where we are right now. Yeah, we're pandastic. Pandastic. Let's do this. All right, so this is my other thing the government consider other than falling for Hong Kong, which I think is goddamn genius. It's really good to do. This is that's so good, which I know they're gonna never use it, but OK.
The other one is this you want to do a panda trend, right? The trend is no eye makeup, only eye bags. Yeah. All right. Yeah. Staying up all night in Hong Kong. Yes. You know it. Never. Hong Kong never sleeps Hong Kong. And the trend is you come here, take a photo with you with your eye bags, you can do that party all night, right? Like a panda. Yes, yes, yes.
OK. And then and then the next day you deserve to get your coffee from fine print and your ex Art from Big House. From Big House, Yeah. Other option is this is Hong Kong is all about the attitude, everyone's rude and everything. We embrace that. Yes, we embrace it to the point again the panda and inspired version is that get into a fight in Hong Kong.
Yes, I love that idea, right. Actually he I will one up you and say you your your new challenge if you come here is you try to make it to Hong Kong meltdown. Oh yeah, yeah, yeah. There you go. So if you are, if you make it to Hong Kong Meltdown, you win. Yeah, Yeah. That's your new challenge. So yeah, Hong Kong meltdown is one of those options if you're a
night person as well. The other one like Jose is like the The thing is you come to Hong Kong, your objective is, you know, like how the there's a trend now where you have that the hair curler stuck in your hair. The one you don't have, they have the little hair curl. Oh yeah, yes, on the front of the head. Yes, right. That's a that's a trend, right? Is it? I guess I've seen it enough to make it I've. Seen it as well, but yeah, I guess you're. Right, I really don't think that
that many people who forgot. You're right. Yes, yeah, it is like it looks like you just left the shower. It's probably one of the. Trend, Yes, yes, so. Busy. No time to do this, you know. OK, so the trend is you don't leave Hong Kong unless you have at least one black eye. Nice. Like you got to you got to do something yes, you're like, I left Hong Kong and have a panda. Yes, I mean, that's another trend. You get that black guy.
Now I know what's going to happen now that's going to get the same problem that people had about licking the the toilet seats. Yes. It's like, no, dude, don't encourage that stuff. Hence why again, my encouragement is this falling for Hong Kong. That's I've still been in my hands. I think that's a good one. I don't expect you to. The idea is not to actually fall, is to create the illusion of I'm here falling because we're so many slopes on Hong Island.
Yes, you do the whole thing. Actually really good idea, yeah. Right. And you take photos where you put your, it's as if you're toppling over. But actually on a flat Rd. you take it on a slant. Yeah, you pretend you're falling over. Yes, you get it. Yeah. What is it called? Illusionary. Yeah, yeah, yeah. The illusion angle thing, right? Yeah. So same thing.
You're on a slope. You take a photo with the angle, so it seems like on a flat Rd. but actually you're just leaning forward as you normally would a slope. Yes, Right. So that's one. The other option, as I said, is stay up all night partying until you look like a panda, then you did Hong Kong. I have a couple couple more recommendations. One is instead of all cluttering around the mid level escalator, there is another escalator in sign point with the center St. one. With the Market 1.
Yeah, yeah, yeah. So next to it is actually a blocked off part from traffic and it's quite wide. It's way wider than the part here. So that's a good slope. Exactly. That's a really good slope. And actually some people do go there because if you stand at the top of it by second or you. Can see all the way down you. Can see all the way down. You can actually see the the ocean as well. So it's a cool photo and I think it's still underrated. So why don't y'all go there? Or at least divide.
Yeah. And then, yeah, just go there. That's actually a genuinely cool another cool spot instead of everyone doing coming here and doing exactly the same. Thing and I think I think actually what you can do is basically make that into a trend where the idea is that people take a video of themselves going from the bottom all the way walking along to the top yes and be like I made it yes see it's good for your health. It's good for your health.
And if you are lazy, that particular escalator going from 1st to 2nd street is the slowest escalator. Yeah, it's, it's actually already like it's very narrow and it's so slow. You can't overtake anyone, right? You can't. Overtake anyone. So that's already kind of a tourist, a funny tourist attraction. I don't know why. I think it's because there's a lot of old people. Yeah. So that's probably the reason. But it's like so slow. And it's quite funny, really. Yeah.
Yeah. But I wouldn't that be cool to have like the slowest escalator in Hong Kong somewhere and that becomes the truest attraction. I think that would be the tourist. Attraction. Yeah. This one, Yeah. That itself, yes. Yes, I agree. Yes, again, different. You go down the slope and you go back up and go down. Yes, yes, there you go right
there man. There is actually a scale I think like a public scale for like the way like vegetables or something when you, when you like go shopping in the actual wet market. Yeah. So I will add to the challenge and say like you can just bring random stuff to put on the scale and try to achieve like a certain. Number or something, right? No, no, no random stuff. No good. You take whatever your wallet is put on the scale. That's fine. That would be then you, that's
that's your your number. Yes, yes, yes, yeah. Everyone goes and takes whatever the wallet and the and the rule is you can't fill it up. That's sheet right, of course, but whatever that moment of the day, yes, and the game is to try to see. Can you take a photo of the morning wallet? And then fun, yes. To see how much of the day spending in the. Yes. Well, I will say that if your mainland tours, that doesn't really work because they're using WeChat and Alipay. OK, OK, OK.
OK. So that's the idea to encourage you to cash. Yes, that's true. Yes, right. Yeah. So you wouldn't though because it's just way more convenient, which actually I kind of agree with as well too. Sometimes it's. Just easy. All right. OK, then we'll do that. Or your backpack. Yes, that's better. Morning time is empty, yes, yes and you have to show yes, yes how the way changed. Yes, exactly. If you picked up snacks, did you drink a lot of water?
Yeah, yeah. Did you buy something fun from the Cat Street or whatever? Or here's another one. I think this may be a cool thing. Okay, you have two scales. One is a item scale, the other is a human scale, right? Explain. Right? Yes, you start the morning. Your total weight bag plus U is equal to this. Well, that's already I I can already see that this is not going to work because no guards are, ever. Going to Yeah, Yeah. So you make the boyfriend do it.
You make the boyfriend. Yes, you make the boyfriend. Do it and the idea is this is that at the end of the day you must have the same weight. After eating all the snacks and everything, that's fun, that's. Really fun. Yeah, you know, and you have to somehow bounce it off with either like you've. Give it away or something. Yeah, yeah, you know, then you saw you've eaten and bounced it off just right. Yes, you went and if you didn't, then you have to go up and down that that slope.
Yeah, yeah, yeah, yes. And there's a clock there that you can't tamper with and that tells you exactly the date and time. So you can't cheat. Oh, it's actually this morning. Like. No, no, no. It's right there, like the newspaper that you hold on, you know. Oh. My God, someone yeah put take some of these ideas falling. For Hong Kong people. Falling for Hong Kong, we built an entire campaign just off off the top of our heads with no preparation whatsoever.
You're welcome actually, if anyone from the government takes this and adopted. I hope they don't listen to this podcast but go on. I will say here on record that I will not. I allow them to take the ideas for free. We're not going to claim any rights to any of this. Yeah. Just use them. Yeah, just, you know, just.
For the sake of Hong Kong, man, just for the sake of Hong Kong, for Hong Kong. And it's also for the sake of decluttering the the very congested areas of of the tourists in the Hong Kong islands. Yeah, tell me the other. Slopes you can go to. There's other slopes you can go to. There is also another one that just went to a couple of weeks ago around the, it's not really a slope. It's more of like a cool hike that I hope more people discover, which is the Thai Time Reservoir area.
Oh, yeah, yeah, yeah. Because it's like, actually when you go around there, like you just go off the Thai Tham reservoir, there is actually a bunch of waterfalls there that you can just discover. And if it's warm enough, you can literally jump in the waterfall, just go. And how cool is that? Yeah. It's like AI ought to say way better hang, but it's like a different hang than, you know, coming to Hong Kong and then just eating big house or whatever. It's like, you know, get it. Yeah.
Yeah. It's like, yeah. Where else will you find, like waterfalls? Pretty much in the middle of the city. Yeah. You know, Crystal Time Reservoir still like really close. And yeah, it's it's pretty cool thing to do. Yeah. So I know you, you're generally not on board. I have waterfalls in the shower, but go I mean like, I like how I'm also in the middle of the city. I don't think you have waterfalls in your shower. Well, my water does fall in my shower.
It does fall by definition. I have waterfalls. Yes, but I've seen it. Unless you really come even close to replicating a waterfall I'm going to disagree. Like when you say like oh I can't I don't want to be in the park because I can just look at the sun from my window. I kind of understand. But you do not have waterfall in shower. Well, technically, you know, you've never showered in my house. I have seen the shower, I don't. Need that might be the.
I also turned it on one time just to see that water pressure. He didn't. Even know that that might be the decoy this I might have like a special bat cave yes you know on one floor below that you haven't even mentioned to anybody OK and that's where like I slide down a pole just to go for showers you don't know that if. You have that I will tell everyone on Home Shoe to find it. Come up here and take a floor the two. Floor. Yeah, that's good to have a man.
So, OK, let's give recommendations to even like to go to Kowloon. Yeah, because again, Kowloon actually has a similar problem, which is around the Tim Tarto area. Oh my goodness. Yeah, it's obviously madness. It's always been madness. But then I feel like once you step, you know, go away from that Tim Tartoi to Jordan area. Yeah, you can probably find like also like cooler stuff that people just don't bother going
to do you have anything that. I mean, like there are the ones that people like the jade market and everything, but that's just another market. No, that's just shopping. Yeah, no, I would say if you're willing to walk along the sea front and go all the way to Hong Kong side and just keep going there to, let's say Wimpo and all that, Yeah, that's pretty nice over there. Yeah, it's far enough where it's like, it's not touristy enough where it's like all tourists,
but it's a beautiful way. You get to have another angle of the the harbour side. Yeah, that's pretty good. Nice. Otherwise, I would say this. Make an adventure where you pick a food item and your goal is to find five different places in five different districts. Wow, Fun. Yeah. So even like if it's like fish balls or whatever, you just want to try like it has to be snacky, obviously.
Snacky Yeah, yeah, yeah. And like it could be some sort of trend, like because like the number 5, like as Crispino said, like 5, it sounds like the number, which is like 5. Yes, yes, yes, like 55. It was quick, right? OK. Yeah, it could be a quick 5. Yes, see another idea. Yeah, exactly. So you have so many good things. But now let's go with lion dances at the Kitex Stadium. Oh, I do. That kind of stuff. But hey, you know, it is what it is. Man, yes, it's all good.
Well, I mean, what? What is the origin of live line dancing? I'm guessing some lion was having a seizure and the owner didn't want to admit it. I was. Asking you as an actual local but as soon as you said I am guessing I'm like Nope he doesn't know shit. Lion is having a seizure. He's like jumping on poles. There's no fucking wrong with your lion. Dude I saw there was a video of
a lion dance. Fuck there was something really cool that happened but now my Also I think one thing that happens with the fasting is that your blood sugar goes like crashes, especially at the end and when you're addicted to sugar like. Me again, no doesn't. Happen so yeah, yeah. So there is a video of a line dance that something happened. It's not that's OK, it's. Information we don't need to know no one's life has been.
But I promise you, as Mitch Hedberg used to say, sometimes people don't laugh at one of his jokes. And he goes, if you get in my head and go in my head and tell me it's not funny. That's true, actually. Yes, exactly. I promise you. Yeah, you're going to my head. Your notes was very funny. Man. But you are about to head to to Melbourne, you have the charity gigs we talked about last week and then you're heading to Melbourne. What are you excited about the most this time around?
Honestly, it's just going there and trying to see can I go even bigger? I'm doing the Art Center Melbourne for my shows over there and it's going to be like prestigious. Wait, the Art Center is different from the the trade hall? Oh, very. Different. It's on the other side when you're at the town hall side now. Wow, it's cool. It's like more prestigious I believe. I could maybe even say it's equivalent to, let's say, Cultural Center, City Hall. Wow.
You know, like have that kind of deal to it, yes. Yes, I was like, OK, we're doing it there, right? Let's see what happens now. Fingers crossed it goes well. Yeah, well, we have a bunch of listeners and followers in Melbourne, including our friend Bruce. Shout out Bruce, I'm sure he would come to the show but it is exciting that you're like now after how many years you have been. Man since 2015. Oh my God. Almost every year, except for the yeah. Yeah.
Yeah, yeah, wow, yeah, yeah. There is a bunch of people I would recommend now that like we're getting very close to the Melbourne Comedy Festival. Season 1 is an Urbandas Gupta, who was just here a couple of weeks ago. Fantastic. He has a run at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. Our friend Rizal van Giesel is also at the Melbourne Comedy Festival. Go check out his friend, his show Arrested and Kevin J is also going to be there. You should check him out.
Do you have anyone that you have on your recommendation? List for this, but like just honestly go down there and if you see comedians hang out, yes, go watch all the people hanging out over there. Like if you hang out, let's say with cabin of results, whoever's hanging with them, go watch their show. Yeah, that's that's a good idea.
And I would actually I am biased and I would say go support the Asian team, like the, you know, the South, the comics from SE Asians. Not only that, you know, they might not have a lot of fans there or whatever, but also, you know, for them, they would really appreciate the locals if you're Melbourne local locals coming out for them and be like, hey, you know, yeah, I came all the way to to see you
particularly. Yeah, it's just like such a big boost because a lot of the local based artists, they already have fans. Yeah, it's always a good time. I will plan to go next year for that. But here in Hong Kong we have Jiao Ying summers coming in mid-april. So that's in a month from now jogging summers is Internet sensation basically and she'll be at base hall on the 15th of April and I think by the time this comes out we'll probably added another show.
So check her out and then we are working a couple more tour dates for bigger artists as well. So check out backstage comedy. Also, when I apologize this, the episodes for this month are probably going to be slightly shorter than usual because of my fasting and energy level, but I promise we'll make it up to you When? Right after Ramadan, but we're going to keep it at the 45 minute mark. So thanks everyone for tuning in. If you see, here's my last advice.
If you see a tourist doing something in your neighborhood that you know is like just typical and boring and just like everybody else, just please, please photo bomb them. Just stand in the back and make sure that you ruin as many photos as you can. Maybe that becomes a new trend. Yes, exactly. If you just stand in the back of the photo, just be like what? I'm standing here. It's public area. All right. Thanks everyone. Fuck Chao Hong Chu. Bye. Bye.