Monday, October 19, 2009

Sai Yeung Choi Street, Mongkok, Kowloon, Hong Kong

This time I passed by the lower part of Sai Yeung Choi Street and Fa Yuen Street. Much different from 6 years ago where I used to check around when my office was nearby.

1. This shopping mall was once a golden place for any "cheap" game and computer softwware as well as "cheap" CD/VCDs. Well, this is the place I am not allowed to get anything. So you know what "cheap" is referred to - $100 for 10 CDs. 2. Dundas Street has now been with many snacks/drinks shops. If you wanna "sweep the street (meaning in Cantonese dialect as "trying snack one by one and taking them all", this is the place.

3/4. This shop is just opposite to the "rubbish station" in Dundas street. In taking these 2 photos, the lady in red shirt spoke "!#$x%*y$#z you, no photo!". Then as you would notice, why at 7-8pm, there is no one around and I can take these 2 photos without anyone blocking me, as compared to all other shops at least crowded with 5-6 people. If her attitude is like that, they would have a very "chill-out" income revenue. So please take it as an example for your business - never act like her!

5. So when you go on seeing the other photos, you would know why there are quite many drink shops. Get cool! 6. See this shop crowded with customers. This told this one must be good. It's at the junction of Dundas Street and Sai Yeung Choi Street.

7. the side at Said Yeung Choi Street. How busy they were. 8. Hollywood Center - still survives and the super bright commercial board for the Panasonic GF1 - a very nice DSLR for micro 4/3 and also very controversial in photography industry. This is something really exciting about the extensive choices of cameras. When today many young girls carry a heavy weighted Canon 5D, there are some DSLR developing their cameras on their other end. I got a chance of talking to a professional photographer and was told that his fellows prefer to take photos with either micro 4/3 or 4/3 since the image would be sharper due to its stronger focal engine power. That tells why 4/3 still survives when everyone talks about full frame.

9. A shop selling quite a wide range of Tamron lens at bargaining prices. 10. This restaurant Silver Dragon is the business tea restaurant in Sai Yeung Choi Street, but personally I don't recommend trying it, unless you want more complimentary things in your drink and meals.

11. I guess there are around 5-6 Broadway electronic shops just only in the section of Sai Yeung Choi Street (between Dundas St. and Argyle St.). This one is even bigger than all the others - at least 3 storey and a big floor. 12. See how those shops extend their neon light boards.

13. Those super commercial boards are one after the other. BTW, the whole Sai Yeung Choi Street, Tung Choi Street are blocked for pedestrians. Also, for those who find smoking offensive to themselves, please refrain from walking around here. Since the Government banned all the indoor places for smoking, those smokers got so "open" and smoked around you in the street. So now we can on the contrary "indirectly smoke" more often than before because at least you wouldn't "smoke" unless you went in those smoking area. 14. Look at this guy without his both palms. He made this painting and furthermore he painted it on a mat, not on the ground! So thoughtful!

15/16. Another view to Sai Yeung Choi St.

17. Another super ad. board. This girl GEM is now called as "super lung" singer, like Eliza Chan, Jenny or Roman Tam...etc. She started to sing at 14 and spent 2 years on singing before she released the album. 18. Tung Choi Street but widely known as Women's Street. Anyway you can get anything and it doesn't mean you should be a woman to shop in this street or only women you can see.

1 comment:

Stella said...

What a nice tour around Wong Kok's Water Cress Street and Woman Street. All the "little eat" snacks here look so good.
I am glad Woman Street is still around and still in good business. How come my friend told me no more shopping at Woman Street? I have to tell her to see this post.