Hong Kong- The Peninsula

So after checking into the hotel I skyped the office and then went out to shop! My first night in HK (after a whole week in china) – I was so excited. Afterwards I went to the DNA shop but when I arrived everything started closing. Will definitely visit again. I at least had 5 min to get the vibe of the store before it closed.

Wow. Last night I stayed at the Peninsula in HK and it was fucken amazing!

Top notch luxury. I mean seriously LV, Chanel, Prada and Hermes boutiques in the lobby say it all.

I couldn’t find the Kleenex box and eventually found it embedded behind the marble wall. Lavish luxury honestly. Rey had a TV embedded into the bathroom wall above the tub. Of course I took advantage of that and had a lovely bath while watching Bizarre Foods.

When I checked in someone came to brig a tea pot with tea. I even had a note with My name on it welcoming me to the hotel and giving me a box of chocolates and fruit to welcome me.

In the morning I had a delicious breakfast in the lobby. I really felt the luxuriousness of the hotel because even the mini solver coffee pot had a branded napkin.

I enjoyed staying here so much and really hope that I get the opportunity to stay there again.

 

China Day2

So this morning woke up at 6:30am. I love traveling because it always fucks up my sleeping patterns which in the end help me restart my clock.

This morning I had breakfast at around 7:30am and had a lovely face time chat with furry. I had my usual china breakfast which always consists of congee and of course bacon and eggs.

After breakfast u had an hour to kill so decided to chill by the pool and catch up on my book while soaking in the rays.

I’m so happy that I’m staying in a new hotel and new area of china. That other hotel I use to stay at was too old.

Waiting for Michael to pick me up who is the merchandiser we work with. Looking forward to visiting this new factory since I am sure it will be so much nicer than out old one.

To China / August 2011

Just arrived to JFK again en route to China again. This time will be my first time traveling without a co worker. Other people from the office are traveling however they will be at different factories Which means that we won’t even be with each other.

I actually prefer traveling alone because it’s so much less stressful. You basically do things on your schedule.

So the main goal of my trip is to make sure my samples leave the factory in time to arrive in Ny by the 19th of august. I need to hand carry them back if possible.

It’s funny how I just found out about this trip not even two weeks ago.

16 HRS Later:
Every time I survive this long ass Plane ride I am always amazed. So glad I’m on the ground :-).

Ok just landed in HK and cannot believe how clear it is. Every time I have been here the weather sky has been kind of cloudy/smoky and I always assumed it was the pollution but this time it’s as clear as it is back home.

I really wish I scheduled my trip to my hotel in china since it’s only 2:00pm and I could shop a little but that would be a pain with all of the luggage that I have.

Coffee table/ Lobster

 

So Today we got our coffee table. I am so freakin in love with it because we custom ordered it. When we went to their warehouse in Greenpoint they had great coffeetables that we were going to consider but I fell in love with the re-claimed railroad wood. It was amazing and I knew that we had to get it. We custom ordered it which they said was going to take 3-4 months but instead it only took 2 months.

 

We picket up the table today and its seriously amazing. Gorgeous wood with so much character. So happy and definitely worth the money.

 

After we chilled and set up the table we went to get some groceries at Chelsea Market. We had lobster craving again so we decided to splurge and get lobster. The lobster was delicious. This was the second time I made lobster-so much fun and super easy. We enjoyed the lobster with curry scallop and rice. Yum…

Tennis/Lobster Dinner

This morning woke up at 7:30am and went to play tennis with Furry. It was actually super nice because we only waited like 40 minutes to play.

After that we went to Chelsea Market and went to grab lobsters- yes lobsters! It was my first time I made Lobsters and they were so amazing. I really loved them and I was amazed how much lobster meat there was.

Helmet/Kick Ass

I had to go into work today. Kid of sucked but riding my bike to work made it better. I made a stop at the bike shop to get a back rack thing to place bags etc… On the way to the bike shop this fucken cab almost ran into me. He stopped like one foot away. I was so pissed because I had a bright yellow shirt- fucken dum driver.

Anyways this inspired me to get a helmut which Adis made me promise to buy so now it’s all about safety first.

For dinner I made delicious pea purée and scallops. Super delicious.

During dinner we watched Kick Ass. It was hilarious. I loved it so much and really liked the little girl the best. She kicked ass.

Bike/horrible bosses

Happy Friday! Today I rode my bike in to the office. I really enjoyed riding in especially knowing that it was a summer friday. I actually left around 3:30pm which is super rare for me. Had a nice ride along Hudson st and chilled at home.

Then headed to Sushi in the East village with Furry on 2nd ave to the place that I have been trying to take him to. This place has unique types of fish and felt a little more advanced but dinner was kind of expensive and not that worth it.

After dinner we headed to see Horrible Bosses. Super hilarious and fun to watch. My favorite was Jennifer Annistons character. Was definitely a great way to start the weekend.

Dia Beacon

So this morning I took Furry to Nom Wah for Dim sum.

This place actually was very special because my great great grandfather owned the restaurant back in the day with his partner and later sold it. It was cool because the son took it and slightly remodeled it and kept the same old china town feeling and runs the restaurant.

We had a great time and after dim sun we went to Grand Central and headed to Dia Beacon.

We had such a nice time up there and I absolutely love this museum because the interior is fantastic because it’s so clean and modern.

July 4th

So on this July 4th furry and I woke up early and headed up to Governors Island. It was so much fun because it was my first time that we ever went to the island.

Of course one of the best parts was the Ferry ride.

The great thing about today was that they had Sculptures from Grounds for Sculpture. The big red steel sculptures were amazing and fun to see on the island.

We also went to the swing set- it totally brought me back to when I was a little kid on the swings.

After we got home we hung out at home relaxed for the day.