From Sex in the City: HONG KONG (FormAsia Books, 2010)
Some of you have asked how come I haven't posted anything yet about my recent trip to Hong Kong. Bear with me — I'm still working on it, but have been unusually exhausted and distracted since my return.
In the meantime, let me draw your attention a new book that I recently read about (and might pick up on my next trip): Sex in the City: HONG KONG, a coffee-table collection of the bold advertising displays that dominate the city's visual landscape.
Here are a few of my own examples, taken during this past and previous visits:
A 21st-century Shanghai beauty gracing the historic Pedder Building, home of — you guessed it — Shanghai Tang.
I've been told that folks work hard and play hard in this city of unfettered capitalism. Which is one reason (besides the pollution) that I will never live in Hong Kong. Sorry, you can keep your cherries! I like to work soft — and play soft.
What are you waiting for, guys? Delay No More! Sounds like "F*ck your mother" in Cantonese, but it's actually a brand name marketed by G.O.D. (Goods of Desire), a sort of Ikea for Hong Kong hipsters. Just do it — as you gaze upon slender Charlene Choi pimping the "body shaping" services of Marie France Bodyline beneath a fatty fried egg!
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