Love for Hong Kong

The Peak

It was only till tonight that I realised why I love Hong Kong so much and that I wasn't the only one. 

I love the fact that Hong Kong has a good blend of old and new, East and West together. In fact, the whole place is like a chinatown and I love it because I feel much closer to my roots. Being raised in Singapore, so many of our traditional buildings have been pulled down and replaced by new modern ones. I am probably one of those people who dislike globalisation. It brings new culture and thinking into a society but it also eradicates the current culture and replaces it with something foreign. 

Coming to Hong Kong, I am charmed by the traditional chinese medicine stores, wet markets and way of living. Their streets are dirtier than Singapore but if you can tolerate dirt like me, you would find the streets absolutely charming too. It is not like a supermarket which is completely clean. Even in my neighbourhood, you can walk down the stairs and find little stores the size of a toilet set up along the road selling keys. 

My favourite features in Hong Kong are the tram in Hong Kong Island and the Star Ferry. I am so glad that the Hong Kong government keeps their old transports alive and cheap. Every time I take a newbie on these modes of transport, they really enjoy it because it is something unique. You can take a bus in any city in the world, but how about a double decker tram? 

I truly hope to discover more about my roots and the Chinese consumer during the course of my study here. I'm certainly going off the beaten track but with my love for the place I am in now, I am sure it will pay off <3