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20
Sep, 2010
My Week in Hong Kong
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| With my friend, Sheri & Jami, Take Out Comedy Club owner |
My week in Hong Kong is coming to a close. My friend, Sheri, and I will head out tomorrow night and arrive home in Los Angeles – magically – the same night. I love that time travel thing.
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| An amazing skyline & two awesome chicks! |
This was my first trip to Hong Kong and I have to say it is quite an amazing city. Crowded and intense, yet efficient and orderly. It’s filthy and clean at the same time. Clean for the number of people squished into one place, at least. Hong Kong is 6x the size of teeny little Washington D.C. but has over 7 million people. That’s a LOT of people. Fortunately, they are mostly small. Hee hee.
But yes, grimy and gritty like a metro area should be and it stinks, just like NYC but unlike the Big Apple that I love so dearly, there isn’t trash in the streets, graffiti on the walls or general vandalism. For the most part, people here follow the rules and respect public spaces and property. It is a safe city with an extremely low crime rate. Let’s face it: Asians (not Asian Americans) make good lemmings. It is part of their culture and it is why over 7 million people can live in a small space and not steal stuff from each other
This city is the city that really doesn’t sleep. There’s an amazing night life and party atmosphere any day of the week if you just look in the right place.
The shows I headlined at Jami Gong’s, Take Out Comedy Club, were a ton of fun and I really hope I get to go back again soon.
The food, of course, is amazing. I only wish we had had more time to visit some locals-only places, but we did find a couple great ones. We also had dim-sum three times and I loved every bite. Well, OK, I didn’t LOVE the chicken feet, but they weren’t all bad.
…well, I started writing this when I was in Hong Kong and now I’m home in Los Angeles. It has been a week and I’m still not fully recovered! It really was intense.
I think my favorite parts of Hong Kong were getting out of the city and going to peaceful Lantau Island where the Big Buddha is. And it really IS big! And actually just walking around and seeing the locals in action and meeting the many ex-pats who populate the landscape. It was an eye-opening experience to see so many caucasian people in the minority.
If you like to travel, Hong Kong should be on your must-see list. It is truly one of the great cities of the world. Sorry to sound like a cheesy travel book, but it really is! I’m totally hooked. Next time I go, however, I hope it’s not during the humid/hot season and I’d like to go over to Macau Island to do the world’s highest bungy jump! WOOHOO!! Here’s to next time!
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Tags: Amy Anderson • Buddha • dim sum • Hong Kong • travel
12
Sep, 2010
M-I-C...K-E-Y is MAGIC!!
I mentioned a little while ago that I am going to be taking my three year old daughter to a Disney Live! production later this month and I wanted to remind you of the details in case you’re interested…
The show is called Mickey’s Magic Show and I’m SO excited to take Aubrey! This will be her first large scale, theatrical performance viewing so I’m sure she will be blown away by it. Honestly, I think I will be too. I’ve attended many Disney events since becoming a mom and they always do it up right, sparing no expense to make a memorable and magical experience for kids of all ages.
I have always loved magic and Mickey’s Magic Show is a combination of world class magicians and illusionists working alongside the beloved Disney characters, including Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, the princesses and more, to create a family show of oohs and ahhs that everyone will love.
Aubrey is a big Mickey Mouse fan and she also falls for that “I’ve got your nose” trick EVERY time, so I think this show will be a winner!
Mickey’s Magic Show is touring across the United States through April 2011. To find the performance nearest you, visit the Mickey’s Magic Show website. I hope you can make a performance and if you do, please come back and tell me what you thought! I’ll be sharing my afterthoughts too.
Have a great Sunday everyone!
Tags: Disney Live • Mickey Mouse • Mickey’s Magic Show
07
Sep, 2010
Mickey's Magic Show
I have a three year old and that means there is a lot of Disney action in our house. Last year, Aubrey got invited to her first Mickey Mouse event and I have to be honest, I wasn’t sure if she knew who he was at that point, but apparently she did. As soon as she say the costumed character, she wanted to hug him immediately! Now when I’m trying to get her to look at the camera for a picture, I yell, “Aubrey look! It’s Mickey Mouse!” Works every time… heh heh. (Don’t worry. I’ll cough up the green for her therapy bills later.)
We just found out that Disney Live! has a new Mickey Mouse show and we can’t wait to go! It’s called Mickey’s Magic Show and we are thrilled that they are coming to SoCal and right down the freeway in Thousand Oaks too.
In Mickey’s Magic Show, world class magicians will perform family appropriate magic based on the beloved Disney movies. Of course, costumed characters Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Goofy, Cinderella and more will be there too so it should be a fantastic night for the family.
Mickey’s Magic Show just hit the road this Labor Day weekend and is crossing the entire US through April 2011. Check their website to find the location nearest you.
Tags: Disney Live • Mickey Mouse • Mickey’s Magic Show
