Weekend Wind-Down #97 - Hong Kong to Dongguan Edition

(poster at the Hong Kong train station)

After our jam-packed day in Hong Kong, we got up early the following morning and walked across the street with our luggage in tow to the HONG KONG TRAIN STATION. There, we caught a train to DONGGUAN for the first couple of factory visits on our itinerary. The ride to Dongguan took a little over an hour, and the gentle rocking of the train made it near impossible to stay awake...









Missy passed the time by playing her latest obsession - DOODLE JUMP - and documenting our trip on pages from her TRAVEL DIARY...







FAVORITE MOMENT DURING OUR TRIP TO CHINA?
MISSY - I like going around Hong Kong!
RAOUL - Our free day in Hong Kong...I think we crammed in a lot for just one day.

WORST MOMENT DURING OUR TRIP TO CHINA?
MISSY - Not getting enough sleep.
RAOUL - As predicted, the long plane rides to and from China.

FUNNIEST MOMENT DURING OUR TRIP TO CHINA?
MISSY - Our driver getting a ticket in Fuzhou after he tried to drive through a crowded crosswalk and a red light.
RAOUL - Watching Snoop Dogg on Larry King...craaaaazy hilarious!

WORD OR PHRASE OF THE PAST TWO WEEKS?
MISSY - "Don't let the smooth flavor fool you"
RAOUL - "Looby"

FAVORITE HOTEL DURING OUR TRIP TO CHINA?
MISSY - I liked the Meridien!
RAOUL - Le Meridien Hotel in Xiamen...insanely cool.

FAVORITE MEAL DURING OUR TRIP TO CHINA?
MISSY - Hotel brekkie!
RAOUL - I really liked the breakfast at the Harbour Plaza Metropolis.

WORST MEAL DURING OUR TRIP TO CHINA?
MISSY - When the vendors take us out and choose all the food..
RAOUL - Nothing but snacks in Dehua...

FAVORITE WAY TO KILL TIME DURING OUR TRIP TO CHINA?
MISSY - Doodle Jump!
RAOUL - Taking photos and/or falling asleep in an uncomfortable sitting position.

FAVORITE IN-FLIGHT MOVIE?
MISSY - Fantastic Mr. Fox.
RAOUL - I thought Whip It was pretty good...

WORST IN-FLIGHT MOVIE?
MISSY - Whip It...I wanted it to be better.
RAOUL - Wickie The Viking. It's pretty effed up.

THEME SONG FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS?
MISSY - "Hong Kong Garden" by Siouxsie & The Banshees
RAOUL - A tie between "Tour De France" by Kraftwerk and "Freedom" by Wham

PERSONAL SOUNDTRACK FOR THE PAST TWO WEEKS?
MISSY - Bat For Lashes, Laura Marling, Bjork.
RAOUL - Best Coast, Fool's Gold, Santigold, Jackson & His Computer Band, Beans, Desolation Wilderness, Prefuse 73.