QUOTE(aVexRikuu @ Jan 23 2013, 10:21 PM)
6 months in hongkong since i came here, alot of what cute_boboi said is damn right. LKF is overrated, im bored of it already.
lunch time is pack like sardin, everybody must share table and squeeze. most of the time i pack back to office eat. order slowly kena scold by waitress. dont know how to order also kena scold. basically you must know what you want to eat and order asap. am getting sick of HK food already, really super alot MSG. miss malaysia food alot.
alot of all the hot chics here are mainly from china, so sometimes hard to tell the diff if they speak english but once they speak chinese then you will know.
transport as said by cute_boboi is super efficient. taxi is generally consider cheap as well for HK standards but you must be brave because all taxi drive like f1 and like rushing home for sex.
rental will cost you at least 1/3 of your salary if not more...
if anybody living in hk and is interested for a game of football, i found this webby casualfootball.net which host football games every week.
lastly, im working for a media company on private equity.
LOL
Congrats, you are blending in well ... I forgot about the food ordering, yeah. Don't go in (stand further away) until you make up your mind what you want to eat/order.
Once you sit down, especially peak hour lunchtime, must place order ASAP. Delay like 10 seconds, they'll walk away or scold you. This is for those normal Chinese restaurant (roast pork, mee, rice).
Nicer (read: more expensive) restaurant will give more leeway
But a dim sum table for 10 people, can cost us HKD1200-1800 per table.
Taxi is cheap, only for short distance.
I tried from airport to HK island, ~HKD400
From Shatin to island, using east-tunnel to pickup a friend, also HKD350+
Nowadays I take Airport Express all the way to Central, before switch to taxi.
QUOTE(aVexRikuu @ Feb 25 2013, 08:56 PM)
anybody in hong kong wanna go yumcha / watch epl ? home tv dont have soccer cos need additional subscription..so need to go pubs.
Going HK again next week
but I don't follow EPL
QUOTE(HappyA_Q @ Feb 26 2013, 06:49 AM)
I have wanted to work in HK before, but after reading this thread, I don't think I will want to go there... currently on my work assignment to NZ.
Probably too much influences from TVB and its entertainment industry, makes me wanted to try working there. But with small apartment, jam-packed food courts, rushing here and there, this makes life really stressful.
Malaysia possibly is best (put aside its politics issues).
You have to spend like 1-2 weeks there, people watching everyday. Start early like 8-9am, grab a cup of coffee, and stand at MTR / roadside in CBD area. See how they walk, move, interact, etc. Move around with them...
Then proceed to wet-market and continue people watching. Normally have 50% discount for dim-sum in non-peak weekday hours, e.g. 9am-11am
12pm, start watch people again for the lunch crowd until 2pm+
2-5pm go watch people loading/unloading, market people, or nannies/mommy fetching kids from school.
5pm onwards, proceed back to MTR, roads, watch people again. How they rush to go home, change trains, etc. Talk, smoke, walk, etc.
7-9pm, proceed to shopping areas, restaurants for dinner...
10pm+ go drinking/pub to watch more people.
If you have 6th sense on people watching, you can learn a lot, fast.
QUOTE(wsnbhr @ Feb 27 2013, 03:40 PM)
dont be deter by the postings.if you are a professional you will be paid 4x your wage in malaysia with taxes at 16.5%,however,if its not a managerial or senior posting,then perhaps the small aparment with cramped quarters do apply and one will be struggling to make ends meet etc!!!!!
your QUALITY OF LIFE will definitely be better than KL,you will be able to live fairly comfortably in Hk with your paycheque
as for the crowd etc its A BIT EXGGERATED -hk is renown for her efficiency not without reasons.yes indeed its fast pace -but nothing out of the ordinary for a city with 8 million inhabitants,well if you have live and worked in NY or tokyo u will know what i mean.
more importantly,in Hk theres little or no discrimination,rule of the law,meritocracy and the opportunity to 'hit' the pinnacle of your career if you are GOOD AND BRILLIANT
True. For the rest, try to think from both sides and use own judgement as an adult.
What I've posted, are just some realities (IMHO) to bring people back to ground.
Your wage in HK must be high, otherwise, don't bother.
There are pros & cons of working in HK vs MY. Depends on how well a person can adapt to it.
For me, I can live there, just that I won't be doing all the tourist stuff all the time...