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Red Thoughts in HK

His thoughts were red thoughts — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 16:30:42 -0800

Hi HK MeFites! For reasons that are dull and boring, I'll be in HK for 36 hours with very little do on 21 and 22 November. So, let's have a meetup at the Pawn (lunch and a few drinks) in Wanchai. Looking forward to meeting you guys.

I'll need to get back to the airport by about 4:30 pm to catch my plane home, but that shouldn't be much of a problem. Yay for HK trains!

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Tue, 03 Nov 2015 18:08:32 -0800

I'm hoping a few of you will be able to make it - I go through HK every couple of years, but I haven't met any of the HK MeFites.

By: frumiousb

frumiousb — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 00:34:23 -0800

Happy to meet for lunch/brunch on the 22nd. I'm in Sheung Wan, so anything on HKI is fine. Any ideas what you would like to try for food?

By: lometogo

lometogo — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 00:34:23 -0800

Sorry, mate, I will be in Thailand at that time. Hope one of the boys/girls raises their hand. Safe trip.

By: fix

fix — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 01:06:58 -0800

I'm based in Shenzhen but can travel to HK on the 21st/22nd.

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 02:01:07 -0800

Any ideas what you would like to try for food? I'm easy - I'm always up for yum cha, but Sydney has a pretty massive Cantonese population so it's not like I've been deprived. Happy to take suggestions. I'm based in Shenzhen but can travel to HK on the 21st/22nd. For me? You're too kind!

By: frumiousb

frumiousb — Wed, 04 Nov 2015 14:44:54 -0800

Well, Hong Kong has pretty much everything. We can definitely find yum cha. I can ask about the best places in Wan Chai. Alternatively, the Pawn in Wan Chai is nice and pretty relaxed-- a restored 19th century shop house serving a mix of food, although mostly modern British comfort food. But it isn't local local by any means.

By: fix

fix — Sun, 08 Nov 2015 19:04:31 -0800

Haven't seen any Shenzhen mefites yet, so my best bet is HK. Don't worry, I go there quite often. Modern British comfort food sounds perfect!

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Mon, 09 Nov 2015 21:20:35 -0800

The Pawn sounds like a cool joint. I'm up for it.

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 02:11:52 -0800

OK, so should I confirm this? The Pawn at, say, noon?

By: fix

fix — Mon, 16 Nov 2015 23:42:00 -0800

Can we do noon the Saturday? I'll be in HK in the morning anyway.

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 00:29:40 -0800

We can! I might be a bit dead, I get in at 5 am.

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Tue, 17 Nov 2015 00:30:13 -0800

Frumiousb will Saturday work for you?

By: frumiousb

frumiousb — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 15:03:17 -0800

I can't do Saturday I'm afraid (sorry for the late response, I'm traveling for work right now.) But if that works better for everyone, go ahead.

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Wed, 18 Nov 2015 20:22:53 -0800

Hmmm. OK. Fix, if you're OK with Sunday, let's do Sunday so that frumious can also attend. It also works better for me as I won't have to battle exhaustion; I get off the plane at 5am on Saturday.

By: fix

fix — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 00:25:58 -0800

Ah ok, let's do Sunday.

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 01:58:08 -0800

Thanks, fix. I appreciate it. I'll lock this in.

By: frumiousb

frumiousb — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 05:55:23 -0800

Great, see you then and looking forward. :-)

By: frumiousb

frumiousb — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 05:56:13 -0800

Shall I call and book the Pawn, by the way?

By: frumiousb

frumiousb — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 05:57:07 -0800

(Probably not necessary, but may be good to be safe...)

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Thu, 19 Nov 2015 13:13:43 -0800

Ooh, yes please.

By: fix

fix — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 00:27:00 -0800

Great, see you all on Sunday:)

By: frumiousb

frumiousb — Fri, 20 Nov 2015 21:45:24 -0800

Okay, a small problem. I booked online, but the Pawn just called me and they no longer have lunch on Sunday-- they've changed to brunch only-- and then with a fixed price of 498 per person. Furthermore, we can't be seated at 12, but only at either 11 or 1:30. Can both of you let me know you saw this? Very sorry, I didn't realise they'd had a format change. I will memail both of you my contact information and if all else fails I will be standing outside the pawn to intercept and we can go somewhere else. I'm the middle aged blonde peering around anxiously.

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Sat, 21 Nov 2015 01:32:31 -0800

Ok! Message recieved. Meet at 12 at the Pawn, and we'll relocate. I'll defer to local expertise. I'm a brown dude with a short beard and glasses, and I'll wear a maroon tshirt with a three headed dog on it (it's the most noticable thing I have with me).

By: His thoughts were red thoughts

His thoughts were red thoughts — Tue, 24 Nov 2015 00:51:00 -0800

Thanks again for a lovely afternoon. Hopefully I can return the favour some day.