Diesel Sponsored Terry Richardson Hong Kong Exhibit and Swire Symphony Under the Stars
People often ask me why I choose to stay in Hong Kong. I mean really, what does Hong Kong have to offer a Canadian? Our currency is stronger right now. I would say in general the people in Canada are a lot friendlier and not so calculative. There is a lot more space, and the air is definitely better.
So the question stands, why? Within the last two and a half years I think I've lived more in Hong Kong, than twice the amount of time in Canada (in terms of experiences of course as opposed to actual linear time). In Canada I met a lot of people from different nationalities, but a lot of them were basically Canadian. In Hong Kong, I just meet a lot of people from different countries.
My friends back in Canada really are the best. I've said it so many times, and it is something I honestly believe. They go above and beyond when it comes to taking care of their friends, and it is something that will be difficult to find in Hong Kong, but there are good people in Hong Kong as well.
Generally I've been pretty lucky meeting people, this post is to thank a particular friend who has just been great recently. I'm not going to name names, but friends of her will recognize her immediately.
First off she arranged a casting for me, Thursday, over at Jam Cast. I went to meet with the director, Miranda, about a possible job in Macau next week. I think as an extra possibly. The guy taking the snaps, Jacky, apparently lived in Ajax for a while. He was the only guy in that agency apparently. I knew the casting was suppose to be smart casual, but recently I've been having a hard time deciding on what is really smart casual. I was chatting online with Joyce for a while about my possible look, but in the end I just ended up doing something that was more like business casual. I had to borrow a blazer from the agency for a couple of shots. While I was there I over heard that it was Miranda's birthday, so happy birthday to her.
Friday was just a crazy night. I was schedule to meet my friend at 6:30, but there must have been a number of events running Friday because the MTR was the busiest that I've ever seen it. It took me forever to transfer at Admiralty, literally the line to transfer started when I got off the train from the Kowloon side. I felt bad because my friend's friend Linda, who arranged the VIP tickets for us to go see the Swire Symphony Under the Stars, had to wait for us all to show up before we could go.
The concert was good. I haven't had a chance to attend anything like this in the last couple of years. I suppose you expect me to only like House, Hip Hop, and R&B, but that really isn't the case. I can appreciate Jazz and Classical just as much, each has its own right time. Performed by the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, and with an appearance from Zuo Zhang, the pianist, the symphony concluded with a small display of fireworks at the end. Surprisingly I ran into Tim and Tina there.
Right after the symphony we headed down to Central to the Terry Richardson "From Rio to Hong Kong", exhibit, with special guest artist Michael Lau. The event was sponsored by Diesel, and was to celebrate the launch of the final chapter of their annual Brave magazine. I only found out about Brave when I went with a Canadian model, Jason G., to the shop at TST to constantly pester the sale staff. Now I know a number of their sale staff.
The exhibit, was shocking. It honestly wasn't what I was expecting. I wouldn't say it was bad, but it still felt a little pornographic. The images seemed well shot, and the colours/grains were nice, but I could only glance at them quickly without feeling perverted in public. The party was fun, I ran into a lot of people there, and true to the Diesel spirit it was chalk full of rock that night. Unlimited drinks, and they even served ice cream.
My night wasn't over though, Afterwards I went to meet up with a friend who was visiting Hong Kong...but this post is getting long so I'll save it for the next post.
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