Because of the absence of a decent nightlife in Shenzhen, Melvin looks forward to visiting Hong Kong for an adventure shot in the arm.
Tonight, he's got more reasons to be excited. One, it's his first visit to Lan Kwai Fong, and two, it's the first annual Lan Kwai Fong Beer Festival. We're going there tonight, armed with his really hi-tech camera, and my fascination for beer.
This is supposedly an outdoor beer fest, but given the rains that have been pounding on Hong Kong the past few days, we were a bit worried that it just might not push through. Just to check the scene out, I decided to pass by LKF at 2pm, a few hours before Melvin is set to arrive.
It wasn't surprising that the scene was quite dry. Aside from the weather not cooperating, it's still too early. The festival runs from 1pm to 12 midnight, and knowing the HK crowd, people will be coming in after 10pm.
Good thing Melvin is arriving at 6, hopefully by that time, things will pick up.
On another note, there is quite a big Filipino population in the bars around LKF. Most of the waiters, bartenders and bands are Pinoy. The area is an expat magnet, thus it's essential to have staff that speak English fluently.
See, our being too Americanized has its perks, too.
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