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HONG KONG & MACAU, MAY 2011! GALAXY MACAU HOTEL RESORT GRAND OPENING, ROOMORAMA ASIA APARTMENT RENTALS.


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Ai-yah, fei maoo. Sebastiano and La Carmina will be in Hong Kong and Macau for the month of May! (Time to unpack my Cantonese 101 books…)

We’ve got a full schedule of journalism and TV work. Get ready for coverage of Hong Kong’s alternative, kawaii and pop culture scene. How about panda and toilet theme restaurants, Victorian boudoir bars, and cute food cooking lessons?

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We’ll be staying in a modern apartment in Causeway Bay, thanks to the lovely folk at Roomorama. Like Tokyo’s Shibuya, this chic district is loaded with cafes and boutiques, and the SOGO Japanese department store. Seba and I will show you what it’s like to stay in one of Roomorama’s short-term rentals (they have locations all over the world, so you can live like a local wherever you go). Perhaps you’ll try out their apartment rental service on your next trip.

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Seba and I will also take the short ferry ride to Macau… for the media and VIP-only preview of Galaxy Macau, a giant 2 billion dollar hotel-resort opening this month! We’ll be staying there before it opens to the public — test-driving the 50 restaurants, 2,200 hotel rooms, spa, sky top wave pool, and man-made beach (perhaps we’ll build a sand castle?).

Macau is in boom-mode. Gambling was its lifeblood for decades, but now, entrepreneurs are setting up lux hotels that make Las Vegas look like a pile of pennies. And I’m dying to see how the Rococo-spirited Galaxy Macau will raise the bar.

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I haven’t been to Hong Kong in over 3 years, but I went yearly when I was a munchkin, to visit relatives. Creepy-cute characters have always haunted my life.

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Here I am on a Cathay Pacific plane ride. In those days, my favorite stuffed toy was a round bear that I insisted that it was a cat. It was my fate to wind up with a earless teddy bear…

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Sebastiano also has a Hong Kong history: he was a model there before moving to Japan.

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Where in the world is Sebastiano Serafini? Milan, and now Tokyo. Above are images from the Stand Up! The Fragile launch party, featuring him as main model.

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If Seba’s Paint drawing is any indication, our Chinese adventure will be full of 8-bit action! (Only his brain could conceive of us as Tanooki Mario and Goth Princess Peach.)

Have you been to Hong Kong or Macau? We’d love to hear your recommendations — please leave us a comment. And tell me what you’d like me to blog about (Hong Kong fashion? Theme restaurants?).

PS: I previously wrote about Gothic Lolita shopping in Hong Kong.

Song of the Day: Joy – Lost in Hong Kong (12″ Italo Disco, ai-yah!)

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62 Comments

  1. Nora
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 6:46 am | Permalink

    Oh! i’m so jealous.

    I would love to go one day. I’m psyched to see the trouble you two get into!

  2. Nora
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 6:46 am | Permalink

    Oh! i’m so jealous.

    I would love to go one day. I’m psyched to see the trouble you two get into!

  3. Kanata
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 6:47 am | Permalink

    Good job!

  4. Kanata
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 6:47 am | Permalink

    Good job!

  5. Bubble_earth
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 6:52 am | Permalink

    can’t wait girl! ♥

  6. Candy
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 7:32 am | Permalink

    the drawing made me ROTFLOL

  7. Alcy
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 10:40 am | Permalink

    Whoa, that resort looks amazing! Have fun! <3

    • lacarmina
      Posted May 3, 2011 at 7:55 pm | Permalink

      <3 Wish you could come! Oh man, we'll be SO stuffed from the free food…

    • lacarmina
      Posted May 3, 2011 at 7:55 pm | Permalink

      <3 Wish you could come! Oh man, we'll be SO stuffed from the free food…

  8. henja
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 4:13 pm | Permalink

    My friends who have been/are from Hong Kong and such places tell me I can’t go to such places. I don’t function well in the heat of Canada, so obviously I would do even worse there. That being said, a rococo-ish casino in a city known for it’s gambling, bike friendliness, and being home to Kim Jong-Il’s black sheep son is really quite appealing. At least make sure to take lots of pictures!

    • lacarmina
      Posted May 3, 2011 at 7:55 pm | Permalink

      The humidity is intense, they are correct. However, it’s not so bad in the spring time. Hahah you bet we’ll take a million photos!

    • lacarmina
      Posted May 3, 2011 at 7:55 pm | Permalink

      The humidity is intense, they are correct. However, it’s not so bad in the spring time. Hahah you bet we’ll take a million photos!

  9. Karen
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 6:43 pm | Permalink

    finally hear the good news from you! =D
    hope to get more information soon again^^

  10. Heri
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 6:44 pm | Permalink

    When are u going to Jakarta? ;)

  11. Chocoberry
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 6:44 pm | Permalink

    Waaaaa HK! ^ ^

  12. Carol
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 6:51 pm | Permalink

    look forward to seeing you soon :)

  13. Jenny
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 6:51 pm | Permalink

    COOL!

  14. Lily
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 6:52 pm | Permalink

    do wanna see you and SeBa when you are in HONGKONG=D

  15. Tani
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 7:14 pm | Permalink

    so jealous!

  16. Mowa_travel
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 7:15 pm | Permalink

    I just follow u up.ur fashion is really awesome. By the way I’m living in Macau

    • lacarmina
      Posted May 3, 2011 at 7:54 pm | Permalink

      Awesome!! Got any tips for places to visit in Macau? What do you think about the new hotel that is opening?

    • lacarmina
      Posted May 3, 2011 at 7:54 pm | Permalink

      Awesome!! Got any tips for places to visit in Macau? What do you think about the new hotel that is opening?

  17. Mowa_travel
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 7:15 pm | Permalink

    I just follow u up.ur fashion is really awesome. By the way I’m living in Macau

  18. B-E-33
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 7:17 pm | Permalink

    awesome life you have, missy. ;3

  19. Rebecca George
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 7:18 pm | Permalink

    The picture he drew, seems to express him quite well, LOL.

    • lacarmina
      Posted May 3, 2011 at 7:54 pm | Permalink

      haahah very much so!! I’m sure you are familiar with the main characteristic of Tanukis… ;)

  20. Heavenly 7
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 7:25 pm | Permalink

    The apartment looks beautiful. Causeway Bay is my favourite neighbourhood of HK. You will have fun there.

  21. Hera
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 8:22 pm | Permalink

    look like garfield, your cat

  22. Shannon
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 8:26 pm | Permalink

    Oh.My. GOODNESS. That hotel is amazing!

    • lacarmina
      Posted May 3, 2011 at 8:47 pm | Permalink

      Filling out the registration form… “The centerpiece is the 52,000-square-meter Grand Resort Deck with the world’s largest Skytop Wave Pool, generating 1.5m-high waves that lap up onto a white-sand shoreline”

  23. felintan
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 8:41 pm | Permalink

    Carmina, I see you travel a lot. Do you always take Basil with you? If so, have you written (or will you write) about it? Would love to read! ^^

    • lacarmina
      Posted May 3, 2011 at 8:48 pm | Permalink

      Ah, cats are sensitive and don’t like to move around… so Basil’s grandparents (my parents) take care of him while I’m away ^^

      • felintan
        Posted May 4, 2011 at 8:46 am | Permalink

        I see. That’s actually a relief, haha… Your parents are so cool. Not all parents would do that (mine wouldn’t, and neither would my husband, which is why I never travel). You’re lucky ^^

        • lacarmina
          Posted May 4, 2011 at 9:44 pm | Permalink

          they’re obsessed with Basil, as everyone is… so it works out!

        • lacarmina
          Posted May 4, 2011 at 9:44 pm | Permalink

          they’re obsessed with Basil, as everyone is… so it works out!

  24. Kikiyori
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 10:20 pm | Permalink

    i say cute!

  25. Kyra
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 10:20 pm | Permalink

    I want to be Gothic princess peach :-(

    • Rochelle
      Posted May 3, 2011 at 11:05 pm | Permalink

      Sounds like a great halloween/cosplaying idea for you two~ :3

  26. Squishysama1
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 10:21 pm | Permalink

    Seba is a …weird…guy, Carmen…where’d you find him anyways? lol

  27. Squishysama1
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 10:21 pm | Permalink

    Seba is a …weird…guy, Carmen…where’d you find him anyways? lol

  28. Warren
    Posted May 3, 2011 at 10:31 pm | Permalink

    haha that is cuutee, and hmm yupp fate XD♥

  29. Silje
    Posted May 4, 2011 at 4:46 am | Permalink

    love itXD

  30. Kiti
    Posted May 4, 2011 at 5:25 am | Permalink

    i remember seeing the fist post about china on la carmina..wow~ you did achieved a whole lot!!! ≧∪≦)ノ≧∪≦)ノ≧∪≦)ノ≧∪≦)ノ

  31. Glitch
    Posted May 4, 2011 at 8:50 pm | Permalink

    So awesome you get to test drive that place. It looks like I’m spending money just looking at it. 0_0
    Chibi Carmina! ^0^

    • lacarmina
      Posted May 4, 2011 at 9:46 pm | Permalink

      Hehe I know… we’re going to eat so much FREE FOOD!! <3

    • lacarmina
      Posted May 4, 2011 at 9:46 pm | Permalink

      Hehe I know… we’re going to eat so much FREE FOOD!! <3

  32. Kis
    Posted May 4, 2011 at 9:39 pm | Permalink

    Are you by any chance recruiting interns? Because, I would totally want in.

    • lacarmina
      Posted May 4, 2011 at 9:46 pm | Permalink

      We’re always open to working with interns. :) Where are you located? Do you have specialties such as language skills?

    • lacarmina
      Posted May 4, 2011 at 9:46 pm | Permalink

      We’re always open to working with interns. :) Where are you located? Do you have specialties such as language skills?

  33. Kis
    Posted May 4, 2011 at 9:39 pm | Permalink

    Are you by any chance recruiting interns? Because, I would totally want in.

  34. Alessia
    Posted May 4, 2011 at 9:48 pm | Permalink

    OOH you’re such a cutie pie! Japanese babies are the best :3

  35. spandex bodysuit
    Posted May 5, 2011 at 8:24 am | Permalink

    I wish the food was better there :P the good stuff there is the drinks. I’ll have to order the one they named after you next time I go! XD

  36. spandex bodysuit
    Posted May 5, 2011 at 8:24 am | Permalink

    I wish the food was better there :P the good stuff there is the drinks. I’ll have to order the one they named after you next time I go! XD

  37. Jrockonhigh
    Posted May 5, 2011 at 10:48 pm | Permalink

    It’d be interesting to see some of the fashion in Hong Kong. I want to go there someday.

  38. dollhouse miniatures
    Posted May 16, 2011 at 3:47 pm | Permalink

     Hi there, there is so much to see in Hong Kong… How about Sham Shui Po? I bet DIY folks will be so happy. There are dedicated streets, solely for buttons, beads, laces, jewelry making items. All in wholesale prices. Check it out! 

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