Jackie Miao

DAY 3: Lan Kwai Fong (Part 4-3)

This is Part 4 of a series of stories about my four days in Hong Kong.

With Sam Wu, Winner of Amazing Race Asia 3

After leaving Quarry Bay, I headed to get Rachel so that we can head to Lan Kwai Fong. Managed to get in touch with Mimi’s friends and hit the first bar of the night called Iconic. While we were there, I was rather surprised to learn just what a good time the people of Hong Kong know how to have!

Mimi’s friend introduced me to more guys. In fact, one of them is the jolly Sam Wu, winner of Season 3’s Amazing Race Asia! Too bad I was living in London at the time the third season was airing so I didn’t get to watch how he and his partner Vince won but I heard from friends that they were definitely well-deserving of the title!

Nevertheless, it was still nice to meet him. I told him that I was vying for the Best Job in the World earlier in the year and the bubbly Sam said, “Really?!?” and proceeded to laugh from the surprise of it all!

Here’s another picture with some of the people I met that night. Not all of them were photographed as I only quickly got together whoever was within reach before Sam headed off. You can already see our eyes getting smaller. Haha

Not long after we met, the super-smiley Sam had to head off elsewhere but the rest of us continued to barhop in Lan Kwai Fong. Here’s another shot of the man who works for the richest man in the world, Rachel and I.

By the time we got to Fong, I had already had a glass of wine and two Cosmopolitans and was feeling sky high. On the way down the stairs from the ladies room, a random stranger said hello, asked me what my name was and whisked me back upstairs for a slow dance. I can’t begin to tell you how shocked, confused and slow my mind was operating. Are men in Hong Kong generally this aggressive in bars? After what seemed like a few minutes of dancing I told him I had to get back to my friends! Phew!

6 drinks and 4 bars later, I find myself in quite a serendipitous predicament. By the time I came around, Rachel had already freaked out about my whereabouts and I only got back to her place at 11:30am with the worse hangover of the year! In the next part, see how I survive the hard partying from the night before…

Part 5 & 6 will likely be published sometime this week.