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What was happening at the Hong Kong basements 20 years ago?
simple: they where selling pirated apple computers and software (like now)

Take a look at this video that was recorded back in 1986 using a hidden camera.
*the intro is quite long but retro-futuristically nice
The most amazing is that in that shops they could get any software within 3 days of its announcement anywhere in the world.
How could they do this without internet?
easy: they had lots of good friends that were airline pilots

this pair of photos are not mine, but I really like them.

this one was taken by > ~Chris

and this one belongs to > _berc
you can find both of them at the Hong Kong ?? flickr group.
enjoy!

I just discovered the photos of michael wolf , who captures the built density of hong kong…
impressive!

“One of the most densely populated metropolitan areas in the world, Hong Kong has an overall density of nearly 6,700 people per square kilometer. The majority of its citizens live in flats in high-rise buildings. In Architecture of Density, Wolf investigates these vibrant city blocks, finding a mesmerizing abstraction in the buildings’ facades.”

just recovered from the fun and interesting RecRoom event last night…

the event-party was organized by Videotage (a non-profit interdisciplinary artist collective, which focuses on the development of video and new media art in Hong Kong) and it was the closing of the “design series” events.

last night we enjoyed the work of Robot (a design and music collective from HK), with special hightlight of the work “evolution“, a short film that was screened prior to the dj/vj session… pretty fun!
enjoy it

*the event whas held at Cattle Depot, a surprisingly inspiring space in Kowloon side

Although HK is not a steet art paradise as it is Barcelona, there’s still the possibility to find nice stuff like this:

*this delicious mao was found by “gal” near Central district.
>>> more at start.hk and at the hong kong street art flickr group

walking around in one of my favourites bookstores, the perfect place to escape from hong kong’s busy streets,
I discovered the chinese version of that fun and interesting book: “freakonomics”

I recomend anyone read it…
specially the Chapter 3: Why Do Drug Dealers Still Live with Their Moms?
pretty fun!

enjoy