I FINALLY have a Tumblr account!

But I don't have a clue what I'm doing :

I'm so out of touch with social media it's a joke.
All you young tech savvy whipper-snappers hit me up on there!

FRANCEillustrations on Tumblr



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_{Thu Jul 28, 2011}

I'm heading back to Hong Kong in November. I was there for 4 days last year and couldn't fit everything in!

To people who have been to Hong Kong; what are your main recommendations?

I'm tossing up between Ocean Park HK or Disneyland HK. Has anyone been to both? Which is better?

I also want to go over the border to Luohu Commercial City (Lo Wu Shopping Plaza) in Shenzhen. Has anyone been there? I hear it's pretty overwhelming.

I ALWAYS get scammed when I go to Asia : Either paying too much for something or being given the wrong change by "mistake". lol. Hopefully this time I'll only end up paying double their usual price, rather than quadruple like I probably was last time.

I remember buying something in the King Wah Centre, Mong Kok, which cost HKD$200, and I only had a HKD$500 note, so I handed that over, and she only gave me $100 change... and I was like "uh, excuse me, if my math is correct I think I'm supposed to get $300 back..." and she quickly handed me over the $200 she had in her hand behind the counter. She was just checking to see if I'd notice. So sneaky! I think a lot of market holders made extra off me that shopping trip because my math is pretty bad, haha.

I don't like confrontation, so shopping in Asia is something that takes me a lot of getting used to. I was shopping in a massive market in Kuala Lumpur and I asked the price of a scarf. She said MYR$14, and I gave her all I had at the time, a MYR$50, and she gave me $10 change. I was like "what??" and she said "no, for-teeeh, for-teeeeh dolla". By this stage my boyfriend had already wandered off and if I'd stuck around to try and get my money back I'd have lost him for good. But it still angers me to this day!! And that anger will fuel my bargaining skills on my next trip....

Anyway... Places I've been to already (but will probably go again!)
The Peak
Ladies' Market (Tung Choi Street)
Temple Street Night Market
Goldfish Market

We'll be staying in Kowloon.

If anyone has any must do suggestions hit me up! I am especially keen to know where all the good markets are, not so much the high end fashion!






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_{Sat Jul 23, 2011}

I've found myself with a bit of time on my hands. I am thinking of taking a few digital art commissions, possibly tattoo ones as well. I have yet to decide on prices - I need to do a bit of research.

In the mean time I've decided to reduce my print prices - they're all on sale right now, so if you've had your eye on any get in there!