HONG KONG & MACAU, MAY 2011! GALAXY MACAU HOTEL RESORT GRAND OPENING, ROOMORAMA ASIA APARTMENT RENTALS.
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?
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.
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.
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.
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…
Sebastiano also has a Hong Kong history: he was a model there before moving to Japan.
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.
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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PIRATE PUB: SKULL & CROSSBONES JEWELRY & FLAG. BRIGHT RED DYED HAIR, GOTH ALTERNATIVE HAIRSTYLES & MAKEUP.
(Edit, this place is now closed.)
Arrr! La Carmina and the Pirates took a field trip to a befitting theme restaurant: the Pirate Pub in Vancouver, Canada. The only rules in this joint are: “Keep yer filthy hands off me rum and me wench!”
The scuvy-themed pub sits by the water — the view is gorgeous — and has skull and crossbones decor. You can even buy Pirate Booty underwear.
As you’d expect, there’s an impressive selection of rum. Ask for the “La Carmina Cocktail,” which general manager Jonas concocted in my honor. Like yours truly, it’s not very sweet and will leave you sprawled on the floor.
Want to see me in a skimpy pirate wench dress? Here are photos from New Year’s in LA.
The Pirate Pub, also known as the Burrard Bridge Bar and Grill, gets rather wild after hours! It’s a gem of a place, helmed by friendly folk. Vancouver friends, swing by and order the La Carmina cocktail.
I wore false eyelashes, from Daiso (Japanese discount store).
Makeup: With Annabelle Cosmetics 4Show eyeshadow (white, grey, black, navy), I drew a cat-like eye shape, blending from light to dark. I put blue below and at the edges of my eyes to make them pop.
PS: Thanks to Fresh Fashion Faces for interviewing me about my “career, style, future plans and fabulous life.” The interview is on the model scouting website.
PPS: Hugs for Raido and Kururu-chan, who submitted the delightful fanart above. If you have drawings of La Carmina or Basil Farrow, please send them to me — I’ll post them on my site and credit you!
Do you like my electro-Goth outfit and makeup in this post? Are there any pirate-themed places or events where you live?
Song of the Day: Voltaire – When You’re Evil (suggested by Leonee. If you want to choose the next Song of the Day, leave a comment on my Facebook.)
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