The temple has a mid autumn festival of lights while we are visiting this week. They were giving…read moreout free lighted flower lanterns to all visitors on this night of the 2026 mid autumn festival. They have the entire grounds decorated in gorgeous colorful lights.

I come by to pray and wish for good fortune during lunar new year. This temple is located in Wong…read moreTai Sin, and it is located next to the MTR station (B2 exit). It was super crowded, but it was organized that there is only one way in, and one way out. There are a lot of different section that was set up, so I stopped by each station to pay respect and pray for my wishes. Staff were friendly and available to help when needed. This temple is not only for praying, but it is also a symbol of the traditional Chinese culture. I would say this is one of the must visit spot in Hong Kong.

If you want to get your job done, use e-print. Simple as that…read more I was in a hurry to get my business cards ready for a cocktail reception on Wednesday night, and only until Tuesday morning I received the softcopy of my business card layout. Not the most ideal situation, as the "business card" culture in Hong Kong is still boringly but undeniably strong, just like Japan or other Asian countries. Everyone can undoubtedly find each other online within a few clicks of Google/LinkedIn search, but if you don't have a business card, you won't be treated seriously. Oh well, the lucky thing is, Hong Kong is most famous for its efficiency (or second most famous, just behind the food here). A lot of other print shops only had retail outlets on the Kowloon side, so e-print was my best bet. I called Tuesday morning as soon as they opened at 9:30. Unlike your average credit card / telecom CS, e-print had a real human being picked up my call right away. After reassuring the business cards can be printed within 24 hours (that's not an urgent request, by the way. It was the standard time of delivery), I registered an account online, chose the type of paper I preferred, uploaded my design, and everything was seamlessly done within 15mins. I called again, to make sure everything looked fine. Someone picked up the call and had my order on her screen already. We talked through some details, and I paid for the cards online while having her on the other end of the line. Both credit cards and PPS options are available, and it took me just another 5mins. Note that the "ready by 24hrs" only starts counting when you have paid. You could see the progress online too, from "received your order" to "ready to pick up", you wouldn't miss a thing. I checked again Wednesday morning, and it was ready (thanks god!). The retail outlet was nothing less than efficient, too. All I needed was to present my phone number, and the cards were in my hands. And when I was just about to leave, the staff noted that I was a first time user, so she reminded me of an offer to have free business cards printed from their mobile app(!). The offer would expire by the end of Oct, so it was really nice for her to remind me of it. There are a lot of other stuff you can print at e-print, and its sister shop e-banner. I'm sure I will come back very often in the future.

A perfect showcase of how, in Hong Kong, I have been guilty of tolerating poor and unreliable…read moreservice (because it was cheap) and how it has costed me far more in the long run. It is not worth it!!!! Before you order, consider how much it will cost you if the order is not delivered. I've used them many times... in fact this latest non-delivery hasn't been the only one; just the straw that broke the camel's back. And it is not like there are not competitors like printshop.hk (so far so good). I guess e-print is just better marketed. --------------- 1) If they have questions, they don't leave messages... they just will not print. So stand by your phone in case you miss it. Otherwise you won't know until it is too late that you don't have what you need. 2) They had the audacity to suggest paying a few hundred dollars more to make up some lost time, (rush so they will not be AS LATE), which would also require me to pick it up at a distant location in Kwun Tong. 3) Getting a refund for a non-delivery / cancellation is not easy, they will require you to fill, stamp with chop, and scan back a claims form so make sure you have your order # and customer # so they can send you a refund cheque in 10 business days (or so they claim). The person cancelling your order won't help you with the refund process either.

The hotel I stayed at for a few days in Tsim Sha Tsui lacked laundry service, but the concierge…read morepointed out two options -- a same-day laundry service across the street, or this self-service laundromat around the corner from the hotel. Flow & Roll is a small, narrow laundromat, with eight machines in total -- four 25kg combo washer dryers, two 20kg washers, and two 20 kg dryers. The base price for using a 25kg (55 lbs!) washer / dryer was HK $62; roughly $7.91 USD. The washers have a self-clean mode that you can run before you do your laundry; and the washers dispense their own detergent / fabric softener, which eliminates the need for you to buy / bring your own. I used the Octopus app on my phone to pay, because the app can easily be topped up by credit card. Payment is also accepted via WeChat and AliPay, but I didn't see QR code scanners on the payment kiosks. There is an integration issue between the washing machines and the payment mechanism. One must select the service on the machines first, and then pay at the kiosk. Doing this in reverse does not work.

I often do small jobs, a bit over 500 pieces at a time. Once I did 1000 booklets. This guy always…read moretries his best to get it to me quickly, sometimes even faster than he estimated. I've had him work late on a Saturday to get my order out. Quality of work? Excellent. I've never had a problem with his work. His prices are good, too.