I slept away most of the morning until a staff member of the hostel knocked on my door to find out if I was going to check out or book another night. After I sorted that out I visited the visa agency and picked up my passport and my partial refund.
Then I found my way to the nearest Starbucks, where I applied for another Vietnamese Visa using their wifi and comparitive calm compared to the streets below. Already losing the light, I went for a methodical walk through the Avenue of Stars, the Chinese answer to the Hollywood Walk of Fame. I spotted martial arts greats such as Jackie Chan and Jet Lee, as well as Michelle Yeoh from Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon and Tomorrow Never Dies.
But the real treat for me was a plaque commemorating Director Wong Kor-Wei, director of Chungking Express.
Later on I met up with Arum again, and found some lovely painted steps leading up to Kowloon City Park.
As well as some excellent statues showcasing cartoon characters that I lacked the cultural background to recognise.
We were also entertained by a mime, who was well worth the few dollars we put in her hat.
We had a very pleasant dinner of stir fried vegetables and noodles, and after picking up the tab I led Arum to a corner behind ISquare Shopping Mall, where I had a debt to pay.
Earlier in the week I had to buy some first aid supplies to cover up a tattoo after the sansiderm peeled straight off in this humidity, and a lovely Laotian lady helped me with the bandage and only after handed me a flyer to the massage place she works for, which makes her a cut above most of the people hawking around Chungking. I found her again and asked to be taken to the massage shop, which ended up being up a few levels overlooking the same street. Arum and I got foot massages, while holding hands under the blankets and watching Jaws on the TV screen, out of a need of our hosts to make us comfortable.
Adrian's Got The Moose 