First Stop – H to the K
December 2, 2009

The good thing about traveling around Asia is that Hong Kong is the “hub” for everything. And since I fly with Cathay Pacific, shit's locked down pretty good. I take the night flight outta LA around midnight, spend 15 hours catching up on just about everything except sleep, land in HKG at 7am, then my day starts. Wait, first I gotta clean up before the meetings. Talk about service, they got everything I need at the airport: my own bathroom, shower and all the toiletries. Damn I look like a mess…

People ask me why I’m so involved with vendor relationships. Our supply chain is one of the backbones to biz and although we have a talented team of people that do this, I want to make sure I’m the face that is always there. First stop was to catch up with one of our oldest vendors. Sylvia and her husband run a backpack and bag company. When we started making bags in the mid 90’s, they were one of the first suppliers I hooked up with. In my world, I like to establish great partnerships that benefit each other. We stopped making bags 4 seasons ago, but we’re back in the bag game, starting Fall 2010! Howz it guys.

Let’s just say they make incredible quality bags for some of your favorite brands.

Just like most meetings, we follow up over food. Since I haven’t seen them for a minute, they wanted to take me to a traditional Canton breakfast. Wait, before you use any silverware, they have to “soak” it in hot tea, to make sure shits clean as a whistle.

Ok, now it’s time to eat. It's tradition that the guests pick the food. Since I’m not that daring and trying to be healthier-veggies and light carbs are cool with me.

No, this isn’t part of breakfast. I just had a quick meeting with another vendor for something interesting to come.

HKG is like NYC in the way that there’s lots of energy, it's an international melting pot, and of course, tall buildings that go and go to who-knows-where.

It’s a different feeling looking down. Yeah, that’s a tunnel under the ocean.

Whenever I stop over in Hong Kong, I always run through TST.

Ditch the taxi-take the train.

Bright lights, big buildings and tons of people. Nathan road mania.

There was some kind of mardi gras thing happening in the streets. Don’t know why the hell they handed this to me.

Maybe Eugene and Justin know what’s up….On second thought, I don’t want to know.

I’m hungry. Let's get some food. Nah, no Russian tonight.

YES! This works.