5:21PM my view of Kowloon from the hotel while doing a little editing

Did I mention I miss Thailand?

I like Hong Kong. Its alot like NY. Good food. Good energy. Great skyline.

But yesterday when we arrived here it was 80 degrees. This morning when we left the hotel, it was 70 degrees and overcast. By lunchtime, it was 50 and rainy. This is what researchers and futurists call a ‘trend.’ And I don’t like it. Unfortunately its only going to get colder and rainer over the next few days. On a production like this one, rain is the enemy that can’t be defeated. We’ve been lucky until now. Maybe we should go back to Phuket for a few days and take advantage of the light…

This morning, we started out at the bustling bird park. The bird park is a happening place where locals bring their birds in birdcages to socialize with other songbirds. Its kind of like internet dating for birds. You see young and old men walking around the park holding their cages as the birds interact with one another through the bars. The park is also a bird market filled with small shops selling the hottest new cages and bird accessories. Like crickets. And square birdcages. Or if you’re feeling crazy, round cages.

But these guys love their birds and it shows.

And speaking of love, for lunch we hit the live fish market in Sai Kung. A massive wall of cute fish, crustaceans and weird looking sea critters in tanks all waiting for someone to point them out so they can become dinner. So you ordered crab? You have to walk over to the tank and tell the guy working the tank exactly which crab isn’t going to find out who will win best costume design at the Oscars tonite. It’s a delicious meal with a side of guilt.

After lunch, our afternoon shot was scratched due to weather. It was our first weather related casualty since we started.

Tomorrow we head across the border into China for the day where there is no facebook or twittering allowed. So if you’re following the photos on fb or the tweets and don’t get one, its not my fault.