Peak To Fong 2011

Every year, Hong Kong Dog Rescue organizes a fund raising dog walk, which starts at The Peak, on the top of Hong Kong Island, and winds its way down to the famous entertainment district of Lan Kwai Fong.

The event aims not only to raise money for the non-profit organization, but also to promote responsible pet ownership, and build awareness of pet adoption as an alternative way to find a loyal canine companion.

This year, Disney is sponsoring the charity event, and I had the opportunity to design the souvenir tee. I was more than happy to give back to this worthwhile cause, as several years ago, I myself adopted my dog from HKDR.

The turn out was great, with several thousand people (and nearly as many dogs!) joining the walk this morning, including celebrities Sandy Lam and Josie Ho, who posted pics of themselves wearing the tees!

If you'd like to consider adopting a dog, make a donation, or know more about Hong Kong Dog Rescue, please click here.

Wasted Youth, Pt. 30

I pretty much expect a minimum 30 min delay as standard..

Airline: China Eastern Airlines

Route: Xiamen - Shanghai

Delayed flights: 30

Total time spent waiting: 1 day, 9 hours

To Infinity And Beyond!!

Some look book images for our Toy Story collaboration.

Ya, I know some of it's kinda kooky, and probably wouldn't fly in N. America, but Asians love anything cute and quirky. People lined up for it! We got picked up by Huffington Post and Perez Hilton. Lol.

Toy Story x Bossini

Today is the launch of our Toy Story collaboration with Hong Kong based fashion retailer Bossini. A pop-up shop resembling Andy's bedroom has been re-created to merchandise the product, with celebrity Joey Yung as the spokesmodel. The signature apparel and accessories pieces in the collection, as well as the pop-up shop concept, were designed by renowned creative studio AllRightsReserved.

Wasted Youth, Pt. 29

Stuck at the gate for an extra 30 mins.

Airline: Shanghai Airlines

Route: Xiamen - Shanghai

Delayed flights: 29

Total time spent waiting: 1 day, 8.5 hours

Wasted Youth, Pt. 28

The usual 30 min delay..

Airline: Xiamen Airlines

Route: Shanghai - Quanzhou

Delayed flights: 28

Total time spent waiting: 1 day, 8 hours

"Can I get a 12 piece bucket with that phone?"

On my lunch break today, I went to the electronics market to pick up the new Blackberry Bold 9900.

When it comes to haggling at these places, I am the worst (mostly because I don't have the patience). So I was already going in expecting to get ripped off. But surprisingly, it was no fuss, and the guy gave me the going price right off the bat. Done deal. The best part about the whole transaction though, after dropping $650 on a phone, was the fact that he put it in a KFC bag.

We Are Like Butterflies...

"...who flutter for a day, and think it's forever."

- Carl Sagan -

Nike GYAKUSOU x UNDERCOVER

Was invited to the GYAKUSOU x UNDERCOVER pre-launch event at Nike's Harajuku flagship store. The Gyakusou collection takes its name from the small but highly dedicated Tokyo running group of the same name, which includes Undercover founder Jun Takahashi.  "Gyaku" in Japanese means "wrong way" and "sou" means "running" - a reference to the fact that the group runs the city's parks counter-clockwise, as opposed to the norm of clockwise. The apparel collection draws upon an obsession for improved performance through design innovation. So expect a lot of technical, lightweight fabrics, considered cut lines, and functional details.

It was a nice event and was great to run into (no pun intended) some of my old Nike colleagues.  More about the event here.  

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