Gotta love that!

That’s what the Apple Store looks like at five in the morning. It’s the grand opening of the first Apple Store in Hong Kong, and I’m psyched!

…Hong Kong! Not sure if I should be feeling extremely proud or incredibly sad.

It’s uncommon I find a circular e-mail worth, well, circulating, but here is an exception. Did you know that this month, July, is the only month we will have 5 Fridays, 5 Saturdays and 5 Sundays? This happens only once every 823 years, so it’s safe to say those of us reading this will not experience it again. Also, 2011 is the only year we will see these very special numerical dates: 1/1/11, 1/11/11, 11/1/11 and 11/11/11. And to make these 1′s more intriguing, add the last two digits of the year you were born to the age you are/will be this year, and the number should equal 111 for everyone, except those born in 2000 and beyond, which will be 11.

My iPad 2 ordered from the Hong Kong Apple Store arrived today, a whopping 4 days ahead of schedule. It took exactly 2 weeks, and I couldn’t be happier, because I wouldn’t otherwise be able to get one at retail shops with all the professional queue-ers who make a living buying and selling iPads and iPhones. As of today, the Apple Store online still lists all iPad 2s as “Currently Unavailable.” Another reason I’m thankful for mine.

The iPad 2 just became available in the Hong Kong Apple Store online a little after 1AM. The waiting time for delivery is 1-2 weeks, the same as the US store, which is perfectly acceptable, considering I won’t have to pay inflated prices that all the other HK people had to prior to this. I can’t wait to read the news on the crowd that will be/are in line at the different brick-and-mortar venues fighting for the limited number of iPad 2s at each location later today. I use “fighting” not lightly, because we all know how aggressive HK people can be when they want something.

[Update] Only one hour after I placed my order, I went back in the Apple Store online and ALL iPad 2s are showing “Currently Unavailable.” Could the generous limit of 5 iPad 2s per order have something to do with it? After all, the secondary market for Apple products is huge here, so enterprising individuals and companies might be maximizing each order.

Wow, I guess now I shouldn’t complain that my order will ship on May 16th, a little more than 2 weeks from today.

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Watch your feet!, a photo by kwong on Flickr.

“Flying an elephant across the river is against the rule. Do not put your feet on the opposite seat.”
Nothing like using Chinese chess to convey a politeness message to the Hong Kong people, by the bus company. By the way, my translation is literal, the original Chinese verse sounds cleverly poetic.