Ordinary Gweilo

Well, I visited the computer fair in Mega Box (Unfair competition) and what a horrendous experience that was.

They claim to run a shuttle bus from Kowloon Bay MTR station, but it actually leaves from the far-end of the Telford Plaza mall, and of course there was a long queue, so it probably would have been quicker to walk (if only I had known where I was going).

The computer fair turned out to be scattered across numerous levels of the mall.  Basically they have taken whatever bits of open space they have and crammed as many stalls as possible into each one.  On the ground floor there was barely space between the stalls for people to stand and look, and so anyone wanting to get through had to push past.  On the higher levels it was a bit less crowded, but hardly a pleasant experience.

Maybe there were some bargains somewhere, but I certainly didn’t find anything I wanted to buy.

On top of that, the computer fair seemed to be causing chaos in the area, with taxis and buses being relocated to stop some distance away from the mall. 

I don’t think I’ll be going back to Mega Box anytime soon – it’s not easily accessible by public transport or easy to get around: it has nineteen floors, and they don’t seem to have enough lifts for the size of the building.  Yes, there are some fast escalators (direct from L1 – L5 for example) so maybe if you know where you want to go then you can get there, but I don’t think I can be bothered with it.