Pink heart explosion day

Valentine's day. Usually, right after Christmas, Valentine's day decorations explode all over North America but in Hong Kong, this is delayed because of Chinese New Year. Depending on when it falls, the crazy pink explosion could be totally avoided just because CNY is just that much more important. This year, there was a 2 week gap between the end of CNY and Valentine's day so there was still time to bring in some pink stuff.

I happened to set out onto Sai Yeung Choi Street where there are tons of buskers and street vendors at night the day before Valentine's and found an array of interesting things. Here are some pictures.


Glass candy: the candy is soft until it hardens. You can make the candy into a balloon and blow into it. If you make the candy balloon bigger than the hoop on the stand, you got a lollypop on the top row. If you didn't, you got the consolation prizes seen on the bottom row.


Ostentatious bead presents - shiny flowers/cute things. Good present?


This guy has no fingers and made these clay/dough roses. Really pretty and a win-win gift for your loved one. You look good helping out the guy making the roses AND your loved one gets a beautiful handmade gift AND it lasts longer than real flowers. Total win.


There were quite a few buskers on the street. These guys danced to Lady Gaga. My friend and I got second-hand embarrassment from them. It was THAT bad. At least we got a laugh over it.