Bui O Primary School fair

I'm a bit behind the times. I didn't find out about the fair until yesterday but thank goodness for the Mui Wo to Tai O Families Facebook page.

 

Still, I didn't miss it and that's the main thing. There were flea market, games, books and food stalls. And a bouncy castle. No prizes for guessing which ones I gravitated to.

Gordon from Bombay Cafe has given up his restaurant and is now concentrating on selling really lovely accessories from India.

Epiphany Church jumble sale is back!

This is the sale I've been waiting all year for. And I wasn't the only one. I passed the church at 9.30am and there were already people milling outside.

It was so packed at 11am that I had to elbow my way in. Why is it so popular? Clothes are HK$10 for four, the better quality pieces are HK$20 each and suits/coats are HK$100. You can emerge with huge bin bags full of stuff and still have spent less than HK$100.

Homeware was less than HK$20.

 And books and CDs started from HK$2 each.

 Is it any wonder I went in there four times today and am planning just as many trips tomorrow?

More shopping

So many flea markets, so little time. 

 I wonder if flea markets are going to pall with me?

 Naaaaaaaaah...

 Next one's at the end of September.

Flea market at Garden Plus

Sorry for the pathetic number of photos. For the first time, I was a seller so I actually had to stay in my stall to make sure I got enough money to spend.

 

It was great fun. Good atmosphere and a great mix of stuff on sale.

Even Buffalo Wilbur was hooked. I thought he'd get bored after an hour or so but he stayed with me till the end. Can we have more please?

Bebinca spoils the weekend

So we didn't go to Motion in the Ocean on Saturday because the weather report said rough seas and heavy rain. Only to find out they did go ahead with the event.

Then we went for the flea market only to see this sign:

Apparently it too even the sellers by surprise. They said they didn't know until they had lugged all their stuff to the plaza... by which time it was too late. But a flea market of sorts did still go on.

 Many enterprising sellers set up shop by the walkway.

 And under the umbrellas in the plaza.

It turned out to be surprisingly fun. And I managed to get some bargains as the sellers were just interested in ensuring they didn't have to lug all the stuff back again.

But don't forget, the flea market proper will be on June 30.

Flea market collection

Spotted this sign while on one of our village walks. To be honest, I was more excited at the prospect of there being a flea market on September 20 and 21!

Or if you are an animal lover, PALS is always looking for donations for its Discovery Bay flea market stall. The next flea market is on June 23 so now's the time to give Jacqui a call and see if her little PALSmobile is going to be anywhere near your home.

Mui Wo sartorial style

He's keepin' it real.

Btw, he put on special clean pyjamas for his trip into Central.

Go on down to the Mui Wo church fair

The food and snacks are homemade and cheap (HK$30 for rice/noodles with choice of two dishes).

And the jumble is unbelievable. Lot of branded stuff (Le Sportsac duffle bag for HK$80, Burberry shirt for HK$10, agnes b wallet for HK$5).

The fair is until 3.30pm today at the church in Chung Hau village. The money goes to charity. If you get on your bike now, you might just be able to catch the tail end of the fair, when they are sure to slash prices further.

Another successful day at the flea market

 To paraphrase Apocalypse Now, I love the sound of the washing machine in the afternoon. Smells like victory.

As the weather was miserable, many sellers were disposing of their stuff cheap to try and get off before the rain came. So I got plenty of clothes for HK$5 a piece. Jacqui and her volunteers from PALS were doing a roaring trade in books -- a steal at HK$5 for two.

 The next flea market is on February 17.

Church flea market

My favorite flea market is here! I turfed Buffalo Wilbur from our bed, where he was having a lie in, super early so that I could get there in time for the first wave of bargains. 

Clothes at three for HK$10, books at HK$5 each... there's even a yummy Thai salad for HK$20.  Today's market will last till 4pm and there's another day tomorrow (when teh clothes are going to be much cheaper, I suspect) so don't forget to hop on over.

Help the Philippines flood victims

The floods in The Philippines have killed close to 70 and displaced over 400,000 people.

As you know, there is a big Filipino community in Mui Wo and they are doing their part to help their countrymen.

This is the perfect time to do some summer cleaning. Clothes and foodstuff are welcome and you can drop them off in the box outside China Bear.

If you want to donate money or bulky items, give Rolando a call. He's the chairman of the Filipino community here. His contact is 9612-5821.

Setting up stalls

The stalls beside Silvermine Beach Resort appear to have all been taken up. They have some pretty stuff there, from jewellery to wooden boxes handpainted with cute cats.

 I think they'll be making a roaring business at the Dragonboat Festival tomorrow.