This is my second time to travel abroad and my first time in Hongkong, and boy do I feel really excited upon arrival at Chek Lap Kok Airport. Together with family members and friends (all first timers). Exploring Hongkong became an instant adventure for all of us as we don’t have the luxury of having a tour guide to make it easy for us to move around.
We we’re like lost kittens as soon as we entered the airport. Everyone was busy looking and asking for directions just like contestants from the popular show “The Amazing Race” haha!
We got our first taste of being lost as the bus that we took from the airport exceeds us two stations or roughly 5 or 6 kilometers from where we told him we were supposed to alight. A case of miscommunications or wrong pronunciations perhaps. Whatever haha! We forgot to bring out our mini netbooks from our bags and search for maps, as the whole place is wifi zone.
The look of a bunch of 11 weary people carrying assorted bags (that’s us) must have caught the attention of a concern citizen who then instructed us to took the subway to easily find our destination, we actually spend our first four hours in HK (ETA in Hongkong International Airport down to slumping on our beds) wandering on an uncommon place before we finally reached our hostel an hour past midnight. 
Wait…wait…wait…! Who sez there will be an anti-planking law?!
I’m just beginning to enjoy it! View HERE some of my planking session.
Damn! I was surprised when I heard that a Quezon City representative by the person of Winston Castelo has filed a bill called the “Anti-Planking Act of 2011.”
At first I really thought it was a f$#&!#@ joke! But then I saw him on the evening news explaining his side on why he thought of this crap and why the need to pass the law for the betterment of the country. haha!
For me planking is just a kind of pose infront of the camera, when the usual smiling, peace sign and jump shot is just to boring or normal for you. Peace!
Most of us are used to seeing a “for sale” sign nailed to a stake and pounded into the lawn in front of a home or business that is being sold. These are ok I guess but they are definitely out dated by today’s standards and are usually a bit on the plain side. Most of them simply have a two tone design with the real estate company’s logo along with a phone number and the real estate agent’s name. They are somewhat effective at getting people’s attention but now with all of the advances in printing technology, prices have dropped enough that most people can afford a better solution. One such solution is the use of real estate banners. These large vinyl banners can be designed with multiple colors and photo backgrounds and still leave enough room for your company information in large print.
If you are an apartment owner or manager, large real estate banners placed on every corner around your building will get the attention of anyone who happens to be passing by. In fact, if you don’t have a banner in front of your building, you are probably one of the last to board the banner train. Every apartment I have ever rented was the result of the banner which displayed the apartment’s amenities along with the prices and the fact that a vacancy was currently available.
Whether it’s a house, condo, apartment or commercial property, you will always want to include all of the important features of the property. Using large real estate banners allows you the room to advertise all of these things and more. Listing more information can save you and your customers a lot of time. For example; if a buyer or renter is looking for a place with a pool and this information is listed on your banner, the chances of you and the client connecting and closing a deal are increased. Conversely, if this same fictitious client does not have access to this simple info at a glance, then everyone involved wastes their time. The client wastes his time stopping by or making phone calls and the agent wastes his or her time describing or showing a property that is unsuitable for the client. Another advantage the banner has over the sign post is the ability to have a detailed image or multi colored design on the front. A fancy design along with the increased size a banner offers will attract many more people to your property. Also, wooden signs fade easily from ultra violet rays, moisture and temperature changes.Vinyl banners can be used over and over again without having to be repainted. They are resistant to heat, cold, moisture and UV rays so they will last many years. If you have a variety of properties for sale or rent, try putting a banner in front of one of them and you will certainly see the difference a banner makes as opposed to your old wooden signage.
