Shenzhen, Hong Kong & Vladivostok
Mid March till early April, 2012
Right after finishing the Mandalay Express trip early 2011, Laurence Keefe decided to move over to Japan to
discover the mystery behind the country of the rising sun. Besides working, singing karaoke, walking down roppongi
wearing FTC Tee-shirts and phonating kanji with a British tongue, he's also been practising some new skateboard
maneuvers for the Silk Road/'stans trip. Laurence cruised over by boat to the mainland to get a head start.
discover the mystery behind the country of the rising sun. Besides working, singing karaoke, walking down roppongi
wearing FTC Tee-shirts and phonating kanji with a British tongue, he's also been practising some new skateboard
maneuvers for the Silk Road/'stans trip. Laurence cruised over by boat to the mainland to get a head start.
The get-away driver.
Shekou, Shenzhen.
Shekou is one of the many areas outside of downtown Shenzhen being developed. Office buildings and hotels are
being erected day by day. As you might have noticed, China is on the rise resulting from cheap labour. These
migrant workers are crammed into four by eight meter bunk bed rooms which can hold around ten people.
being erected day by day. As you might have noticed, China is on the rise resulting from cheap labour. These
migrant workers are crammed into four by eight meter bunk bed rooms which can hold around ten people.
Hong Kong business man hitting some golf balls for pleasure.
Laurence and I had to ferry over to Hong Kong to apply for a new Chinese visa. Which somehow resulted into giving
Buddha a quick visit as well as...
Buddha a quick visit as well as...
... showcasing his newly purchased red pants..
I couple days later I somehow found myself on a flight with the Chinese Converse Team flying 5 hours north...
... to Vladivostok, the Far East of Russia.
Kirill Korbokov came to translate.
Eric Lai organized the trip and also tried numerous times to get the team to do a traditional russian squat dance for
the documentary.
the documentary.
Anthony Claraval dreaming of Okinawa.
On board we had, Xu Ying, Alexander Hwang, Keng Qu, Blackie...
... and of course Xiao Xing.
Xiao Xing Frontside Bluntslide.
We kind of went on a skatetrip to the Far East in the winter...
She blew our mind...
Vishka and Vladimir and I are starting a band.
