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A short and quick update on Danshui. We were there 2 nights - 6 & 7 Jan.

Crowd back in full force last night (7 Jan). All KTV rooms in Legend were booked. Generally Malaysian and Singaporean. Really surprised given the current economic problems (more so for Malaysian). Guess horny dicks doing the thinking.

Quantity and quality is quite good, but don't benchmark to the old CP days. Pricing has escalated to ridiculous levels. Most KTV girls are at 5/15/20 level. Doesn't really correlate to beauty or even height. One of my friend took a 6/18/23 "model" which turns out to be a dead fish (didn't realize the rate till later at night). Friendliness index however is pretty ok. Most try to make a quick buck before CNY. Some said they are not sure whether they will come back after CNY and some are still weary, as the situation has not recovered to normal. Heard big $$$ were paid just to get them (hotel operators) back to business.

As FGG said, it's no longer cheap to party in China and it's for the strong hearted with deep(er) pockets. Anyway a pretty good trip catching up with friends from Singapore and Vietnam. Food in DS is fantastic though. There's a dim sum place across the street from Legend Hotel called Cha Dian Wang. Better than CP Miraton dim sum X100 times. Now in SZ Boan before heading home tomorrow.