The other side of Macau

I visited HK this weekend w/ mom.

I try to do a few things w/ mom because her health isn't that great nowadays so I should make sure I get some quality time before she dies and leaves me feeling guilty for not doing more. Don't look back and say you shoulda done this or that. Look back and say you did it the right way, or your way.

Interesting thing in most of SE asia is that # of prostitutes (or girls who appear to be) in every club, casino, avenue, etc. This topic came up w/ my 2 HK friends on Sat night... prostitution in the USA (and alot of high end modern countries/cities) often happens because the girls know how to make a quick buck. Its a pretty conscious choice, they are 'hos because they rather not work a regular job and get paid an honest days work. Contrast to SE Asia, many girls turn to being 'hos because seriously, there are very few options for girls in these countries so they feel they have no choice but to use their fortunes (looks) when times get tough.

You gotta realize that in SE Asia, labor is so cheap that an unskilled person is pretty much worthless. Macau Wynn for example -- every single table has 2 dealers, one dealing and one watching. double the staff. In the US they'd say screw that, in fact they are continuously trying to reduce staff w/ machines. In Macau people are a dime a dozen, so they double them up wherever needed. In Vietnam we witnessed how this coffee shop would hire girls to just stand in the corners, top of the stairs, etc. People were so cheap that you could hire them by the dozen, probably the uniform costs were the bigger line item.

Anyways Macau has a few things keeping it from super glory.
1. Need an airport big enough to land 747's
2. Must improve ferry service
3. Immigration lines are horrible. Coming from HK it seems silly that its a diff country!
4. Who the hell decided to put Venetian on the other side of the island away from the other casinos?

Otherwise Wynn Macau was great. Totally Vegas feel. Even had craps and roulette! When MGM opens its going to be awesome too. Odd when I was at Wynn w/ Tombo last time it didn't strike me the same way.