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05-31-2008, 12:38 PM
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I went there yesterday hoping for some food.
Ended up being a waste of $4 parking.
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05-31-2008, 12:42 PM
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$4 parking?
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05-31-2008, 12:44 PM
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Originally Posted by Peturbo  I went there yesterday hoping for some food.
Ended up being a waste of $4 parking. | really?! i heard parking was free?! o.O
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05-31-2008, 12:45 PM
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#154 | | HELP ME PLS!!!
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park at ikea!!
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05-31-2008, 12:45 PM
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I parked at the sears right outside of night market.
Is it free inside there?
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06-01-2008, 11:49 PM
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food booths should be up in a week or 2
i'll keep you guys informed
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06-02-2008, 08:40 AM
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Bullshit already? parking is $4? how is this any better than last year when the REAL night market was around?
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06-02-2008, 08:49 AM
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multiple sources tell me this year's night market is major suckage.
but then again they all went on the first day opening. hope it gets better soon!
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06-02-2008, 09:13 AM
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Went second day.
Major suckage.
Going to postpone going again till late June.
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06-02-2008, 10:02 AM
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Originally Posted by 5.201314% Bullshit already? parking is $4? how is this any better than last year when the REAL night market was around? | this real and fake night market thing you guys always bring up is stupid
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06-02-2008, 11:01 AM
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Originally Posted by Grandmaster TSE this real and fake night market thing you guys always bring up is stupid |
Just me, and I am a firm believer in the fact that this is a ripoff of the REAL night market.
That being said, you can say you're biased can't you? since you have some crazy insider info?
As far as I'm concerned, I'm going to keep referring to it being fake and real, because people will get confused with "summer night market" and "richmond night market"
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06-02-2008, 11:36 AM
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Went on Sunday.
Whoa. Waste of time. There's kettle corn though.
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06-02-2008, 11:48 AM
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Originally Posted by 5.201314% Just me, and I am a firm believer in the fact that this is a ripoff of the REAL night market.
That being said, you can say you're biased can't you? since you have some crazy insider info?
As far as I'm concerned, I'm going to keep referring to it being fake and real, because people will get confused with "summer night market" and "richmond night market" | Just stop posting, you're embarassing yourself.
Hey Tse, which booth you running?
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06-02-2008, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by chun Just stop posting, you're embarassing yourself.
Hey Tse, which booth you running? | LOL...you sure got a mouth on you.
And people deserve to know the difference, exactly what this thread's about. Besides the obvious tse wanting ppl to go to his booth, doesn't mean I can't tell people that this is a fake night market. It's a biased opinion, where as I am not hosting something, therefore I'm not.
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06-02-2008, 04:17 PM
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Originally Posted by 5.201314% LOL...you sure got a mouth on you.
And people deserve to know the difference, exactly what this thread's about. Besides the obvious tse wanting ppl to go to his booth, doesn't mean I can't tell people that this is a fake night market. It's a biased opinion, where as I am not hosting something, therefore I'm not. | You made your point. Shut up, move on.
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06-02-2008, 06:20 PM
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#166 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Originally Posted by chun Just stop posting, you're embarassing yourself.
Hey Tse, which booth you running? | i don't have a booth
i work for lions communication, we're running the night market
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06-02-2008, 06:24 PM
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#167 | | To me, there is the Internet and there is RS
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Originally Posted by 5.201314% Just me, and I am a firm believer in the fact that this is a ripoff of the REAL night market.
That being said, you can say you're biased can't you? since you have some crazy insider info?
As far as I'm concerned, I'm going to keep referring to it being fake and real, because people will get confused with "summer night market" and "richmond night market" | Quote:
Originally Posted by 5.201314% LOL...you sure got a mouth on you.
And people deserve to know the difference, exactly what this thread's about. Besides the obvious tse wanting ppl to go to his booth, doesn't mean I can't tell people that this is a fake night market. It's a biased opinion, where as I am not hosting something, therefore I'm not. | i want to know what you think is a real night market
and don't assume stuff, i don't have a booth, i work for the company
and yes, i am bias since i work for the company, but i'm just informing people that the food booths will be up and the summer night market will be a great place to be
but if you dislike the so call "fake" night market, its up to you if you want to come or not
i want people to know that just because its a new company running it and its our first year doing this doesn't mean it will suck. it might not be as great as something that has been running for many years since they have experience with it, but we're trying our best to make it a great event for everyone
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06-02-2008, 06:24 PM
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06-02-2008, 07:05 PM
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Are you sure that is happening this year?
New group makes bid to host night market
By Martin van den Hemel - Richmond Review - March 22, 2008
Imagine his surprise when Richmond Night Market organizer Raymond Cheung saw an ad in a Chinese daily newspaper stating that the annual waterfront event is going ahead, even though he still hasn’t found a spot to put it.
It turns out, another firm which says it has previously organized events at the Plaza of Nations in downtown Vancouver, has stepped in and made an application this week to the city to host the market at the same Vulcan Way site as last year.
This week’s ad in the Chinese daily Ming Pao Xpress claims that the “2008 Richmond Summer Night Market” is going ahead this year. The ad urges vendors to sign up for the market, billed with a May 30 start date, and declares vendors must give their full payment by mid-April.
But City of Richmond spokesperson Cynthia Lockrey said no approval has been given by the city for the night market. In order to go ahead, the new proponents, which this year started a new company called Lions Communications, will have to obtain a temporary use permit and fulfill a raft of requirements.
Lions Communications’ Paul Cheung—who is not related to Raymond Cheung—said he’s confident that the city would green light his bid.
Cheung said he was previously with Paradise Entertainment, the management company that organized events at Plaza of Nations.
“It looks pretty good so we’re going ahead,” Cheung said. Some vendors have already signed up and handed in their deposit, he said.
Cheung claimed he’s met the majority of the city’s requirements.
He said he’s also consulted with area businesses and has contacted the police, fire and health departments on traffic, safety and health issues.
“The staff already wrote the report,” Cheung claimed.
But Lockrey said that’s not true.
She said a letter has been sent to Cheung, indicating all of the areas that need to be addressed and information that’s still outstanding.
“We thought it would be a big loss to the City of Richmond, to not have it,” Cheung said.
He began working on this project with fellow organizers Allen Ng, Frank Liu and Alvin Au.
He said he’s already signed a lease with the Vulcan Way landlord, Cathay Importers Ltd. 2000.
Once staff have completed a report, it will be presented to a committee of council, which will review it and then decide on whether it wants to recommend the bid’s approval.
That recommendation will be forward to city council.
Before making a decision, council must hold a public hearing in which interested citizens and business owners can share their views.
Lockrey said the city is treating this application as completely new, and noted that even if the original organizer, Raymond Cheung, wanted to hold the event again, he’d have to start the application process from scratch, just like Paul Cheung.
Meanwhile, Raymond Cheung said his firm, Target Event Productions, has received calls from surrounding businesses, who expressed surprise and anger at news that the event might return.
That leads him to question whether area businesses have been consulted at all, as Paul Cheung claims.
And Raymond Cheung also fears the public will confuse the two events because the event names are so similar—Raymond’s Richmond Night Market versus Paul’s Richmond Summer Night Market—and residents will have the same expectations in terms of security, parking and traffic.
Last year’s event drew about 30,000 people per night to the north Richmond area near Home Depot and IKEA.
Raymond Cheung said he couldn’t negotiate a lease with his old landlord and hasn’t been able to find a new location. But he’s hopeful the Richmond Night Market will return next year.
http://www.bclocalnews.com/richm ... /news/16983231.html
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06-02-2008, 07:27 PM
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I have a non-Diggy bashing question:
Cheung II said that he spent half a mil prepping the area for the night market. Where the fuck did all of that money go?
I can see spending $30k between labour and material costs and possibly another $20k in permits, but half a mil?
Can someone fill me in on where that money was flushed?
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06-02-2008, 07:47 PM
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My point was differenciating the "old" and "new" night market if that's mre politically correct.
It was a play on words, calling it "fake" for a nightmarket related matter... if you people don't get it... you can all calm the f down...
That being said...
LB: where'd u get .5Mil?
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06-03-2008, 08:53 AM
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Operator Paul Cheung told CBC News he has spent about $500,000 over the past two weeks to get the site ready for opening night, but the plumbing for the food court isn't ready yet
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06-03-2008, 09:25 AM
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Originally Posted by Los Bastardo
but half a mil?
Can someone fill me in on where that money was flushed?
| I'm pretty sure alot of the money was spent on bribes/greasing palms to get it started & things approved.
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06-03-2008, 09:28 AM
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Originally Posted by Los Bastardo | 500k?
im sure they meant 50.
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06-03-2008, 11:36 AM
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Originally Posted by 5.201314% Just me, and I am a firm believer in the fact that this is a ripoff of the REAL night market.
That being said, you can say you're biased can't you? since you have some crazy insider info?
As far as I'm concerned, I'm going to keep referring to it being fake and real, because people will get confused with "summer night market" and "richmond night market" | What the hell?
It's a NIGHT MARKET.
How can it be FAKE?
God, the semantics in this case are just so absurd that I can't believe people are still arguing about this. It's a freaking night market! They all sell the same crap, and the only thing that really sets them apart is the food!
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