The Legendary Ah Kung...

Today we finally visit the legendary Ah Kung at Mei Ya jewelry. Ah Kung is recommend to me by my colleague who used to work in the jewelry industry. He says Ah Kung can replicate any designer rings from Cartier to Tiffany.

We went to Lucky Plaza and cannot find Mei Ya at all. I even asked around in other shops to find out where is Mei Ya is. I finally entered into a watch shop that sells many many many many many watches. The lady there couldn't help us. As we are about to leave the shop, I found the gold Casio watch that I have always wanted to buy. She gave me a good price, so good I end up buying 2 watches. I haven't been buying any watches for the past 4 years. I'm a happy girl. 2 decent Casio watches for only $115!!!

Anyway, back to the quest for Mei Ya. I called my colleague to ask and he told me it's opposite a duck rice stall. Now the quest is Duck Rice Stall... Duh?!?!?

But that really lead us to find Mei Ya. Ah Kung is a humble fatherly figure which is originally from Hong Kong. He speaks broken Mandarin, then I speak Cantonese to him, ending his agony.

He is a chatty man who hides himself in a small counter at the back of the small shop, perfecting every piece of gem and jewelry. He couldn't draw designs very well but he perfectly understands what we want after I showed him a couple of pics and told him how we want it to be. He quoted us his price on the spot and we decided to give a serious thought about it before confirming.

Not that he is no good, but he says he only needed 2 weeks to complete, which is way too early for our wedding timeline. We do not need to commit first and spend money too soon.

Ah Kung has the experience of mounting four 10-carat diamonds onto a pair of earrings for a rich Indonesia tai-tai. He also designed a wonderful and versatile diamond-pearl earrings which the customer has yet to collect. It is stunningly beautiful.

But I did ask him to help me find a 0.6 carat stone for my mum. Can't wait...