♥ Thursday, May 22, 2008♥
It has been almost 1 week since i am back and i am still in the holiday mood. Manage to clear my emails and right now bz with some new job orders. Many pple in my office seem to have caught the flu/cough bug & My lao da seems to be very sick and cant be bothered with us.. =P
Let's see what have i been up to in HongKong. Poor hao had to stay over the nite b4 and accompany me to the airport and drag himself home later...Thank you dear , Really appreciate ur company. Reached the airport at 540am.. we were almost the last few to check in and had no time for breakfast..gate close 40 mins b4 flight departure and we made it just on time.
Day 1: Singpore > Hongkong
Landed in HK around 1030am and we took the public bus - A21 to Nathan Road.. somehow we manage to find our way to the hotel after asking around with Desiree's broken cantonase haha. Must make it a point to remember the Chinese name of the street and hotel.. The HK pple there english is really as pte ltd as my cantonase. Here's a pic of our room.. small but comfortable.. i like the LCD screen
By the time we checked in and settle down it was already 3 plus. Cant imagine if i took a later flight there. It was drizzling, everywhere is crowded in Mongkok and we were very tired. Too lazy to walk further, we settled for Ajisan... i tried their beef curry ramen (nt ava in spore).. yummy !!! Then we went exploring mongkok.. we see sasa, esprit everywhere...bought many my melody stuff tats all...
Covered almost 50% of Mongkok, we stumble upon Modern Toilet restaurant in the late evening. The building is pretty new but quite popular with youngster.. we had to wait for awhlie b4 we got a seat. i love their theme.. wish we have one in sg too.. After dinner we shop abit and retire to our hotel to have an early rest.
Trust me.. it's not disgusting at all to eat from the toilet bowl.. but i still find it challenging to eat curry from it.. we ordered grill chicken instead.. the meat is very tender.. yummy.. wish i had some space for desserts.
Day 2: Shenzhen (windows of the world)
Went down to buy breakfast from a nearby Char Can Ting.. the pi dan shou ruo zhuo is the best i ever tasted.. had chicken n pork bits + century egg.. they are very generous with the meat... the you tiao is also very crunchy... tried a red bean kwey which they always eat in drama.. nt too bad too..
After filling our tummy, it's time to go Shenzhen. The best thing abt stayin in Mongkok is both the KCR and MTR train stations are available and our hotel is right in the middle.. abt 10 mins walk to both station. Crossing custom was easy since we are foreigners as the queues are shorter.. The journey from Hk to windows of the world took abt 1.5 hrs.. taking their metro was even easier
Here we are at windows of the world.. the weather is just nice for a day in the park..much better than the summer heat i went 2 years ago..
We're in Rome
I went Paris too
Spent abt 3 hours in the park and we decided to visit Dong Men, shenzhen shopping area to have a preview .. wah it was so biggggggggg and crowded....It was impossible to finish shopping in that area.. so many things to see ..
Headed back to Hk around 6 plus and bought tacopachi/milk for dinner ..it's the best taco pachi i ever tasted.. the skin is so so crispy and they have egg mayo as topping.. so delicious... i am cravin for it now..
Here's wat i always have for dinner/supper.. curry fish balls (very chewy n springy), siew mai (taste yucky) and taco pachi with milk (delicious)
Day 3: Wishing tree> Shatin > Temple street
Decided to give our legs a break, we did some light activities .. Desiree wanted to find the wishing tree so we went exploring taking their public bus and following instructions from our itinery.. i nv 4gt tat place.. the moment we step down from the bus a crazy lady came chasing us.. all the way across the road .. she almost got knock down by a car.. kept pestering us to buy the incense paper.. we were scare but we just ignore her.. so irritating.. then i gt bitten by mosquitoes.. i have more than 7 bites on my right calf.. my blood so nice meh... :@
After a quick one, we headed to Shatin and visit Snoppy land...did some shopping and bought a dress..
Day 4: Wong Tai Sin > DIsney Land
Woke up slightly earlier to have yum char.. they have special rates if you settle bill before 11am for weekdays..ordered so much tat we almost couldnt finish. Headed to Wong Tai Sin (Temple) and then to Citygate outlet (factory outlets near disney land.. nothing much though)
The auntie come along with their push carts... tis my fav pan fry carrot cake with the special sauce
Reach disney land around 2 plus and we hand around till 8pm for the fireworks...very beautiful and enchanting place.. i miss the fantasy island.the weather was great and we managed to cover almost 90% of disney land, catch some shows and took pics with the characters.. only thing we miss was the parade..
Here's the disney train
Here's mickey and minnie.. they speak canto
Here's cheeky/naughty pluto
3D annimation show...
Pooh Bear honey ride
Here's pooh n us
Space Mountain ride
We were really tired at the end of the day...
Day 5: Macau + Wan Zhai
Went out slight earlier to Wan Zhai to see the yin yuan shi (love rock).. prayed and head off to buy ferry tickets to Macau.. rushed like mad again..we only had 10 mins to run from ticketing to the ferry.. each trip is at half hour interval
We headed to Venetian first via the free shuttle bus..
Inside Venitian Casino..check out the beautiful artificial sky and river
Next we headed to Ruins of St pauls and the Senado Square (food/shopping area)via their public bus.. 5mop..alight once we see the Senado Square
Furtherdown the Senado Square towards Ruins of St Pauls
Before Ruins of St Pauls
Ruins of St pauls
How could i not try the famous pork burger b4 i leave macau.. nt as fantastic as i expected.. maybe i tried the wrong stall.. it's too peppery for my likning.
Day 6: Shenzhen > The Peak
Left with only 2 more days in HK.. woke up earlier to have breakfast.. went to Xiao Fei Yang.. super wrong choice.. their service is so SLOW... So Stupid !!! Left after wasting about 45 mins there...
Round 2 shopping trip at Dong Men.. tis time i manage to get some dresses and tops for myself and hao..
Headed back to Hk in the evening.. Went back to the hotel for a rest b4 heading to the Peak..
Took the tram up.. my first visit too.. we were lucky to get a set .. the slope was super steep...
Took many crazy pics with twins, lee kuan yew, leo ku, jay zhou, ayumi, george bush mozart, andy lau, leon lai, marium yuen, beckham, tiger woods etc etc in the wax musume.. too many to name and lazy to edit the photo size...
Day 7: Sham Shui Po > Lai Chi Kok
Here's our breakfast.. traditional hk toast.. Set a b c style..
Polo Bun.. super nice.. but i like crystal jade one better =P
Here's dragon city at Sham Shui Po.. got many bargains and flea markets in the area..
They even have a roller coaster within the shopping center.. too bad it's under renovation
Lai CHi Kok was also similar except it's indoor and something like Platinum Mall in Bangkok.. air conditioned.. many many shops but didnt buy anything coz some of the shops are not open to retailers only to wholesale..
Day 8: Sham Shui Po > Singapore
Our last day in HK, we woke up earlier to pack our luggage, went for dim sum at the first restaurant ... and did some last min shopping.. Stumble upon Aglye Center.. woah it's one of the best place i ever been in Mongkok.. too bad we only found the place on our last day.. bought 2 dresses and 1 bag.. wished i had more time there.. i must go there again next time ...
Aiyiko XOXO
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