Back from HK and missing the stuffs there alr, esp the temperature! But then again, it is true that wherever you are u will feel as though you wanna stay at that place.. Temperatures there was super cold.. ranging from 11-16 deg, it was the coldest week in HK, according to weather forecasts! LOL. Been super busy with gatherings since I came back!
Day 1:
Arrival at HK!! Pretty Late I would say, after taking our luggage etc.. Contacted Hui Xuan, who just came back from Guilin too! LOL. Went to our hotel, which ws pretty small but provided great service! Stopped over for dinner/tea break.. and got a taste of the long awaited.. or rather.. much anticipated Bo Luo Yau! LOL! I love that bun la.. must be authentic!! Went for a tour around HKU and boy, the scenery was really quite breathtaking. Lots of places to take photos hehe. And we toured around Central/Sheung Wan.. Nothing much there because it was rather late alr.. And the skies turned real dark early at 5.30pm! LOL.
Day 2:
Met up with Hui Xuan in the afternoon due to the unexpected traffic jam. And after a while.. ta-da! We reached Mongkok! Our shopping friend.. hahaha. Spent a lot at the Argyle Centre, which is somewhat a fusion of Far East Plaza and Bugis Village, explaining why we saw so many students there! Have no idea why their students are so eng!! Dun need to go school?! Oh wells.. after Argyle Centre, HX went off to her roomie’s bday, while Soph and I continued our shopping expedition at Ladies’ Street! LOL. We bought DVDs and my boots! Weee! After a bowl of warm dessert (the temp was dropping to 12 degrees!) we went to Tsim Tsa Tsui’s Avenue of Stars.. Ironically, we din pay much attention to the Symphony of Lights.. More of admiring the neon lights! Hahaha. Enjoyed walking along Victoria Harbour =D
Day 3:
Off to Ocean Park! It was a tough journey there for we lost our way to Admiralty, alighted at the wrong stop of the tram statioN! Ultimately reached there and went for the animal displays! LOL. And no, except for the first ride that we saw, I din take any more rides hehe. Pandas! LOL. Took the cable car down too, the view was nice.. =D Seriously, I felt like I could just stay here forever!! Went into this illusion house thing that played with our eyes.. fun =D Subsequently, we popped by my relatives’ place for dinner at Kowloon Bay, and after that, came across this shopping mall with vvv nice teddy bear wedding displays!! Couldn’t resist takign photos with all of them hehe. Photos all on facebook, Soph’s accnt!
Day 4:
It was off to Wong Tai Sin temple, the all-so-famous attraction, which actually “consolidates” all the diff Taoist and Buddhist Gods. Quite an eye-opener, and went to “qiu qian” also, since it was not often that we could do this here. Subsequently, we went to Kowloon Bay again for tea break and for my Po Lo Yau!!! Weee! LOL. Ok, I just love that bun. After HX left, Soph and I were bored and din know what to do after exploring the MTR area of Kowloon Bay.. so.. we randomly entered this K-Box outlet at one of the complexes and spent the rest of the afternn there! LOL. Wanted to go bowling, but it was kind of more expensive than Sg. Popped by Diamond Hill MTR’s Plaza Hollywood, and went to the Peak after that since the tram was operating till 12am. Gosh, it was alr 10 degrees, and with the winds, at the Peak, it must have been at least 8 deg! It was so cold to the extent that my hands were numb! But again, despite the 45degrees tram ride which allowed us to see everything almost upside down, th view was nice!
Day 5:
It was off to Lantau Island’s Ngong Ping! On our way up the mountain/hill, saw a lot of village house, that kind of look like our mini condos along those private housing estates. Only diff is that one “condo” is owned by one family! Goes to show how big the village houses are. But then again, it must be really inconvenient to stay in the middle of a hill, I can’t imagine what time the students have to wake up just to go to school! On reaching the Giant Buddha, we realised that it was by no means easy.. for we had to climb up at least 200 steps to reach it! Goodness, real stamina training there, because even after that, we literally went hiking just to see the Wisdom Path. Ok la.. Wisdom must be gained in the long run =x Went back to Mui Wo to take the ferry back, din have much time to visit Tai O.
Back at HK Island, we tried finding food at SoHo, but it was super ex. LOL. The Central-Mid Levels Escalator was really long.. so it was a long way down for us again. We finally settled for this Zi Char stall nearby, food was good, though hygiene wise…LOL!
And then it was to Lan Kwai Fong! Great mix of music, great drinks, but lack of clubs to dance. Ok la, I was quite tired also, so I din mind that part. Oh ya, their pubs have hangers for bags under the tables! Innovative =D If I live in HK, I dun mind coming here every now and then to chill out for the music =)
Day 6:
Went to Macau, and woke up super early.. though we still got our 7 hours of sleep. Hehe. That’s the good thing abt Free and Easy trips la, you plan your own time hahahaha. Turbojet seats were rather posh and comfy compared to the ferry seats that I took 6 years ago hehe. 50 mins ride was for us to kun on board la hehe.
Upon arrival at Macau, we took the super duper huge and inconvenient map around to help us navigate. Gosh, Macau is really small!! As usual, we overshot our bus stop again hahaha. Reached our destination- Ruins of St Pauls ultimately, but not without stopping by to try the AUTHENTIC Pork Chop Bun! Hehehe. Reallly nice, and their bubble tea was great too. Bought Portugese Egg Tarts along the way too and it was delicious!! Hahaha!!! After visiting the Big Fortress, we also went to the Musuem of Macau since it was free entry for that day (10th anniversary of Macau’s return to CHina). Finally headed back to the ferry terminal, and gosh, we almost missed our jet!!! =x I was so frantic.. After all, we dun have accomodation here!
Back at HK’s Shun Tak Centre, where we boarded the jet, we had Yoshinoya’s limited edition for Winter – Shabu Shabu! Big portion! Carrying a lot of souvenirs (food!).. Decided to visit my relatives again, since we were leaving the next day, and Soph went back to the hotel. My dear relative bought Roast Pigeons for us! =) But it was freaking heavy to bring back..
Day 7:
Full of unwillingness to leave…Bought my Bo Luo Baos!
That’s about it! I wanna go back again!! LOL!