HK: Reeling it in
While many of my friends toured Europe....
I decided to take the unconventional route....
And took on HongKong and Canada instead :)
And yes, to everyone who's asking me repeatedly,
I enjoyed myself tremendously :)
And like every other trip that I go on,
I learned much, and I grew up a lil more.
Seeing the difference in the way people live, and the way they interact, and the heritage they were brought up with, makes looking at life a changed perspective.
I decided to take the unconventional route....
And took on HongKong and Canada instead :)
And yes, to everyone who's asking me repeatedly,
I enjoyed myself tremendously :)
And like every other trip that I go on,
I learned much, and I grew up a lil more.
Seeing the difference in the way people live, and the way they interact, and the heritage they were brought up with, makes looking at life a changed perspective.
At least, in my eyes, it did.
I've much to write, since I DID disappear for a month, but think reading thru my daily itinerary can get boring after a while.
I've much to write, since I DID disappear for a month, but think reading thru my daily itinerary can get boring after a while.
So I decided, just the highlights will do :)
(at least better than the two previous trips where I DIDN'T write anything coz I was too *cough cough* lazy *cough cough* busy to write :P)
Hongkong first la, ok? :P
So what does the shopaholic do in Hongkong?
:P
Lets just say that I think the people in the Esprit outlets can recognize me already :P
And that they're ready to give me their VIP card.
Haha :P
It's my second time in HongKong, and there's nothing much to do there besides shop and shop somemore :P
Stayed with my cousin sister and her family, and her place is huge (in HK context ok, not ours) with 6 rooms! And I'm just happy to have my own room :)
To be honest, didn't take much pictures in HK, coz:
1. Was too busy shopping/eating
2. Nothing very interesting to photograph
HK is a very busy place.
And chinese being chinese, everyone's always in a rush.
Seriously.
Small place, chockful with people rushing left and right, you do the math.
And travelling around HK can be a pain, mainly coz I stay far away from the city. Takes about an hour to just get there, and another hour back.
And to those who knows me, will know that I HATE BUS RIDES.
They make me sick, like literally. Bleah.. Yuck yuck :(
Think the only highlight of HK for me was going to Disneyland.
Yes, I ACTUALLY WENT to Disneyland.
(To all whom I've been telling that I would never ever step into Disneyland, can I take back my words now? :P Keke)
And I ACTUALLY enjoyed myself too :)
(Pics will be in a separate post)
Foodwise, HK food's ok la.
Ate a lot of nice seafood, ate even more street food, and things that I never thought I could get to eat :)
And even as I type this, I'm craving for my red bean ice now... Sigh.
That's all, I think.
Not much pics to show, but got a lot of clothes though. Haha.
Guess you can't have everything :P
The minimal pics that I took while I was there:
Hongkong first la, ok? :P
So what does the shopaholic do in Hongkong?
:P
Lets just say that I think the people in the Esprit outlets can recognize me already :P
And that they're ready to give me their VIP card.
Haha :P
It's my second time in HongKong, and there's nothing much to do there besides shop and shop somemore :P
Stayed with my cousin sister and her family, and her place is huge (in HK context ok, not ours) with 6 rooms! And I'm just happy to have my own room :)
To be honest, didn't take much pictures in HK, coz:
1. Was too busy shopping/eating
2. Nothing very interesting to photograph
HK is a very busy place.
And chinese being chinese, everyone's always in a rush.
Seriously.
Small place, chockful with people rushing left and right, you do the math.
And travelling around HK can be a pain, mainly coz I stay far away from the city. Takes about an hour to just get there, and another hour back.
And to those who knows me, will know that I HATE BUS RIDES.
They make me sick, like literally. Bleah.. Yuck yuck :(
Think the only highlight of HK for me was going to Disneyland.
Yes, I ACTUALLY WENT to Disneyland.
(To all whom I've been telling that I would never ever step into Disneyland, can I take back my words now? :P Keke)
And I ACTUALLY enjoyed myself too :)
(Pics will be in a separate post)
Foodwise, HK food's ok la.
Ate a lot of nice seafood, ate even more street food, and things that I never thought I could get to eat :)
And even as I type this, I'm craving for my red bean ice now... Sigh.
That's all, I think.
Not much pics to show, but got a lot of clothes though. Haha.
Guess you can't have everything :P
The minimal pics that I took while I was there:
One of my fav pics taken with Annika, my niece.
She's like super cute ok! Talks English with that HK accent. Haha :P And she's loves to talk! :)
Oh, this was taken during the long car trip around HK. Just fyi, she's the one who wants to take the pic. Haha :P
Yummy food in HK!!
Glutinous balls with mango ice-cream! :)
Made famous by some chinese series. Haha
And I'm always game for everything and anything mango :P
What HK is famous for... Egg tarts! :)
Not that I'm a big fan, but since I'm there, I might as well eat :P Haha
My bird's nest egg tart with ginger juice.
Note that it's in bold because it was REALLY good :P Haha
And ya, those little teeny strips of stuff you see in it is suppose to be bird's nest. Don't know if it's real or not la. Coz didn't taste anything also. But then again, bird's nest memang no taste wan. Haha :P
Sorry no more pics of food coz I was either too lazy to take them/ too busy eating them :P Keke
The compulsory pic.
Taken at the infamous spot whereby "If you go HK ah, sure must take pic there wan!!!"
So I ma take lor... Evidence that I was ACTUALLY in HK :P Haha
My bird's nest egg tart with ginger juice.
Note that it's in bold because it was REALLY good :P Haha
And ya, those little teeny strips of stuff you see in it is suppose to be bird's nest. Don't know if it's real or not la. Coz didn't taste anything also. But then again, bird's nest memang no taste wan. Haha :P
Sorry no more pics of food coz I was either too lazy to take them/ too busy eating them :P Keke
The compulsory pic.
Taken at the infamous spot whereby "If you go HK ah, sure must take pic there wan!!!"
So I ma take lor... Evidence that I was ACTUALLY in HK :P Haha
Just in case you're wondering, it's at the Arena of Stars, overlooking Hongkong island :) The building directly behind me is suppose to be their World Trade Center or something. I don't know, I didn't go. I was too busy shopping. Haha :P
With Uncle Jeff, cuz, Annika and Aunt Nek at Repulse Bay.
My trip would've been super boring/expensive if it wasn't for them taking me in and about :)
So thanks... For everything :)
That's it. Sorry la, so lil pics :(
But it's not very expensive to go HK, so you can go there and see it for yourself :P Haha
With Uncle Jeff, cuz, Annika and Aunt Nek at Repulse Bay.
My trip would've been super boring/expensive if it wasn't for them taking me in and about :)
So thanks... For everything :)
That's it. Sorry la, so lil pics :(
But it's not very expensive to go HK, so you can go there and see it for yourself :P Haha
Conclusion?
Not a place that I would like to stay in, mainly because it's predominantly Chinese.
Would go there to shop though :P Keke
Oh, don't worry, got some more pics wan. But they are mainly of Disneyland :P
Next post next post!
:)
Will now leave you with two of my fav pics taken in HK :)
One of glorious sunset....
Will now leave you with two of my fav pics taken in HK :)
One of glorious sunset....
And the other, my absolute favourite.
- jess, conquered HK -
Sunday, July 15, 2007 9:07:00 pm
oooo, nice layout!
so u going off 25th this month? we should catch up before then! top
Monday, July 16, 2007 11:58:00 pm
I'm sorry but who's this? :P
I don't think I can identify someone just by the way they write. Haha :P
And thx! :) top
Friday, July 20, 2007 8:27:00 am
I want some of that mango thingy !!!!!!:)) top
Monday, July 23, 2007 5:57:00 am
Eh eh where's the obligatory pic of my McD's red bean pie?
And polo pau?
And dimsum?
And my beluga whale leh!!!!! :D
PS: Your hair looks nice tied back liddat! Very the 'in' now.
PPS: I think anonymous is Kinyan leh. top
Wednesday, July 25, 2007 1:29:00 am
Anonymous:
No idea who you are. Hiding is not funny. blek :P
Uma:
We go HK together sometime in the future and eat that ok? :) Miss ya gal!
Blogger's sis:
McD no more sell red bean pie leh :( And Annika ate all the polo paus :P Keke. Likey me hair? Good la. Will tie it liddat more often then :)Beluga whale will have it's own place and time :P Haha.
PS: Ai lub eww!! top