Hi all, sorry its been so long since my next blog.. its been like what... 2 weeks? Soo sorry.. my #1 Fan lol (you know who you are, hahaha) Anyways.. I've been really busy at work... the launch of toontoon in South East Asia was keeping me crazy busy... and also I had to clear up and handover stuff before I left on vacation so here it is my Vacation to Hong Kong yea!! =D Finally got to Visit Hong Kong Disneyland too :)
I arrived on Saturday Night, Hong Kong has changed soo much since I last visited in 98... the out skirts of HK was just lighted up with huge and tall sky scrapers.. all very new and very nice! There were lotsa new bridges too! Here's a vid of the drive to the hotel...(lol yea I know the peninsula is upside down.. but I didn't think of making a video back then :P)
We stayed at The Hotel behind The Peninsula... lol I like to call it that... :P seems soo posh.. but its actually
Its a nice hotel.. service was REALLY good but just like all hotels on HK the rooms are tiny... but we had alotta fun terrorizing my parents cuz we had adjoining rooms so we were running to and fro. Oh and we got really lucky we got the rooms at the end of the hotel so we could peep through a little opening between The Peninsula and the Sheraton so we actually HAD A VIEW of the waterfront of HK island =) sweet! soo After checking in the hotel at nite we decided to do a little wondering around our area of Tsim Sha Tsui
Its been a long time since I last came to HK the skyline has definitely change.. but Nathan Road still looks exactly the way it is... neon lights, busy buses and cars, people everywhere.. but I don't remember HK during Christmas so it was a nice change to see Christmas lighting around there... however I think Singapore's Christmas lights are nicer :P
Sunday Morning DIMSUM!!!!! If you come to Hong Kong you HAVE to go for Dimsum.. its like you come ALL the way to Hong Kong and not have the thing that it is famous for? You might as well not go!
The food was delicious... BEYOND delicious... lol the best dimsum I've ever had! The Siew Mais and the Har Gows.. The Chicken Feet (lol someone told me they look like baby fingers :P watevers *BITE*) everything was GOOOD but I think the best was the Mango Pudding.. I've never seen anyone serve it like that... 2 Koi Fishies... and the total bill for 5 people filled to the brim? $250 HKD = $35 USD.. hellaaaa cheap (btw we went back there on tuesday morning lol and it was $170 HKD cuz of weekday)
After ALL that food we HAD to move... else we'd turn into lard tubs... The itenary for that day was HK island... so we took the MTR over to Central station and took a tram up to Victoria Peak
Victoria Peak changed ALOT! They now have this plaza at the top... that has a Madam Tussads, an EA Games store and also a Bubba Gump!! I was amazed!! It was like a shopping mall at the top of HK.. WoWzers! Victoria Peak is also where all the rich people build their million dollar houses..
Took the tram down and thought we might catch the open top double decker bus.. since we were tourist we wanted to do what the tourist doo...
We waited 45 mins for this stinking bus... lol
After the bus ride we took the MTR to Causeway Bay, well cause if you've watched all the Young and Dangerous movies (Ku Wak Chai) that's where all the action is supposed to be at lol so I had to go there... or umm where guys like Ekin Cheng (ok he sux in those sites but trust me he's DAMN cool in Ku Wak Chai and Legend of Speed) is supposed to hang out... *drool* lol
We ended the night going to Temple Street, a night market that runs from Yau Ma Tei to Jordan... selling all sorts of knick knacks, which also burnt a hole in my purse.. but oh wells I bought a the pair of FAKE Mickey Earrings you see at the top of the page there for $4 bux... can't complain >.< Oh and I also bought this pair of shoes which made me nearly wana rip the shop owner's head off...
Alritey.. no offense to the people in HK... but you guys should know that you have the one of the RUDEST shop owners in the entire world. Seriously I would never had tolerated this A-hole's Bullshyt if not for his shoes to be that cheap... and I liked them alot... -_- First I picked up a pair of shoes he said he didn't have the size... and I picked up another pair of shoes... and he said I don't have that in YOUR size either... your feet are "AMAZING" dammitz OK i have big feet.. BUT they aren't THATTTTTT big... Size 8... my mom has size 8 my sister has size 8 SO its probably NATURAL for me to be a size 8.. then lata.. So I finally found this pair on the rack that was my Size and I liked them... and I asked him if he had new ones... he's like "these are new" then I said ok.. then get me the other side.. he looked high he looked low... and he couldn't find the other side.. so i thought umm just gimme a new pair from the inside and I'll be on my way.. "Haiyah, if I had another, you think I'd waste my time looking for the shoe for you?" Grrrr then he continued mumbling other stuff that I was soo annoying that I had to pick that shoe, like WTH! Is it MY fault you can't find my shoe? While he was looking, I saw another pair that was pretty nice too.. about 3 and a half inches on a skinny stiletto.. I asked him if he had that in my size..."Are you sure you can walk in this shoes..." ARghhhhhhh ok I won't say anything else cuz if he said ONE more thing Imma rip his head off.. I tolerated ALL that crapola BECAUSE my shoes were only $10 bux.... -_- never again...
Monday Morning, we decided to head for Macau.. it's a 1 and a half hour ferry ride from Tsim Sha Tsui..
Macau was absolutely lovely... definitely different from how I remember it 20 years ago... everything has changed.. there are New Casinos like the "Wynn" which looks exactly like the one in Vegas... they have "The Sands" and they are building a Venetian there too... ohoh and an UNDERWATER casino.. i think that would be interesting.. I'd like to visit that one.. (but I don't gamble) hehee
Tuesday we had Dim Sum again.. same place lol everybody loves it hehehe and we went to Ladies Market... in MongKok.. this is another shopping paradise... clothes... shoes... bags... fakes... cute stuff... a woman's shopping heaven.. although i didn't buy anything there... but everyone else did... :P I was saving my money for DISNEYLAND!!!
hehehee Don't ask me how much I spent at Disneyland... cuz honestly I still don't have the guts to look at my Credit Card statement.. >.< All i know it was some MAJOR damage... the problem at staying at Disneyland hotel... you can send stuff back to your room when you buy stuff at Disneyland... so you don't know how much you've actually bought... *ouch* I think there wasn't a shop that I didn't buy anything from... Oh yea the Jewellery store, lol saw so much bling there that I was drooling over but...no damage there.. but yea.. looking back now.. I really don't know what I bought lol... a buncha pens... chopsticks... rubber bandies... cellphone hangy thingies... keychains... a tank top..... earrings.... lalalala..... LOL but I think the best buy has to be my 2007 Schedule book.. every page has a disney character from a movie since 1968 to 1995.. I'm amazed at all the new / old characters that i've learnt :)
Ahh wells... Disneyland was the last stop for us.. and we headed home on Thursday...
I love Hong Kong!!!!!!
