Wednesday, December 13, 2006
mai dong xi chi dong xi
yet another sketchy entry with few pictures. does no justice to the few days spent in hk i know but time is really tight.
hongkong was really nth but mai dong xi chi dong xi lols.
on our very first night , we discovered this little stall that sold fantastic sticks of food like beefballs and cuttlefish. 
hahas. we were addicted to it la.
oh yeah. we stayed at panda hotel located at the new territories. at first we thought it was gonna be some helluva ulu place but it was not bad afterall! pretty accessible save for a slightly longer travelling time.
and sasa is EVERYWHERE in hongkong. on average, every street has one sasa ! hahas the girls had a good time browsing thru all the cosmetics la lols.
our first proper day was spent finding shopping centres that were too highend for us. but at least we learnt our lesson and nv tried hunting them down again lols. its like seeing many wisma atrias, paragons and takas all put tgt. very very expensive.
our breakfast though! was very economical hahas. we went to a typical cha can ting and sorta ordered all the sets we could find LOLS. very cuckoo cos obviously showed that we were tourists bumping our way around lols.
whees that's the yuan yang hahas.
and then it was up to the peak for a panoramic view of the city!
had abit of trouble finding our way but in the end we made our way there !
hahas obviously, we are not very sure of the way there.
the tram ride up was uber steep! like at least 45 degrees according to huaming lols.
the peak was damn damn cold. colder than the city at least hahas. it was like on genting. spent some time in madame tussaud's taking alot of cuckoo pictures, which i have only a few of hahas. actually we spent ALOT of time in there hahas. some pictures were super hilarious. some were super A hahas. thanks to me no less LOLS. sadly pics not with me at time of publication hahas.
the observation tower was very very very freezy. hahas. u couldnt survive the place without a jacket. unless u are rachel seah. but the view was super nice! only gripe was that it was a tad dark for good picture-taking though
we had a particularly romantic alfresco dinner at McDs before heading down the peak hahas. there was apparently this music event there too which had joey yung and twins coming . too bad we missed them by just abit hahas.
took a stroll along star avenue afterwards and just soaking in the night atmosphere and the amazing night scene. then there was serene and her lousy star catching little escapade.
hahas. had a really lengthy talk with huaming that night and didnt slp till like 6+ hahas. everything from uknowwhats to really A stuff hahas. and im not that chairman!!!!
visited po lin monastery the following morning and we had to cross the sea to lantau island and past this mountainous area via bus. pretty breathtaking buddha statue they have there which was really really really huge.
had a vegetarian meal there and it was one of the best i've had hahas. actually i didnt take alot of vegetarian meals to begin with. but yeah it was pretty sumptuous i guess. in a way.
did some praying and all before heading for mongkok for women's street.
that was when we hit jackpot.
we went wild all over the place cos we found the right places to shop in ! hahas.
bags,clothes, really good imitations,shoes and knickknacks were some of the things we discovered there. hahas. it was a really huge haul of stuff we lugged back to the hotel lols.
and i thus conclude serene is very very good at haggling. hahas
went to see the laser show afterwards which i thought would be pretty impressive but it turned out to be soso. sorta disappointing i guess.
rah. none of the pictures im tryin to upload is appearing. the pictures will have to wait then.
our proper last day in hk was spent having dimsum at maxim palace in the morning. the dimsum was heavenly! its seriously the best of its kind. though a bit pricey but the quality is definitely there! fresh prawns! fresh buns! fresh everything ! hahahas. not to mention the traditional pushcart kinda dimsum trolleys.
met up with hinho after that and we just walked along mongkok and found this esprit outlet. hahas we went mad again and went on another spree. cos the stuff there's really much cheaper than esprits in sg hahahs.
hinho soon joined in suaning serene which was terrific cos well. its entertainment. halfway there was the octopus card search cos serene lost it and we walked and walked and walked some more. well at least it was found.
ate sweet potatoes by the roadside looking v hobo-ish hahas. but it was fun while it lasted trying to not be THAT touristy. or maybe we were, by doing stuff outta the ordinary. hahas.
went to find temple street after that but there wasnt alot of stuff to see. pretty disappointing and thus we went back to women's street for more ! finished our rounds and had more than ever cos we bought lao po bings too and it was damn heavy la.
trudged back to hotel and stayed up the entire night crapping and playing cards and random mahjong. inducted zm into the uhm. club. hahahahaas. quite amusing la actually but ya. its exclusive ! hah.
headed to the airport via shuttle bus early in the morning and we had a blessing in disguise! no more seats for our current flight so we had to take a later one which resulted in compensation of 500HKD and a free upgrade to business class! haha whoo!!! so we used our newfound wealth for more gift buying and then slacking at the business lounge trying out all the food they had. totally pigged ourselves out la.
went up the plane and pigged out even more cos there was a 4 course meal which totally maxed out the capacity of the stomach hahas.
rah! damn sketchy i know. cant help it. I HAVE NO TIME LEFT RAHH !!!!!
but still. i love hongkong and i loved the company!
lunz finished ranting at 11:42 PM