My Hong Kong trip

alrite. i flew bk from HK on the 1st of june.
as this isnt our first time there, we skipped alot of "tourist attractions".
so, here r the pix.


Day 1 (29th May 2007)
reached HK international airport at 12.15pm. took a bus provided by the agency n reached the hotel.
btw, we nearly followed the wrong bus.
heng i was smart, ran n asked the guide. or else.....
anyway, we reached our out of place hotel like a hungry ghost.
we ate on the plane.
but duno y, still hungry.
so i began my ritual once we went into a cha can ting.
i will always, wout fail, order the curry pork chop rice.
the pork chop in HK is damn yummy.
serious.
i finished the whole bloody plate of rice (v big plate) w the chop.
damn yummy. HZ had the pork chop gong zai mien (aka instant noodle).
yes, pork chop again.
its nice la, trust me.
but abit salty though.


after that, we went to search for the nearest mtr stn around our hotel.


HZ outside a shop called "chocolate".
n no, it doesnt sell chocolates.
it sells clothes.
v nice designs, but a tad too ex for us.



this pix is specially dedicated to WK.
curry fishballs!!!!!
the best food in HK.
hahaha.......
but hor......


hmm....
from the look of HZ's face, u noe that it dun taste so nice.......
the taste is diff from what we tasted 2yrs ago.
nvm, we'll find better ones.
btw, this "shop" is in 尖沙咀.
we wanted to go for dinner at the famous 糖潮 in that area.
but guess what.
it was nt there anymore.


WTF!!!!!
doh dio liao????
we were so so so pissed la.
wth.
end up, we didnt hav any dinner, cos we were too tired from all the walking (n the fact that the big plate of rice is still in my stomach since afternoon. no kidding)
we went to get some flowers for KK n went back to hotel.
blah.


Day 2 (30th May 2007)



this is a dream come true day for me.
i've been thinking abt it for a few yrs.
n now that i can really visit him, it really makes me so so so nervous.
we went to the same old cha can ting for bfast, n we set off to the cemetry.
i didnt utter a word on the way to kwang tang.
i felt v confused n nervous.
i'm sure HZ knew it too.
she juz kept quiet w me throughout the long journey.
we met a kind taxi uncle whom was willing to send us to the cemetry, wait for us, n send us back to the mtr stn.
thank you uncle.
it muz b kar kui's blessing.
my heart pounded real fast when we were approaching the foot of the hill (the cemetry is on a hill).
i told myself to calm down.
i did.
for a few sec.
but when i saw his grave, i broke down.
i started to cry like a stupid kid being bullied by the classmate.
i duno y.
it seemed so so so unreal.
i stood there, crying n crying.
it was like a dream.
kar kui was juz infront of me.
still crying, i started to rattle nonsense to him. telling him hw i liked his songs, hw much i love Beyond, hw his songs inspired me.......blah blah blah.
the environment was clean, n kar kui's grave faced the sea.
good view.
under the hot hot sun, i felt cold suddenly.
i was shaking so so badly when we left the cemetry.
HZ had to hold me as we climb down the stairs to the cab.
no, i didnt take any photo.
we were nt supposed to.
after the cab sent us to the mtr stn, we headed to our nxt destination.
Beyond's studio (er lou hou zuo).



we had a really hard time to find the place.
apparently, it was located in a v ulu n rundown building.
we tried nt to disturb the residents there, so i juz took a photo of the mailbox.
knowing that we were standing in the same place at diff times comforted me abit (from the visit to KK's grave)
u may think that i'm crazy.
so b it.
to hell i care.

we went to 2 big 2nd hand cd shops at nathan rd to search for their cds.
i managed to find some.
but i still lack some of their cds.
HMV sucked to core.
cant find any there.
pui.

went bk, took a bath, n we went shopping again.
apparently, the ladies street had became so so commercialised that we cant find anything to buy there.
they had alot of "oversized" t-shirts, w words like "i'm in HK" or "welcome to HK", u noe, things like dat.
pui.
tired, we went to xu liu shan (dessert shop) for some food.
HZ's steamed egg w bird's nest.
yes, BIRD'S NEST.
look at her.



she was quite happy w the pdt, until she tasted some ginger in it.
n the steamed egg ended up in my stomach instead.
hee.


i had a "red bean in japanese coconut w 雪蛤" (ok, i'm hopeless w the spelling).
wat can i say.
it was full of 雪蛤 w every spoonful.
def worth ur money.
we ordered a "fried carrot cake w xo sauce" too.
i wanted to try it.
it was nice. w the aroma of the carrot cake, n the flavours from the xo sauce.
v good combi.
but still, too salty for me.
or was it juz me?
hmm......
we made it alive to lan kwai fong later that day.
we went early for some shopping n walking around, then found a big scale cha can ting to have our dinner.


this is my order of "fried crispy egg noodle w pork slices n beansprouts"
too big portion for me to finish.


this is HZ's "fried spaghetti w pork chop" (yes, pork chop AGAIN)
she cant finish it either.
the pork was too hard.
hahaha.
so, it was clubbing time after the dinner.


dun ask me y i pose infront of a pub called "lost".
i oso duno.
i'm nt lost hor.

btw, this pix is for the ladies.
the LV branch in HK.
power, isnt it?


Day 3 (31st May 2007)

we woke up early to hav some dim sum for bfast.
although its a weekday, the restaurant was quite full when we reached at 10 plus.
when i sat down n looked at the menu, i wanted to leave the restaurant immediately.



no 腐皮卷(prawns n chives wrapped in beancurd skin n deep fried)!!!!!
wth!!!!!
HZ was excited though.


here r some of the stuff we ordered.




there r some more, but we tucked in b4 i took any photos.
too hungry.

i was like "huh, so much hw to finish?"
but we did anyway.
n i tell u, i nearly died of sodium overdose after this meal.
it was SO salty!!!!
esp the xiao long bao (the last close up pix).
we've named it as 咸到爆炸
i finally realised that i cant really gt used to the food in HK.
too salty for my liking.
anyway, we went stanley after our horrible bfast.

nt much to say though, its freaking commercialised too.
they juz wan biz from the ang mos.
blah. HZ was dying to take a photo here, cos her 郑家颖 was here b4 for a show.
kaoz.

stop commenting on my facial expression.
it was really damn hot there.
my fav "past time" at stanley will b browsing thru the air guns in a basement shop.
as much as i love to bring all of them back.......
well, we noe i cant.
so can oni c.
n touch a while.



arent they beautiful?????
i tried to pose like the korean guy (u noe who), but HZ refused to take it.
blah.
we went to check out the famous 虾子捞面(i insisted) at mongkok


it may look plain to u. but trust me, this is the best food i've ever eaten in HK.
the prawn roe was flovourful n fragrant. n w abit of chilli oil, i gulped the whole plate of noodles down in 2 minutes.
it was this good.

went to walk around ladies street again after dinner.
n as if the dinner was nt enuff, we help ourselves w another round of curry fishball.

these fishballs r damn deadly!!!!
i felt a tinge of giddiness after i ate them.
it was so so so spicy!!!!
shiok man!!!!
it really had the punch, nt like the one we've eaten earlier.
ps WK: this stall is near ladies street, fyi
we cant tahan the heat from the fishball, so we went xu liu shan again for some icy dessert.

my "mango ice w mango ice crem, mango fruits and glutinous rice dumplings"
super mango-ey.
power.
HZ's "watermelon juice w honey jelly n bird's nest"
yes, bird's nest again.
look at the bird's nest on top of the drink.
wonder hw much the bird spit into the drink.
ya, as u can c, she loved her drink.
n as if the dessert was nt enuff to cool our taste buds, we went for ice-cream
u noe, those ice cream van that will give off music when they r moving?
ya, thats it.
look.
HZ q-ing anxiously for the ice-cream.
she juz cant wait to hav it.
hahaha.
ta dah!!!! the long awaited ice cream.
she's a happy gal.
we went walking around temple street b4 we went bk to our hotel.
we bought smth v interesting from the supermarket earlier dat day, n we decide to try it out.
it was the "tea jelly" from wang wang.
HZ holding the pdt.
this is hw it looked like.

so we open the pkt of seasoning, pour into the container.


then open the tea jelly n "squeeze" it in.
then let the jelly roll in the seasoning.

here u r.
the "tea jelly" stunt is done.
me, being the adventurous one, wanted to try 1st.

i was v doubtful at 1st.
u wan to noe hw it taste?
u sure?


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this is the 1st hand expression i had.
HZ was fast enuff to take it down.
v ugly, i noe.
but that sums up the taste.
nespray + jelly.
i felt cheated.

Day 4 (1st June 2007)

wanted to pose like this.

end up.....so wrong.

anyway, we went for our bfast again in the cha can ting.
our "cleansing ritual"


my yuan yang n 菠萝油.

look at hw the butter melted in the bun.yummy.

the bfast set comes w a bowl of noodles w ham n 2 eggs w bread.v full indeed.

went 尖沙咀 again to shop around.

then we went to the "妹仔" dessert shop to get some bird's nest egg tart (yes, its the bird's spit again).

we loved the tarts there.

while we were there, we had our lunch n some dessert.

my god.

look.
i ordered a jelly beancurd w green bean n seaweed.

i was wrong.

i looked like my puke.

n its tasteless.

blah.

we collected our tarts n went back to the hotel. the transport came n pick us up at 4.30pm n we set off for the airport.

an unpleasant incident happened on the way, but i'm nt going to elaborate.

spoil my mood.

anyway, it was home sweet home for us.

this pretty much summed up my HK trip.
i didnt buy much. cos the stuff r way too ex for me.

but well, it was like a dream come true trip for me.

i wanted to say this to HZ on the plane, but i didnt.

i guess i hav to say it now.

this trip is important to me. it meant so so so much to me. thank you for doing this w me.