Hong Kong Day 4

Day 4 was my least favourite. But still glad I went.

Day 4 was Shen Zhen for some cheap shopping! Pretty much like bugis street.

Good thing was I manage to get a very pretty winter coat for 1/4 the price that you have to pay in Zara

saw this guy on the train.. on his way to propose??

I was set out to try all the bubble tea to find the best...but sadly..nth beats Koi

here's a street pic of what shenzhen is like.

You basically see people carrying "luggages" around because thats just how much they buy at each shopping trip!

We had to buy one too cos weijie bought so much!

Headed back to HongKong in the evening, and went to check out MongKok!

I love it! Good shopping district! and its not just me saying this, but this comes from adeline and zoe too!

Ta-dah! got my miss sixty denims for an awesomely good price! Plus its a gift from weijie! hehe!

That's all for today!

Hong Kong Day 3 (Dec2010)

Backdated posts, but better late than never :)

Day 3 was our favourite day! Macau, here we come!

Tried doing a lil shopping at East Tsim Tsa Tsui, but all the shops were still closed

Love looking at landscapes like this! Imagine walking down the streets with cold air brushing across your face, as you snuggle up in your coat. mmmm

one of our very few shots together!

Okay, fast forward. here we are at the MGM Grand hotel in Macau! ITs beautiful.

Anyway one of the things i love about this free and easy trip is that everything is pretty much accessible and easy to find your way!

As you get out of the ferry terminal at macau, there will be hundreds of buses outside waiting to take you to their hotels! We just hopped on the one that was ready to leave and bingo! Ended up in one of the most beautiful hotels!

My other favourite is the Wynn Hotel.

So if you are planning to go Macau for just a day, do the streets first! Hotels are 24/7.

Cutest little thing we saw on the streets of Macau! Its surprising how many people actually own dogs and mind you, they are super cute and pretty.

And then we came across this dessert place, and out of curiosity, we went in to try this milk thingy.

Eeew. not nice.

the streets of macau feels very touristy

here's where i bought my new bag!

we shopped till it turned dark and started walking back to the main area where all the hotels were.

Took quite a bit of time because we were lost!

Felt like the 3 wise men following the star to find baby Jesus.

We practically looked for the brightest building in the sky and walked in that direction!

isnt this the most beautiful and creative display? live jellyfish in a tank!

Hong Kong Day One ala Christmas Day 2010

Have been wanting to blog about my little getaway for Christmas last year.. but never found the time to do so..with work and meet ups piling up once i'm back. Wait, I was working while on holiday too!

Did I ever mention that travelling is addictive? Well it sure got me hooked. Am seriously aiming to go europe this year!

Well for all the practical reasons, we finally chose to go Hong Kong because:

1) cheap (compared to Korea, japan, Europe)

*it wasn't THAT cheap in the end cos we booked everything late :(

2) its cold (i.e. apt for Christmas)

3) good food + shopping

Tiger airways was the most affordable option :$495

First time taking a plane from budget terminal at Changi airport

Arrival at Hong Kong airport

Trains are the most common mode of transport. Very much like Singapore.

The Hong Kong airport looks pretty eh!

Notice that he arrived at Hong Kong with one bag...

That's my luggage :P

my first tourist shot

the airport express is more comfortable than the plane ride on tiger airways

Merry Christmas :)

So we arrived in Hong Kong around 12pm, and managed to find our hostel within an hour plus!

Ta-dah!

Hello Inn is located at Mirador Mansions, Tsim Tsa Tsui.

I would highly recommend any budget traveler to stay here cos the owner is a really nice guy called Ivan. He would help give directions, he speaks chinese and english PLUS, the door has this high-tech lock that requires a password or a special key to enter. Makes me feel kinda safe despite the dodgy neighborhood.

this is how small our room was. but $45 per night was friggin cheap

out on the streets!

Please dun mind the face. I had barely 3 hours of sleep the night before and was in an iffy mood.

P/s: I love my marchesa inspired dress from bysi! The 3d floral details at the bottom were what made me spend $80 on this dress. Have been thinking of ways to wear it without looking fat or pregnant and finally! I think it looks best worn under a coat, and revealing just that bit of detail

First day was lots and lots of walking, partly cos we got lost too >.<

Lots of map reading and exploring.

hmm.. we were pretty surprise to see so many malays!

and we like to refer everything we see to our past experiences in LA, New York, San Francisco, Japan, Singapore, Malaysia

And we came to a garden, the first thing weijie said was hey! this is like the eastern version of Central Park!

NOT!

We finally found the Peninsular Hotel which ade said we must must take photos with/ of!

And finally, we waited 2 hours in the freezing cold for the Symphony of Lights.

Friends, dun be fooled!! Its nothing amazing! I almost killed weijie for making me walk up and down the avenue of stars just to see some buildings doing the bat man light thing.

Not much photos for the first day, cos he forgot to charge the batteries >.<

Anyway we went to temple street after that and well, just another touristy thing that everyone says you have to do.

Headed back around 12 and even that small little room felt like heaven!

Best thing- there's HOT water for bath!