My long awaited HK treat as promised (by somebody) since long last year, is finally fulfilled on march 28th!
OOOO la la!
Didnt realise that going to hongkong can be that expensive! I thought initially the price would be the same as going to bangkok... NOOO!! IT isn't!
When I first called the travel agency, I panicked! THe price ranged from $600+ to $700+! The 1st thing that came to my mind was: my bf wont want to pay that much for this and there goes my trip!!
So I set my mind to this mission of finding the best hk deal so I get to go! And I DID!! Pat me on the back man, Im the queen at doing these mundane stuffs..... v v auntish... hahha
The deal: air tix + accom at ~ $450+/- cant remember the exact amount....
Airport transfer wasn't included cause they have public transport to get from the airport to the hotel.. very easy to navigate*...
*only advisable if you have big hunks carrying your overweight luggage back to the airport....
The timing was
perfect. very early morning flight and the latest midnight flight back.
I was told not to doll up too much so as not to bring too much attention to myself. It caN BE QUITE DANGEROUS apparently? maybe?
Days in hongkong was spent scouting for good food and cheap n good shopping places...
The 1st place we went was mongkok, famously known for the young trendy fashion and their 'Ladies' street'.
We walked from our hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui to Mongkok and my legs almost gave way.... -_-
when I reached there, it wasnt what I expected! I finished walking the ladies' street within an hour or so and there was nothin much left for me to shop! Although we were still exploring the street, in my mind I was actually looking for things to buy and there aren't much!
To think I felt so proud in not spending so much on my 1st day, cause there wasnt much that caught my fancy....
What I got was actually leggings because the clothes in Ladies street aren't really to my taste at all!
I started to sulk and told bf: THIS COULDN'T BE IT!
He scratched his head and told me he got no idea where else to go... (typical typical)
BAD NEWS FOR ME cause we still have all day!
Cause he had a friend who worked in hk for awhile and she told us some good shopping places we could go to and now there isn't?
Thankfully, bf smsed his friend to ask her where to satisfy this shopaholic gf of his...
Places like lychee kok, tsuen wan, and a few more. (I forgot already considering I took so long to post this entry up... ) HAHA
I was quite excited after we knew where to shop and basically the rest of the days were spent walking all over HK, shopping, eating and a bit of sight seeing.
Plus, we planned to travel up to ShenZhen on the 2nd day where its known for cheap food and shopping! I love CHINA!
ok enough of the boring stuff. I shall just post pics!!
This is the airport 'transfer' that ll bring us to town. Very posh, very clean, very nice, very comfortable.....
*Highly recommended to get the 3 day octopus pass for unlimited travelling on their train.
My 1st meal in HK, fish ball mian xian. They call their fish ball, 'yu dan', which I thought were fish eggs. @.@ my cantonese sucks!
Their mian xian
looks like our chor bee hoon, but the taste: VEry much softer and better!!
Happily awaiting for our food.....
Avenue of stars view at night. Pardon the blurred effect.......
My hands are shaking from the cold... EVERYBODY told me it will not be that cold! So I wasnt well equipped with nice warm stuff! :(
At 'Avenue of stars' for scenery viewing. Nice grand clock tower behind me.
Basically, this is how I looked; sloppy 'chin chai wear' shorts with sweater & shawl (intended to wear throughout 4 days), hopefully to deter any pickpockets or tikopeks...
The winds are freaking strong and freaking freaking cold!!
This is their famous mango dessert. A must try!!!
I'm still bitter I didnt get to eat their 'you tiao' cos bf doesnt want to share with me as it's too oily. I cant finish it cos it's too big.
I hate u bf!
This is THE place to go in shenzhen! 老街
This is the freaking best thing I love in Shen zhen, apart from the shopping.
酸辣粉 (sour spicy vermicilli) !!! It is especially shiok to eat this in cold weather.
*Hey! I don't look that bad without makeup eh??*
Food over here is mad CHEAP!
A very innovative way to eat to NOT get your hands dirty..... :)
Yummylicous bowl of wanton noodle. My appetite was
huge when in HK
This is fish slice Chee cheong fan. I think its nicer than the char siew.
Some of My HK loot:
The best thing I feel that's a must buy are their REAL leather bags! They sell at what you would pay for a PVC bag in spore! GOOD! I got 2!
This wallet is highly leather too! Smells good!
Imma super fan of leggings..
High quality fake tips. It saves time without me having to DIY....
Freaking good korean style clothings!
Stylo Milo glasses I got in Shenzhen!! I LOVE!
One of the hair piece I got to extend and make my hair ultra long. (I got quite other pieces, including a pink afro wig!!) :D Good for photo shoots!
I AM itching to go back there!!!
