Have been rather busy these few weeks with the short trip to Hong Kong & the major event that is finally over this week. This trip wasn't entirely enjoyable as I don't really like Hong Kong even though its my first time there. It reminds me of Singapore, small and boring. Besides shopping and slurging money, there isn't really much things you can do. And things there are not really cheap...it is even more ex. than SG I feel. For the money spent there, I can probably buy tons of things in BKK. Nonetheless, this was one of the trip where we don't have to rush cos we had plenty of time there.
Tourist Essential: Octopus Card for transport. Lucky we got this on our first day..saves the trouble of getting change and also save quite a fair bit on transport cos the taxis in Hong Kong practically rob you in the daylight.
Lantau Island - It was only after I came back then my colleague told me there is a direct ferry there. But I am still not sure how the ferry can reach the top of a mountain. Anyway we endured a terrible 45mins coach ride just to reach this place.
Xu Liu Shan - The famous mango ice dessert..I ate it almost everyday when I was there.
2nd day Loots
Real Life TVB drama cab
Shopping Street in Mongkok, wished we had something like this in SG too.
Yum Cha anyone?
Yummy and delicious snack...
If you'll faint at a hello kitty car, check out this - Hello Kitty MRT!
Bye bye Hong Kong..a place I'll likely to never return again.
A short incident happened on the first day we reached hongkong. We almost lost dear cos he had ventured out of the luggage belt area himself while the big group of us was inside waiting for him. He claimed that he didn't see us...which is quite impossible as we were all waiting for him right in front of the immigration counters. The only logical reason I would think of was...he probably came out when most of us went to the toilet. Hehe..so in order to look for him...I had the first experience of my life to make a telebroadcast over the airport radio system. Hehe..too bad nobody has approached me and asked if I wan to be a singer. Anyway, lucky he was smart enough to change some money himself to call me...if not he'll be stranded broke and without clothes at HK.
Overall my impression of Hong Kong was: -80. Hong Kongers (if thats wat u call them), despise all chinese (with this I mean pple from China Mainland). And if you speak in mandarin to them, they basically see you as a chinese cos obviously their narrow perspective of the world do not allow them to believe that there are chinese in other parts of the world other than China. And considering that they are a part of China now, it is even more ridiculous for them to look down on their fellow countrymen. So what if Hong Kongers are more educated or richer? Their level of civilisation falls on the same level as China pple or even lower for some. I was fairly glad to be a Singaporean when I was there cos you just have to speak a little english and you'll receive 5-star treatment...from waiters, hotel staff etc. Hotel rooms there are famous for being pathetically small. The room we stayed in (which is in a 3star hotel), including the washroom was only about the size of my dining room...you can imagine how happy I was to be home at last. I dun understand how the Hong Kong government can make such lousy plans of the use of their land...they have so much empty space at the outskirts which are not even developed...mostly are still countryside farms etc. And the living condition there suxs with ugly buildings, smelly alleyways and small houses. They do have a number of super skyscapers which I worry for the residents should there be a natural disaster or if the lift happens to break for vacation. Lastly, things there is definitely not cheap...cost more than S$5 for my bowl of mango dessert..hygene level there is also not good...the sewege system suxs...everywhere on the road stinks in Mongkok...well..guess this will end my summary of my Hong Kong trip.
