Travel to the Corners of the World

Day 3- Hong Kong 13th of March 2009

9:01 PM

Charming Breakfast at Victoria Harbour Restaurant-->Shopping at Fa Yuen Street-->Shopping at Ladies Market-->Tram to The Peak-->Walk to Lan Kwai Fong

Today we meet up at 930am in the the morning with the sun shining its beautiful ray on Hong Kong. What a great weather it is. Wouldn't it be a waste if you come to Hong Kong and you didn't get the chance to eat their famous local cuisine-dim sum? Initially, I thought that in Hong Kong you can find Dim Sum easily but that was not the case. Not most of the streets have dim sum restaurant and you had to search for it yourself. Thus I asked the caretaker of Dragon Hostel of where we can find Dim Sum restaurant and then, we are lead to this restaurant- Victoria Harbour Restaurant at a top level shopping mall 2 streets away from our hostel. It can be considered as one of our best breakfast for the whole trip.

Victoria Harbour Restaurant

Waiting to be seated

At the table listening to the service staff explaing about the orders even though we don't know what she is talking about as she is speaking in cantonese. Lucky Janice know a little bit of cantonese and that was helpful in Hong Kong

Quite a nice restaurant isn't it?

Waiting for the dishes to be served

Here they come!!

This is the prawn dumpling. Unlike in Singapore where they use those transparent wrap to wrap the prawn, here in Hong Kong they actually use rice to replace it

The "Popiah"

A bowl of porridge to fill your demanding stomach

Shark fin soup to end your breakfast with a bang

We are so full till we actually play five-ten to see determine who will finish whose unfinished food

All tucking in. All enjoying

All eaten up! A good breakfast makes you start your day smiling=D Guess how much does each of us had to pay for this breakfast? Around S$7 only!!

While leaving Victoria Harbour Restaurant, there were something that caught my eyes

No matter what fish this is, it sure can be eaten

Big Abalone!!

Is this sea cucumbers?

Lobsters

After a great breakfast, we start with the 1st activity of the day-Shopping at Fa Yuen Street. Fa Yuen Street is actually a street known for selling sport items. However, I think we are on the wrong side of Fa Yuen Street because we didn't really see alot of sports shop. I tihnk it is on the other side of the road. However, we still have a great time over there with the shopping

Fa Yuen Street

Selling fruits and clothing

Giant durian found in Fa Yuen Street!! It was really huge till when beeen thrown to your face, your face sure bleed...

The only thing that I don't like about Hong Kong-Old rundown buildings. Shouldn't the government do something about it?

After Fa Yuen Street, we proceed to our next shopping haven-Ladies Market which was just a 2mins walk away from our hostel

The two shopping street experience was really different because at Fa Yuen street, the variety and product that they sell may be lesser but their price is reasonable. For Ladies Market, although they have alot of items that is good to buy back as sourvenirs to your friends and family in Singapore, however the items price here are overpriced. You need to really be a bargain queen like Janice or else you will surely kena tok by them. Maybe because it is a popular tourist destination, that is why the items here are overpriced. One thing that is good about Ladies Market is that you can get the excitement while bargaining.

Ladies Market

A stretch of shops like Singapore Pasar Malam

Today Hong Kong weather was really funny. It isn't as cooling as it use to be as I start to have the feeling of sweating after shopping

After shopping at Ladies Market, it was already 430pm and we actually shop till we forgot about our lunch. It is time that we proceed to our next destination which is The Peak. The Peak also known as Victoria Peak has an altitude of 552metre and I research from the internet that people give god reviews about this place thus, we included it in our itinerary. I can compared The Peak with Singapore Mount Faber. Only thing is that Mount Faber has Jewel Box while The Peak has The Peak Tower-A shopping mall.

On the train to The Peak. Poor YongLiang no seats to sit while everyone got a seat=D

Chee Hiang why so buay song(angry)?

After we alight at the Central MTR station, we have to walk around 15minutes to The Peak and we actually walk pass thier Central Business District. The weather here was really differnet from the main island because here was much more cooling

One of Hong Kong famous landmark-The Bank of China Tower

Me with Bank Of China Tower

This girls look like stars because...

...of all the lao ti ko(old pervert) photographer

A group photo before we proceed to The Peak...

...No No No. A jump shot first

The road to The Peak

Oi QiJun! you cao ti ko(smelly pervert). I know i'm wearing a skirt but do you have to take till so obvious...?

Finally, after all those photographing and walk, we reached the Peak!

A Adidas bus tram passing us

We bought our tram ticket up The Peak which cost around S$7 for 2-ways

While waiting for the tram to come...

...YongLiang trademark expression was caught on camera-looking out of the spectacles

Here come the trams!!

People mountain people sea embarking on the tram

All in the tram. The journey up The Peak was a steep one. The tram was actually travelling at around 75 degree angle

View from the tram

After we exited from the tram, we were in The Peak Tower where the 1st thing that greeted us was the Madame Tussauds wax museum. We didn't visit the wax museum as most of the people don't want except for Chee Hiang and YongLiang.

Thank you

Fighting with Bruce Lee

Welcomed by Cecelia Cheung

Having a fight with Bruce Lee

In his mind he only think about that part...

The outside view from The Peak Tower

While after some monkeying in The Peak Tower, we start to feel hungry and found this Hong Kong cafe-Hong Kong Dry just beside Madam Tussauds

Hong Kong Dry

I am waiting for the person to clear the table

A photo before ordering

My meal

Others on the table

After having our dinner, we shop around in The Peak Tower and came across this sourvenir shop that does wax hand sourvenir. This lovbird,QiJun and Stacey decided to make one that belongs to them

1st step- Bear the hotness of the wax and put your hand with the shape that you want into the wax

2nd Step- Take out your hand from the wax and wait for it to be harden

Step 3-Repeat step 2 and 3 for a few times

Step 4-Let the person pull ot the wax from your hand once it hardened and she will touch up on the shape

This is the semi finished product. Now we left with the colour and the base

Step 6- Put the hand into the different coloured wax to colour it

After coloured

Now it is time for the base

Step 7- Attach the base to the hand with wax and colour the base. That is the end product of it

I tried on it too!!

After some shopping, it is time that we get out of the shopping mall and enjoy the beautiful night scenery of Hong Kong. I can tell you that it was damn freezing cold and windy outside!! It can be so cold that your hand feels numb as though there are no feeling anymore. We were told that the degree outside was around 14 degree celsius

All freezing cold.And the wind was so strong that it was difficult to capture an unblur photo

YongLiang and CheeHiang played five-ten to a dare. The dare is the loser will have to stand outside with his jacket off. Now you know who is the loser

Lucky there was this small little corner where we can hide to escape the chilling wind. A group photo at the corner

All freezing cold. YeSheng is dead

One more take

Do they look alike?

Another photo

I was there freezing cold while the two guys who obviously has more fats than me took off their jackets. I can surely be like them if I have more fats

Hong Kong shining night view

A shot with Kian Aik

Me with the stunning background. Thanks to the hoodie, my neck escape from frost bite

The peak tower

It was a very special experience in the night with the chilling winds blowing and enjoyng the stunning great view from The Peak

A group photo

The guys

The girls

The girls with the extra

A last view of the very nice view

viewing hut

Other building on The Peak

This shop was actually selling Ice cream.I wonder why they would still see ice cream whether the weather is so freezing cold. I even make a dare that whoever dare to eat ice-cream now, I will treat them. Of couse,most of them dare to took up the challenge. But the problem is I don't dare to treat them

The Peak was truely a great place to visit to. It would be better if you visit in the Spring because the weather was much more cooler. A never regrettable visit

After surviving through the chill wind, it was arond 9pm plus and we decided to proceed to our next destination- Lan Kwai Fong. Lan Kwai Fong is similiar to Singapore Clark Quay where there are pubs and clubs around.

Photos before the tram arrive

Don't worry. He just need to lend a shoulder

I wonder why I will do this...

Photo in the tram

Tongue pouting

We arrive at the foot of The Peak and decided to walk our way to Lan Kwai Fong. It actually takes around 20minutes to reach there from The Peak. And it was great walking in the night along Hong Kong street

Alert!! A HAND was sayanging... Wee Woo Wee~

We walk pass a hospital

While on our way,we tried to take a group photo without anyone help

Shot 1- Unsuccessful

Shot 2-Unsuccessful

Shot 3- Unsuccessful. A white cap floating...

Shot 4- Yes we did it!!

Than we came across this long flight of stairs. Imagine if someone trip and fall over... It's ok, the hospital is just behind...

Of course, the long flight of stairs did inspired us to take another group photos

And yes! Finally we reached Lan Kwai Fong- A place with bars,clubs and restaurants

Can you see the line of Taxi?

Our initial plan was to find a place to drink but we ended up shopping instead as some of the shops are still operating. It was also a great place to see Hong Kong Mei Mei(beauty beauty) =D

It was around 11pm plus when we decide to proceed back to our hostel

But before that, someone suggested to have dessert at one of the dessert shop that is just around our hostel

The menu. Looks like that are a wide variety of choices to choose from

Feeling tired but telling myself "No i'm not tired"

I ordered a mango+Pamelo+Sago which cost me around S$6. I just love the combination. Just from the picture, you can see how delicious it was

Another yummy dessert

After the dessert session, we walked back to or hostel where Denise bought a smelly toufu from the shop below our hostel

I hate smelly toufu but this was good enough. I tried once only because I scared later will have bad breadth

It was such an enjoyable day 3!! The morning breakfast was filling. The bargaining experience was exciting. The peak experience was damn shiok. Sad that we have to leave for ShenZhen tomorrow =(

Good Night day 3

Cheers~

*.*"

Ricky Peh