Tuesday, December 30, 2008

DISCOVERHONGKONG (Day 2)

The very next morning, everyone gathered at the lobby at 7.30a.m. coz we gt a half day tour organized by the agency. Only san yi and family didnt becoz they bght the ticket at the last min.

So we headed the coach among with other ppl we do not know. Anyway, we gt a tour guide called albert. An old guy bt his really good in his words. His able to converse in chinese, hokkien, cantonese and even malay. And so there was tis 2 indonesian old couple. So each time after he speak chinese to us, he have to translate to malay for them.

I find it a nuisance coz its very noisy. So I juz plug in my mp3. First up, we went to Bauhinia Square. It's Like Suntec City convention centre. And the wind is so strong at the square that it can juz blow us away. Plus I forgot to bring my coat. Which makes it even colder.


Afterwhich, we went to eat dim sum and still need to pay $50 tip per head. crap.
Only like the char siew bun.



After lunch, Albert brght us to repulse bay. Dammn the sea was beautiful and the hses there are super big. only the super rich cld afford. jackie chan and other hk star all stay there. Gd feng sui there is because in front is the water, behind is the mountain.



Took some photosNext up is the sampan boat. The boat tour ard the people who live on the sea called 水上人家。
And it was very cold as the wind breeze through the boat. Luckily it did nt sway like the star ferry.



And there were some minor conflict between the grp and the boat auntie. She asked us to pay her first or else she wldnt let us board the dock. Bt we thght the package include the boat ride so we insist that we find the tour guide and sort it out first.

In the end, we paid. And I confronted albert, he says we need to pay. So the grp were complaining tat albert didnt made it known that tis is aN optional tour until the boat ride ends
It is tantamount to cheating.

The upcoming tour includes ginseng shop and hk jewellery. nth much. If we have known, no more half day tour. waste of time and money. -_-. After lunch(horrible dishes)

We went to wong tai shin temple located at wong tai shin mtr station. Met san yi and family there. And there were some religious protest outside the temple. bt nth to be afriad of.


Passionate Devotees
We prayed etc and time for shopping at APM Mall. Its very modern and looked like vivocity. Wanted to buy a cap bt cldnt find any. oh well. we ate at a Japanese theme food court. and the gyoza plus fried rice were gastronomically gd!

theres some kind of acrobat performance at the mall where santa and santarina comes out of the UFO in mid air.Afterwhich we returned to the station to meet up with the rest. meeting time were placed at 6.30p.m. san yi family were late coz jia wei needed to go to the loo. forgiven.

Meantime, beforehand xiao yi and I say the MTR collectibles which is hello kitty and Kuromi.
Xiao yi bght the Hello Kitty and I bhgt the Kuromi. haha. my reward for the day.uPNEXT, SYMPHONY OF LIGHTS. at avenue of stars. the place where celebs lay their palm print. after we came out of the mall, it was very cold. The lights were beautiful. Juz wish the sounds were clearer.




Afterwhich, we head back to Tsim Sha Tsui Nathan rd(Orchard rd) and have dinner. I didnt eat as my stomach felt upset. When reaching the hotel, I rushed to the toilet. It hurts so badly. muz be the hot choc paradise earlier.



Met the rest at the cafe. was alr dozing off. head back to the hotel and dip in the bath tub. relaxed and slp. while por yee is still playing with his hair using xiao yi's hair straighterner -_-

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