Sunday, November 29, 2009

Hong Kong - Day 1


The very very busy street in Mong Kok..


Got a room with a nice view of the city..



The room is also facing the Hong Kong football club.. so it was really cool to see the football field full with all the teams having their training..




The teeny Pakistani ala Mamak shop at Wan Chai Road..


The most expensive roti canai meal that I've ever had in my entire life!



Brief update - (too tired to type and think of a good storyline)

- Arrived safely at about 12.45pm (HK and Msia time is the same).
- No sign of 'Sellcom's' roaming service --- crap!
- Took a cab to Cosmopolitan Hotel - shared cab with Azmi and Shahzan - cab very terer.. taruk 3 luggage besar kat boot tapi takyah tutup-can't say anything coz he seemed to know what he was doing.
- Arrived safely at Cosmopolitan Hotel with luggage still in the boot.. phew
- Taxi costs us HK 375!!
- Contemplated to go to Disneyworld but tak jadi coz ticket counter closes early today
- Walked around Times Square --- met, saw a lot of Filipinos and Indons (???)
- Decided to experiment with the MRT
- Went to Mong Kok - huge street market probably like 5x bigger than Petaling Street -- yes, this is where I'll buy your key chains and fridge magnets... hehe
- Got hungry after walking for 3 hours .. MCd and KFC looked damn bloody yummy.. tapi iman masih kuat... :)
- Took the MRT to Wan Chai, which is near the hotel and said to have a lot of halal food ... walked round and round and round but could not find any... time was 7.30pm but it felt like 10pm ...we walked no less than 30km today
- Bumped into some Arabs who told us where we could find a Pakistani restaurant
- Pakistani restaurant is actually like a very tiny mamak place
- I ate the most expensive roti canai ever -- RM 30!!
- Damnnnn tired...
- Missing the kids already
- Hard to sleep without the kiddies... thank God I brought their clothes... at least adalah jugak bau...
- Programme starts early tomorrow -- just found out that b'fast not included -- :p
- Money spent today = RM 187! I could be broke by the end of the week..
- Tomorrow we plan to check out Central or Victoria Harbour after the programme
- Weather is just nice.. not too cold..

6 comments:

  1. Love to read ur updated story in HK. Lpeas seminggu nie directly to Acheh ekk..

    Gud luck and take care beb.

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  2. yup friday ni pegi Acheh for a few days and after that Medan..lama lagi nih...baru first day tapi rasa cam dah sebulan... :p

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  3. Ji, when I saw this post, I know that you are still 'sane'... hahahha..I think its a norm for the ppl there to say that you can find halal food at certain places.. Tapi bila you sampai... takde la 'gempak' mana. Masa I gi Taiwan, the only halal food yang I jumpa - one small stall orang pakistan jual kebab... Sakit ati tak? Tapi obviously you will lose weight skit la... itu pun kalau sampai Acheh you 'tak lupa diri ' ...

    Sian you... missing the kiddies like crazy dah huh... Takpe MR Mama will take care of them... Enjoy while you can...:)

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  4. K.arida: Tu la pasal..confirm I lupa diri punya kat Aceh.. :p

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  5. 3 years back masa aku pi Japan, aku pun experience the same feeling.. The 1st week terasa nak balik je lepas jejak kaki ke sana. Betul..betul.. sehari terasa sebulan. hahahah. Aku masa tu tak sabar nak pi Disneyland Japan.. tapi dah sampai sana, aku wish anak2 aku ada sama. The enjoyment tak sama la pi sorang. Best simpan duit bawak anak2 later.. dapat pi HK Disneyland pun best.

    Tapi apa2 pun, spt Kak Arida kata.. enjoy while you can. :)

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  6. aku cam ngeri dgr cite halal food kau.hopefully at bangkok will be okla, kalau tak aku mesti kena telan maggie next month.aku pun nak magnet kat fridge tu ok...-noja

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