Hong Kong Day 2 !

I had to say we dint start the day very well cos the free breakfast provided really sucks big time. I will bet my dollar that you cant find these kinda beggar's food in the lousiest kopitiam or HK cafe. Everything just sucks.. maybe the hard boiled egg is only thing that you find 'normal'.. the coffee sucks too.. so bad that the food cause some after feeling in your throat, Thomas alike. Haiz.. what can you expect from a cheap hotel?

We took the MTR to Tung Chung station to get to Lantau Island. Its the last stop of the Tung Chung Line & it's also after the Sunny Bay station where you transit to Disney Land (No, I dint go Disney land, not interested! :p).

However, we had to take the cable car to cross the sea & the queue was more than 45mins! We can take a bus though but it will take approx 1hr.. hehehe... comparing the cable car journey of 20mins.. of cos cable car la!

BUT, think about this; 45mins waiting time + 20 mins journey > taking 1hr bus - isnt it???

We see the Buddha!!!

The cable car station is at the foot of the Ngong Ping village, once you cross a 'divided part' nearer to the statue (where I stand in this photo), all eateries only serves vegetarian. It's as a form of respect.

268 steps to the Buddha
I will make it!
almost there...

Nice, satisfied & in harmony...

Free vegetarian snacks which was inclusive in the entry fee to enter the Buddha.. its nice ok! esp the yam cake! Soya bean curd was also very smooth..

We're getting traditionally married !

Thomas was pointing to this path that can lead you to cross the mountains.. Recall how it took us 20mins by cable to get across...??
DON take the path on impulse!

We left Lantau island around evening & headed right to the Citygate mall!

Citygate is famous for big brands & designers good at bargain price, cos I think it only sell off-season goods. Brands like Coach sells at ave 30-40% discount which is not bad and the designs are still quite nice! I didn't buy any cos I really don need extra bags (designer or not) hence I don see the reason to spur. Mom bought a CK silver colour tote for sister thou.. @ half price! Sold in Club21.

Citygate is locate right outside the Tung Chung station, above the bus terminal to go to Lantau Island which is also beside the cable car station lor! All within 100m radius.

Hanbaobao

HONG KONG !

Heyo Nicole! I'm in HK! haa... Nicole, I'm beloved colleague of 2 yrs in ML, just that we've never met before... in case if you peo reading still hasn't getit, she works in HK la! ha...

Well, this trip was a result of my gen-peng-ness (greedy in hokkien) of the Tiger Airway promotion over their IPO launch.. & partly for my parents la.. cos mom was asking for a holiday to Hainan island but I couldn't go during the CNY period. So, here I am! Dying for holiday too from the mundane work...:x

Credits again to Honey for planning the whole trip! Kudos!

Here we are on the Xpress train from airport. We sat the wrong direction and had to endure the train 'reversing' the whole 20+ mins journey.... @_@

Reached the hotel at 12:30pm which is still early for check-in so we asked the reception for direction to yam cha! This Federal restaurant is just around corner of the Evergreen Hotel.
We had no real idea what we're ordering cos the Chinese are phrased differently as the mainland Chinese. Its in Cantonese way. Anyway, we roughly recognized a few familiar wordings & ordered it.. Here you see this cracker-like dish is coated with syrup.. err.. TOO sweet, I cant stand it! haahahaa.. I think I might have ordered it.. which I dono either cos Thomas ordered most! Initially he wrote down 2 serving per dish! Qi sin ar !

Our very small... room..

Causeway Bay - Lane Crawford
Expensive area la... full of branded boutiques on the streets...

SOGO

We joined the queue to go up Level 9 for the mega promotion! Its crazy... ppl shopped like there's no tomorrow.. listen up, its entire building L9-B1, 40-70% sale! buy-buy-buy!

Hopewell Center - R66
A splendid way to spend your 1st night of your holiday.. revolving restaurant that overlook HK.
However, I does not think its the best restaurant around despite the posh settings & crowd. If I compare apple to apple, I grade it vs our own Meritus Mandarin @ Orchard. Food variety MM wins; quality MM wins; height R66 wins (L62!); price MM wins; poshness... equal, I guess.
OK, you know where to eat now.

I don think when I ate at MM, they have this kinda mini lobster but I recall seeing email that said this kinda creature lives in sewage?? Hence, their meat are full of bacteria????

I really cannot recall if MM serve this! Crab stick!

More!

Honey bugged me to take this photo.. he was so excited..

Temple Street
Last stop for the 1st nite, just opposite our hotel. Thomas wants to look like 林达浪！

So，cute not?