Hong Kong Trip 2008

Streets of Hong Kong

Was working late at the office and happened to be browsing through my photos when i found pictures of Hong Kong ! It had been a trip me and my mother had taken last year thanks to the generosity of the firm i'm interning at right now. And seriously there could be no better timing given that Mom is going to Hong Kong next week for an audit. Sigh .. i'm going to miss her..

Tarts Galore

I vaguely remember reaching Hong Kong somewhere in the evening and we were planning to go explore but ended up falling asleep with some Korean channel on TV running throughout the night. Oops demerit points for wasting electricity.

On the second day, we took a ride from the hotel and dropped off at Tsim Sa Tsui, a famous boulevard in Hong Kong. So we walked and walked aimlessly and it was a great feeling. Albeit the frosty drafts every now and then, it was winter, the shining sun over the bay area warmed our faces. It was wonderful and time for breakfast. As we walked, we came upon a streetside bakery with a myriad of tarts and buns. Yummy !

Mom had a cheesy twist whilst i had a milk tart.. i mean its the second thing i'm having in Hong Kong (i skipped the first cos i bought it at a 7Eleven store and it was something i could get back home.. the tummy wasn't as patient as i wanted it to be).. so anyways being the second thing i was getting, it had to be something i've never had and so that was it. Mommy's cheese twist was oozing with butter and cheese and it was DIVINE.. my tart was pretty good too.. a lighter version of an egg custard tart... i think we went back the last day to get some more goodies before heading back.

Hong Kong's Milk Tea

After breakfast, we took the train to see the Big Buddha. It was fun riding the train because they had blinkers that told you which stop you're approaching and which side of the train you should get down at.. i told Mom that Singapore should adopt that and wadya know .. the newer trains have these blinkers installed.. some gooner was one step ahead of me.. hmpf..

We stopped at the final train stop beside some shopping complex. This time it was lunch. I think we made a mistake by choosing something safe. We went to Food Republic .. i knew we should have had something more local. Anyways Mom had Indian food (rolling eyes here) and i had some creamy chicken macaroni.. bad.. but then i had milk tea and that was good.. my friend J has always divulged about the superior milk tea in Hong Kong and she's right.. it was excellent.. not too sweet .. not too bitter.. i could still taste the tea behind the creaminess of the milk...three ticks..

Big Buddha

We walked all the way up to see Big Buddha. Mom started panting at mid point and i kept telling her you can do it.. felt like i was back in Secondary school cheering the juniors during jogging sessions.. good days those were... Finally made it up and the view was spectacular. All the hills and mountains maybe .. don't know if they were big enough to be called that.. and lakes.. We read up about the history and his relics and felt totally at peace with the whole world.

What a wonderful first (technically second) day we had.