Hong Kong, August 2007

I still remember the day i went to Hong Kong on 10th Aug 2007, also my brother, King Fui's birthday. I took an airport tren to HK station to meet my brother. He informed me that it's a bad day coz Hong Kong is under attacked by tropical cyclone no.8. This cyclone caused a mess to the transportation in HK. The only transportation available is the tren.

He stayed at Wan Chai, HK Island. He asked me to stay at home and get weather news update from TV or radio station. After that, he gone back to his office in Central.

After a few hours, when i noticed the weather is getting better. Therefore, i decided to meet my friend in Tsim Sha Tsui. Once i reached the Wan Chai Station, there are so many people crowded in the waiting platform. I was waited more than 30min to get into the tren. But, one thing for sure, they are very efficient whereby there is a tren every 1 min to cater the big crowd.

I always remember my first experience to Hong Kong, even though i went to HK before when i was 12 year old during my birthday with my auntie.

At the end, i was unable to celebrate my brother's birthday together that night! Perhaps, I guess, he celebrated with his girl friend!

I love Japanese food. My brother brought me to Watami (居 食 屋 「和 民」) Japanese Casual Restaurant which is located at Causeway Bay. They serves delicious Japanese food and drinks in a comfortable atmosphere. By combining thematic Japanesque wood and key color of Brown and Red as the main design concept, it creates a trendy but warm feeling. 80% of the food choices are the same for those in Japan, while the remaining 20% are modified from Japan.

Look at the food menu, i feel like i want to order all, end up we ordered Shasimi, Scallop Skewer, Terriyaki chicken and cream cheese roll and green tea dessert. If you wish to see more of the tempted menu please log on to http://www.watami.com.hk/. and click on "menu".

After dinner, we took a bus to The Peak. Peak tram climbs 373 metres (about 1,200 feet) to bring tourists to The Peak Tower. Due to the bad weather, we can't really see the beautiful night scene from The Peak.

Not forget to visit the Hard Rock merchandise shop to grab my favourite Hard Rock Tee shirt.

Hong Kong is well known as a gourmet paradise. It is also my paradise to enjoy a wide varieties of food.

Pic Below: Australia Dairy is famous for its steamed milk (cold or hot). This outlet is situated in Jordan, exit C2 from Jordan station.

Pic below: Dessert from "Hui Lau Shan" (许留山). They have a lot of franchise shops around the island. The popular one is the mango pudding. Most of the manggoes are imported from Philipines. I like the mango muaci.

No trip to Hong Kong would be complete without trying dim sum. These are delightful, mouth-watering snacks served in steaming bamboo baskets and eaten with pots and pots of Chinese tea. We went to Serenade Chinese Restaurant which is situated at Hong Kong Cultural Centre (1st floor), Salisbury Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. It offers views of Victoria Harbour and a comprehensive dim sum menu, including "figurine" dim sum, like the steamed shrimp dumpling in the shape of a fish. Lantau Island (大嶼山) is the largest island in Hong Kong. Lantau can be reached by either sea or road, now even by cable car. Unfortunately, the cable car is closed for repair.

Our main purpose is to visit the world's tallest, outdoor, seated bronze Buddha which sits serenely atop Ngong Ping plateau amid the spectacular mountain scenery of Lantau Island. The Giant Buddha/ Po Lin Monastery is 34 metres high, was cast in China and took over 10 years to complete. Weighing 250 tonnes, it was unveiled in 1993 amid deeply religious ceremonies.

Take a short walk to Ngong Ping village, you can find some stalls selling vegetarians food. We took a break by having " Tau Fu Fa"...erm ..refreshing!
Wong Tai Sin is Hong Kong's most popular Taoist temple and attracts worshippers of all three traditional Chinese religions: Taoism, Buddhism, and Confucianism. After lighting a joss stick and kneeling before the main altar, the worshipper gently shakes the container until one of the sticks falls out. The number corresponds to a certain fortune, which is then interpreted by one of the temple's many soothsayers.
There are many things to be discovered in Hong Kong. I guess, i will come back again!