Chapter One
hehe... sorry same old excuse again. busy. anyway i shall begin my story.
the day seemed fair at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. my watch showed 8.30, which means that there's still an hour to go before flight MH 72 takes off for Hong Kong with Jovann Yong, his mum and aunt on board. said our goodbyes to daddy at the departure gates entrance and went on to linger at the duty free shopping arcade. it seemed to be a day for meeting people because when i was at the arcade i saw my junior from SSG called Moon Yee. we said hi. i wondered where she was off to? then, like 5 minutes before boarding the plane we saw my mum's friend who, yup you guessed it, was going on to the same plane. moments later we saw this veteran Hong Kong actor and his wife. we were on the same flight.
as i entered MH 72, smiles of year 2005's best cabin crew greeted us. well, not too bad to start off a three and a half hour journey. the plane took off at exactly 9.30 am. i felt really comfy because MH 72 was a 747. you would not believe me, but yes i watched Cheaper By the Dozen 2. it was quite amusing for the fact that it actually kept me awake the whole time it was running. oh and Hilarious Duffus looked like the Wicked Witch of the West!
twenty minutes before the plane landed, i decided to pay the world's highest restroom a visit. when i stood up i saw Moon Yee seated like four rows behind me. i was surprised because 1. we're on the same flight and 2. what is the heir to Canon M'sia doing in the economic class? guess Canon must be making less that we thought. so anyway, the plane landed as scheduled and as it touched down i was excited to my feet. i mean this is actually my first time in HK. i've seen it on TVB dramas but now i was actually in it. cool!
as we were claiming our luggage, i was on a tight watch. it seems that the HKIA is like a celebrity magnet. but to no avail, i failed to spot one. we waited for like 15 minutes before the airport coach departed. when i stepped out of the airport, a moist gush of cool air greeted my face. so, that was what HK air smelt like. anyway the bus took us to our hotel.
HKIA is located quite far from the city centre, about 30 miutes driving time. the coach crossed one of HK's famed bridge, 'Ching Ma Dai Kui' (cantonese). sorry, i don't know what's it named in english. then we passed HK's port. let's just put it this way, the total surface area of the port is equavalent to about 10 Midvalley Megamalls. goodness, our Port Klang is a total shame! as the coach entered the city, i was amazed at the architecture of the buildings in HK. all and i mean ALL the buildings either homes or offices are at least 10 storey high and above. it also hit me that the hongkies take the term 'neighbour' too literal because if you happen to live there, you could shake hands with your neighbours when you open your window. no kiddin'! the fact that some apartments were over 15 storeys high, only suspended by four very skinny stilts and located at a hill slope tells me that you can be a millionaire even if you own a 15m by 15m piece of land in HK.
my hotel is called the Newton Kowloon Hotel. it's situated in Prince. i know it sounds weird but that's how they call it. anyway, after we checked in, we went to feed our famished stomachs. honestly, i was more that ready to fire back at any hongkie who would be rude to us. so, when i entered a 'cha chan teng' (coffee shop) near the hotel, i felt kinda tensed. i mean what else could i feel. i was constantly fed with stories about rude hongkies. but i really have to apologise to 'MOST' hongkies. " I am terribly sorry for the prejudice that i have brought to HK with me." i must make a statement here. They Are Very Polite People. not even the singaporeans are polite enough. the coffee shop's proprietor greeted us with a warm smile and ushered us to our seats. well, you might say that its because she might know that we're tourists but i will prove you wrong later.
anyway, after food we went to the Prince MTR station to get our octopus cards. it's a very convenient card. i works on MTR and bus ride fares, purchasing goods from stores and etc. first stop: Tsim Tsa Tsui. OMG! its a wonderful place to shop. we went to the World Trade Shopping Centre and i managed to buy a pair of shoes from K Swiss for HKD 200 cheaper. next we, went to Sogo where my aunt bought a pair of platforms from Timberland at 60% off usual price. then we proceeded to the Arena of Stars right behind the shopping centre to snap a few good pictures. we then walked across the street to the Peninsula Hotel shopping arcade. that was where HK's oldest LV was and of course we went in for a spin. boy were the sales personnels there polite even when we walked out empty handed. we also borrowed the hotel's toilet. we had a hard time finding it because all of them had funny names and we thought that they were names of the ballrooms. i also saw the hotel's coffee house that is famous for its extreme priced afternoon tea. it was also said that many celebrities go there for theie english tea and scones.
after that, we took a stroll down Tsim Tsa Tsui. we spotted a huge Giordano and went in. i later noticed that the Gios in KL is too minute to be even considered as the smallest Gio outlet in the whole of HK. this Gio is humongous. it has three floors and the collection was huge. i bought a shoulder bag. quite a good deal. then, we roamed further down the street and went in to this shopping complex called Miramar. there was this particular shop called 'i.t', its one of those trendy new shops that sold garments from different brands. the designs were marvelous and avant garde but i only managed to get a top there because most of the other clothes ran out of my size. but nevertheless, i am still happy with what i purchased. we continued to bum around Tsim Tsa Tsui and then later when on the MTR and got to the famous Mongkok. holy-mother-of-all-crap! Mongkok is THE place. i would say that almost 1/4 of HK's youngsters were there. the roads were actually closed down by like around 6 and everyone can walk on the road. that's just so totally cool. in Mongkok there's the Ladies' Street (similar to our Petaling Street), Handphone Street (many shops here sell handphones) and of course the Sports Wear Street. my fav was of course the sports wear. you can find any brand from Reebok to Adidas to New Balance there. and the best thing was, they were having a sale. but giving the fact that we were just too exhausted to shop anymore we just had a look-see and headed back.
after a nice bath we all retired to our beds.
the day seemed fair at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport. my watch showed 8.30, which means that there's still an hour to go before flight MH 72 takes off for Hong Kong with Jovann Yong, his mum and aunt on board. said our goodbyes to daddy at the departure gates entrance and went on to linger at the duty free shopping arcade. it seemed to be a day for meeting people because when i was at the arcade i saw my junior from SSG called Moon Yee. we said hi. i wondered where she was off to? then, like 5 minutes before boarding the plane we saw my mum's friend who, yup you guessed it, was going on to the same plane. moments later we saw this veteran Hong Kong actor and his wife. we were on the same flight.
as i entered MH 72, smiles of year 2005's best cabin crew greeted us. well, not too bad to start off a three and a half hour journey. the plane took off at exactly 9.30 am. i felt really comfy because MH 72 was a 747. you would not believe me, but yes i watched Cheaper By the Dozen 2. it was quite amusing for the fact that it actually kept me awake the whole time it was running. oh and Hilarious Duffus looked like the Wicked Witch of the West!
twenty minutes before the plane landed, i decided to pay the world's highest restroom a visit. when i stood up i saw Moon Yee seated like four rows behind me. i was surprised because 1. we're on the same flight and 2. what is the heir to Canon M'sia doing in the economic class? guess Canon must be making less that we thought. so anyway, the plane landed as scheduled and as it touched down i was excited to my feet. i mean this is actually my first time in HK. i've seen it on TVB dramas but now i was actually in it. cool!
as we were claiming our luggage, i was on a tight watch. it seems that the HKIA is like a celebrity magnet. but to no avail, i failed to spot one. we waited for like 15 minutes before the airport coach departed. when i stepped out of the airport, a moist gush of cool air greeted my face. so, that was what HK air smelt like. anyway the bus took us to our hotel.
HKIA is located quite far from the city centre, about 30 miutes driving time. the coach crossed one of HK's famed bridge, 'Ching Ma Dai Kui' (cantonese). sorry, i don't know what's it named in english. then we passed HK's port. let's just put it this way, the total surface area of the port is equavalent to about 10 Midvalley Megamalls. goodness, our Port Klang is a total shame! as the coach entered the city, i was amazed at the architecture of the buildings in HK. all and i mean ALL the buildings either homes or offices are at least 10 storey high and above. it also hit me that the hongkies take the term 'neighbour' too literal because if you happen to live there, you could shake hands with your neighbours when you open your window. no kiddin'! the fact that some apartments were over 15 storeys high, only suspended by four very skinny stilts and located at a hill slope tells me that you can be a millionaire even if you own a 15m by 15m piece of land in HK.
my hotel is called the Newton Kowloon Hotel. it's situated in Prince. i know it sounds weird but that's how they call it. anyway, after we checked in, we went to feed our famished stomachs. honestly, i was more that ready to fire back at any hongkie who would be rude to us. so, when i entered a 'cha chan teng' (coffee shop) near the hotel, i felt kinda tensed. i mean what else could i feel. i was constantly fed with stories about rude hongkies. but i really have to apologise to 'MOST' hongkies. " I am terribly sorry for the prejudice that i have brought to HK with me." i must make a statement here. They Are Very Polite People. not even the singaporeans are polite enough. the coffee shop's proprietor greeted us with a warm smile and ushered us to our seats. well, you might say that its because she might know that we're tourists but i will prove you wrong later.
anyway, after food we went to the Prince MTR station to get our octopus cards. it's a very convenient card. i works on MTR and bus ride fares, purchasing goods from stores and etc. first stop: Tsim Tsa Tsui. OMG! its a wonderful place to shop. we went to the World Trade Shopping Centre and i managed to buy a pair of shoes from K Swiss for HKD 200 cheaper. next we, went to Sogo where my aunt bought a pair of platforms from Timberland at 60% off usual price. then we proceeded to the Arena of Stars right behind the shopping centre to snap a few good pictures. we then walked across the street to the Peninsula Hotel shopping arcade. that was where HK's oldest LV was and of course we went in for a spin. boy were the sales personnels there polite even when we walked out empty handed. we also borrowed the hotel's toilet. we had a hard time finding it because all of them had funny names and we thought that they were names of the ballrooms. i also saw the hotel's coffee house that is famous for its extreme priced afternoon tea. it was also said that many celebrities go there for theie english tea and scones.
after that, we took a stroll down Tsim Tsa Tsui. we spotted a huge Giordano and went in. i later noticed that the Gios in KL is too minute to be even considered as the smallest Gio outlet in the whole of HK. this Gio is humongous. it has three floors and the collection was huge. i bought a shoulder bag. quite a good deal. then, we roamed further down the street and went in to this shopping complex called Miramar. there was this particular shop called 'i.t', its one of those trendy new shops that sold garments from different brands. the designs were marvelous and avant garde but i only managed to get a top there because most of the other clothes ran out of my size. but nevertheless, i am still happy with what i purchased. we continued to bum around Tsim Tsa Tsui and then later when on the MTR and got to the famous Mongkok. holy-mother-of-all-crap! Mongkok is THE place. i would say that almost 1/4 of HK's youngsters were there. the roads were actually closed down by like around 6 and everyone can walk on the road. that's just so totally cool. in Mongkok there's the Ladies' Street (similar to our Petaling Street), Handphone Street (many shops here sell handphones) and of course the Sports Wear Street. my fav was of course the sports wear. you can find any brand from Reebok to Adidas to New Balance there. and the best thing was, they were having a sale. but giving the fact that we were just too exhausted to shop anymore we just had a look-see and headed back.
after a nice bath we all retired to our beds.
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