each of us angels with only one wing
we can only fly embracing each other
A bento from my dad aka boss.
Yummylicious ♥
People said once you chopped your long hair off you’ll always itch for another hair cut.
That speaks my heart.
I went for another hair cut before my HK trip. If you do notice, I actually asked for a shorter bob. Now I’m already dying for it to grow slightly longer, then I want a short fringe ♥
Welcome back to the "miao and Hong Kong" label. This post is specially dedicated to the world most daring Mickey Mouses who ventured to Macao without any prior planning and research, which means we didn't even have a single idea what to do where to go how to get there in Macao, we just say "let's go" and get departed.
Therefore my Macao trip is nothing excited. But I did found out that Macao is in fact being a special region parted from Hong Kong, which what it means 特別行政區 - the Special Administrative Region that stands on it's own system. In order to enter Macao, we have to go through it's immigration and custom policies to enter Macao, and they even have their own currency don't play play.
♥ Brunch ♥
Dim-sum in a typical traditional Chinese restaurant (just like what frequently shown in Hong Kong drama series!), located just downstairs of our lodging.
Har kao, siu mai ^^
It's pork porridge with preserved egg again. Porridge is one of the best Hong Kong food to me :)
Hong Kong chee cheong fun with shrimp. I have no idea where Hongkiess found their shrimp and always manage to keep it so fresh, it's "doink doink" amongst your teeth in each chew okieeeeee...
I received a steamed basket of paos giving me a sign of Disney - isn't it look like Mickey Mouse head omg?!
All egg tarts in Hong Kong married to bird nest therefore they always appeared together gather.
**miao's penny of thoughts:
An average restaurant among Hong Kong standard, but way above Malaysia's standard. It's true that in HK you may always manage to find good dim-sum by simply walking into any dim-sum restaurant.
♥ Getting to Macao ♥
Very easy one, just hop into MRT to Sheung Wan station, walk to the Hong Kong-Macau Ferry Terminal (Shun Tak Centre), purchase a ferry ticket that cost you about 150HKD one way and you are steps away!
**a gentle reminder:
1. Do find out the ferry schedule HERE.
2. Although the travel duration is like only 45 minutes but it's better to reach the terminal like two hours ahead your planned travel time to purchase your tickets (both ways are selling like hot cakes, don't ever fantasy that you can just get tickets anytime like Genting Cable Cars).
3. Bring passport ya, I just mentioned they have their own immigration and custom policies didn't I?
Does this reminds you about LCCT?
When we finally got onboard it's already so much behind our schedule, the sun begun to set. Uh hm in HK sun and moon start to change their duty shift at 4pm-5pm.
Basically in Macao you don't really need to spend much on transportation. There are casinos near to most tourist spots, you can just hop into any of those provided free shuttle bus. They wouldn't shoo you out of the bus even if you are not a gambler, thanks to the financial contribution of those gamblers, amen.
Unless you are below 18 years old lah. Some of them very realistic, they don't fetch people who cannot gambler.
♥ Ruins of St Paul's ♥
My favourite in Macao. Not particularly that piece of wall but the delightful European charm of the architecture through the streets.
I always have something with old buildings.
Rua de St Paulo, or Tai San Pa 大三巴 if you have no interests towards Portuguese language - reminds me a lot of one of my favourite street in Taipei, Danshuei 淡水老街.
Just a little difference that it's more westernised, and more shopping!
Portuguese Egg Tart from Pastelabia Koi Kei 锔记手信. I think whoever visited to Macao never try this superb egg tart can might as well go bang wall and die. Because it's toooooo nice I have never had such nicey egg tart in my life!
By the way we'd missed out the famous pork burger (or pork bun I'm not sure). That makes me quite the depressed for a while but thank god when I got back in Malaysia my dearly fellow console me by telling me that it is so not gonna be my type and it even has bones in it. So okie now I'm over the gloomy doomy :)
This Koi Kee you can see it in almost every sight in Macao, they self-proclaimed as the best selling souvenir chain in Macao. Got to know that their almond cookies is their very signature item only after my trip. But they made everything to become meatloaf (or dried meat, 肉干) is quite a catch of my sight - wild boar lah piglet lah beef fillet lah you name it they have it wtf.
Ireland Potato.
There are two things in the world that can't be joked: 1. Marriage 2. Potato.
3. Cheese!
Lisboa Casino 葡京娱乐场 - So the Las Vegas.
Rua Da Ponte Negra . Taipa . 氹仔 .
A place which has nothing to do, we got conned by travel guide. But okie lah if you love Portuguese food there are a few restaurants here with great ambience and pretty famous too.
A hotel <slash> casino which is freaking HUGE and somehow looks very First World Genting. A place for shopping and dining lor as well as to camwhore.
They have this Venetian Square which really does look like outdoor.
See they have made the sky so real so 3D. The designers must be genius.
It can even turn dark, don't mess.
The Venetian Canal. Romantic desu.
Last stop of the day we went to the Fisherman's Wharf Macao, where my camera battery died off. Frankly I can't imagine how would this place suppose to be without all those haunted mansions and Halloween events and decorations. It was just sooooo Halloween-ish when I was there.
Signing off, good night and chaoz ♥
p.s: for full album of Macao, click HERE.
Wide awake from dreams in the middle of night, bitterly.
It has been always there. Never leave, yet never stay.
It wakes me during the sweetest part when it tingles my heart so hard; it wakes me during the sweetest part and drags the fantasies away.
In despair, heartbrokenness, I am tired I fell asleep again and the beautiful scenes hit my head again. Quickly, I stretched my hand to hold, I'm so scared of losing, again.
Then the merry-go-round fades, I'm lying in darkness all alone, again.
A short break after massive posts about Hong Kong trip.
White lappie, white mobile phone, white watch.
I'm in white mood after a gray day.
My white room is 80% done :)
Seeing the place I have never been.
When the phobia kicks in, she takes her hands off. The little voice whispers to her ears blowing the warmth straight into her brain her veins. She was hypnotized, hands hang in the middle of air, not moving forward nor backward.
Amidst the hypnotic blindness, she whirls and whirls and whirls and whirls...
Continuing previous Hong Kong trip posts...
Second day in Hong Kong, we rolled bed till the afternoon.
Tsim Sha Tsui - paradise for shopaholics, eataholics, and touristholic.
First amazement of the day - first time ever I've seen an ice cream truck in real life! (yea I'm a kampung miaoz)
♥ Very very late breakfast ♥
The Sweet Dynasty Cafe 糖朝 at Canton Road, opposite to the Harbour City 海港城.
The breakfast kick started with the simply yummy Siu Mai.
Pork Porridge with preserved egg - strongly recommended* So smooth, so fragrant.
Shrimp Dumpling - a so-so choice which you may save your stomach and opt for something else.
Tou Foo Fah, claimed made from hot spring water. Very very smooth indeed.
♥ Very very high end Harbour City ♥
Harbour City - where all the international designer brands grouped all along the street.
Beautiful flagship stores lit the city, like gems.
Louis Vuitton
Earth Music & Ecology
Girls with victories
♥ Hui Lau Shan healthy Dessert ♥
Take a break, have some desserts.
Another shop where all dessert lovers must not miss, and it's almost everywhere in Hong Kong city, check out the branches HERE.
Playfully
Making choice.
Something bird nest+coconut etc, serving in both warm and cold. A nourishing option.
Refreshing Aloe Vera, recommended*
Carrot Cakes
♥ Avenue Of Stars ♥
♥ Mc Dong Dong Hong Kong ♥
Even though fast food ain't the fastest food in Hong Kong, but the legendary Shogun Burger is so juicy so yummy!
♥ Granville Road 加連威老道 ♥
An area where average priced boutiques located. A gentle reminder to double check your item before you left, as some of the clothing might be slightly flawed.
Kai Tan Chai 鸡蛋仔
Never have enough of curry fish ball.
♥ Beijing Club again ♥
Honestly, we weren't mean to be that die-hard fan.
We have been to Club No.9 too, check out the stairs, it is so glamorously led us up into the lounge.
And then there wasn't any crowd in there. I don't think I have seen any dance floor in there too.
So we left in less than five minutes time. Thank god it is a walking distance back to Beijing Club.
So we were there again.
The Berry something cocktail. All cocktails there are nice, too nice until you can't taste the alcohol.
Mission accomplished - was there till the lights turned on. Don't play play, it opens till six in the morning.
♥ Tsui Wah Restaurant 翠华餐厅 ♥
Malaysians go mamak after clubbing sessions. For Hongkies, they go to these kind of Hong Kong style cafe/restaurant.
Tsui Wah Restaurant is utterly famous in the Central 中环. Because it opens 24hours, because it's located in the middle of the buzzing Wellington Street, and because the Chu Chai Pao . 猪仔包 . Piggy Bun is so buttery so crispy so fresh from the oven so nice that you can die for it in one bite.
Nah, this is the Chu Chai Pao, Piggy Bun which Tsui Wah famous with.
The breakfast set - Two sunny side up, a butter sandwich, and a Nissin Noodle soup based luncheon+egg macaroni.
Day II ends here, thanks for the patience of viewing :)
First night in Hong Kong was holy glory day of the week - Friday!
Even though the four hours flight is exhausting, even though the walking had our feet aching, we still decided to hit the club straight after our first day tour.
The club named Beijing Club, very lame name that gave me strong impression of those night clubs which often appeared in Hong Kong movies but self-claimed as "Hong Kong Finest Club". So we went, because it's located at a very very secured location Wellington Street (right next to Lan Kwai Fong - a main night-out spot for tourists), because it's near to our hostel, most importantly because we didn't know where to go.
And it is fine. Crowd with mixture of yuppies and foreigners, Hip Hop and R n' B grooving all night till dawn (I'm serious, till dawn, they close at 6am in the weekends!)
300HKD cover charge with one drinks. Crazy pricing.
600HKD a tray of shooters. Less crazy but still crazy pricing.
Hate to admit it, but, somehow money brought pleasure.
One . of . those . many bars .
Pump pump the stereo.
Beijing Club - the dance floor.
Some . of . those . many faces .
Groovy.
Ladies in the Ladies. And call it a night.
I . am . freaking . dropdeadly . sleepie . maximus . now .
But I've promised myself to keep my dearie bloggie alive and therefore I spent entire night going through, rotating, resizing photos in order to complete this post. Hallelujah.
Tough job you know, 987 photos, three videos, 7days, complete coverage of Hong Kong, Macao, and Disneyland (Yes Disneyland shall be included in Hong Kong, just die die want to mention this name).
By the way, complete coverage of Hong Kong and Macao upon miao's personal preference. I've been to none of those significant temple, never been into the Madame something wax museum bla bla bla...
So this is about the overly excited just-landed Day I.
Meet wonwon my frequent travel kaki.
Meet Cityflyer the very convenient comfy airport shuttle, 40+HKD (if not mistaken), roughly 90minutes from airport to North Point area.
First time ever I am staying in a hostel during travel. Hotels rate in Hong Kong is almost cutting throat T___T
So this is the reception (not even a lobby right?) of Yesinn Hostel I booked through Hostelworld.com. A cute little vibrant accommodation converted from some sort of local apartment, located walking distance to Frotress Hill 炮台山 MTR station, nearby Causeway Bay 铜锣湾.
The private room for triple sharing. So the small after we settled our luggage we have only ngam ngam sufficient space for one person access through the room.
The rest of the room. So small I don't even need to shoot with panorama mode.
Anyway, with the price of 447HKD per night, for the location and cleanliness I really would have nothing to complaint about. More info about Yesinn Hong Kong, click HERE to the official site.
First meal in Hong Kong, we were too starved due to our very very early flight. Therefore we just walked across the street and settled with Maxim's Restaurant, some sort of self-service local Chinese Fast Food Chain that serves mainly siu-mei . roasted food . 烧味.
Roasted Pork and Soya Sauce Chicken combo . Soya Sauce Chicken and Roasted Duck combo . Soup with name forgotten :p
Modern interior design x traditional Chinese food.
First station, Langham Place 朗豪坊, C3 exit from the Mong Kok MTR station. A rather average priced commercial centre in Hong Kong.
I was amazed by the convenience and accessibility of the basement pedestrian tunnels in Hong Kong. It links practically everywhere and I can just walk underground from one building to another to the extent I don't even know how these buildings actually look like from outside (salute).
Inside the Langham Place.
Stopped by the Nike Yoga campaign roadshow. The mascot so adorable lor.
♥ Tea Time
Honeymoon Dessert 满记甜品.
When the day turned dusk we walked through Nathan Road to the Ladies' Street 女人街 and found it just like another Petaling Street.
Along the way we found some boutiques selling really made in China-ish clothes. The attires in most shops are like jumbled and crumpled together gather that makes it even more China-ish. Anyway if you have enough patience to dig it through as though you are mining gold you might be able to found something nice but in most of these boutiques there is no fitting allowed.
Pricing wise, it's about Malaysian price only lah.
Street Snacks - where I found my legendary Curry Fish Ball.
♥ Dinner Time
Mark this restaurant name as a must-go-in Hong Kong, trust me you will never regret.
Tao Heung Group of Restaurants 稻香超級漁港. It has quite a number of branches, Nathan Road branch is miao's personal preference, check out the branches HERE.
Until we cruelly dip it into the boiling hot soup, the prawns were still struggling for god knows what after they have already been slaughtered with all the intestines cleared and poked through from head till tail. wtfreak.
We had crabs, prawns (alive one somemore wtf), fish and etc which falls under the seafood category, meatballs, prawn roll, and a freaking big bowl of vegetable (just as freaking big bowl as shown in this photo above), and cha-ching the bill of 160+HKD. Damn worth lor...
Now I am too sleepy to continue. Next post will be about Hong Kong clubbing, or high end shopping, or Disneyland, not sure what to blog about yet. So stay tune :)
And nitezz.
