Friday, July 28, 2006
so tt's the 2 of us on the train... n the pretty view of lantau island taken from the train (btw.. just to give credit to someone's gd camera... cos even though the train was gg at a pretty high speed, the picture still came out nice!haha.. )
n tt's the exterior of the hotel that we checked in to... Cosmo Hotel.. a boutique hotel at Wan Chai
clockwise from top left: the nooch bar aka the breakfast place... unique way of displaying their unit numbers (on the floor) ... the lobby of the hotel where screenings of World Cup was held ... n tt's the executive room with a personalized desktop in it plus complimentary internet access.
familiar sign? if u've been to HK.. u'll probably see this.. it's their fast food! our favourite dining place cos their set meals are just soo worth it... it's only HKD35 for a whole set which includes soup + drinks + a steak+ appetizer ... try it when u're there the next time... their 奶茶 (milk tea) is pretty gd too...
tt's the one! went to the one at 中環 (Central) ... their wanton is good... only prawns in them n it's v. fresh..
seafood at much cheaper price than you can get in spore.. if i'm not wrong... it was abt SGD 300 plus for 5 people... one of the must try is their 芝士焗龍蝦 (cheese-baked lobster) ... we had some clams... veges... noodles... n... a steamed fish!... but it was sooo much... that we felt quite sick after tt... n we ended up walking back to our hotel... it was pretty near... but... we had to walk pass this whole big area of cemetry... btw... did i mention tt the cemetry is directly behind our hotel.. n my room is facing the cemetrY! tt's y the windows in my room are frosted n can't be open!!!!
frachise store from shanghai... heard they've recently opened one in singapore as well but it's pretty bad... so ... anyways... this HK branch is an alternative to the shanghai main store... n is much better than the one in spore... 小籠包 is their specialty... go for 蟹粉小籠包...
enough of all the chinese cuisines... n here we are.. at a japanese restaurant located at 海港城 kowloon side.. specialising in grilled food.. a little above avg pricing... food was v. fresh.. n u get a really nice panaromic view of the hong kong island...
famous for their 菠蘿包 (pineapple bun)... spread the butter while it's still hot so tt it will melt... yummy.... this place is quite like an "international restaurant" ... they serve other stuffs like bibimbap... n hainanese chicken rice!
that's the first thing that caught my attention at the airport.. i sound really "sua ku" but.. haha.. it's a vending machine for newspaper! it functions exactly the same way as those vending machine for drinks.. n i thought it was really cool... haha...
entrance of the hotel... the best picture i can find..
SOGO UCC cafe... waffle with green tea ice cream and red bean
tadah! yummy yummy 小籠包... i know they have it in singapore... but since taiwan is the origin of 鼎泰丰... we gotta try it out ! n it's really nicer than the one in spore... wonder if u've realised that anything tt has been franchised to spore seem to be of different standards... n doesn't seem to be as tasty... hehe...
top row shows what we had at the cafeteria... tiramisu which doesn't taste like the authentic tiramisu... the toast was nice... n we had sandwiches too... n the rest are pictures tt we took outside the museum... btw.. if u're wondering wat i was doing in the 3rd picture of the 2nd row... i was actually hiding from the sun.. haha.. it was really really sunny n warm n humid! i was literally melting....
we've the 蚵仔煎 which is fried egg with oyster n 甜不辣 hmm.. fried fish cake like thing but more chewy n they're all served with the special red sauce... a bit sweetish... we call it the 萬能醬 tt can be used for everything.. hehe..
the next item in line got to be the 大雞排... the queue wasn't tt long when we bought.. but as we were leaving.. the queue got really really long! i guess the wait is worth it cos it's really good! 讚!of course we tried the taiwan sausages too...
this thing here is sth quite interesting.. it's called 哇!青蛙下蛋!we were wondering wat it was too.. it's actually just ice jelly... -_-" but the name sounds so cute.. haha...
us at 京華城
left tt place for 五分埔... for some well known 鬍鬚張魯肉飯... recommended by some tourist book... wasn't as bad as i thought it would be... hehe...
supposed to shop around tt place after lunch cos it's one of the wholesale place n it is supposedly to haf cheap stuffs... but... we got distracted... we diverted to one of the bubble tea shop nearby...
n we continued eating again! u see how BIG the glasses were??? the cappucino is like twice the size of normal ones... eeks... see how we're having trouble finishing them? oh yes.. we had side orders too.. haha.. cos of the minimum charge... "forced" to order more food... anyways... look at my sis with all the empty glasses n plates! haha.. she look so stuffed.. haha... only after filling ourselves with huge amnt of bubble tea... we started our shopping spree! the place was just too big... n there's just tooo many things to see.... as usual.. spoilt for choices.... dunno wat to buy... too many things to buy.... n we ended up not getting much stuffs... >_<
it's one of the tallest building... erm... in the world?? hehe... n we continued to EAT at their food garden... they've got nice pastries... can't really remember wat they were... see the 3 greedy pigs? haha
night view of warner village and new york new york
n tt's wat we got! 芒果刨冰... it's basically ice topped with mango... mango puree n milk... sth u'll crave for on a hot summer day... as u can see... this trip is really more of an eating spree rather than a shopping spree! haha... set off for 兄弟飯店 where we made reservations for teppanyaki lunch... recommended by my bro's friend... expensive... but worth it cos it was really gd quality food... =)
it's just where all the kids go to.. haha.. but due to the large amnt of crowd... we didn't really walk abt much... just took a look at the place.. n sat down to try 蚵仔面線...
that's how it looks like... i know... we're eating AGAIN! but hey... if u look carefully... it's all pretty small portions n we share everything we eat! tt's y we manage to try a whole variety of different food... hehe...
n here we've got our daily routine... to sit down n haf a drink in the midst of shopping.. haha.. look at the green tea i'm drinking! it's toooo bitter for me! which explains for my weird expression.. haha... swopped with my brother.. got his green tea with milk .. n it tasted much better... *grinz*
老 鄧擔擔麵was up for dinner tt nite... my mum has been craving for it since she had it once almost 30 yrs ago... it's almost impossible to find this shop... but coincidentally... we were fated to find the shop in some back lanes v.v. near our hotel!..
yeap ... tt's where we went... together with my bro's friends! Partyworld aka 錢櫃 ... (p.s. this picture taken the following morning) .. isn't tt cheap actually... paid abt 30+SGD per person... but the place is really nice... the lobby looks just like a hotel lobbY! service was great!
check out thier facilities! flat screen TV... cool controls... additional controls on the wall... n sth not shown here... a private toilet in the rooM!
we left at 12plus... just in time for the LAST train! haha... u shld see how the 3 of us were trying to change money n buy tickets n running for the train when the train was arriving in abt 3min! our coins were like dropping on the floor... so hilarious! our hotel is actually 2 stops away... but since it was late n we were all tired tt's y we took the train... n when we arrived at our stop.. it started to rain! apparently it's the typhoon season... haha.. n we were all hopin tt the typhoon was here so tt we cld postpone our flight n not go back (to work for the 2 of them).. but of course it did not materialise...
yeap.. tt's our room... looks like a war zone doesn't it? haha... oh wells.. we were all busy packing... look at the room! it's sooo big tt it can fit 3 beds and there's still space for u to walk and dance around!... good deal!.. tt's the 3 piggies taking a proper picture after many many years... =)
at the lobby after checking out... waiting for our erm .. "wagon" to come...
on the "wagon" ....
tt's the SQ lounge in taipei.. not too bad... complimentary computers too.. hehe..
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