Saturday, May 31st, 2008
We went to Changi Airport Terminal 1 Popeyes for lunch. I like their Cajun fries, very nice! :D The boy was busy, trying to eat and watch the cartoon at the same time. He didn't want to leave (and finally did, reluctantly of course). So cute.

Rise and shine, had MacDonald's for breakfast since no other eating place was opened at 6 AM. I appreciated their 24/7, and even if their meals were cheaper than Singapore's, the hashbrowns were excluded, no idea why. Haha. Thereafter, we walked to Mong Kok East Station, then Hung Horn KCR Station, and finally reached Lo Wu, where Shen Zhen is. I think I would have lost my way if Bernice wasn't around!

Alot of shopping was done there, before returning to Hong Kong island for lunch, presenting to you, my 鱼蛋面！

Then we went to the City Outlet (which houses brands like Nike, Adidas, ESPIRIT etc at unbelievably low prices) at Tung Chung, but in my opinion, the place is overrated. Hmm..since we were near Sunny Bay (where Disneyland Resort is) and it was still early, we decided to drop by first (but the visit was really scheduled the next day in our itinerary).

We ooh-ed and ahh-ed over the design on of the train which brought us to the resort, took truckloads of pictures but the irony was that we did not step into Disneyland that day. Haha. The reason was it was drizzling when we reached, and we didn't want to walk around with umbrellas in our hands, which would really defeat the purpose of pure enjoyment. Being very rational, we headed to Tsim Sha Tsui for more shopping, but I guess we were all tired, and with the rain dampening our spirits further, we headed back to the hotel to leave our stuff in the late evening.

I still remember the words over the speakers while our train was approaching Disneyland though. It was so cool! "Welcome to the magical land..." as we were approaching and "The train is now returning to the futuristic Hong Kong island..." Something along those lines!

We did, however, scuttled out of the hotel around 7 for dinner at Yoshinoya, then headed over to Ladies' Street (again)!

Then it was back to the hotel, and I think we rounded the day with a chit-chat session which spanned hours. Woo. Now that I think about it, our tiredness never seemed to set in for long. :P

Day 3 Tuesday 20/05/2008

We had yummy dim sum for breakfast, which was so cheap but the portions were huge! Haha. Coincidentally, we sat next to a table of 2 Singaporeans and before long, they realised that we were Singaporeans too, I think from the NTUC plastic bag that was used to hold our umbrellas (it was drizzling). They then tried to talk to us, but their interest dwindled as quickly as it built up after realising it was our graduation trip, because it was their post-ORD trip before entering universities. So much for looking young. Hmm hmm.

After breakfast (and ditching the dim sum boys), we made our way to Central MTR, and then a bus to explore Madame Tussauds, which was like how fun lah! We also visited Hard Rock Cafe, and I spent quite an amount buying T-shirts!

Presenting to you, Madame Tussauds Hong Kong! Ok, the only disappointment was probably the fact that Jay Chou (the wax figure) doesn't looked quite like him in person. Still, I struck every single post I could think of, standing next to him. Cheap thrill. :P

Woo. We took so many pictures!

We actually wanted to go to The Peak, and Disneyland too, on the same day, but it started to pour. Janice decided to stay in Hong Kong, while Bernice and I hopped over to Shen Zhen for more shopping. I had to spend my last 50 RMB, because I overlooked the note and didn't spend it on the previous trip. Aside, I think I didn't buy enough stuff too. It was bargaining and more bargaining! Haha. Then we came back and met Janice for dinner. We returned to the hotel to wash up, rest after a tired day, play Doraemon UNO (that was bought at Temple Street), gossip and then go for dessert. Heaven!

Day 4 Wednesday 21/05/2008

We were really bent on going Ocean Park and Disneyland on our 4th day. This was largely due to the fact that they were the only remaining things not done on our itinerary, and these activities had been postponed several times due to the drizzle/rain! Lady luck was smiling at us, and the whole day was sunny yet cool!

First, to fill my stomach, 鸡扒面 at a eating place near our hotel! I think the expression on my face on the photo on the top left hand corner is so priceless, liked I was deprived of food for days! It was a candid shot by Bernice, and I took revenge later on by taking a photo of her taking photos!

Our destination was Admiralty, since we taught it to be safer to visit Ocean Park and enjoy our rides as the weather was so good, in case the weather turned nasty later in the day. Tactical hor? By the way, I like their admission tickets, so cute!

Many pictures with the mascots, and the cable car ride with the breathtaking scenary, lovely.

Some souvenir shops we saw along the way, before we reach the rides.

The rides! We were rather risk averse and attempted only the Ferris Wheel, Flying Swing, Crazy Galleon and Ocean Park Tower. :) The point was we saw an elderly auntie in the vicinity, and I commented that the rides were really too thrilling for her.

Then, as we were wondering around, we actually saw her played The Dragon (which was the most exciting ride in the whole park, a roller coaster with 3 loops!). The sarcasm earlier on haunted me. She was so much braver than us!

Later, After Janice and Bernice mustered up enough courage, they went to play the Mine Train. I told them I'll skip it, because my weak heart probably can't take all the thrill (somewhat like a roller coaster ride, less scary than The Dragon, but scary all the same). They took a long time while I waited as the queue was pretty long. Moments later, as they returned and I searched for a response, they had none to offer me.

It turned out that as they were reaching the front of the queue, they chickened out, and an uncle after them laughed very hilariously. Oh well. I guess that summed up our not-so-exciting Ocean Park adventure. Heh.

We visited Atoll Reef too.

Then was more photos as we were heading out!

Don't ask me why, I don't eat MacDonald's this frequent in Singapore.

After lunch, we finally arrived at Disneyland! The only sad thing was I was already low on cash by then and had to use my Visa, meaning I would lose on the exchange rate. All in the name of reliving my childhood dream at Disneyland! :D

We were lucky because we caught the Disneyland float performance, which was so good.

We played almost every single ride! They had this roller coaster ride too, but it was enclosed (meaning we couldn't see how the ride was like, how many twists and turns, the thrill index etc). Being as bold as we ought to be, we courted death! It was just slightly scary, but the stuff we saw in there more than made up for all of the fear contained.

I heart the shots with the Disney mascots alot. Heh.

Day 5 Thursday 22/05/2008

The last day of our trip, which spelled so much sadness. :( Breakfast, followed by some last minute shopping.

That's 臭豆腐 that you see Bernice holding. The name didn't come for nothing. I refuse to eat the stinko garbage smelling tofu. Eeks.

We met Andy again, wanting to treat him, but he only had a glass of beverage. Chatted abit, then headed back to our hotel concierge to collect our luggage and bags. Yes, that's Guardian in Hong Kong you see in the picture below, I thought I took Watsons, so it'll be good if I take one of Guardian. :)

Andy bought us cookies as a farewell gift and we were enjoying that at the airport waiting area. Dinner was fish and potato with ice-cream as dessert, very nice, for an in-flight one.

Ok, I'm glad I persevered till the end of this post.

I'm happy because I should be travelling again soon, this time, with my sister and one of my best girlfriends!

Then it's off to HK to 买东西，吃东西, 买东西，吃东西.

:D

I saw a quote from one of those posters at Times the other day which read:
“I've learned that people will forget what you said, people will forget what you did, but people will never forget how you made them feel.” ~Maya Angelou

Maybe it can explain the changing relationships in my life. I don't know. I'm still giving this issue some thought.

Mr Leong

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