You wouldn't want to read this -___-

It has been long time since I sit down here with a peace of mind to blog. I have been very busy last few weeks - with reports to do, and cupcake orders to complete. It was indeed hectic, where at some point I am gonna lose myself. Thank God I have an Mr. Angel by my side, giving me the strength and energy when I'm down, pushed me when I stopped and gave me head massages to ease my headaches. I found myself lucky to have someone who support, encourage and lend a helping hand to whatever nonsense I do. And that pushed me to go further, together with him. ;)

One thing for sure, my energy level went down the drain, and so do my readers T__T *sobs*. This won't stop me from writing though! :)

I shall continue with my China/Hong Kong trip, which happened last year (arghhh don't throw rotten eggs to me...) and yes Clara, I still owe you Bandung trip posts. Feun's birthday. My coming birthday. Yaki-yaki buffet review. Swap review. Cherating, Pahang. Phew... One thing at a time. :D But now - Shenzhen. Boo...


Date: 28 November 2008, Friday
Agenda: Depart from Macau to Zhuhai and then to Shenzhen. (Fuh...)

We woke up at 7.00 am, thanks to the "friendly" alarm reminder via automatic telephone call by hotel. -___- We were freaking sleepy (we were in Macau the day before) but to think of the other members in the tour, we dare not to snooze for longer period. That's why we swear we would not joining any tour packages EVER AGAIN. No matter how cheap/worth it. I still prefer free and easy, where I can sleep and wake up whenever I want! Hmmph!

Dressed up the HK way. I wanna dress like this in Malaysia too... and get heat stroke later wtf.


After breakfast, we depart to Zhuhai (Pig River Pearl River), from Macau. Just look at the queue at China custom! Freaking long.


Here we are in Zhuhai.


The famous landmark in Zhuhai - 'Lady with Pearl'.


What are you waiting for? Snap photos lah!


We being very touristy T___T What's so nice bout the sign-stone after all? ;)

Next, we went to garden (where the others went for some cable car ride), while me and Wei Hwa walked to other side for some photo-snapping and dried sotong munching. Yes, dried sotong -___- It's famous in Zhuhai (as they claimed to be) and it's dead yummy!!! :) It comes in original and spicy... I love the spicy one! Forgot to snap photos of it though.

After dried sotong, lunch, jewelery scams (no shop's name being displayed and located in between flats) dingdingdongdong et-cetera, off we go to Shenzhen. Least that I know that it's gonna be a 3 hours journey! 3 hours journey in our local express bus is OKAY, but 3 hours journey in CHINA busses are definitely NOT okay. The seating of the bus was 90 degrees straight. Yup, how comfy is that. "Thanks" to the driver too, I can't sleep well for 5 minutes. Thanks, Reliance. =___=

Finally, after escaping one kind of a hell ride, we reached Shenzhen and thanked God we're in piece. What's the first thing to do in Shenzhen? SHOPPING! :)

Dong Men Shopping District is not a department store, its an open air shopping area that is interconnected, with hundred plus shops. A shopping heaven, and its lively at night. Along the shops are small parks with benches, and a lot of food stalls, good place to sit once you are tired from shopping. The place is really for people that love to bargain, always ask immediately for 50% off from its original price. Bags (from handbags to luggages), fashion accessories, shoes, toys, men & women clothings. Shop keepers accept only RMB or HK dollar. But a lot of them accepts RMB only.

Source here

KFC, made in China.


Coleslaw, made in China.


Chicken burger, made in China. I wonder what they used to produced the buns. So yellow looking. -___-


Tako yaki, not as yummy as made in Malaysia. Malaysia Boleh! Woohoo!!!





Welcome everybody, presenting Dong Men Shopping District -___- wtf so touristy.


For supper, we got ourselves McDonald's Pie in taro and peach!!! :D I postponed this blog post for so long till I forgotten the taste of it already. Dang! =___=

Being Hongkie, even for a day.

This post suppose to be published before Disneyland post, but because due to overwhelming response for Disneyland, I delayed my other part of Hong Kong experience. Please remember that everything in this post happened before Disneyland. :D

We stayed in Metropark, Mongkok, where there's pros and cons about this hotel (reviews from Tip Advisor):

• Its very cheap to stay here but then again you get what you pay for. The hotel is OK but looks very old. The view from the rooms facing the backside of the building is horrible. You can see all the fishbone TV antennas and people drying their laundry on clotheslines. The rooms have old beds and furniture and are tiny. For those who plan to travel by bus to mainland China, the buses are literally just downstairs so thats the biggest selling point. There are plenty of restaurants nearby and the busy Nathan road is just a block away and the Prince Street metro is also a block away. Transportation is very good from this hotel.
• This hotel turned out to be the cheapest one I could find from a travel agency. Needless to say, I didn't expect much from this hotel considering the price. I didn't care too much for the quality either as I knew I would spend most of my times outside. But this hotel surprised me. Bottles of shampoo and shower gel are normal to be had in average hotels but you don't often get the facial tissues and disposable slippers and this hotel provided them. The message system was pretty cool. There's a red light on TV that kept flashing until you turned on your TV and it will tell you the subject of the message and that you can pick the full one up from the reception.
  
  The only complaint I could have is the lobby, it has only one sofa that can fit five people(if you know each other and are willing to sqeeze in otherwise it's good for four people). Once you get up, others are surely going to jump in.
  
  The location of the hotel is alright. The only purpose of this trip for me was to shop and everything I needed just seemed to be within walking distance or a short hop on a subway.
  
  Overall, I would not hesitate to stay here again on my next visit to Hong Kong.
• We got the A21 airbus from the airport which dropped us right outside.
  
  First impressions - nice tidy reception. Easy quick check in. But got to the room - shockingly SMALL - especially room 633 (refuse any room ending 33 if they give you - they are the smallest rooms in the hotel on all floors! Look at the floorplan!).
  
  Myself and my partner didn't believe all the rooms were that small, and it was true - when visiting our friend's rooms, they were bigger. We just got the short straw. We tried to change but reception simply said the others had an upgrade as there were no available rooms - LIE. All the rooms are the same size except the end rooms i.e. X33. Either way we figured we didnt want it to ruin our trip, and we'd be out most of the day anyway, so we put up with it.
  
  Good things about this hotel: the location. Only 5 mins walk to Mongkok and the shopping area, including ladies market, Langham etc. And Prince Edward station is just across the road (back entrance). 7/11 and McDs just across the road too, and laundrette right next door - got home and no laundry to do - bliss! Cake shop within the hotel - yummy fresh buns for the morning. They even sent a birthday cake and card to one of us - nice little surprise. We had a night flight back to UK, and leaving our luggage with them through most of the day was fine.
  
  Overall good, but dont get the end room!

As for me, I would stay there again for my second trip to Hong Kong as everything is within walking distance - from dim sum restaurant, 24 hours convenient stores, shopping complexes, Ladies Street, boutiques, arghhh basically anything! :) I love it!

All dressed up for Hong Kong, baby!

The all-famous "put chai gou" which were always mentioned in TVB dramas. The taste? Bland. Not up to my expectation. Which were sad enough.

OMG, "put chai gou" is so delicious wtf.

As we walk and walk, we tried on any local foods that caught our eyes. That's the way to experience the locals' lifestyle! And we find it so much fun.

Local biscuit stall selling Wife Biscuit ("Lou poh peng") and Almond Biscuit ("Hap tou sou"). There are others more, but it was sold out. :( Luck's not on our side.

Yeah, you got it! It's the all-time-famous Stinky Tofu! :) It's smelly alright! But it was hell-yeah-delicious!!! I ate those stinky tofu and I would love to have it again. :)

Yeah, it's THAT smelly!

As out hotel were very close to popular landmark, all we did were walk. Walk and walk and walk as our heart desires. In the end, our trusty foot bring us to Langham Place, which were located in Mongkok district and "it's a 1,800,000 sq. ft. 3-in-1 mega development, comprising a 15-storey shopping mall, a 59-level Grade-A office tower and a 665-room 5-star hotel". Wow... :D Amazed!

First thing first: SHOPPING!!! :D Woohoo---!!!

Here I am in H&M, doing what girls does best: shopping!

How I wish H&M would be available in Malaysia... That would be dream come true! A bliss to all Malaysian girls, including me of course. ;) I got myself a pair of glove, a large handbag and a leather belt. Nah, I didn't able to get any clothes as it was winter season and most clothes weren't suitable to be worn in hot and sunny Malaysia.

After I have done my round of shopping, off we go to the main attraction in Langham Place: the Xpresscalators!!! Now... what's that??? :) Xpresscalators is "The longest escalators within a shopping mall in the territory. A pair of them is located on the 4th floor leading up to the 8th floor, and another pair leads to the 12th floor. These long escalators have been designed to reduce the "horizontal drift" of shoppers, thus keeping them in the mall".

WOW! The xpresscalators!


Be afraid, be very very afraid!

We went through the first xpresscalator, that brought us from 4th floor to 8th floor. Coming right up the the second xpresscalator, that will bring us from 8th floor to 12th floor!

Xpresscalator to heaven wtf.


We've reached the heaven wtf wtf~ Choi choi.


We're going aaaallllll the way down. Scary huh?


Bye-bye 11th, 10th and 9th floor...



Bye-bye xpresscalators... :( You are indeed fun.

Apart from Sasa, you must go to Bonjour for great deals on perfumes and skin cares. You would be spoilt with choices and low price! Guaranteed.

I experienced the longest escalators and also the shortest one. Wtf! ;)

Morning snacks? Check.
Shopping? Check.
Fooling around with escalators? Check.

Lunch? Oh-ooo~ Nearly missed it!

Before heading to our next destination, Disneyland (woohooo!!!) we filled up our stomachs with noodles from local shops. This shop is located somewhere in Mongkok, a very small shop, yet packed with customers.

We ordered Pork Noodle in Spicy "Ma Lat" Soup and Wan Tan Mee in clear broth. Extremely yummy! Part of it because we were overly hungry. ;) Anything taste good when you are hungr

After lunch, we head on to Yau Ma Tei MRT station and off we go to Disneyland... well, which I have already blogged earlier hahahaha why am I blogged the other way round? Lol... Disneyland has higher popularity amound readers~

Ignore my ridiculous pose, please. :o

That's the boots I bought from Shenzhen for a very small price. I love boots dearly but I definitely could not wear it in Malaysia. :(

For continuation on where we are heading next, read this post and you would be in the picture.

Sorry for my lack of updates. :( I'm really sorry. Cupcakes took most of my time, which I enjoyed making, creating and delivering love to customers. Despite being packed, here am I promising to myself and you that I will update whenever I can. Won't neglect this baby of mine. Promise! :k

Fairy tale at Disneyland, Hong Kong

Date: 1 December 2008
Venue: Disneyland, Hong Kong

Phew, life has been hectic lately. I've been preparing cupcakes, decorations and boxes for Mother's Day orders (for one and half weeks in a row!), went to Cherating, Kuantan for company's 2 days 1 night training camp, and fall sick the next day. After neglecting my premier blog for quite some time, it's definitely the time for some "new" updates, or else I would be losing YOU, my friends cum readers. Sobs. :(

After a short poll, here is the post as decided by you. :) A short recap: Wei-Hwa and I went to Disneyland HK one day trip during our Macau-Shenzhen-Hong Kong tour from 27 November to 2 December 2008. Among the 3 places that we have been, Hong Kong is our favorite place! We would definitely return back to Hong Kong someday! Solely HK that is! ;)

There are other places that we have explored, food we have tried; before we depart to Disneyland, but I will keep that for another day.

Took the Disney themed monorail to Disneyland! Oh boy I was excited!

That's me clad in Zara jacket, Forever 21 dress, black tights and boots (from Shenzhen). Sigh, how I wish I would wear that combination in Malaysia (unless I don't mind risking heat stroke wtf). I feel in love with HK's winter season, cold just the way I love it.

Sweetie pie and I.


Everything - from window to handles are Mickey themed!


Aww... thanks baby for sponsoring! Muahhh :k

Yeaaa, we arrived and the great Christmas tree welcomed us. Sigh, I miss the Christmas feel in HK.

Band serenading Christmas songs.

Happy family with happy Chip and Dale. Nope, we didn't able to take photo with ANY Disney characters as the queue was seriously looooonnngggg.

The plants that I feel in love with, as it was sprinkled with gold dust! Very Christmasy feel indeed. I wanna get this plant for my home too.

Our first kiddo ride. It goes round and round, up and down. :(

Okay okay, you can laugh at my horrified facial expression! (Look at Wei-Hwa, why he's not scared?) Honestly, this ride was bloodcurdling terrifying, I nearly peed in my pants!!! It was dark inside, with lotsa stars up above the ceiling that made you feel as if you were in space. Super cool ride!

Next, we gonna shoot some monsters ala Toy Story!

Can't snap this properly as it was projected by laser. :( But it was hell of a fun game! Wei-Hwa and I were seated in a cute individual 2 seater "space ship" whereby it can turn 360 degrees. Each of us grabbed a "laser gun", shoot at monsters, gained points and helped Buzz to save the world! :D

Next, the longest (yet fun) ride - It's A Small World!

Experience the joy of childhood on the classic "it's a small world" attraction as you sing along with its famous song and see the diverse pageantry that makes this a boat ride for the ages. Visit countries around the world on this delightful attraction that features:

• Over 100 child dolls, some inspired by Disney and Pixar characters
• Subtle film melodies woven into the "it's a small world" song
• Boats reminiscent of toy boats
• Fascinating "Spirit of America" scene
• Fresh, whimsical façade and clock tower
• Stylized toys inspired by Disney characters

Source: Disneyland Park

Feel free to read more from Wikipedia.

4D drama which worth the wait.

DISNEY CHRISTMAS PARADE!

It was a beautiful and colorful parade indeed! It was a joy standing there among the crowd, trying my best to get the best view. The weather was cool, just perfect for the moment! Just imagine if this parade would be in Malaysia? OMG, the parade would stink with sweats and body odour. :D

We went up the tree house where we discovered the history of Tarzan - from baby Tarzan, turning into hunky handsome drool-worthy Tarzan.

The castle which we had appointment with LATER.

THE FIREWORKS!
I will upload the fireworks video clip after I convert the video's format from .mod to .mov (blah blah blah...). In simple words, I will upload to Youtube after I converted the video format. In the meantime, enjoy the breathtaking photos first. :)

The fireworks were utterly FANTASTIC! I'm out of words to describe the incredible-ness LOL. Wait till I upload the video and you would understand the "wow-ness".

Souvenir shop and the same Christmas tree that welcomed us in the afternoon.

It was 10.00 pm and I quickly rushed to get some Disney souvenirs, although it was freakingly high priced. Boost Disneyland's economy wtf.

As the doors of Disneyland closing, musical fountain resonates songs and changed colors, a sign of saying "bye-bye" to all Disneyland visitors.

We bid bye-bye to Disneyland, Hong Kong and hope to meet again reaalll soon!

But hey, it's not the end of the post yet! We went to Mongkok (where we were staying) for late night snacks... which were SMELLY TOFU!!! We think twice before we decided to put this horrid thing into our mouth.

Out of our expectation, the smelly tofu (HKD7 for 2 pcs) turned out YUMMY! Seriously do, and we're not bluffing you (hey, it rhymes).

Smelly tofu can't keep our tummy full for long, so we reward our tummy with some full-filing warm noodles (HKD18 each), with dumpling and fish cakes.

BIG bowl, BIG portion that need someone with BIG appetite.


Lastly, before we called it a day, we had a short walk along Ladies Street (quite similar with Kuala Lumpur's Petaling Street). Anything from pajamas, street signboard (I bought one!), ties, imitation handbags, shoes... all for you to grab from!