Friday, December 26, 2008
home
i'm home! okie. for those that didn't know, i went to hong kong for a holiday, and a wedding.the weather there was great, with it being winter. although the real wasted thing about the trip is the weather too! because of the weather, they don't sell summer clothes! i tell you, the shopping there is great! 5shirts, 9 tees, 1 track pants and a pair of shoes, and of course a hell lot of money spent.
sightseeing huh? well, didn't hit disneyland or ocean park if that's considered sightseeing. i did however go up to the peak, and that was nice. i went up by tram, and lemme tell you, it goes as steep as 45° someway along the track. the view at the top was great though, you get to see the whole of the hong kong bay area. the pictures should give you a better idea, albeit a little small.
i visited macau too, and boy was that fun. lol seriously, i don't understand how so many people can sit there and play slots, baccarat, etc. for so many hours on end. i do like to play cards and mahjong and stuff, but what i don't get, is how do you actually win money? i put a hkd20 bill inside a slot machine, and it took about 10 clicks before i lost that much amount. oh well, to each his own. i also climbed up to the old fort, and the journey up there was crowded man. i guess macau wasn't that bad after all.
the main reason for heading to hong kong was to attend a cousin's (twice over) wedding. held on christmas eve at the marco polo hotel. very different from a singaporean wedding. but the food was great, much better than a singaporean wedding. the only similarity was that, we didn't start on time. this however could have been attributed to the fact that it was christmas eve, and many streets were closed to vehicles, so getting around might have been a little bit more difficult. however, i must add, that was probably the best night there.
after the wedding, owing to the fact that it was christmas eve, there was supposed to be fireworks at the bay area. so it was decided that since my hotel room had a good view of the bay area, i would head back to the hotel to see the fireworks. well, i was disappointed, when i went up to the sky garden on the 40th floor, the area where there were fire works was blocked by a 70ish storey high, still under-construction, hotel. bummer i guess. i did however meet one of my cca members. fancy seeing her there.
speaking of which, i took the same flight home as cheryl lim, and we never saw each other! albeit, changi airport and hong kong international airport are huge, but the boarding gates and baggage belts aren't! we were 'together' for like a good 5 hours at least, but we never ran into each other.
that wraps up the trip. i'm looking forward to another one. haha