You Tell~

At Orchard Tangs (yes... not Hong Kong or Malaysia), this is what I chanced upon...

"You Tell" me is this the "You Tiao" we know?



HAHA~

Hong Kong Trip Day 5

We wanted time to come to a stand still. Our shopping engine has just started roaring! But it was already the last few hours to going home! So we reluctantly woke up earlier and packed our loot into our luggage. We checked out and left our belongings at the office.

We still got a few hours before we depart for the airport so of course there is nothing better than to shop. But before that.. breakfast...

We went to a coffee house near our hostel. The food looks good so we decided to patronise them.

Spaghetti with luncheon meat and bacon. Simply yummy!

The bread and Egg combo set.

The porridge... drool~

The soya bean... so filling!

Chee Chong Fun, the fillings >>> you tiao~ Very crispy!

Breakfast was only SGD4.00! It would be excellent to have this kind of breakfast enjoyment everyday.

So we just shopped and walked around Mongkok area. Time was just running out. There were still so many malls we haven explored. There are lots of malls there with those mini stalls inside. The prices are VERY affordable. SGD7-8 can get a decent piece.

And we went to the bakery called Mei Xin. This bakery sells lots of nice bread and pastry.

Not forgetting the Lao Po Bing (Wife's biscuit) from the famous shop called Heng Hiang. It only cost HKD40 which is SGD8.00 for 1 box (ten pieces).

Then we hurried back to the hostel to squeeze the harvest into our luggage and off we went to the airport.

Waiting for bus A21...

This is Jenny's and my luggage. Not alot right!

After we checked our luggage in, we realised Kai Lin has the heaviest, 16kg! Mine was the lightest, 10kg. Imagine I went with 7 kg ok...

So the HK ended with us flying back to SG feeling so exhausted from all the fun, food and shoppin. We will certainly miss HK! We will be back again!

Overall its a good and relaxing trip. I only spent around SGD800 including airfare and accomodation. I rate it 7/10 with good company, food and buying and buying and buying and buying....

Hong Kong Trip Day 4

Before we started our adventure on Thursday morning, we decided to try the fast food in HK. Tata! I'm loving it. We had a simple breakfast. S$5 per person.


Macaroni with sausage. It's really healthy

The Deluxe breakfast aka Big Breakfast. Not much difference in taste.

We loved this grilled chicken burger!

After breakfast, we went to the H&M at Central to shop. H&M is like Istean. The apparels are those fashionable kind and at affordable prices too. So this is one place you should not miss! If they happened to have a sale, then you are in luck! For us, we only noticed mostly are knitted wear as the winter is coming. Oh well, but we managed to leave the building with some shopping bags. Smiles all the way.

Along the way to meet my HK colleagues for lunch, we saw all the expensive buildings.

My awesome colleagues. We had Shanghai food for lunch at the restaurant. HKD90 per pax. Stomach filled, wallet emptied.

After lunch, we were supposed to visit Madam T and the Peak but we have to rush to Disneyland in the evening, plus with all my HK friends persuaded us that it was better to shop than to rush everywhere, we decided to abort the sight seeing and SHOP! The miracle word just brought sparkles to our eyes.

My Friend brought us to Tsim Sha Shui. Thank God for her if not we would spend some precious time finding the streets. The shopping experience was not too bad. The best part, the stalls along the streets sell cheap stuff and most importantly can bargain! Muhahaha!

It was 5pm and made our way to our adventure waiting for us. I took a power nap in the train and dreamt. Kai Lin was laughing hard at my silly dream. Haha!

We bought the Halloween tickets the previous day. If you still remembered I mentioned in my previous entry that our first visit to Disney was unsuccessful as they were closing for the day soon. So if you are visiting Disneyland, make double sure you check the theme park operating hours. But it was not a wasted trip for us after all because we took ALOT of pictures before we left. =D

We took the train and alighted at Sunny Bay for the transit to the Resort.

Choo Choo... Here comes the train to bring us to the magical world! So awesome right~


It was very spacious. But we didn't get the chance to sit down because we were busy taking photos from one carriage to another.

Even the handles ...

Every carriage has a different character figurine like this.

Upon alighting... more pics again! Haha, we just couldn't resist.

Finally, the entrance. Coming 630 soon! Did you realised it was already dark? The sun really retire much earlier here. We kept on thinking it was already 8ish. Haha!

All ready to party!

Before we entered, we ensure no food and drinks were in our bag cause it was not allowed! =X Well, you can try to hide the perishables. We did! We cleared the security and deposited our shopping harvest in the lockers provided. Of course not free la. HKD50 for a BIG one!

The tickets. Nice!

When we set our feet into this place, the lighting, music and everything was just so enticing. I forgot all of my tiredness from the day shopping. It was just just (only one word to describe) MAGICAL! It felt like we all became five year old again! Imagine~~ all of us running and screaming...

The fountain. Simply stood in awe~

We went to catch this 10 mins 4D show.

We were armed with the gear and fidgeting on our seats just waiting for the show to begin.


The whole show was just terrific. It was a LIVE show! The smoke, the gust of wind, the water you get to experience all of it! We were so blown away! It was really worth the wait!

Then .... photos again!

The highlight of the visit... how could we miss the opportunity to take pictures with our favourites. We spent considerable time just for that few seconds.

With Mickey Mouse. He was really mischievous.

With Pluto. If you don't know him, he is Mickey's pet.

Winne! A skinny one! We said he went on a diet.

The ah beng Goofy. He walks like one!

Donald Quek! Fell in love with him~

Is this chip or dale? We also not sure. We didn't manage to take picture with him. The queue was closed.


We went to Its A Small World!

The outside...


We secured a seat in the boat and as we cruised down the little "river", the scenery was...

Little Mermaid

Lilo and Stitch

Statue of Liberty

We also watched the parade, a Halloween one! Isn't this a great idea to dress up for our Halloween party?

We went to the soveneirs shop. We only could afford to take pictures.

The Jelly you should not miss too!


We went to visit Winnie.

We sat in this little cart

Saw Eeyore

Bouncy Tigger!

Winnie u-hoo~

They took a picture of us but we didnt realise.

This was an attractive ride. The flying Jumbo Elephant. You decide how high you want to fly by controlling the joystick in front of us.

After which, we went to fight aliens with...

Buzz lightyear!

The results! I love this game alot! Coz its pure laser shooting!

Yeah then we drove around in the Go-Kart. Only one pedal. Step to accerlate, release to brake or slow down.

Bernice and I tried the Merry-Go-Round

A dizzy ride..

The highlight of the night. The Fireworks at 9pm

Beautiful fireworks! The theme park closes at 11pm. But we only left at midnight because the Cindrellas were rushing for the pumpkins.. I mean the last MTR back to the city.

Though we played for about 5 hours, we didnt manage to try all the rides due to the long long queues. Oh but if you have been to other Disneyland, this is not as big compared to the others. However, you still can bring home some fun memories.

Compared to Ocean Park, I preferred Disneyland because I really enjoyed myself and the experience was definitely better than looking at animals and just saying no to thrilling rides. If you are deciding between both theme parks and if you are travelling with kids, Disneyland is an excellent place for family outing. The kids, they will love everything. Personally, I felt it is better to visit at night as it is more cooling and the place is much more beautiful with the lightings.

But if you are travelling with friends, then ocean park might be more exciting.

Hong Kong Trip Day 3

It is our second morning in Hong Kong and we were really determined to eat some "Dim Sum" breakfast. So we went to a chinese restuarant at Tsim Sha Tsui recommended by Jen's friend.





The place is called Serenade.

This is the menu which we had a hard time reading. It was really confusing. We mistook the numbers for the price! We were pondering how come it gets more expensive as we went down the list. Actually the prices were printed at the footnote of the menu. Really felt silly after we seek clarifications with the waitress.. =/

The Siew Mai


Awesome filling and "feeling" eating it!

Sui Jing Bao


Water Chestnut Kuey

Of course how can we do without Congee. Aww~


Egg tarts, Char Siew Su, some red bean jelly-like stuff and fried sweet food. Thumbs up!

Shrimp Chee Chong Fun

Hand made Char Siew Bun. The filling are those juicy kind, once you peeled open the bun and the juice will just flow out if you are not quick enough to shove it into your mouth.

We are enjoying our breakfast thoroughly!

Oh yes, we also ordered rabbits! They looked so adorable. We couldnt bear to eat them so we decided to...



play with them! Rem the leaf? It was on the red bean dessert. hahha!

The fellowship of the Rab-Bits!

We got tired and we decided to eat them!

You can:

1. bite them like this or

2. ripped them apart!

Well, both ways are cruel! They tasted delicious because they are marshmallows!

Yam Cha Wan Shui ~

We went to City Gate at Tung Chung for our shopping spree~ This is their warehouse sale! But the layout of the mall stunned us! Well, not everything is affordable. All the branded stuff are consolidated here. The branded prices are around S$150 cheaper compared to Singapore. If you are not a branded chap, this is definitely not the place to spend the day.

We discovered toilet seat in one of the changing room and we decided to pose!

Guess what? We saw "DR KONG"!!! ?This shop sells all the toddler stuff.

We went to Food Republic for lunch. SG food!

After lunch, we went to the supermarket "Taste" to look around. They dedicated one corner just for the coming Halloween!

Bernice trying her discipleship on...

This is a hungry ghost! See all the tidbits!

We wanted to just buy mineral water. In the end, we swept all the instant noodles off the shelves!

A trolley full of them!


BK Chips! The Onion Rings is goody good!

Water parade. We bought 2 bottles of 1.5litres of water for S$2.15!

We were supposed to visit Disney Land but upon reaching we realised they close at 8pm! DANG! So we bought tickets for the next day and we took lots of pictures!

After that, we went Causeway Bay Shopping! Tian ar! Very expensive malls to shop in. So we left empty handed...

We were craving for dessert so we went to Hui Lau Shan again!

The drink is so fruity delicious! Fresh mango with many sago! Once you start, you cant stop!

Curry with Prata

The dessert are just so awesome that even the fly could not resist it even though it is just a picture on the wall!

We finished dessert at 10pm and decided to take the MTR to Jordan. We went to Temple Street. The place was relatively similar to the Ladies Market. However, Temple Street offered lower prices. These two places are the best places to exhibit your bargaining skills.

We slept at 2am and we were all ready for our magical adventure the next day~

Hong Kong Trip Day 2

We woke up early to get ready for our expedition. We bought the Ocean Park tickets at a discounted price of HKD230. The weather was in our favor as the sun was smiling and hanging brightly up in the sky.

Before we embarked for an exciting day, how could we forget our stomach! We went to the stall that sell You Tiao a few streets away from our hostel.





See the still sleepy faces.

There were so many things we wanted to try so we just ordered and shared.


Fish Congee. I love their porridge!

The super duper crispy You Tiao!

The plain soya bean. We have to add sugar if not its tasteless.

Char Siew Chee Chong Fun

Drooling already? This set of breakfast only cost us around S$3.40 each! Cheap!

After breakfast, Ocean Park is waiting for us! We took a direct bus to the theme park from Admiralty.

Look at the awesome tickets. Guess which one I took? Haha~

At the entrance...

We were greeted by the "animals". So smiley. They made perfect ushers.

We took pictures with the Panda mascot, Le Le. This fellow super naughty. It kept on distubing us. So Kai Lin tried to blind him.

My all time favourite, Swift the Dolphin.

The Professor.

Halloween at Ocean Park!

What a pity. They are still so young. Rest in peace.

We took a train to another part of the park. Breath-taking view!

I spotted two weirdo trying to ...

Someone else was following us. Maybe he was our guardian angel :)

We saw the fire foxes. They were taking their afternoon nap.

Tarepanda comes alive! Don't you think he is very adorable? We cant figure out if he was posing for us or was he sleeping. He got really bad dark rings. So we tried to say HELLO PANDA!

We also came across many species of goldfishes. All looked depressed.

See, I fished a shark! Heh!

The Jelly Fish. Armies of them in the aquarium.

Cecil (Sea Seal) taking the afternoon nap. I was wondering how come the animals all so sleepy.

The really long escaltor that helped us to navigate around the park.

The exciting rides!

It was so exciting that only Kai Lin dared to try. Did you all managed to spot the brave little horse?

The ONE AND ONLY ride we all took: The Ferris Wheel

They told me it is not scary at all but I wasnt assured at all. =/

For the many revolutions up on the wheel, I was holding tight to the railings. My height phobia made me tried very hard not to move any of my muscles at all. Mind you, there were no safety belts on the seats! So scary x1000. It was so torturing for me.

The precious moment~

Kai lin and Bernice was facing the South China Sea. They said the view was good! I believed them though I didnt managed to turn my head and see.

Next, we hurried to the Dolphin show at 330pm. We watched the mammals did the tricks for half an hour. We were scorched under the hot sun. But it was worth it. DOLPHINS>>> thumbs up!

After the show, we were totally exhausted and our stomach were protesting.

Char Siew Rice

Duck Rice

Curry Pork Rice. Yum Yum!

Beef Bolognaise Rice

The portion was huge! We could hardly finish our share. Each of us paid around S$5. Worth it!

After dinner, we went to Harbour View to watch the Symphony of Light.

All the lights on the buildings created very nice moves as they danced to the rhythm of the music! A little disappointing as we expected something more spectacular. But yeah you should not miss this if you are going HK. This is one of their highlights.

After which, we took a stroll down Avenue of stars. The sea breeze was great companion to our walk.

It was a very long day of walking. Before we ended our day, we ate the famous "Yu Dan" (we call them fish balls).

Can you tell if they enjoyed it?

There were many other choices. All by the roadside. Just right after we stepped out of our hostel.

Oh, how could we forget this? Jenny was chanting to buy this the moment we left the plane. "Chou Dou Fu" (Smeelllllly Bean Curd).

I am new to this dish. It tasted alright with all the sweet sauce and chili. But if you eat it without the sauces, you will taste the fermented the smell inside your mouth. It is not so bad as people made it to be. Got to try this!

So, it was a day with much exercise for the legs! Ocean Park was great though we did not manage to experience all the rides. By the end of Day 2, the crave to shop was actually acting up.

Stay and watch how we eat "Rabbits" on Day 3!

Hong Kong Trip Day 1

Preparation

Taking advantage of the Jet Star Bring A Friend promotion, Bernice, Kai Lin, Jenny (my sec school friend) and I decided to go for a short holiday! After several discussions over email at work, the flying date was sealed in July. Since then, everyday we would count down to our well deserved rest.

We really do not know what to expect in Hong Kong. Oue perception of this place is "mai dong xi, chi dong xi" (buying and eating). Of course, the association of Ocean Park and Disney Land as well. We were determined to visit these places! We only read of Shing's visit to HK previously. Thankfully, Jenny went before 4 years ago and she did most of the itinerary planning for our trip.

We also monitored the weather condition to ensure we packed the right clothings for this trip. It is expected to be slightly cooler around this period. At the same time, we followed closely on the exchange rate. We exchanged our currency only few days before we flew. We had a relatively good deal S$1 to HKD5.5

It seemed that alot of things were quite uncertain, but there was one thing we were quite certain, that is, we CONFIRMED will shop ALOT!

As clever travellers, the most logical thing to do was to travel light. We packed minimum clothes into our seemingly huge luggage, brought additional shopping bag to get ready for a plentiful harvest, and a hand carry bag for our essentials such as our wallets and passport.

Arrival

12 October was indeed a beautiful day! We arrived at the airport and have a quick lunch before we depart. We left at 345pm and reached HK 730pm local time. The climate over in HK as quite similar to SG. Our flight do not have a passage way that lead us to the immigration checkpoint. Instead we made our way out of the plane and boarded a mini bus that will bring us to the airport. It was about a short five mins ride. It was an awesome tour of the parking area of the planes and oh well it was just so cool to be in such close proximity to the huge birds.

Accomodation

From HK airport to our accomodation, Dragon Hostel, the best way is to take Airport Bus A21 which cost at HK$33.00 per person/per trip , the duration is about 35mins. The address is Room 707, 7/Floor, Sincere House, 83 Argyle Street, MongKok, Kowloon, HongKong. We paid SGD80 dollars for our 4 night stay per person. Personally, I felt this is an awesome deal because we were located in the middle of the hustle and bustle of Mongkok. We were just steps away from the ladies market (isnt that an awesome thing for us? Everyday also got temptation!)

Surrounding the place were many shopping malls where we can get many great bargains, it was just too bad we got no time to visit all. Eating places are everywhere. From the local cusines to Macdonalds and KFC, I bet you have a headache deciding what to eat everyday! The MTR is also walking distance.

Our room was fully air-conditioned, hot water for our shower was provided (very important for me because I cannot survive on cold water), towels provided, free wireless access, free room cleaning service, excellent cleaniness, staff are friendly and helpful! For a very budget stay, these things are just bonus!

Here's the pictures of our room:

Yes, it is this small. We only got walking space.Four of us shared this room. I know it is very messy. But this is what happen after 4 days of shopping!

After we checked in, it was already close to ten. So we need to satisfy our stomach!

Bernice had curry rice.

Jen, Kai lin and me had wanton noodles!

The wanton fillings. So yum yum.

After dinner, we don't feel shiok at all. We went to this very famous dessert stall. Its just across the street of our hostel.

The utensils are kept inside the table compartment.

We wanted more to fill our stomach!

Mango Platter.. whoohoo. Its Monday special!

Mango Muchi~

XO carrot cake. We preferred SG carrot cake.



This mango dessert is just simply delicious. Its just so fresh and we love the big sago! Chewy~

We had a happy time eating!

Off to HK!

Back on 16/12/09 midnight!

Multiplication

Nov 2007

April 2008

Nov 2008

July 2009

It was the big day everyone was looking forward to. It was important for every individual. After 2 years of breathing in the same air at Marine Crescent every Saturday, coming early to book seats together, attended countless of prayer meetings, played multiply sessions of LAN, we are going to multiply!

They were so afraid to hear their names being called so I decided to call everyone and then tell them if they are staying or going to the new cg. I could see that their hearts were at their mouth when each of their names were called. It kinda sound like a survivor series. So finally, this episode ended with Alfred, Esther, Hui Yan, Jordan, Maria and Eugene moving to the new cg doing greater things following Bear's and JY's departure in August.

We had a great time fellowshipping with 3 different groups inventing their own dishes and explaining why they creatively made them.

My favourite was Yu Ting's group. Their group put some fruits together and mixed with yogurt. The group wanted to show that we are all different ones but the yogurt which is the glue will keep us together! All of them were bursting with ego when their dish were everyone's favourite.

Really thank God for a wonderful two years with this awesome cg! In my very bias opinion, they are the best members any leaders could ask for! I will always remember the laughter, the silly jokes, the gaming sessions and all the fun we all have together. Lets continue to love God and serve Him in this awesome place!