Captions updated - Happiness is better shared

Mongkok. Shopping heaven!

Seems like I go there every other night :P

First purchase in Ladies Market, Mongkok.

I think this was around $60. Love it cos it's cute.

OTW back from Tsim Sha Tsui. Love the hanging red lights. And the atmosphere.

OTW to my dream destination since childhood

With friend, Ina and her lovely daughter

Finally reached dream destination!

Weehoo!

Gemoks!

Unfortunately we were a tad too early, so I walked around and shot some photos.

One of the first to purchase :D

All smiles. Let's go!

Lovely, love 'em flowers

Early morning parade

In line for Mickey + Minnie's shoot

Weeeeeee

Alice and moi

Goofy's hut

The photos taken by the park's photographers. Memoirs.

Disneyland's photo claim ticket

On a different day at the Avenue of Stars, Tsim Sha Tsui

Sotong grill. Yummeh!

Bought a few DVDs as well. What the heck, they are freakin' cheap!

Temple Street's touch of glam :D

Bought each at $25, similiar to the ones you find at Forever 21

Getting onboard Bus 629 to Ocean Park. This is at Admiralty MTR Station

Arrived!

Just after the twirling ride

Sealions

Before the dolphin + sealion show at Ocean's Theatre

The 4 dolphins! Beauties :)

Up the Sky Tower, bird's eye view of Ocean Park

A part of the view. Some sites are under construction for more attractions

The sea view. Amazing.

Makan2 area. Nyums. We had McDonald's for lunch.

Before the swing starts to swayyyyy

Before the Pirate Ship ride. Dang, scared the hell outta me. Thank God it didn't go 360 degree.

Yeah man, I RODE this! Screamed the entire ride!

Cable car going back to the other side of Ocean Park

At one point during the ride, I really felt like throwing up. Seasick maybe?

Ok, sempat posing.

Going down now

Nice right? I just loveeee hot air balloons, but these are just replicas, not for rides.

Acrobatic show

One for all!

Merry X'mas!

And a whole lot of HUGS!

Cute pandas

Move as millions, survive as one

Pretty busy munching on the bamboo shoots

Gold fishes ;)

Alololooo. Manja nye

The search for 'Warung Malang' finally ended, thanks to a cewek

Believe it or not, this is the first yummeh nasi campur dish we've had since our stay in HK

The tram, or 'ding-dings' as our locals call it

There you go. Those are some of the initial activities I did in HK. Love the experience, love the places. Will come back again for another trip (not for work, definitely). Actually I have updated photos but since now I'm using the lobby's PC to update this blog, I can't upload the photos as they're in my laptop. Hopefully the next time I come back, it will be with that special person :) Happiness is better shared, trust me :)

The preparation, journey and arrival

Leaving on a jetplane (actually testing the macro on the camera :P)

My colleague - Elle

Omelette for b/fast cum lunch onboard - should've taken the nasi lemak. 

Oh well!

Watched 'Salt' and 'Sorcerer's Apprentice'

Landing

Eaton Hotel, Nathan Road

Room view

Gedik jap :P

The many 'deliveries' for Business Partners. Yeap, that's Mamee you saw

As at 6pm, so dark

Continued later

Ocean Park + Causeway Bay + Ayam Penyet = FUN SATURDAY

Best Saturday ever! (I mean, throughout my stay in Hong Kong)
I honestly think it's the company that makes it even better.

Ina and I took off from the hotel at 9++ am and headed to Admiralty subway after dropping off my laundry. At the Admiralty we took the Ocean Park bus (tix costs $250 + bus tix costs $10.60) and reached the park in about 20 mins.

Started the day with rides (rode on all except the roller coaster, ferris wheel, raging river and train) then went to watch the seal + dolphin show. Had fillet-o-fish (as always) for lunch and then continued with the rest of the rides again. Went on the cable car and was dizzy throughout the ride.By the time we finished the trip, I was nauseous and having headache. BUT I don't mind at all 'cos it was fun. Bought a penguin plush toy and it is damn CUTE ;) Will hug everynite, haha!

Next, we went to Causeway bay which is 2 subways away from Admiralty. Hunted for the infamous 'Warung Malang' (ya, that is SERIOUSLY the name of the shop) and for a while I felt like I was in Amazing Race 'cos we literally asked everyone (the shop assistants, the police, the HKees, the Indons) and crossed quite a few streets just to get to Pennington's. Finally we got the exact place after meeting an Indonesian lady and the shop was actually just across the street we were in.

So, apalagi, I ordered Ayam Penyet and Es Cendol. Sedap giler babs. I guess 'cos originally from Indon. Heavenly! Syukran :)

Then we had a ride on the tram. Feels like I'm ticking off a list of the things-to-do-in-HK in just one day. Feels great! Actually we weren't sure where we were going, just grabbed onto a tram and rode macam orang-orang local. Hahaaa! Back and forth Sogo. After the ride, we shopped at Sogo. I got myself a purse and cardigan from Mango. Tak puas!

Back from the island, we got back our laundry and ended the day.

LOVE IT!

Boohoo

Hates it when I get sad in a foreign land and I don't have my darlings with me.

Still fighting

Stumbled upon this song while looking for AJ's new song.

This might sound cliche-ish but somehow the lyrics reflect my exact emotions, of fear, uncertainty, my wanting to get rid of all those. Currently having a hard time pushing away the past which is now trying to make its way into my current life. (lol, can't I be anymore vague?)


Without You - AJ Rafael

Bucket full of tears
Baby know I'm here
I'm here waiting

Just close your precious eyes
And just realize
I'm still fighting
For you to be with me
Sit under this tree
And we can watch the sunrise

Wake up feel the air that I'm breathin'
I can't explain this feeling that I'm feelin'
I won't go another day without you
Hold on I promise it gets brighter
When it rains I'll hold you even tighter
I won't go another day without you

I know you're feeling down
Like no one's around
But baby you're wrong

Just get rid of the fear
Promise that I'm here
I'll never be gone

So baby come with me
We can fly away and we can see the stars shine
And baby you can be my love

This is me tonight
No more games and no more lies
And I know it's right
'Cos of the way you look into my eyes
And when I hold you tight
The worries dissapear I'm glad ur in my life

p/s: Can you help me move on?

I'll be okay

In the midst of getting lucky, yeah, what with having the chance to go Disney (my dream since I was a child!), having to experience the winter season (albeit no snow), having to be in the place where sale is everywhere, cosmetics/perfumes are damn cheap(!), it all had a downside.

That I have no one to share it with.

So yeah. Sad (damn the tears are trickling). I mean I really felt alone.

I was out with my colleagues a while ago checking out some perfumes and I came accross Arden's Green Tea which my bestfriend, Azida loves, and I was telling them that I plan to give it to her. So Colleague A said, "Ko ade bestfriend ke?" Like, what did that mean?

And then, while walking home (or hotel, rather), I told them that I wanted to get the IDD card for me to call home. So the same colleague enquired, "Ko nak call sape??" Again, what did that mean?

Like, don't I look like I have friends/family/loved ones? Just because I rarely speak of my family or feelings doesn't mean I don't have any.  

The other day in the office, the rest of my 4-member projects team were talking about their family members who came/are coming to visit them in HK. Being the usual quiet (hiks..) one in the office, I wasn't involved in the conversation but I was listening in :P

So the question was raised to me, "Who's visiting you in HK?" I was a bit taken aback but answered anyway. But at the same time, I was thinking, "Like come on, you don't have to ask me that knowing very well there isn't anyone coming here. Like WTH."

It's not like I want or don't want anyone to come. Probably I've been afar from my family for so long that it felt like just another normal trip, and my family were literally just accross the sea. I call it independent :P

I don't mind much, really, but I hate it when people make it a big deal.

And yes, I keep most of my feelings to myself because I have problems with trust issues.

Alrite, that's about it. Still have some other things to jot down but saving them for my next posts.

XOXO