Back In Hong Kong!

last week, Martian and i went back to Hong Kong together :) when Martian told me he’d be heading back there for work again, i was so excited and totally jumped at the chance to go!! it’s been almost 8 months since Martian left HK, and i really really miss it so much. the last time he was back in HK, he went without me :( so bad. throw cha siew bao at him :(

we were there for about 4 days, effectively 3 since i flew out early on the last day, so we didn’t get to do very much. no Kowloon this time, unfortunately! BUT i did get to spend a lot of time walking around Causeway Bay and Central / Mid Levels on my own whilst the boyfriend did his working thing… and i took many pictures :)

so i’d like to share this little slice of Hong Kong with you all :) also gonna give you a bit of story to the things i used to see in this city that was almost like my second home last year.

#1 the crowd at Causeway Bay. i spent a whole day poking around the bowels of Causeway Bay this trip, something i never got to do much. loads of little boutiques and eateries tucked away in each street! the best tau foo far in the world can be found at Causeway Bay :)

#2 Mister Softee ice cream! Martian and i went to a carnival some time last year, and i was making a lot of noise cos i wanted to eat Mister Softee ice cream, but Martian say not nice T___T i didn’t believe him, so i begged and begged until he went with me to buy a cone. turns out that the ice cream really does suck T_____T i hate how he is right all the time.

#3 a girl buying pearl milk tea and kai tan zhai (egg balls) which are these yummy doughy bally things that you find sold on streets all over HK.

#4 VITASOY!!!!!!!! <3 how i have missed you!!!

#5 this is Times Square. never really liked it much :\

#6 this dessert place is everywhere in HK! half the menu has some form of mango in it. very nice stuff, but not the best. the best is Honeymoon Dessert in Central :) eh baby we forgot to go back there!!! durian vanilla cream :(

#7 AND THEN THERE WAS THIS HUGE CORN COB walking around Causeway Bay giving out flyers. hahahahahaha it looked so funny that i couldnt stop laughing when i saw it. flyers are quite popular in HK (promoters thrust them at your chest every 5 steps you take) so a lot of the time you see very eye-catching promoters on the streets. like this corn cob :P

#8 curry fishballs :) popular HK street food. next to this stall is a steamboat stall, where people crowd around and dip skewered stuff into soup and sauces. exactly like our lok lok! yum.

#9 i later saw that the corn cob was joined by a steak. hahahaha it was a girl steak cos it had eyelashes and lipstick.

#10 shopping with Martian :D because as usual, he didnt bring any clothes for work so we had to go buy some. sheesh.

#11 this is Martian’s friend Eugene. his picture is here because i told him i’d put it on my blog. hahaha he’s so funny. very interested in Malaysian blogs. no i’m not telling you whose blog he reads T_____T make me emo only

#12 i went to Mid Levels just to take this picture of Martian’s apartment :) i just had to. sigh. so many sweet memories.

#13 the DVD rental shop on Robinson Road, where we used to walk down to (it’s really near the apartment) to rent movies. there was one time we rented Season 2 of Grey’s Anatomy and watched a few episodes together <3 i love my boyfriend <3 even if he fell asleep midway through the 2nd episode.

#14 this is The Phoenix, just off the Mid Levels escalator. it used to have a sign saying ‘we are the last bar on the mid levels escalator’ and EVERY SINGLE TIME we go past it, Martian will say, “baby let me show you the last bar on the mid levels escalator”. -_____- EVERY SINGLE TIME.

#15 Chicken On The Run is this deli from which Martian used to tapau his dinner like, all the time. and we used to buy fruits from the stall on the right. when we were fighting one time and i stormed out to cool off, i went to this stall and bought a… pear back for him as a peace offering. hahahaha damn stupid right, i know.

#16 AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

#17 Martian never went back to Chicken On The Run (Ayam Larian wtf) after he discovered Eat Right. it’s this super healthy organic place that counts your calories for you. and because he subscribed to one of the plans at Eat Right, for the longest time Martian had to have ALL HIS MEALS from Eat Right. breakfast, lunch, dinner from Mondays to Fridays. zomg can die i tell you. luckily when i visited on weekends, we didn’t have to go there. Eat Right is too healthy for me :P

#18 Hollywood Road, where you can find lots of antique shops, art galleries and lots of interesting knick knacks.

#19 it’s a common sight to see people sleeping in random places in HK. i actually have a small collection of pictures of these sleeping people :P maybe one day i will put them up.

#20 Pottinger Street, a little street in Central where you can find all sorts of costumes and party wear. this is where i bought my angel wings for RM30! :D

#21 an old tailor on Pottinger Street. so many quaint little businesses like these in HK. such an amazing culture :) remember how our Pudu used to be like that?

#22 a small ribbon stall, where i bought LOTS AND LOTS of cheap but gorgeous ribbon for my crafts the first few times i came to HK

#23 view of the Bank of China and some other buildings from a little park near Pacific Place. sigh i only wish i took more skyline pictures this time around.

#24 a small part of the hip and happening Lan Kwai Fong, but my FAVOURITE part because Ben & Jerry’s is here!!!

#25 on my last night, i just had to go back and take a picture with the corn cob. hahaha. you see! he did a peace sign too!

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sigh i really have missed Hong Kong so much. it is such a vibrant, bustling and quirky city; i absolutely love it. am already pining for it even though i just came home a few days ago. ah. Hong Kong will always be Martian’s and my city :)

71 comments March 4th, 2008