I’ve got the photos uploaded from the trip. They’re in the album called ‘HK / Shenzhen December 2005′. Comments welcome unless you want to tell me my photography sucks then don’t bother, I already know.
Day One
The flight departed KLIA right on time and arrived 5 minutes ahead of schedule. I am writing this down only because I’m seldom so punctual.
The weather was alot warmer than I’d expected. It was hovering in the low 20s and I couldn’t stand being in my polyester jacket. takign it off, however, immediately marked me as a foreigner as the locals seemed to be all dressed like it was in the low teens. *sigh*
Since night fell soon after we got settled in at the hotel the remainder of the evening we spent checking out the familiar places on Nathan Road, among them the record store, HMV. I hate going there because I always end up wanting to buy everything; everything I can’t get here. It’s like shopping on Amazon except here I can touch everything. Couldn’t afford the sixth season of The West Wing (HK$799!!) so I settled for a 3-disc Ultimate Jordan 20th Anniversary Collectors Edition. For HK$259 I got three documentaries, 5 full games and a bunch of other stuff. Sweet.
Day Two
good food
Weather still warm. Most of the day was spent trailing behind my parents as they shopped. Went over to Hong Kong island for some good food. I didn’t spend alot of time in the island and so was not ‘in the thick of things’ in regards to the WTO and the hoopla surrounding it. Would’ve totally gone to check out the protests had I been travelling without the parentals. So, sorry, no exciting photojournalism this time.
In the evening we walked across the street from our hotel (Kowloon Shangri-La) to check out the Avenue of Stars. It was a blatant rip off of Hollywood’s Walk of Fame, complete with the souvenir store selling tacky goods to the throngs of tourists bussed to the location.
Day Three
Today I discovered I’m addicted to HK-style iced lemon tea. It isn’t too different from what you might know but they use REAL tea and REAL lemons unlike the crap you get locally. Mom says it’s because lemons are expensive in Malaysia. I say it’s because people don’t appreciate a good iced lemon tea. Teh O Ais Limau is a different storylah…
Attended evening mass at the Rosary Church cause we’re off to Cheung Chau tomorrow.
Stay tuned for the next part of the travelogue, soporifically documenting days four, five and six.
Wah liao eh beh tahan, got more pictures of food than of your cute face… -_-”
that’s the point of this trip lah, to makan and shop. not to pose my cute face. pltzzz.