This week was my first time experiencing traveling alone to explore other parts of Hong Kong. Took the shuttle bus then train to meet my other friend, who just flew from Canada with her boyfriend to have her vacation here. I am kind of a traveling noob to the extent that I had to relied on my MTR map guide to change trains. We went to Wong Tai Sin, Mongkok for more shopping and eating, and to Tsim Sha Tsui to view the symphony of lights. It's really fascinating to see the city skyscrapers synchronizing with the music, colorful lights and laser beams. My friend reckons that it would be even more spectacular during the Christmas festive season. Sat the night shuttle bus back to campus and it was kind of soothing to stroll amidst the park while enjoying the cool night breeze.

Oh well, the previous hiccups ended up to be a bigger hiccup..to the extent that it has become a matter of bothersome "indigestion". I received assurances from my friends back in Singapore, yet being alone in a foreign country, I need to constantly remind myself to be happy and mindful in handling this situation. I guess traveling to places with other new group of friends or alone do help sometimes.

Over the weekends, I went to Ocean Park with another friend. It was an enjoyable experience, especially viewing the jelly fish in their aquariums. I am an animal person, so rather than seeing how chefs slaughter live animals and feasting on them (a huge no-no for me), I will prefer to see happy animals living harmoniously with people. We got to witness amazing fireworks and lighting towards that evening..and balls of flaming fire shooting up in the night sky.

Entrance to Wong Tai Sin Temple

Night view of Symphony of Lights

Famous Michelin's recommended Wanton Noodle. Yummy noodle with chewy texture.

Roasted goose meat


Mango dessert


Are they gigantic wantons?


No haha!! They are cold mango pancakes.


Ocean Park at Aberdeen


Oh gosh! I laughed really hard after I took this photo. Goldfish says, "What's up man?"


Nice looking jelly fish


Translucent jelly fish that changes color with the color lighting. I can spent hours just amazing such serenity.


Paranormal view of the sunset from the Ocean Tower


Fountain that shoots water at such force. Super pump at work.


Silky milk pudding at Yau Ma Tei's Yee Shun Milk Company

What are weekends and resting breaks for? Well, for me, at least now..is to do housework and tidying up my room. I do not know when I become such a hygiene freak, but I have being diligently mopping floor, wiping and cleaning stuffs and disinfecting the room once in a while. At this rate, perhaps I am becoming a "wifey" material.

A call from my parents and knowing the I have friends back home who are still concern about my well-being were the greatest comfort I have recieved amidst some of the conflicting matters I am facing right now. Truth to speak, not everything will be perfect to start off with, so it's only through being optimistic that I learn or gather experience from.

It has been raining non-stop for this whole week and coupled with the pollution or dry air, people are falling sick. I sort of caught a cold earlier this week too. It's amazing there there are so many medical halls and outlets, such as Hoi Tin Tong, around Hong Kong.

Wanted to go to Ocean Park yesterday, but due to the rain, we headed to a Japanese buffet lunch at Isari Kiya which is located at Tsuen Wan instead. Recommended by the famous OpenRice, it's really a value-for-money buffet as we spent an average of SGD25 per person and got to enjoy superb Japanese cuisine (especially the Sashimi).

We sang K at Neway and yes..I got to sing my Cantonese ballads.

Clouds or mist at campus from the non-stop downpours

Cha Siew Ramen at Isari Kiya

Wholesome plate of sushi

Seriously, the sashimi is a must-have

I want my Mcdull..yet to find this cute soft toy though!

Gathering of dark clouds at Tsuen Wan

KTV-ing at Neway

Still exploring more places in Hong Kong, but literally tied down with the school work load that is simply..overwhelming. Traveled to Central and Sheung Wan, which are both considered the city or CBD. People are always rushing for time and even in this perpetually hot weather, the males still wear long sleeves and coats.

Fashion sense here is really updated and the females are pretty too! We spent around 2 hours just shopping around H&M.

Over the weekends, we went to Shenzhen and I caught a glimpse of China there. It's amazing to experience another form of Chinese national culture and to learn so much from it. From daily habits, way of doing business (bargaining and negotiation skills), and infrastructures. A little hiccup happened, but I guess it's just part of life. Sometimes things just would not go your way and the fine line between friendship and companionship becomes blurry. No matter what, just enjoy this short experience and be flexible.

Double-decker tramway at Central

A hearty meal at Cafe de Coral (Da Jie Le)

View from my campus

Shenzhen


Foreigners are call aliens??!!


Marketplace with the continuous stretches of street stores

All food outlets translated to Chinese. Cool! Apparently, one of my friend says that KFC is more popular than McDonald in China.

It's my first week of summer in Hong Kong and I am sunburnt as red as a lobster. Been rushing around like a mad dog, climbing hills and slopes to reach the campus (which is a good way to slim down), and chasing railways and MTR to explore other parts of this island.

Adapting to the environment, lifestyle, habits here slowly because I am very slow to adapt anyway. The weather here is erratic. A moment it will be sunny and humid and the very next moment, it will be raining cats and dogs with typhoon alerts.

The only comfort is the food, countless stretches of shopping paradise, and nature greenery here. Even food from Cha Chan Teng (Chinese Tea dinner) are tasty. And other than some of those rude staffs from convenience stores, the retail service standard here is better. The salesperson in the stores will greet you sweetly with "Slowly choose your items" or "Take your time". When you say thank you to them for serving you, they will say, "You are welcome!"

Mongkok street market

Smelly toufu!!

Mango dessert at the famous Xu Liu Shan

Victoria Harbor at Tsim Tsa Tsui


Cantonese cuisine at Tack Hsin Restaurant

View up Victoria Peak