I had a pretty good breakfast yesterday (in fact I am having the same right now). I thought I could at least skip lunch by having a bigger than usual breakfast. Must be all the walking and the cold, because I felt I needed to replenish my energies by about 3pm. Debated over having another fast food, but decided to do as most HKlites do and eat in a regular coffeeshop. So.. I wandered around till I found a place devoid of airconditioning and a menu with English translations.
They served me a hot cup of tea and I proceeded to order a Wan Tan Mee... well.. one needs not go hungry as long as one knows that Wan Tan Mee is almost always on the staple! It was quite good to eat, delicious wantons and lovely piping hot soup. Cost of the meal? Well.. it was still $26, but then again, I guess one cannot go on eating at McD's unless forced to.
Met up with Baldesh at Mid Levels for drinks and dinner last night. I will have to update you on the name of the bar, but I can at least describe it for you. Its quite tiny, very dark and bohemian and very very chiq! They make fabulous Daiquiris and Martinis. Baldesh ordered a couple Chocolate Martinis.. very yummy! Drinks may be expensive here in HK, but they make then strong! We followed up with dinner at a Morrocan restaurant called La Kasbah. We ordered a Lamb Takjin and a Seafood Paella, both quite delicious. (edit: The bar is called the Feather Boa)
We decided to go for more drinks after that at another chiq bar called Dragon i. We found a red carpet, loads of waiting paparazzi, beautiful starlet on the arm of gwailo man being interviewed.. must be quite a happening place! Well.. we walked down the carpet passing the throngs of photographers only to be told it was a private Moet party. We turned around to leave when beatiful starlet and handsome gwailo gets their pictures taken, blocking our leave! Ah.. the Glamour, the Glamour!
Decided to then go to Baldesh's place for a cuppa and see his humble Hong Kong residence. Very nice I must say, very clean and well put together, decent kitchen and quite a sizable apartment for Hong Kong standards. All he needs now is the obligatory plasma TV in his living room and another in the bedroom to complete the picture.
Breakfast buffet is now over! Time to go do a last minute grab.... hoo har...
Wednesday, February 23, 2005
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
From Hot to Cold!
Greetings from rather cold Hong Kong!
This is my first ever visit to HK. I must say that I am in awe of this wonderful city! Its like Singapore meets Shanghai! Thousands of people rushing around and one gets the sense that all they ever do here is work, eat and shop! There is shopping just about everywhere.
The only gripe I have is probably the food! What? Isn't Hong Kong famous for its cuisine. My complaint isn't really about the taste or the quality, but the prices here are bloody expensive! I have been doing quite a lot of walking in the past two days and the cheapest place to get a meal is in McDonald's! No kidding! Lets draw an example. Most coffee shops (closest comparison to our local KL coffeeshops) sell a bowl of noodles or a rice dish for around $35. In comparison.. a Big Mac Happy Meal is only $22. Let's not even start on the restaurants here.
Took the tram up to the peak late yesterday evening. I even ventured for the 3km walk around the peak. Wasn't really too afraid of being caught in the dark, having brought my trusty flashlight. Hong Kong is very very cold at the moment. Averaging around 12C. The best thing about the weather is that one doesn't tire as much as one would in KL. I remember walking round the Bukit Kiara trail and that was very tiring. But walking the Peak trail wasn't at all. Had more worries about being rained on. The highlight of the walk must be the breath-taking view of the Hong Kong skyline! Its incredible, and awe-inspiring. Also found many houses along the trail. Actually, the trail is more of a road, a very narrow winding road. It was built in the 1920s and was the marvel of engineering in those days! The called it a triumph of man over the elements back then. The road is Lugard Road. Anyways.. there are quite a few residenses along Lugard Road. I can imagine, if they had to pay for the views.. then it would cost the earth!
This is my first ever visit to HK. I must say that I am in awe of this wonderful city! Its like Singapore meets Shanghai! Thousands of people rushing around and one gets the sense that all they ever do here is work, eat and shop! There is shopping just about everywhere.
The only gripe I have is probably the food! What? Isn't Hong Kong famous for its cuisine. My complaint isn't really about the taste or the quality, but the prices here are bloody expensive! I have been doing quite a lot of walking in the past two days and the cheapest place to get a meal is in McDonald's! No kidding! Lets draw an example. Most coffee shops (closest comparison to our local KL coffeeshops) sell a bowl of noodles or a rice dish for around $35. In comparison.. a Big Mac Happy Meal is only $22. Let's not even start on the restaurants here.
Took the tram up to the peak late yesterday evening. I even ventured for the 3km walk around the peak. Wasn't really too afraid of being caught in the dark, having brought my trusty flashlight. Hong Kong is very very cold at the moment. Averaging around 12C. The best thing about the weather is that one doesn't tire as much as one would in KL. I remember walking round the Bukit Kiara trail and that was very tiring. But walking the Peak trail wasn't at all. Had more worries about being rained on. The highlight of the walk must be the breath-taking view of the Hong Kong skyline! Its incredible, and awe-inspiring. Also found many houses along the trail. Actually, the trail is more of a road, a very narrow winding road. It was built in the 1920s and was the marvel of engineering in those days! The called it a triumph of man over the elements back then. The road is Lugard Road. Anyways.. there are quite a few residenses along Lugard Road. I can imagine, if they had to pay for the views.. then it would cost the earth!
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