Hong Kong - Part 5

Hong Kong - Part 1
Hong Kong - Part 2
Hong Kong - Part 3
Hong Kong - Part 4

Day 5 (Tuesday, 25 Mar)

This would be our last day in Hong Kong.

As we have been staying at K&C's apartment for the last few nights, I thought I would post a few pictures taken from their balcony. Unfortunately, it was abit cloudy...so you can't really see the sea and the outlying islands. On a clear day, the view is actually quite good.

K&C specifically chose this area to live (this residential complex is next to where Ah Kor used to live when she was living there.) so that it's not so claustrophic, i.e. you don't see the neighbour's bedroom the moment you look out of the window...like in many areas in downtown HK.

Views from Balcony

Naturally, to buy an apartment in this complex (as with any other places in SKY-HIGH PROPERTY PRICES of HK) will cost more than an arm and a leg. Sell our souls also not enough. There's actually a property agent in their complex, next to the supermarket.... H and I went to kepoh. And nearly got choked! You see prices like HKD 24 Mil for an apartment etc etc. Kepoh-ed and saw that nearby, there was a 4 bedroom house for rent, and it was going for HKD 240,000 per month! Yes. You read CORRECT. HKD 240,000/- per month for the house!! Their 1600 sq. ft apartment's rent is already 80% more than my house here.

H said that if we ever get relocated to Hong Kong, our housing allowance probably would not allow us to stay in a 1600 sq.ft. apartment. Probably have to mau in some shoebox!

Anyway, we did buy some stuff from the supermarket...Swanson soups, some biscuits and such.

C took us to Central station to check in our bags, and to pick K up for lunch (working day) then we were off to Metropole for dim-sum (located in the building opposite Pacific Place). Thought the dim sum was ma-ma-tei only. Expected yummier dim sum since we are in Hong Kong. K then went back to work via tram, and we remained at Pacific Place to jalan-jalan abit. Didn't buy anything though...

Then it was time to leave... said our goodbyes to C and the boys, and off we went....

We did do some shopping in the airport...I was buying parfumes for myself and H's secretary when H disappeared with the boys. When I came out from the shop, he surprised me with something from Bottega Venetta. Before I could see what it was, S1 already said "it's a pair of sunglasses", "and it's got a butterfly!" added S2. Kepoh boys proceeded to tell me how much their dad paid for it. :-)

By then, it was boarding time and we had to rush to the gate...which was reeaaaaalllly far! We had to walk so fast. S1 and H was waaaaaay ahead of both S2 and I. S2 was a bit irritated and started to complain, which I thought was really funny...He said "these people are sooooo stupid. Why do they make all these shops here to make us go in and look? We look, and be late. Now, we have to rush for our lives! "

Flight back was alright. Watched "ENCHANTED". Thought it was really funny. Hee hee...

Will post our purchases in Part 6, okay?