RUN RUN RUN...

Remember my last trip to Hong Kong during Easter 2008?
I was sick most of the time that we didn't do much... and certainly did not visit the cheapest tourist attraction in HK.
Which is that??
The Star Ferries, of course.

Not that I purposely went to take a ride on the Star Ferries, but this year, somehow seemed to be going over to Kowloon side more. And each time, having to run to catch them before they depart. It's really RUN RUN RUN. Certainly not used to running to catch my ride! Hee hee....

Why go over to Kowloon side? 

- to Wong Tai Sin temple...

- to Harbour City a couple of times...

- to my tea at The Peninsula that didn't happen...

A friend from KL, R was also in town. Actually, not a coincidence. H coaxed him to fly over so that the boys (as in BIG boys) can go to Macau to try their hand at the tables. R arrived on Thursday (9th April) morning; and that evening, the three BIG boys, H, R and Mr L (our host) went off on the hydrofoil to Macau. The three boys only came back just as we were waking up on Friday morning. I'm sure they had fun as all brought back some $$ winnings. :-)

After Friday's dimsum lunch at Chung's Cuisine @ Times Square, and marketing (for the home-cooked seafood dinner), R said that he wanted to go to Wong Tai Sin Temple...as he always does whenever he is in HK. So, I 'off-loaded' my boys with Mr L and wife, C and went off with R, together with H.

We got conned by an Apoh at the temple MTR station. She was selling some joss sticks, candles and prayer paper. Seeing that she is so "kesihan", we bought from her. But at the entrance of the temple, we were told that we had to dispose our candles and prayer papers.... Only the joss sticks were allowed. Oh well...

Look-see/window-shopped around Tsim Tsa Tsui and Harbour City, before sitting by the harbour for a drink. 

View of HK Island from Harbour City

100-Year Old ?? Star Ferry

A Cruise Ship @ The Harbour 

I had a glass of Prosecco by the harbour...It was rather refreshing and I could have had a couple more if it weren't for the fact that we had to rush back to the apartment for the Seafood meal that Mr L was preparing..... so.....

Quick! Get through the Turnstiles!!!

Approaching Central Pier

And we had a lovely dinner of Singapore-style Mud Crabs, Steamed Flower Crab, Steamed Giant Shellfish, Stir-Fried Clams etc....prepared by Mr L.

We were supposed to go to Lan Kwai Fong to have after-dinner drinks.... R, C and myself were pretty keen to go. You know lah...from the TVB series, they always say "ngo tei huei Lan Kwai Fong yamm yia loh!". Heee heee BUT both H and Mr L was sooooo Ah Pek, and didn't want to leave the house. So we had to make-do with drinks in the apartment. We lit some candles, and then opened a couple of bottles of wine. I have to say that we had a FUN time...talking about old times, old friends, ghostly experiences, ex-girlfriends, ex-boyfriends etc etc... We even prank call a friend in KL. Hahahaha.... Yah. Like kids! Went to bed pretty late. R went to sleep with the two older kids. 

Yah. That night, there were 11 people sleeping in the apartment.

- Mr L, C and their 3 boys

- Me, H and our 2 boys

- R

- the maid

But then they had recently moved to a bigger apartment... a 2,700 sq ft unit in the same development.... Gigantic for HK standards. So not too bad lah. 

R left the next morning.....to go back to KL. He only stayed in HK for two nights, or more correctly, one night in Macau and one night in HK. :-)

After sending R off on the Airport Express, we all headed out to Cheung Chau Island. 

More about our experience in the old pirate hide-out later....