Currently Watching..

Forensic Heroes II / 法证先锋 II

I've been watching a few episodes of this drama twice! First, it was showing in Hong Kong during my trip there in May. We managed to catch a few episodes sometimes when we're back in the hotel. Then, some stranger watched it in his laptop in the bus on the way to KL two months ago. I somehow got to peep on to his screen for another few episodes more.. LOL! Now, KT downloaded it and I'm gonna complete the whole show, FINALLY!

HK & Macau Trip

Day 4

From Kowloon to Hong Kong Island..

As usual, we took Star Ferry like other Hongkees to the other side of HK.

Giant Fuwa lanterns.. Countdown to the Olympics.

Hong Kong Museum of Art

All museums are free on Wednesday!  Just in case you're interested.

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Golden Bauhinia Square 金紫荊廣場

The Golden Bauhinia Square is an open area in Wan Chai North. This is where the ceremonies for the handover of Hong Kong and the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region was held in July 1997. A flag-raising ceremony is held every day at 8:00am.

Notice that the flags were being lowered to half-mast to mourn the quake victims in Sichuan. 

Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre

香港会议展览中心

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Breakfast Time!

We starved ourselves the whole morning for this Polo Bun 菠萝包.

Heard it's the most delicious in town.. fresh from the oven!

Hmm.. One bite, and we were rather disappointed.

The bun was cold  and there's nothing so unusual about it.

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Ocean Park 海洋公園

According to the weather forecast, it should be a stormy day .. Thank goodness it didn't rain for the whole day! Maybe Ocean Park is located too far from the city? Or did the "x号风球" the day before has blown all the rain clouds away?  Thus, the four of us happily bought our tickets and took the Ocean Park shuttle bus to the Southern district of HK Island..

The entrance of Ocean Park

Sand sculptures

Stingrays

Ocean Park and "Whiskers" the sealion mascot

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Adventure Land 急流天地

Roller coasters and Ocean Park Escalator

None of us was daring enough to go for the Mine Train and Raging River rides.

Theme park ride by the sea!  Scary isn't it?

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Marine Land 海洋天地

Pacific Pier 太平洋海岸

..where California sea lions and different species of seals are displayed.

My sealion friend.. Say hi! 

Feeding time!

The poser

Life under the pool..

Ocean Park Tower 海洋摩天塔

The Carlsberg Tower in Sentosa is exactly the same as this one. The difference is that the Ocean Park Tower spins faster and it doesn't stay up there as long as the Carlsberg Tower.

Us.. on the observation deck that rises high enough for park-goers to survey the South China Sea.

A view from the tower.. Headlands Rides 山上機動城

Pacific Pier 太平洋海岸

Adventure Land 急流天地

Shark Aquarium 鯊魚館

A short (not as long as Sentosa's) "underwater world" of sharks 

Atoll Reef 海洋館.. A four-stories aquarium.

Fishes fishes there they are..

Sea Jelly Spectacular 水母萬花筒

Plasticky poisonous jellyfish

Ocean Theatre 海洋劇場

Performances by dolphins and sea lions.

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Headlands Rides 山上機動城

Another part of the theme park with fun rides, such as The Dragon roller coaster, Abyss Turbo Drop ("Solero Shot" @ Genting), Flying Swing, Crazy Galleon pirate ship, Ferris Wheel, etc.

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Lowland Gardens 綠野花園

Cable car 登山纜車.. again!

The scariest moments for "someone" ~

Here we are.. at the other part of Ocean Park.

Sky Fair 七彩升空天地

Colourful!

See us in the balloon?

If you can see him there, means the balloon's a fake one.. lol!

Now I'm gonna fly in that REAL one!

Under the huge balloon .. along with SL and YN.

JY decided to just wait for us on the ground..

It's kinda scary when it rose upward..

I bet "someone" would have fainted if he was in the balloon with us.

Hong Kong Jockey Club Giant Panda Habitat 香港賽馬會大熊貓園

Home to four giant pandas.. JiaJia 佳佳 (female) and AnAn 安安 (male) as well as babies LeLe 樂樂 (male) and YingYing 盈盈 (female)

LeLe and YingYing share a room.

Close up.. LeLe & YingYing sound asleep, kawaii ~ 

AnAn (age 22) showing off his fat butt.. He seemed to be kinda emo, looking for the way out?

JiaJia, 30. Strolling around..

JiaJia & I

Panda cuties ~

Bah!

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Kids' World 兒童王國

Uncle SL entering Kids' World.. Wuahahaha

Blue baby reindeer..

Whisker's Theatre 威威劇場 .. Strictly for kids only!

See, it's not meant for the over-aged... ZzzZzz

One of the mascots.. Professor Tortoise?

The Amazing Birds Show 雀鳥劇場

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The Peak (Victoria Peak)

.. second visit ..

 KY knocked off work early that day. Since we've no other plan, we helped him fulfill his wish to pay a visit to the Peak. Moreover, due to the exceptionally nice weather, we'd like to try our luck again up there. As YN hasn't visited the Avenue of Stars, she and the four of us went separate ways after this.

Topless shuttle bus to the Tram Station..

Still kinda misty..

View of HK from the Peak Tower

Blurry ~

Sky Terrace

Paid about HK$20 per person, for this..

Only a few dots of lights?! duh!  

Us and nothingness..

P/S: "Someone" didn't dare to go near the glass railing.

We gave up and came down from the Sky Terrace, and found this better view outside the men's toilet! Not a really clear view, but at least we could see the buildings!

Well, I'm leaving on a tram now.. Ciao!

Stay tuned for more!

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P/S: Bad news.. Bro's been picked for the National Service (aka. Program Latihan Khidmat Negara). And it's really scary when I browsed through some info about this "deadly program" at wikipedia -> *click*. Sigh, there's nothing we can do now but to wish him luck. Suddenly, I'm reminded of the phrase.. "Whatever doesn't kill you simply makes you.. stranger." Duh, jokers give me nightmares.

Me, myself.. My weekend.

There goes the weekend.

He has gone back to hometown, all the way for his dad's b'day. Yah, great. Birthdays. Why wouldn't he do so for mine? For the past 4 years back in the uni? Sh*t, promised not to mention the past. Anyways, the timing is so wrong. When he's around, everyone else has programs that I couldn't join. Finally I thought I could spend this weekend getting involved in activities with friends around. But instead it ended up with me watching the Olympics and the NDP (both live and replay) at home. Crap.

Wanted to go watch "the movie of the year" - The Dark Knight, which is highly recommended by everyone who has watched it, yes, everyone, meaning nobody has not watch it. Bummer. Most of my M'sian friends, primary and secondary school friends, have gone back to hometown, 'coz Monday is a replacement for National Day for some companies. Colleagues? He wanted to go for a game, badminton or bowling, and went for volleyball in the end. She wanted to go for karaoke and went with someone who does not sing (if you have a "mic 霸" friend, you'll know why). He says he is broke. She? He? Nah.. 

Went out to have a walk after lunch, and bumping into this quite tall and fair Indian man when I was walking towards the MRT station..

I-man: "Excuse me. Do you speak English?"

HL: *nods*

I-man: "Do you know where is the MRT station?"

HL: huh?! What do you mean where? It's right here.

I-man: "Er.. I'm going to meet my friends at Raffles Place. Which MRT do I take?"

HL: *simply points* "There."

I-man: "OK."

After a second, realised he was still moving parallel to me.

I-man: "Erm.. I'm going to have a drink with my friends. I'm wondering if you would join?"

HL: ?! 

And HL ran for her life!

Felt a little sick after that, so worried that I've kena his charm, not the "charming" charm, I mean spell, kong tau, like those cases in forwarded emails.. Look into one's eyes and the victim would be hypnotised and do whatever he/she was told. As for me, all I remember was he leaned forward, and his big eyes that kept staring. Maybe it was his eyes, I shouldn't have looked, shouldn't have bothered. Hahaa.. As if this whole crappy thing is real. But what if it's real? JY's response when he was told about it was.. "Oh.. Even Indian man is attracted to you huh?" *dang*  No sense of danger.

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some.random.shots.

Raw materials from Daiso (the $2 shop).

Tada!!  Like I can sell it for $100 eh? :D

A lovely hand bouquet for myself.

Olympics Glass.

JY wanted all 5. And I've eaten McD every week for them.

F1.. and sexy babes.

Buffet Lunch @ Shogun, 1Utama.. two weeks ago.

Ma Maison Restaurant @ Central, Clarke Quay.

Oops! I'm almost in-charged of a toilet.