...such stuff as dreams are made on...: Hong Kong (Part 1)

Don't remember much from my last Hong Kong trip 10 years ago... but I guess with all the TVB series that I've watched, many places in Hong Kong looks really familiar to me... but the highlight of the trip was meeting up with friends which I've not seen for some time and will probably not see for some time again... Clare, Li Heng... hope you guys have as much fun as I did... This WAS definitely one of the best "sleep, eat, shop and fun-filled" trip!!

After touching down, we went straight to Clare's aunt's place for a "zhen qing" feel steamboat dinner with all the extended family and a really cute little doggie... and it was during the dinner that Li Heng found the joys of eating steamboat with a bowl of soy sauce... hahaha... and not to mention, Clare's cousin's fascination with Li Heng's muscles!!! Hahahaha....

Headed off to Avenue of Stars (the HK Hollywood version!) to catch a glimpse of the night view in Hong Kong by the river after the dinner.

And on our way, we passed by The Peninsula, which is supposed to be the oldest and most posh hotel in Hong Kong! (It's the place to feast your eyes on Rolls Royce, Ferraris, etc.)

Night view of Hong Kong island - the city of lights

Andy Lau's palm at the Avenue of Stars!!

The next day, we went off to Mongkok for a taste of Hong Kong. First stop was the famous Nissin Noodles restaurant. Apparently, the owner of the restaurant won the Nissin Instant Noodles Competition! Brings a whole new meaning to eating instant noodle...

The famous fried abalone Nissin instant noodles. Taste like the mamak Maggie Goreng to me!! :P

One of my favourites, the fried Cheong Fun with peanut butter sauce and sesame. Yum yum!!

That's all the newspaper clippings and photos of him winning the competition!

From Mongkok, we then moved on to Ladies Market (Nui Yan Kai) where you can bargain for prices and haggle with the stall owners just like Petaling Street! There were many items of interest and of course, fake branded goods...

Shoppers bargaining for prices and trying to find cheap goods. LV bags anyone?

We then took the ferry over to Wan Chai in Hong Kong Island from Tsim Tsa Tsui. It's one of the oldest means of transport in Hong Kong apart from the trams.

Waiting for the ferry to come. Haha... how come we look so excited?? Hihi..

The Hong Kong Exhibition Centre. According to Clare, this is now the new name for the Aaron Kwok's hairstyle when he first started out.

Next to the Hong Kong Exhibition Centre are the memorials for the 1997 handover. Being tourists we thought that we should at least take a few pictures around! So here goes...

Hmm... this picture really shows how short we both are standing next to Li Heng!!

Another 1997 handover memorial

Passed by the AIA outdoor themepark but since Li Heng is afraid of heights and I have bad motion sickness, we both decided to give it a miss! Sorry Clare, I know you would love to go on those rides!!