Hong Kong Travelogue 2016 - #ZouSanKitties: Day Five

Last day of feasting!

We decided that feck it, we shall eat everything we're gonna miss cause its the last day!
So instead of Aust Dairy Co., we went back to Capitol Cafe for breakfast hahahah.

Mongkok for our last daily serving of cold noodles.
I made sure not to go back to that stupid old aunty ._.

And finally finally I could try smth new on my list - LKK North Point Egg Waffles 利強記北角雞蛋仔 !

LKK North Point Egg Waffles 利強記北角雞蛋仔 

178 Nathan Road 178彌敦道

Opening hours: 

From 11.30 am (Mon to Sat),  12.30 pm (Sun)

Nearest MTR: Jordan

Exit D, walk down Nathan Road 彌敦道

Turn left at second street Hillwood Rd 山林道

 

Bought one to share cause we were still quite full!

This two always wanna try stuff liao then cannot finish and throw to me, kns, so I put my foot down.

Crispy on the outside, and chewy on the inside.

Quite shiok, though I'd recommend getting flavours other than original so that you wont get sick of tasting dough.

Went back to Mongkok after checking out of the hotel cause we needed to try this!

Candy Shake

55 Dundas Street 登打士街55號

Opening hours: 

Sun to Thu: 12 pm to 12 am

Fri to Sat: 12 pm to 1 am

This store is originally famous for its Candy Shake; literally - you can choose candies to blend into a milkshake drink.

Omg sounds too sweet *cringes*

These cheese tarts are probably inspired by Japan's BAKE Cheese tarts, but has a HK spin.

They have this flaky version that is somewhat like Portuguese egg tarts, but with a cheese filling instead.

Original/Flaky/Blueberry/Matcha ones are HKD$18, while the durian ones are HKD$25

Bought these to try! 1 Matcha and 2 Flakies.

Omg look at the oooooooze.

I'd totally recommend the flaky tarts, because it was less jelat.

Jh found both too combis a tad dry though, so dont eat too many on your own!

Oh and definitely either eat it while hot, or at least reheat before nomming.

Found this at the airport 7-11!

Jh is in love with the packaging ever since I brought it back from Taiwan.

Can't wait for Sg to bring in more flavours, and especially my favourite original milk tea T.T

I need to be completely honest though; I'd expect the taste to change somewhat, 

cause they'd probably have to remove the L-theanine to get it approved here.

Selfie with my pretty green kat!

Its damn heng I decided to bring my thick felt coat from TCL overseas, seriously.

OH and it was 4 deg Celsius HAHAH heng we otw back liao !!

Jealous kat butting in hahahahahah.

Okay la take one with you.

DON'T WANNA GO BACK TO WORKKK.

Back to our warm and sunny Singapore!

Spot my stupid pok in the background :3

He's the one I always long to see the most when I get back from overseas :3

#jhstillcannotfindcamera #igiveup

Look at this crazy monkey hahahahahah what an embarassment.

Had loads of fun, food and selfies during this trip!

These two kats also almost drove me mad with the lipstick and makeup issues omgggg.

Watching them do their morning routine makes me so tired, I wanna go back to bed hahah.

Can't wait for our Korea trip in 2017 !

Hong Kong Travelogue 2016 - #ZouSanKitties: Day Four

Ready to face the cold temperatures today! Actually, bwahahah NOPE.. 

According to Google, it was around 10 deg Celsius.. but we forgot to check the area we were going to.

Lantau Island was only a freaking 6 deg Celsius

#nearlyfrozetodeath

Nevertheless.. I think I'm more game with trying outfits when I'm overseas.

Definitely wouldn't wear knee high socks in Sg!

Like how it elongates my legs though.

Changed our plans to walk up this steep slope for breakfast (Sing Heung Yuen 勝香園), 

because it was too cold hahahah

Decided to go back to Kam Wah Cafe 金華冰廳 - rmb the one with the really good polo bun? 

We wanted to have another traditional cha chaan teng breakfast; 

and I was vehemently against going to Aust. Dairy Co. :x

Nothing beats simple and filling fare for breakfast.

Especially when its so cold out there and you're slurping macaroni soup.

Club sandwich - ordered for one, finished by three kats HAHAH. serving so big!

Mreowwwww.

WTF I look damn pale and sick next to them :x

Wah the tickets are so cute this time round !

Apparently there's some Hello Kitty collaboration - too bad Bimb wasn't here!

While waiting. 

Due to the cold weather and winds, they slowed down the speed of the cable cars. 

Omg just thinking about the no. of times they checked their lipstick status before snapping photos..

it is still bugging me HAHAHAHA

Ahgong Ahma Hello Kitteh!

Two little kittens, were so very freezing,

they needed starbucks mugs to keep them warm.

Yeah I'm the crazy cat lady. 

Sheltering fat cats in the rain is ma job.

Bwahahahaha I really loveeeeee manekinekos.

Okay it was freezing cold and pouring like mad when we were at the foot of the Tian Tan Buddha 昂坪天壇大佛
Sheets of rain was literally cascading down the stairs, and it was super foggy so we couldn't see the statue at all.
So we contemplated if we should even try making the journey up.

In the end, we decided that since we endured the cold (25 min cable car ride in 6 deg Celsius weather, with unprepared attire),
we might as well go all the way.
So despite the mini staircase waterfall, we trudged our way up the stairs.

And miraculously, once we reached the top, the fog cleared.
I kid you not, it was originally a thick white blanket and you couldn't see shit,
yet suddenly everything went a lot clearer.

In general, I'm not a very religious person.

I believe in the existence of gods, but I don't believe in doing acts of obeisance just to prove/show something.

Following your conscience and being able to stick to your morals is my philosophy.

Because if you do smth just because your religion 'requires' you to do, yet you have no morals, 

it is nothing more than a farce.

However, sometimes I can't help but feel that certain acts of sincerity actually do prove that divine intervention exists.

Sometimes.

Sad green kat, caught in the rain with this unflattering outfit hahahaha.

Function over form, woman.

Shopping! 

Again, nothing much to buy or shout about.. 

except that I rmb Jh and Pearlyn falling in love with a sushi handroll stall in Kwai Chung Plaza

Seriously, these two taobao so much, it's pretty pointless to bring them shopping anywhere.

I was kinda annoyed cause they kept comparing prices and yet, 

still asked if there was any other shopping malls to recommend.

I think at one point I told them sarcastically that ya, please check out taobao.com LOL.

Ichiran for dinner!

Actually it's damn weird, trying Ichiran for the first time in HK wtf wrong country much.

Ichiran 一蘭

8 Minden Ave 棉登徑8號, 

Entrance Hall on G/F & Shop B, Basement

地庫B舖及地下入口大堂

Nearest MTR: Tsim Sha Tsui

Exit N5, Walk down Mody Road 麽地道

Turn right into Minden Ave 棉登徑

Order slip, pretty straightforward.

Unlike Japan, you simply circle and hand it over to the waiter.

Lucky for us, there's a choice to opt for table seatings.

Companions to pair with my ramen!

Shikaibicha 脂解美茶 - HKD$39 
A blend of dokudaimi and oolong tea, which helps to cleanse your palate after the meal.
Tastes like your usual chinese tea lor. hahahah.

Half boiled salted egg 半熟盐煮蛋 - HKD$14
You know, after I ordered this,
I suddenly felt damn scared that they would serve me the traditional salted egg instead HAHAHA.
#bimbomoment

Taaaadaaaa Ichiran's one and only ramen! - HKD$89
For the first time when I try anything new, I'll make sure to order the original version.

This was almost perfect; the slice of tonkotsu wasn't melt in your mouth enough hahahah.
The soup is super addictive, especially with the Ichiran Original Red sauce.
Its not actually very spicy, but the taste of red peppers makes the soup not too cloying.

Also tried this ! Matcha Annin Tofu - HKD$49

Sadly this was meh; the almond tofu totally overpowered the matcha taste.

The matcha sauce had a weird texture that didn't blend with the tofu too.

It was a sticky, gelatinous clear sauce which fought with the otherwise smooth tofu.

So disappointed :x 

OMG OUR LAST DAY face. bwahahahaha.

Hong Kong Travelogue 2016 - #ZouSanKitties: Day Three

Only two more days to cover - I believe I can finish this before 2017 !

Headed to Mui Kee Congee for breakfast!

I knew jh would love this type of traditional oldie but goodie.

Its more than good though. :D

Super smooth congee with fresh ingredients. Plus the must order chee cheong fun!

Mui Kee Congee 妹記生滾粥品

3F Fa Yuen Street Market 

Opening Hours:

7 am to 3 pm Daily

Nearest MRT: Mongkok 旺角

Exit B3, walk via the overhead bridges. 

Afterwards was shopping at Tsim Sha Shui!

Silvercord and Harbour City Mall are my usual places - because there's Uniqlo, and H&M Flagship store.

But honestly its just slightly cheaper.

#reallynotimpressedbyHKshopping

Victoria's Peak in the late afternoon!

Suddenly these two kats went on a high rampage, spamming selfies and spinning videos and what not.

Crazy kats and my i-cant-really-keep-up-anymore face.

This picture basically sums it all up.

"Ahjie did my lipstick smudge" 

"Nope"

"Ahjie is this color okay for me"

"Okay"

Cannot. Deal.

Got a bad feeling about the sunset view cause it was a foggy day!

Actually this was the start of the cold snap.

Bought these tickets from the same website last year!

Again, buying online gives you better savings, as well as convenience cause ain't nobody got time to queue.

For Victoria's Peak the tickets will be delivered to your accommodation address :D

But zomg the scary thing is the queue to board the tram!

There's basically no proper queue at all, just a crowd huddling and waiting to board in batches.

Don't know if this is the norm or not. 

I'm very sure its not the best way to manage a tourist attraction though.

Could you imagine traveling in a tram with such steep incline?

That's how it really is on the way up !

Cannot wait for the roller coaster down omg :B

Jh still cannot find camera  

Almost every single overseas trip I'll end up checking when is sunset/sunrise time, 

so I'll be able to view it from some high point; cause Singapore not high enough.

And somehow this year NOPE no such luck always foggy omggggggg.

Their official photog offered to help us take a photo and he would photoshop in the night view LOLWUT.

Oh yes, for the last 3 days of our trip HK was hit by an unexpected cold snap.

The weather dropped to the coldest in almost 60 years.

Thank goodness I bought some Heat Tech stuff from Uniqlo !

Braved the chattering teeth and shivering feet and chionged into Tsui Wah

Despite it being so cold, I HAD TO ORDER THE ICED MILK TEA.
SOOOOOOOOOOOO AWESOME.

Tsui Wah is well known for its milk tea. The food items.. eh we found it only okay.

Tsui Wah Restaurant 翠華餐廳

Shop No. 1A, G/F, The Peak Galleria, 

118 Peak Road

Opening hours:

Sun to Thu: 8.30 am – 10.30 pm

Fri, Sat & PH Eve: 8.30 am – 11 pm

Unbearable queue in the unbearable cold

We annoyed the Persian kat soooooo much she said she'll ignore us.

Bwahahaha fat hope, she's not good at ignoring or getting ignored LOLOL.

Yup the fog cleared once we reached the bottom whaaaaaaaaaaat.

At least I managed to capture a nice photo of the iconic Bank of China Tower!
When I sent this to pok he was super excited,
cause it was in Transformers, and god knows how many Jackie Chan movies.

Muah.