Hong Kong Travel: Day 3 Morning - Dim Sum at Cheers Restaurant

Frankly, I love Dim Sum. As recommended in my guide book, it’s a must to try in Hong Kong. That was why i made it a trip to try it in Hong Kong before boarding the ferry to Macau.

I found a restaurant called Cheers restaurant (欢喜大酒楼) nearby my hotel that served dim sum at around 11am. Hopefully the name meant that they want the customer happy with the food and not them happy with the billing part.

One of the thing in Hong Kong restaurant is that if you don’t come in group, you will usually be forced to share a table with other people. For me, I shared with 3 old-aged aunties that kept talking about their grandchildren, maid, the in laws, their neighbors, the property, the government, the….. Yeah, they kept refilling the tea and kept talking. I guess maybe when I got old I shall do the same thing too, talking about stuffs and forgot about it the next day and repeat the same topic everyday. Hmm…

Anyway, to order, all I need to do was tick the menu, pass it to the waitress and then wait for the food.

Not to make myself looking awkward while waiting, I pretended to read the Chinese newspaper even though I was not good in Chinese words… nice pictures…

So what I had?

Okay, I didn’t know if the waitress had made a mistake or my Chinese words understanding had reached a sucky level, but I could swear that the upper right corner dish were beef meatballs. Maybe the name of the dish was too fancy that it misled me. Because of my respect for my grandma, I was not supposed to take beef. Well, since I accidentally took it, hope it was a real meatball and not part of the bull’s genitals.

Well, the dim sum was okay, still love the one in Malaysia though. Maybe the one here were customized to local taste. How much did it cost me? HKD155 and they said that dim sum was the cheapest meal of the day! Ouch, my wallet hurted!

Hong Kong Travel: Day 2 - Budget Traveling, Victoria Peak & Lan Kwai Fong

The second day was the time I visited the more luxurious site of Hong Kong. Similar to the different of Penang island and mainland, Hong Kong island was where most upper class citizen stayed. I was quite impressed on how the transit track could be built under the sea, linking mainland and the Hong Kong island.

Budget travelling is when you try to minimize luxury transportation such as Taxi and utilize public bus or tram. I walked a lot everyday, never once in my life I put my legs to so much stress test. Well, it was also time to put my map reading skill to test and honestly I got lost a few time!

For example, I took this public tram till end of the line until chased out by the bus cleaner! L I was looking for Kennedy Road to get to Victoria Peak but ended up at Kennedy Town! By the way, it was a must try for the tram, except when Hong Kong was on heat wave because there was no air conditioner inside the tram!

Anyway, I finally got my way to Victoria Peak and there was nothing much to see but cloudy Hong Kong, blaming the heat wave again!

I bet it would be nicer on other days! By the way, everything is money, from the inclining tram to the peak to the panoramic viewing area of the peak.

Single journey: HKD22
Return journey: HKD44
Sky Tower entrance to see paranomic view: HKD15

During night time, the best place to be was the clubbing area. The famous area on Hong Kong island was Lan Kwai Fong. It was an upper class area with luxury cars and branded stores. Trust me, I lost count on the number of Porches, Lamborghinis or Ferraris.

By the way, guess what shop was this?

Anyway, this place was so famous that even the road sign was a popular spot.

Being ‘kiasu’, this idiot also ended up taking a photo there.

Did I mention this place was suitable for people from all walks of life and any religious background? I’m wrong? Why was a monk doing there?

Trying to enjoy the atmosphere, I ordered a glass of Hoegaarden even the price was HKD55. I guess a small glass would not intoxicate me much… again, I was wrong, I need two hands to hold the glass!

I took the 12.30am railway transit back to the mainland and walked back to my hotel while trying to act sober. J

Hong Kong travel: Day 1 Evening - Tung Choi Street (Ladies’ Street & Goldfish Street)

In the evening, I went to visit the nearby Tung Choi Street. Actually I was aiming at the well-known Ladies' Street (女人街). But to my disappointment, no pretty ladies, just like a Malaysian style Pasar Malam or Petaling Street.

Even the goods are not really for ladies. Can’t imagine a lady wearing these on their body.

Next, I headed Goldfish Street(金魚街). Do you know that in Chinese ‘goldfish’ also meant prostitute? So I thought I was a sort of red light district, so curiosity got the best of me to try exploring this area. Guess what I realize? It was really an area selling goldfish! Damn!