This is my longest trip to Hong Kong - 9 days. All thanks to the old cat who had to go there for business and I tagged along, haha. We also extended our stay to celebrate our 2nd Wedding cum 6th year anniversary. Oh, and Babymoon too. :)
Shopping:
I spent the first 4 days mostly on my own during the day, when Kitty was away at meetings and conference. I slept till at least 11.30am everyday, waking up when I couldn't tahan C's violent kicks anymore. She would kick kinda violently until I wake up. The moment I got out of bed, she stopped kicking!!! That joker! I would have my lunch in the hotel (usually sandwiches) before setting off to roam around the city until evening.
We shopped at Tsim Sha Tsui, Harbour City, Causeway Bay, Kowloon, Kowloon Tong..etc. This is the first time I didn't buy any clothes for myself when in HK cos they are mostly selling cold wear. We managed to buy a few nice going out clothes for C though. H&M has very nice and fashionable baby wear and I couldn't resist lah. Don't really like those baby clothes with cartoon or anything too sickeningly pink and girly. Anyway, I bought a really cute baby denim mini skirt and denim dress at the Harbour City branch. Can't wait to let C wear them, especially the mini skirt, cos its really cool! How I wish they have the adult version! The mini version is really cute! Costs S$21.90, but its ok lah. Its hard to find a baby mini skirt this cute, haha. Also managed to buy a sweet Carters cardigan for only S$6.60 - Super cheap! Also bought her headbands, socks, mittons and booties. Won't be getting her anymore booties or socks. I think she has more than enough, haha. She even has at least 5 pairs of shoes waiting for her to wear when she turns one year old, courtesy her shoe maniac mom who bought a lot from Philippines, lol.
There is a bookstore called "Book Buddy" that sells really interesting books for children. They have a great variety of baby books too and we bought some for C. They even have a baby Bible with lots of pictures. Very interesting, and we bought that too.
I have been thinking of whether to get a growth chart to decorate C's room but couldn't find any nice ones in Sg. They usually look kinda tacky. When shopping at Causeway Bay, we found a shop selling very nice kids decor stuff and they have really cool growth charts! It even comes with a couple of attachments to insert photos! Only S$20.20, so we bought it. Also bought a set of decor to paste on the wall. Same price as the growth chart, so expensive for only 4 items! They have a certain thickness and are more of wall attachments than stickers. I like the little girl in red, haha.
We also went to another H&M branch and bought more clothes for C - a denim romper, grey floral top and a short purple skirt with pleats. Cute manz. The clothes at H&M are not exactly super cheap, around S$16.70 each for those we bought, but I reckon the baby clothes in Sg ain't cheap either.
Bought a cot mobile too. Luckily Kitty brought along his 29" luggage and we managed to fit the box in, haha!
We bought mostly C's stuff, and I wasn't feeling too satisfied cos I didn't manage to get anything for myself. So instead of clothes and shoes, this time I bought facial masks (recommendation of Tai Tai) and TVB dramas. I also managed to find a Lao Fu Zi (Old Master Q) movie and bought it too, wahahahhhaa! So happy we managed to get past customs without any problem! Very cheap. Each TVB drama set only cost S$11.00, wahahahahhaa!
Celebrating our 2nd Wedding cum 6th year Anniversary on 11 November:
Kitty had a meeting in the early afternoon, so we celebrated at night. He surprised me with a bouquet of flowers that came with a teddy bear and a fake diamond ring as part of the decor. I was pleasantly surprised cos I was not expecting anything after he bought me the ASUS netbook as my present. There was a card too in addition to the Far East Flora ugly card, haha.
We had dinner at The Quarterdeck restaurant located at Harbour City. Western cuisine. The ambience was good. Kinda romantic and our table faced the sea/harbour with a good view. The food and service was good too!
I got him a card and a tie. Just a mini surprise since I already bought him his DSLR. :)
For photos, please visit my Facebook at:
http://www.facebook.com/phebeeeeee#!/album.php?aid=305039&id=645908032
Foodies:
I had been craving for certain foods since a couple months back and made a foodie list.
Here are the foods I craved for and am highly satisfied now, haha.
牛腩面 and Wanton Mee Soup at Mak An Kee Noodle Shop:
Super small bowl and expensive, but they are really good. Lagi best!
Roasted goose (Siu ngor) at Yung Kee Restaurant, Central:
Yung Kee serves the best Siu ngor in Hong Kong.
Roasted pigeon (Siu Yu kap):
The pigeon may be a tough bird with little meat, but its really tasty!
Roasted pigeon (Siu Yu kap):
The pigeon may be a tough bird with little meat, but its really tasty!
We also tried the Soy sauce pigeon (not at Yung Kee). Not bad, though I personally prefer the roasted version.
Snacks at Kam Wah Cafe:
Bo Lo You (Bo Lo Bun with butter) on the left and Bo Lo Bao on the right.
Kam Wah Cafe is well-known for their Bo Lo buns, especially their Bo Lo You. The cafe is usually packed with customers. They have a counter at the entrance of the cafe too and the Bo Lo You sells like hot cakes. Really very nice. Imagine biting into a hot crispy bun with melted butter. Super! The Bo Lo bun is also really good. Very crispy. Nothing like the soft ones at Crystal Jade.
I tried their egg tart too and its yummy! Very smooth. Tastes really shiok when its freshly baked!
Traditional dessert at Yee Shun Milk Company:
Steamed Egg Custard on the left and Milk Custard with ginger juice (薑汁撞奶) on the right.
Yee Shun Milk Company serves really good traditional dessert. The egg custard is really smooth. As for the milk custard with ginger juice, I can't find this in Sg. I ever tried making it but the result wasn't that good. I found it in SFO, but that was just not traditional enough, lol. I am not a ginger lover, but this dessert is really nice. Smooth milk custard with tad taste of ginger. The taste is unique.
Hui Lao Shan (许留山) Dessert Shop:
That's Mango Sago Dessert with Pomelo.
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