Then I think they are the same one... the ski lift is also with the manual swing bar in front of you, and our legs are danggling in the air, with ski some more... hehee.... I failed to "get off" the ski lift safely every time... 'coz the ground of "getting off point" was all ice and slippery, I fell off every time and the staff needed to stop the lift...

Actually we went to KFC for the portugese tart then i saw the wasabi flavor so we gave it try! Very yummy! I personally prefer McD than KFC.

I might sound a bit racist but this is based on my observation.
In Malaysia, Malays prefer KFC and Chinese prefer McD.

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Added on November 26, 2009, 9:27 am012 (Maxis) will do
If ur telco is celcom, pls don't use it! damn expensive. (012 can be celcom due to MNP)
I tried with Maxis and Celcom before.
If you want the exact rate, i can try to check back my bills for you.

make sure you subscribe to the international rooming 1st.

This post has been edited by moody5: Nov 26 2009, 09:27 AM

Hi,

Went to Hong Kong 2nd time for a short trip, here's my short travel blog listed below

Hong Kong Trip Day #1 of 4
Hong Kong Trip Day #2 of 4
Hong Kong Trip Day #3 of 4
Hong Kong Trip Day #4 of 4

Cheers!

EDIT: northasian, you might want to copy the info from V1 to here because the V1 will not be accessible in matter of time...

This post has been edited by stalkie: Nov 26 2009, 07:50 PM

No, never mind that's okay. Thanks anyway. I think I'll leave me cell phone and just bring my lap top to get in touch with my parents back home.





Nice photos... can't wait for my turn...another 2 more weeks !!

Read Day 1 of your blog.

I stayed the same Dragon Hostel twice like you. Nothing much to complain about as it is a place to sleep only.

The cheapest fare I used to travel from Airport to Dragon Hostel is only HKD17-18. How bout you??

Yours would be cheaper... coz the Airport Express cost I think HKD 150 for 4 adults... do share how you travel with us

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Added on November 27, 2009, 9:27 amThanks

This post has been edited by stalkie: Nov 27 2009, 09:28 AM

Oh really? Weird situation ne... In HK, KFC is far LESS popular... HK people will prefer BurgerKing than KFC if there is no Mcdonalds around...

Thanks for your sharing & suggestion, Stalkie. I've moved those info on V1 front page to here, but not sure if those posts will still be accessible after the thread has been archieved?

Were you taking the bus E21 from Airport to Mongkok?

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Added on November 29, 2009, 5:50 pmPost #2 updated~!

This post has been edited by northasian: Nov 29 2009, 05:50 PM

I think the first page's link is not working?

Sorry my bad... wrong spelling..

it should be alright now

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Added on December 1, 2009, 1:12 pmCheck latest event updated on Post #2!

This post has been edited by northasian: Dec 1 2009, 01:12 PM

i mean the blogs' link in the the first post, it's still not working.

damn, I'm going to HK on the 5th of Jan, gonna miss the Christmas lights...

Oic~! 'coz my V1 has ever been "tidy up" by moderators, so the post location have been changed...

I've just fixed them up now, thanks very much for telling me

Don't be upset.. The light deco will still be on and some of them may starts changing into the CNY theme of light deco~!

Hi

First of all thanks and bravo to all of you who have contributed to this website because with all your info, I have chosen HK instead of Taiwan as my holiday destination.

I am going to HK next week on 13 so there is some questions that I would like to clarify

i) I am a burberry blue lable fan and has intention of getting a handbag in HK and have recently come across a chain of parallel importers called SACCESSORI which claims to sell authentic branded handbags. Because there is so many fake ones that really look very genuine, I wonder if this shop is reputable in selling genuine products like the Queen save in Singapore. In Singapore, I am trust of the shop claim in authenticity because the Singapore govt is very strict in fighting counterfeits compared to HK which so near mainland China, the motherland of all fake goods. Will burberry London in HK be cheaper compared to the ones in KL

ii) I also intend to buy winter clothing for my future trips for places that snows in HK. Where would you guys and girls suggest that sell winter jacket which is of reasonable price and good quality within budget of less than RM250

iii) How do we claim back the VAT that we paid if the shop does not have the service to deduct the tax before hand?

iv) According to some of the site, the citygate mall selling goods like handbags or shoes which are cheaper because they have defects and they are ‘second’ and I am sure it is not second hand products right?

v) Is it safe to walk in the streets at night after 10 pm?

I think that is all.

Thanks a lot

Reading this thread brought back so much memories from last year's trip to Hong Kong/Macau, for a good 9 days.
It was horrendously HOT back then, in September, and we came back lighter even though ate like hungry souls.

Here's the complete day by day posts on our journey, complete with the expenses, and various information :

Day One - Arriving in Macau (Largo do Senado, Yishun Milk Company, Rude Macanese)
Day Two – St. Paul’s Ruins, The Venetian, Taipa Village, Margaret’s Portuguese Egg Tarts
Day Three – Arriving in Hong Kong (Mong Kok, Temple Street, Hui Lau Shan Desserts)
Day Four Part 1 – Lantau Island & Kam Wah Cafe’s Polo Bun
Day Four Part 2 – Avenue of Stars & Symphony of Lights
Day Five Part 1 – Dimsum @ Lin Heung Tea House, Central & Golden Bauhinia Square
Day Five Part 2 – Madame Tussauds Wax Museum @ THE PEAK
Day Six Part 1 – A Day’s Out in Ocean Park
Day Six Part 2 – Mong Kok’s Street Food and Red Ant Baked Rice
Day Seven Part 1 – Shopping in Shatin
Day Seven Part 2 – Lan Kwai Fong’s Buzzing Nightlife, Tai Cheong’s Egg Tarts, and Tsim Chai Kee Noodles
Day Eight Part 1 – Last Day in Hong Kong (Soy Milk + You Tiao for Breakfast?)
Day Eight Part 2/Last Day - Goodbye MACAU (DUMBO Portuguese Restaurant, Ruins of St Paul & Largo do Senado at night)

I am tempted to go again, but have to check the weather forecast indefinitely! Never go during summer .....

sorry miss out one more question i heard that we have to queue to pray at the Wong Tai Sin temple. What time should we go to avoid the crowd or when is the off peak hours

I just came back frm HK last week. Perhaps can share some info with you. I went to Wong Tai Sin Temple on Thursday morning around 9.30am, there are many people but I would say the crowd is manageable. When I was there so happen there's a group (tour) arrive.... hence a bit more people. Or if you really want to beat the tourist, I would think around 7-8am is best because then the tourist will not be out yet

Btw, u'll feel very save to walk around in HK even after 10pm. In fact i stayed at MongKok and when i reached the MTR around 11.30 to go back to the hostel, I was shocked that there are still loads of people walking around!!

Hi Janice, let me reply your questions in your quote. Please find my reply in red below:

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Added on December 3, 2009, 4:20 pmHm... this one I can't really tell 'coz I haven't been there for agesssssss... I think it's less crowded on weekdays, but as what fissel said, if you come across group tour(s), then too bad...

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Added on December 3, 2009, 4:39 pmThanks for sharing~! Yes, come again in Winter la!

But you have to act fast, 'coz some studies said HK will NO LONGER have Winter from year 2012... PROTECT OUR ENVIRONMENT PLEASE!!!!

This post has been edited by northasian: Dec 3 2009, 04:39 PM

I initially thought blue label is only sold in Japan. I guess I'm wrong.

anyone stayed in evergreen hotel before.. its just across temple street if im not mistaken

The official one is only sold in Japan, but you also can find them in HK 'coz they are what we called "water goods" in Cantonese... means Parallel import. They are not fake goods, but just not sold by official distributors, i.e. Burberry Blue Label.

i've just booked my ticket to hk next year end of june. however, my fren told me that it's typhoon season... is that true? i always thought typhoon season is september...