I think he is asking must go must do must eat during x'mas eve...

who knows how long you're gonna stay here? LDR is quite suffer...

Thanks for sharing!! You in HK now?

ooicic.. how long have your LDR been? seems you can maintain it quite well~

no la.. my frens are not pretty one..

so if your company doesn't fired you, you will be working in HK for good?

yes, still closed. I will update the #1 post once it's re-opened..

do you know the whole story sin?

it's the wheels of one tower broken but not just 1 single car fault... if it's not testing after closed but during opening hours, wonder how many cars it's gonna fall before anyone has noticed...

the whole skyrail company has been "fired" by the gov't and the whole management of the skyrail has been fired too.... so I think it will be much better after the re-open gwa.. but for me, I will definitely not dare to take it in short period after re-open..

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Added on December 14, 2007, 4:56 pmwhat's taufan??

cable car to genting safe meh? I heard it also got cable cars fell before but management covered it wor!!!

if really wanna take cable car, take the one in ocean park la... better management there, never fell down over the 30 years!

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I took in March this year~! Very great experience!!





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Maybe there are some "not very winter" clothes sold in the market but I can say the choice is limited. That HKD1000 was already a 50% discounted price... But quite worth I can say.. There is a Clark factory outlet in Tung Chung Citygate Outlet Mall, maybe you can pay a visit there~

Cha Charn Teng is the common name for all those types of local typical cafe. Don't talk about Kim Gary, I don't think Kim Gary is up to standard of any cha charn teng here After you try Hk's cha charn teng, you will not eat at Kim Gary any more ga la..

Kids are more in recent years already.. economy good then people is willing to have kids.

Well.. Actually HK is not an island. Not like Singapore, HK consists several islands and 1 big peninsula linking to the Mainland China.

You mean pre-paid sim card? yea it's cheap. Under HKD50 you can get one which is good enough to make quite a lot of local calls already.

HK's phone charge is that cheap of coz need both parties to pay. You see other countries that receiver no need to pay one, all are more expensive than HK!! HKD68 per month with thousands minute to talk and with the call divert function, really can talk until having brain cancer!!

Have you read thru the discuss.com.hk? I saw that forum includes property section too... see if any info you need there.. I don't need to find property yet, so I don't have much info.. sorry about that..

But you're tenent still need to pay money to property agent ga meh????? Not the property owner who want to rent out their property need to pay to agent only?????

Make it as your next destination la~~~!

Nothing much to filter already... filter and filter then finally get nothing ga la...

That's is Cafe de Coral, it's a fast food type of chain restaurants but not cha charn teng. Cha charn teng mostly don't have such established system, and cha charn teng is paid after you finished your meal.

SMS is ok I think... the most they charge you for overseas SMS is HKD2 per message. But I don't know about IDD call la... Yes it's readily available, you can get different brands of pre-paid sim card in 7-11 or Circle K convenient store. There is a 7-11 in Arrival Hall of HKIA, you can get one there. As per one of my M'sian friends who visited HK, he said the brand "People" sim card is the cheapest. You can compare when buying.. For Octopus card, get it in the counter of Arrival Hall as well la... the round counter in the middle..


yea... Japan even more nice x'mas deco~~ Originally think of going to Japan next week for 3 days but nobody available... seems lonely to go alone, so just leave it la...

Aii.. my bf is a bit like that too... but luckily he did study some Chinese during primary school so he got to read a bit In Cha Charn Teng is weird lor, when I read and explain the CHINESE menu in CANTONESE to a CHINESE looking guy.. Learn some Chinese la man! Gwai lo are learning Chinese too!! Chinese is getting to be popular in the near future~

Today you didn't say wanna explore Tung Chung Citygate Mall meh?

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Added on December 15, 2007, 1:12 pma few hundreds not much ma... spend all of them then you no longer bring so much cash in wallet lor~

and which bank you apply for credit card? it shouldn't take very long time to get it... I used to get it a week after application..

This post has been edited by northasian: Dec 15 2007, 01:13 PM

I got it already since Uni Year 1... but I don't like local artists so I haven't used it for ages la...

yea if you like seeing those shows and concerts then you can benefit a lot from that card~

Ho ar, I also long time no shop around in HK...

Maxis is right, when you roaming sending sms or calling local/home country, you've to pay for 2-3 parties which make the rate very expensive... I sent sms to a third country using my own HK roaming mobile in Aust. and UK, each costed me HKD6!!! Don't mention the call I received... HKD2x.xx per min.. T^T

HK prepaid sim card no need registration. Just buy and activate, that's it.

Yep, remember to refund the octopus card before you go back... Somemore you can use octopus card to pay and even top up in Mcdonalds, 7-11, Circle K convenient stores, supermarkets, Cafe de Coral, Fairwood....etc. in addition to public transport. Very convenient card~~

No, no racism in HK Living space problem can be solved ge.. earn more money lor.. hohoho~~ But small space has its merits too la, no need to walk so much, no need to go up and downstairs very tired, no need to clean so much space, family more close to each other, quite nice though~

haha.. you didn't know tung chung is actually on another island?? hehee...

go explore more of HK la!! always stuck in the crowds of downtown, healthy meh?!

now not very cold je... below 10'c is real cold!

no la.. you enjoy the shopping with your mum la, I gotta work over the weekend too.. my job is on shift.

sms your HK sim card number is not expensive too I think... my bf used to sms me when he's in m'sia. but you can also ask ask la..

HK's lifts not so easy to break down la.. even break down very fast will resume normal, and each building not only 1 lift, right? it's total not a problem here in HK this efficient city~

I am working as part of customer service, part of support, part of operation, part of quality control...etc.. in a nutshell, I am working as a "da jap"..

There are so many tourists including those Mainlanders flocking into HK during peak seasons every year, we have got used to it already... Some people would say it's make HK a vivid lifely city, some would say it's disturbing.. so depends on how you view la... For myself, 'coz I live and work far away from downtown, so I didn't feel the disturbance very much, haha..

Morning.. no news yet...

Kee Wah is easier to find in downtown. But I think the best is Hang Heung, the only shop is in Yuen Long which is quite far away from downtown.

so when will you settle down ar? any plans yet?

hahaha

good idea too, haha...

Maybe you can try 'coz sometimes they do have promotion counters set in the food court/supermarket of department stores.

For tourist of coz better not living so far la... I'm not asking you to live so far, just me je.. I like quiet~

Thank you~

No idea of good roast goose in Mongkok area 'coz I don't like to eat.. Just know the best and famous one is in Central, the Yung Kee roast goose, many celebrities like to dine there. Per roast goose can be over HKD100 each, or even more expensive.. 'coz if I'm not wrong, dine-in half goose already cost HKD7x-8x..

HK custom won't say anything 'coz you're departing. You have to check custom at your side.

My advice is, bringing any roast, fried, baked food back to home country is no good 'coz not fresh already... you can't taste the crispy skin of the roast goose after several hours, which is quite a waste indeed.

Ai.... These days damn warm... Really afraid there will not be winter anymore in the future!

Very warm and sunny during daytime, about 23'c, but early morning and night time is cool, around 17-19'c.

Not raining at all this winter.

Your friend might have visited HK ages ago... When I was still a student, winter in HK was really cold..

aiya long time not buy wife cake can't remember... there are 2 size of cake, one is called mini wife cake, around HKD2.5-3.5 each, normal size one is around HKD4-5 each gwa.. I bought once 2 years ago already, this year inflation rate quite high so I don't know how much they increase the price now. FYI per box normally 1 dozen, you calculate yourself la.

RM30 per box might be the one from all Kee Wah shops, or Wing Wah shops in HKIA which is more expensive.

Sweaters too thick to wear during daytime, I think you better bring more light long sleeves tops + a jacket is better. Don't wear 1 single thick clothes 'coz you can't take it off when feeling hot, you'd better wear light inside, then bring along jacket which you can put on when feeling cold, more flexible.

It depends on your cold tolarence. Many girls in HK wear skirt without leggings/stockings.

maybe... I didn't check it up. But it have countdown events on Canton Road for the new year for sure.

Shop for long sleeves tee or pullover is alright, I guess won't be too expensive gwa? I used to shop winter clothes in M'sia ZARA or MNG when I visited my bf there during HK's winter time.

HK/Shenzhen surely have more choices, but better bring a few pieces just in case you can't find your favourite here on the 1st few days.

Believe me, during day time really not cold at all... 3/4 sleeves or short sleeves + jacket is enough for some strong girls..

No, can't rely on boy's taste... should go shopping with him then ask him to pay~

ZARA's quite nice ma.. their sale items are not too expensive, at least cheaper than TOPSHOP~!

Yep la, actually I agree with you.. I go shopping with bf I always pay for myself, unless he said he wanna buy for me (most of the time it happens when he thinks the clothes fit me but I don't like, he will say buy for me, haha~) I support your view, can't rely too much on bf..

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Added on December 18, 2007, 3:59 pmYou too le..? hehee... Rich enough then doesn't matter la...

But I use to offer to share some cost of trip la.. he pays tickets + dining cost, I pay accomodation and for myself shopping.. fair enough la~

This post has been edited by northasian: Dec 18 2007, 03:59 PM