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Travel to Hongkong
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It's another Saturday and I am very busy from morning. The customers come and go all the time and I found so many people like reading and studying on their weekends.
PS: My colleagues asked about the travelling in Hongkong, I just post my suggestions and ask her to review:
District
Tsim Sha Tsui - you can just call it TST if you can't quite figure out how to pronounce it. It is the area at the southmost tip of Kowloon, it is the greatest place to shop if you want to test your bargaining skills.
Many of the electronics stores there put a code on their products that only they can interpret. Then when you come along, they price the item according to your facial expression, accent, and size of your wallet. But then of course, other kinds of stores are also there where the prices are marked and somewhat reasonable.
Causeway Bay - for the locals living on Hong Kong Island, this is pretty much the "grand central" when it comes to shopping. Most of the action is concentrated around the MTR station - which has exits going as far as the Times Square. The pedestrain crossing on Yee Wo Street in front of Sogo Department store is often so crowded that the traffic light is not long enough for all to finish crossing the road. With the shortage of street-level stop space, a lot of restaurants have moved upstairs. There are buildings with multiple restaurants on various floors. more
Mongkok - known as the most densely populated area in Hong Kong, it is also one of the most popular shopping areas for locals in Kowloon. The intersection of Nathan Road and Argyle Street is sort of the center of all the action, though things change with times as new shops and malls open. Mongkok Computer Center, Ladies' Market, Sai Yeung Choi Street (with many consumer electronics stores), Nathan Road, and Langham Place (mall) are some of the places in the area.
Stanley - located in the southeast corner of Hong Kong Island, Stanley is away from the more populated parts of China. The Stanley Market has become one of the must-go's for tourists. It is the location with the most concentrated souvenir shops. There are also some places to stroll around in the area, a good place to spend an afternoon and have a seaside dinner.
Shopping Mall
New Town Plaza : linked to the Shatin MTR Station and some other shopping centers. There is a fountain with regular water show synchronized to music. (It may be on the hour.) The Snoopy house is also around there. But beware, the mall is very crowded.
Ocean Center : in TST on Canton Road close to the Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station. It is also linked to a few other shopping centers. It gets sort of crowded too.
Cityplaza : A nice mall with an ice-skating rink and cinema on Hong Kong Island, linked to the Taikoo MTR station. (see more comments)
Pacific Place : on Hong Kong Island, linked to the Admiralty station of the MTR, complete with a cinema.
Telford Plaza : in Kowloon, linked to the Kowloon Bay MTR station.
Grand Century Place : a mall linked to the MTR Mongkok East Station, complete with a cinema. Count on it being crowded - after all, it is in Mongkok!
Times Square : a mall linked to the Causeway Bay MTR station, complete with a cinema.
Lok Fu : a shopping center with local clienteles; linked to the Lok Fu MTR station.
Festival Walk : linked to the Kowloon Tong MTR station. Quite new, complete with ice-skating rink, movie theatres, food court, and a supermarket.
Plaza Hollywood : linked to the Diamond Hill MTR station. Doesn't seem as crowded as others.
Citygate Outlets : a small mall linked to the MTR station in Tung Chung with mainly outlet stores.
Food
Floating Restaurants - Located in Aberdeen of Hong Kong Island, this is where you can eat seafood inside a big ornate oriental-looking boat.
Chinese Food
When it comes to Chinese food, there certainly is a good variety to choose from - Szechuen (spicy), Beijing (e.g. Peking duck), Guangdong (plenty of that since Hong Kong is in Guangdong, most famous kind would be "dim sum"), Teochew / Swatow (e.g. marinated duck), Shanghai (spicy noodles, small dumplings), just to name a few kinds. If you are a seafood lover, it is plentiful in Hong Kong. There are countless restaurants that have fish tanks outside (and in) displaying the goods, and you can even point and choose.
Must Try
Egg tarts - you must try these. They are my favorite. Available at most bakeries (the cake shop at just about every MTR station usually has them in the morning), they smell great and taste great! In Cantonese, it is "daan tard". You can find them in dim sum restaurants also.
Roast pork - also a must! Available at Chinese fast food places and local restaurants. If you see cooked chickens and slices of cooked meat hanging in the window, you can probably find it there. You can get roast pork with rice for US$3 or so. Roast pork in Cantonese is "char siu".
Cha Siu Bao - roast pork buns... yum, yum! There are two kinds, steamed and baked. The baked ones are available in the morning at all the little cake shops in the MTR stations.
Exotic foods - you should try these and then tell your friends about it!
Stinky tofu - fermented tofu deep-fried. The smell is horrendous. They can be found in some Shanghaiese restaurants, I think.
Jelly fish - known as "hoi jit" in Chinese restaurants
Thousand-year egg - eggs black inside, but not really that old! more
Pork brains - kind of like tofu, with slightly more texture and body
Frog - often cooked together with rice, tastes and feels like chicken
Snake - a delicacy, very rich, not recommended in large amount unless you know what you are doing. Also tastes and feels like chicken (what does not?)
Chicken "forget" - you might call them molehill oysters! They don't taste like chicken either!
Duck's feet / Chicken feet - quite common and you can always find them in dim-sum restaurants. more...
Tsim Sha Tsui - you can just call it TST if you can't quite figure out how to pronounce it. It is the area at the southmost tip of Kowloon, it is the greatest place to shop if you want to test your bargaining skills.
Many of the electronics stores there put a code on their products that only they can interpret. Then when you come along, they price the item according to your facial expression, accent, and size of your wallet. But then of course, other kinds of stores are also there where the prices are marked and somewhat reasonable.
Causeway Bay - for the locals living on Hong Kong Island, this is pretty much the "grand central" when it comes to shopping. Most of the action is concentrated around the MTR station - which has exits going as far as the Times Square. The pedestrain crossing on Yee Wo Street in front of Sogo Department store is often so crowded that the traffic light is not long enough for all to finish crossing the road. With the shortage of street-level stop space, a lot of restaurants have moved upstairs. There are buildings with multiple restaurants on various floors. more
Mongkok - known as the most densely populated area in Hong Kong, it is also one of the most popular shopping areas for locals in Kowloon. The intersection of Nathan Road and Argyle Street is sort of the center of all the action, though things change with times as new shops and malls open. Mongkok Computer Center, Ladies' Market, Sai Yeung Choi Street (with many consumer electronics stores), Nathan Road, and Langham Place (mall) are some of the places in the area.
Stanley - located in the southeast corner of Hong Kong Island, Stanley is away from the more populated parts of China. The Stanley Market has become one of the must-go's for tourists. It is the location with the most concentrated souvenir shops. There are also some places to stroll around in the area, a good place to spend an afternoon and have a seaside dinner.
Shopping Mall
New Town Plaza : linked to the Shatin MTR Station and some other shopping centers. There is a fountain with regular water show synchronized to music. (It may be on the hour.) The Snoopy house is also around there. But beware, the mall is very crowded.
Ocean Center : in TST on Canton Road close to the Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station. It is also linked to a few other shopping centers. It gets sort of crowded too.
Cityplaza : A nice mall with an ice-skating rink and cinema on Hong Kong Island, linked to the Taikoo MTR station. (see more comments)
Pacific Place : on Hong Kong Island, linked to the Admiralty station of the MTR, complete with a cinema.
Telford Plaza : in Kowloon, linked to the Kowloon Bay MTR station.
Grand Century Place : a mall linked to the MTR Mongkok East Station, complete with a cinema. Count on it being crowded - after all, it is in Mongkok!
Times Square : a mall linked to the Causeway Bay MTR station, complete with a cinema.
Lok Fu : a shopping center with local clienteles; linked to the Lok Fu MTR station.
Festival Walk : linked to the Kowloon Tong MTR station. Quite new, complete with ice-skating rink, movie theatres, food court, and a supermarket.
Plaza Hollywood : linked to the Diamond Hill MTR station. Doesn't seem as crowded as others.
Citygate Outlets : a small mall linked to the MTR station in Tung Chung with mainly outlet stores.
Food
Floating Restaurants - Located in Aberdeen of Hong Kong Island, this is where you can eat seafood inside a big ornate oriental-looking boat.
Chinese Food
When it comes to Chinese food, there certainly is a good variety to choose from - Szechuen (spicy), Beijing (e.g. Peking duck), Guangdong (plenty of that since Hong Kong is in Guangdong, most famous kind would be "dim sum"), Teochew / Swatow (e.g. marinated duck), Shanghai (spicy noodles, small dumplings), just to name a few kinds. If you are a seafood lover, it is plentiful in Hong Kong. There are countless restaurants that have fish tanks outside (and in) displaying the goods, and you can even point and choose.
Must Try
Egg tarts - you must try these. They are my favorite. Available at most bakeries (the cake shop at just about every MTR station usually has them in the morning), they smell great and taste great! In Cantonese, it is "daan tard". You can find them in dim sum restaurants also.
Roast pork - also a must! Available at Chinese fast food places and local restaurants. If you see cooked chickens and slices of cooked meat hanging in the window, you can probably find it there. You can get roast pork with rice for US$3 or so. Roast pork in Cantonese is "char siu".
Cha Siu Bao - roast pork buns... yum, yum! There are two kinds, steamed and baked. The baked ones are available in the morning at all the little cake shops in the MTR stations.
Exotic foods - you should try these and then tell your friends about it!
Stinky tofu - fermented tofu deep-fried. The smell is horrendous. They can be found in some Shanghaiese restaurants, I think.
Jelly fish - known as "hoi jit" in Chinese restaurants
Thousand-year egg - eggs black inside, but not really that old! more
Pork brains - kind of like tofu, with slightly more texture and body
Frog - often cooked together with rice, tastes and feels like chicken
Snake - a delicacy, very rich, not recommended in large amount unless you know what you are doing. Also tastes and feels like chicken (what does not?)
Chicken "forget" - you might call them molehill oysters! They don't taste like chicken either!
Duck's feet / Chicken feet - quite common and you can always find them in dim-sum restaurants. more...
Friday, August 1, 2008
Welcome to my blog
It's windy and wet today, but I am happy because my baby began crawlling a little. I'm looking forward to this time for a long time. It's a good beginning!
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