Hong Kong.
The last time I was there, I was only 8.
I remember...
It was raining most of the time and my lips cracked like mad.
We took picture with the Ah Sir (policemen) and I burnt my socks while trying to dry it by placing it on the lamp.
I bought some bicycle keychains for myself and close friends at "women street".
I've been talking about revisiting for the past 20years and only got to materialise it by booking ourselves tickets last year.
And then the work trip happened :)
I had to suppress my excitement and not behave like a village girl landing on HK for the first time.
Train from Airport to HK island.
Checking into Excelsoir. Got upgraded to the excutive room.
And had a view like this!
It was cold at night though.
Immediately switched on the TV and found one of my favourite TVB drama on reruns.
Watched while working and before I knew it, 2hrs was gone.
All ready to meet Huishan at Central.
On the 30th floor.
This is Tsim Sai Tsui (I might have spelt it wrongly) and where HS is staying.
On the way for dinner.
This is the BEST dish I had in HK!
Wanton Mee, noodles not so tasty.
Shopping time!
The bag of loot that costs less than S$200!
We walked past this ice-cream van and I thought the music from it was my phone ringing.
My personal must-have!
Because HS was leaving for Thai the next day, we only that few hours to catch up.
Work began on the next day.
A very unique dish.
View of the hotel from the restaurant.
This is their "lion hill". Managed to snap this from the cab.
I love this outfit!
Had a meeting in the morning then lunch (pictures of food in bb). 
And then HIFF press conference in the afternoon.
On my own again and settled for Aijisen.
Day 4 - free & easy in the morning until a 4pm meeting at Central.
This is her apartment.
Smaller than I thought but fantastic location and a decent size based on HK's standard.
I walked to the pier.
Took an obligatory tourist shot.
Back to the mall to shop!
Lunch on my own again.
And then to Central for the meeting.
Finally to Taikoo Place for supposedly some drinks but ended up with yoghurt.
Dinner on my own again.
And I obviously ordered too much.
I didn't quite like the eating and shopping on my own plus I'm returning soon so I booked myself an earlier return flight.
This again at the airport. OMG, I can have it everyday!
Last purchase before I boarded the plane.
The last time I was there, I was only 8.
I remember...
It was raining most of the time and my lips cracked like mad.
One of the female tour guides gave me her lip balm.
The male tour guide is quite good looking.
We went Ocean Park and couldn't play because of the rain.We took picture with the Ah Sir (policemen) and I burnt my socks while trying to dry it by placing it on the lamp.
I bought some bicycle keychains for myself and close friends at "women street".
I've been talking about revisiting for the past 20years and only got to materialise it by booking ourselves tickets last year.
And then the work trip happened :)
I had to suppress my excitement and not behave like a village girl landing on HK for the first time.
Train from Airport to HK island.
Checking into Excelsoir. Got upgraded to the excutive room.
And had a view like this!
It was cold at night though.
Immediately switched on the TV and found one of my favourite TVB drama on reruns.
Watched while working and before I knew it, 2hrs was gone.
All ready to meet Huishan at Central.
I didn't know what to expect of the weather and I figured this will do the trick.
Just recycling the Europe trip clothes.
Bought myself new boots - cheap and good! Apparently, it covers more of your legs and does keep them warmer.
Actually as an Asian country, the same temperature is more manageable than that of Europe.
On the 30th floor.
This is Tsim Sai Tsui (I might have spelt it wrongly) and where HS is staying.
I took this because of Rolex, it's for my dad since I can't afford one for him :)
On the way for dinner.
This is the BEST dish I had in HK!
Wanton Mee, noodles not so tasty.
Shopping time!
The bag of loot that costs less than S$200!
We walked past this ice-cream van and I thought the music from it was my phone ringing.
My personal must-have!
Because HS was leaving for Thai the next day, we only that few hours to catch up.
We stayed out till 12mn and mann, HK doesn't sleep.
The train station was still packed and the streets filled with people.
I got lost a little beacuse there are a lot of exits but managed to find the hotel eventually.
I got lost a little beacuse there are a lot of exits but managed to find the hotel eventually.
I was still excited (like a kid) and only went to bed at 2ish in the morning...
Work began on the next day.
I thought this outfit is kinda weird but my work attires aren't meant for the cold so this is the best I can do.
First presentation went well although there were some hiccups.
First presentation went well although there were some hiccups.
And it was lunch after.
A very unique dish.
View of the hotel from the restaurant.
We stayed at the restaurant till 3pm and set off for the next 2 presentations.
This is their "lion hill". Managed to snap this from the cab.
The cab driver was very informative, acting like a tour guide and kept asking me to visit the park where TVB films a lot of palace of sort dramas.
Anyway, both presentations went well and I was so relieved I survived both since it's the first time I presented in Cantonese.
We went our separate ways after the presentation and I cabbed back to the hotel to look for food. Settled for Agnes b cafe - a tasty sandwich + a sucky hot choc and was too tired to stay up...
Anyway, both presentations went well and I was so relieved I survived both since it's the first time I presented in Cantonese.
We went our separate ways after the presentation and I cabbed back to the hotel to look for food. Settled for Agnes b cafe - a tasty sandwich + a sucky hot choc and was too tired to stay up...
I love this outfit!
Had a meeting in the morning then lunch (pictures of food in bb).
And then HIFF press conference in the afternoon.
This is Zhang Ai Jia.
And then it was another 2hrs of meeting... before I headed back to hotel to move to HS' apartment.
I made a mistake by battling the after-work crowd at the station.
Thankfully for my size, I wasn't crushed to death or something.
On my own again and settled for Aijisen.
This is HUGE portion.
I really don't like eating alone especially in a crowded and vibrant city.
I had wanted to go back to the cafe HS brought me on day 1 but I couldn't find it.
I had wanted to go back to the cafe HS brought me on day 1 but I couldn't find it.
No fun walking around alone so I headed back after dinner and watched TV.
Day 4 - free & easy in the morning until a 4pm meeting at Central.
This is her apartment.
Smaller than I thought but fantastic location and a decent size based on HK's standard.
I walked to the pier.
Took an obligatory tourist shot.
Back to the mall to shop!
Lunch on my own again.
And then to Central for the meeting.
Finally to Taikoo Place for supposedly some drinks but ended up with yoghurt.
Dinner on my own again.
And I obviously ordered too much.
I didn't quite like the eating and shopping on my own plus I'm returning soon so I booked myself an earlier return flight.
This again at the airport. OMG, I can have it everyday!
Last purchase before I boarded the plane.
Overall, it was a great trip.
I met very nice cab drivers and friendly sales girls - perhaps of my LV since HKgers look at how you dress and are rather particular about images.
More importantly, I proved that I could handle presentations in Cantonese!
See you again HK :)
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