Hong Kong Trip Part II

I'm blogging on a Monday night because I took half day MC today to see a doc! So i'm feeling pretty well rested now.

I better blog about my HK Trip, it's been more than a month!

During my second day at HK, I went down to the HK Office, which was located at this place that is the equivalent of Singapore's Paragon, but much bigger.

But before that, I went for breakfast at those typical small cafes in HK! It's like those you see in the HK drama serials..
The quite delicious wanton mee..

In the evening, I went to the Peak! Which gives you the best and the most breathtaking view of HK I must say...

The peak tram..

The view of HK Island and Kowloon..

Oh.. the beautiful sunset.... (I realised i keep taking photos at an angle! Not on purpose..)
I went to this restaurant at the Peak, which was aptly and un-creatively named "the Peak Restaurant". It was a weird place because the first thing the waitress asked me was what I wanna eat and whether i will stay for long. After finding out that I'm only having dessert, I felt like i was given second class treatment. But on the account of the heavenly choc cake, I forgive her!

My colleague was suppposed to take me tog w the cake, but i guess she was to eager to start eating that she only took me. -_- Pls try and imagine the cake... it's lips-smacking good.
I took a photo with Bruce Lee!
When i came down from the Peak, I met up with yc's friend, whom I've nv met before. Initially i was quite skeptical abt meeting someone whom I don't know, but she was so nice and insisted on bringing me around.. which was the right choice! She's so lovely and nice.. I like her after 2 minutes.
She brought me to see the tallest building in HK. It's actually just a normal building which i wont even notice if i were alone.. but after she told me that, the building looked special!
This is a famous clock tower in HK I think... It's so nice to have someone brg me around cos she tells me so much.. things that i wont even know if i were on my own..
That's grace!

The very famous 星光大道. I cant rem what is it called in english.. walk of fame or sth. And that's Andy Lau's handprints!! HANDPRINTS!! I think old men are so hottttt and sexy. hahah

Grace also brought me to Lan Kwai Fong, similar to Spore's CLarke Quay. Quite a small place though. Check out the nosey and mischievous ang moh in the background.
AFter that I headed for Ladies' Street... Look at the crowd...!! It was already almost 10pm I think but I tell you, the ppl in HK dun need slp at all. THe streets are always crowded, even if its 11 plus.
This is their xiao chi... looks yucky tho, I didnt dare to try.

And my fav 许留山!! (again)
Soaking in the festive season..
I walked around with grace quite a bit, until it was 11 plus. I felt so bad cos she still has to work the next day. So I decided to go back to hotel by myself.. ON FOOT - from mongkok to tsim sha tsui. Which is like from Bedok to Tampines? I just kept walking.. and walking.. and walking.. until I realised the streets were kinda deserted.

It's an achievement to be alone overseas at like 1 am! I was walking alone on the streets at freaking 1 am! I was so proud of myself.

OK lar, that's about all the sight seeing I did... last photo - taking the MTR! I know my hair looks untidy.
Goodbye HK! I'll be back again!!

Random Thoughts

Just that day, a fren of mine was late for work. I asked him why and he told me he went drinking the night before, alone at the coffee shop. I was bewildered why he drank on his own and he said suddenly got "感触”。So he sat there, drinking beer and stout, smoking at the same time. At a point in time, he even unbuckled his belt, not even bothering how he looked

He always looks so happy go lucky, and he's always cracking jokes. But I guess everyone jus has their own problems and sometimes, you just need time alone to yourself to reflect on life.

Suddenly, I feel that life is so sad.
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Tonghwi told me on msn just now that he saw many teenagers trying to look old at cineleisure. If you notice carefully, you'll prob realise that youngsters such as those in sec schs are dressing very maturely and they are all not afraid to reveal more skin! What was I doing in sec sch.. I think i was still in t shirt and jeans. I didnt even dare to wear sleeveless man. haha so old fashioned.

But I understand.. these youngsters can't wait to grow up, exactly like how I felt when i was their age. I don't like adults telling me "You're still young you won't understand.." or "It's great to be a kid..." At that time, all i knew was I had no freedom, and I have no money. I wanted to be treated like an adult.

Finally, the time has come. I am now an adult, with my own money and freedom. But. I yearned for the life of a teenager. A life that revolves around books, tennis, movies, canteen food, bus rides, romance novels and silly crushes. No worries, no illnesses, no deaths, no pains. Just a simple life that is routine, yet not exactly routine. I wish I could dress like a teenager, i wish i dun have to put on make up to look prettier.

But time won't turn back.

Ten years down the road, I'll wish I were 23 years old, leading a carefree single life with no burden of family and children. I'm just a very typical human being, I wish for things that can never happen.

So we all ought to be happy with what we have now, and cherish every moment of being in that stage, instead of lamenting ten years later.
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Is society more tolerant of cheating husbands rather than cheating wives?
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Sometimes I feel like I don't know myself. I feel like I dont know what my character is. Am I someone genuinely nice, or am I nice because of circumstances? Am I naturally friendly, or has circumstances molded me into one without realising? Am I selfish? Am i stupid? DO i like to club? Am i the faithful sort?

There're days that I look into the mirror and I dun understand why I look like wad I look like. Suddenly my face just looks so unfamiliar, and I don't remember myself looking like that.

Perhaps its because I've not lived my life to the fullest.
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Are there days that you suddenly feel so overwhelmed by emotions and age that you just feel like tearing? Days when you lament how terrible life can get, and what a joke life has been?
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Whenever I'm on the bus, I'll imagine to myself what happens if i get involved in an accident? For example, today I imagined if a car hit the bus from the side, just at where I'm sitting, what will happen? Will I fly and bump against the seats? Will I be in shock and start blabbering nonsense? Or will I still be sober enough to say my last words so that my family knows what went on in my mind minutes before i die?

Other days, I imagine myself getting knocked down by a car. I wonder if I will feel any pain, or will the pain be so excruciating that I feel nothing. And when I imagine too much, I start to feel sad for people who die in accidents. And then I'll remember Andrew and wonder how his family is getting on with life.
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Haha, I hope I dont sound like i've got a shitload of problems. I'm feeling perfectly fine. Just have some "感触" that's all.