My Hong Kong Trip Day 3

Day 3 / 6 June 2008 / Friday

I didn't cough that much in the night, so we had a relatively good sleep. We woke up at 6.30am to prepare for our trip to Macau. My mum arranged to go with another couple from the group and we will be meeting them at the lobby at 7.30am. It was already raining heavily when we woke up. We then watched the news and it warn us of "Black thunderstorm". Which is to say that there will be very heavy rain, and it will most likely cause floods.

We met up with the couple and went to eat breakfast at a restaurant nearby our hotel. By then, the rain had subsided much and it was only drizzling. What do you think our breakfast was? Yup, you got it. Dim sum! Plus porridge. We were supposed to order by ticking the form, but we used 3 forms and the manager wasn't too pleased with us. But we are the customers, so she has to bear with it. If not, the restaurant will lose business. In my opinion, HK people are quite impatient sometimes. I saw a poster in the MTR - Don't rush, relax. It reminds the people not to rush into the train. I guess it's useful, as we didn't see any much pushing/squeezing.

Rainy day

Breakfast~

After breakfast, we asked around for directions to Macau. We were told to take a ferry at the Kowloon ferry terminal. So we took at taxi to the terminal, and bought tickets to Macau. We had to go through the customs in order to board the ferry. Since the time to board the ferry arrived, we rushed to the port. Actually there was still some time left, but we were too "gan chiong" already.

Ferry Ride

Macau

It was an approximate 30-45 minutes ride to Macau. It was raining heavily when we arrived, and we boarded a free bus to the Sands casino. I confess, I only played a game of Blackjack, in which I lost. =/ Each game cost at least HK$200, which is S$40+ per game. Expensive. My mum played a few games and then we looked around and went for lunch. The dealers were quite professional; they don't communicate with you much. They just do their own thing, and they looked as if they have been doing it for years. Maybe some of you can work at the IR in the future. Haha. By the way, we aren't allowed to take pictures inside the casino, so no pictures to see the game.

As we entered the food court, we were given cards. These cards are to be given to the stalls when making purchases, and when we exit, we pay according to the charges in the cards. And when you ordered something, you will be given a pager. When this pager lights up, it means that your food/drink is ready, and you can collect it from the stall. Interesting idea. I don't think any food court in Singapore has it, yet. After lunch, we tried to look for the couple but we couldn't find them, so we left on our own to our next destination.

Sands Casino

When your food/drink is ready, the pager will light up.

Lunch - Wanton noodles

Next, we went to Da San Po, the hilly area near the casino. The roads go up and down, and it's as if we were climbing a hill when we toured around the place. I took a picture of a building, but not sure what it is. It looks like a church or something, but I didn't go near the place as it was still raining. I saw students in their school uniform at Mcdonalds, playing with their cellphones and gathering together, telling jokes and laughing. It reminded me of my secondary school days. So nostalgic. We then went to the bakery shop and bought a lot of biscuits. Wife's biscuit, Peanut candy, Ginger candy and so on. We spent about HK$400, which is almost $80+ worth of biscuits. They also show the bakers making biscuits. Don't worry, I will bring those biscuits on Sunday. =D

Hmm. What is this? Looks like something to do with a church I believe.

Streets of Da San Po & bakery

Then we went back to the ferry terminal and headed back to Kowloon. It was around 5pm when we left. When we reached back to our hotel, it was around 6pm. The rain's still there. A lot of shops were closed and it's hard to find a eatery around. My parents went out to eat while I stayed inside the hotel and watched TV. I got addicted by the HK TV serial dramas. They are better than Singaporean dramas.

My mum bought back spicy & sour noodles. I couldn't take the spicyness and put it aside, after eating 1/4 of it. I also ate one ginger candy and my throat felt burning. (This candy works like Hax sweets) However, I managed to sleep the whole night without coughing at all. My mum wondered if it's "using poison to fight poison", as they thought that spicy things will worsen cough, but instead it has reverse effect. Yup, so this is the best night throughout my stay in Hong Kong.

-Posted by Meng Soon-