We were ready to go and walk Mong Kok with Vincent but Dad had different plans for us. We had to meet out in the almost boondocks for brunch with my other Dad’s cousin at his restaurant. He ordered a bunch of foods and thankfully we told him we had shopping plans so we were able to head out after about an hour or so. I felt sorry for Vincent since he had to be there only because we had made plans earlier.

Afterward, we rode taxis to Mong Kok and ate street foods while we shopped for souvenirs. We didn’t buy much though so it felt we were more just walking and eating … not much different from any other day that we’ve been here.

Not much else happened. We went back to our abode to packed then went to PoPo’s to drop of what we wouldn’t be bringing to Phuket. Than we went to dinner at a Korean BBQ place. All you can eat. I’m certain PoPo gave me some that wasn’t cooked because my stomach was hurting afterward. Hoping I have no problems on my flight to Phuket. Yikes.

I’m a little weary about what we will be doing. Partly because I realized I won’t have a book to read while laying on the beach now that I gave my IPad to Mum to keep while I was away. Whomp. Guess I’ll just tan and fall asleep. Boo …

Sausage bread and an iced green tea latte for breakfast. Breakfast of champions. Duh.

We met at the ferry area, bought our tickets, and was on our way to Macau. The ride was one hour or so long and I was the unlucky one who ended up sitting by herself with strangers. Oh well. I took the time to write about things in my journal. It was weird to do so since I thought I’d gotten over it … guess not.

Anyway, after the ride, we went to a restaurant Dicky works for which is pretty famous due to it being opened by celebrities and rich people? A lot of other celebrities come here and sign their name. Since we were sitting in the “VIP” area (not certain we were but felt like it), I asked if I had to sign anything before I left … I’m hilarious. I know.

The meal came with a lot of food. I couldn’t finish it all. I’m positive my stomach shrinks when I come home.

He apparently created these two dishes or helped create it? I’m not 100% sure. But it was pretty cool to experience it even though I’m not a big fan of bread … or eggs.

We walked around and took in the view then went and gambled. I won 100 HKD which isn’t enough but hey, I didn’t lose any either so it’s a win in my book!

We walked around and took in some attractions then went and had dinner at a very popular place in Macau. They even had a TripAdvisor sticker outside their building. Mmmm … I told them that if we went to Macau, I wanted to go here because I’ve been dreaming about their pork bone marrow pot since Dicky took me three years ago. So freaking good.

We rode the ferry back and Kathy and I talked about my dating life … nonexistent I should say. She says I’m probably like her and it seems I am. If so I’m going to be single fo life. Time to find a place and settle down all by my lonesome. Ha …. By the time we made it back to Hong Kong, we bid farewell to one another and headed back to our abode.

Sounds like a very short day but in reality we had one of our longest walks since we got here. Over 10 miles of walking. Zzzz, feets be tired. I am waiting to get a massage and for little fishes to eat my feet when we get to Phuket. Sounds amazing right now. Sigh.

Tomorrow is going to be a pretty lazy day. Sleep in. Eat. Walk and shop around our area. Then pack up and eat dinner with our family. I cannot wait to see PoPo again. She’s so adorables.

Til tomorrow,

Today was pretty chill. Not too much walking around so we weren’t too tired. Plus many of the others got to nap before dinner. HAHA We’re so old.

We stopped by a bakery for Sissy to pick up bread for breakfast while I picked up an egg tart.

Then we all rode the metro to meet Billy. He was also visiting from the states so we decided to meet up with him. And go to various locations with one Michelin Star because anything else would be … too expensive.

After walking around in circles, we finally found Billy in front of Tim Ho. I don’t think they kept their Michelin Star … plus it wasn’t all that great. I wouldn’t really want to go here again …

Afterward we took the metro to Kam’s Roast Goose. We were there early and waited in line. When we were finally seated, we ordered half a roasted goose with four yin yuen. The lady probably thought it was ridiculous to order so little for six people but they didn’t know we were doing a quick food tour. The duck was on the super fatty side. Was it good, yes, but is it worth the super thick layer of fat you had to peel off and drain? … no.

We stopped by street food of egg waffles and waffle with peanut butter and probably condensed milk. Mmm .. memories. Those can never go wrong except … I woudn’t get it from this place. The egg waffles were a little overcooked to where they were too crispy, no bite. Then we went into some shops and looked around.

Last place we decided on was Din Tai Fung, famous for it’s steamed soup dumplings. This is very famous in Taiwan and now they have it in so many places. Since this was our last stop, we decided to order a lot more. It ended up being everyone’s favourite place.

We said our goodbyes to Billy and all decided to go back to our abode and rest up before a long ride out to the boondocks to see my Grandma’s brother and wife. I wasn’t able to nap like the others but it was nice getting to just chill and not be on the go all the time. I feel like ever since we jumped off the plane, we’ve been going nonstop to see places and people.

We went out to their place and chilled a bit in their home before walking to Victoria Harbour Restaurant. Apparently from here, it’s only a ten minute walk to China … how crazy is that?

My dad per usual ordered WAY too much food. We were all stuffed and he was still eating. Ugh … gross. It’s 12am here and everyone’s knocked out. No matter what time we get back, I feel like we just knock out due to our long hours out in the sun.

Sissy gave me some pills to eat in hopes I’ll get more sleep since I got sick from the AC and lack of sleep. Hopefully I wake up tomorrow. teehee

Hiyah world! This is going to be a short little post since it’s already 1am over here. Oh and it’s now 14 hour time difference from Hong Kong to Houston due to Daylight Savings. Boo …

Anyway, we woke up and got ready and had breakfast at Cafe de Coral again. This time I ordered something different. Congee and noodles. Mmm …

We then met up with the rest of the crew at the metro to ride the bus to Ocean Park. We were stuck in traffic for a while since it was rush hour. But even then, it’s not as bad as our rush hour back home .. duh.

When we finally got there we realized we were an hour early. They had changed the times and we didn’t know so we sat around making plans for the next few days.

We road roller coasters, got wet on a ride, recreated some pictures we took when we were younger, and saw different animals such as otters, penguins, koalas, sharks, etc. We even got to watch a seal show. Very short but very awesome to see. Made me want one at the end!

We had lunch of McDonald’s and everything does taste differently. It tastes way healthier too.

Look at that view … loveeeeee.

We then walked around and saw more animals then watched the seal and dolphin show. It was so hot! Not too sure if I would think it’s worth sitting in the sun for … but it was pretty cool. I did want one at the end too though … but it made me sad watching it.

We rode the cable car down and walked trough Old Hong Kong where I pretended to sell vegetables, fruits, birds, etc. Silly … I know. My legs are weird to where you can see my bones defined … creeps.

Sad we didn’t get to see the pandas. It was too late by the time we got there but the monkeys were so cute!! … This is only a statue but it’s so cuteeeee.

Awesome water fountain reminded me of Vegas’ MGM water fountain. So pretty!! There was a little wind so it felt like it was hitting me in the face a little.

We then had dinner with Mum’s side of the family at Tao Square were we met so many people we don’t remember. We probably met them when we were still living here. But it’s been years. We had our own table from the adults so we ordered our own foods. The gang was happy with what Rachel and I ordered so … that’s good.

The kids then went and got Asian dessert. I was the only one eating a hot dessert while the rest ate cold. I think I’m getting a cold from the air conditioner. B turned it to 22 degrees Celsius the first few nights. Now that it’s on 25, it feels much better and I feel much better. Hopefully I’ll be better by the time we board for Phuket.

Okay … bed time. ZZz .. night y’all … or morning.

We went to breakfast bright and early. We had to sit at different tables since we had ten people today. I ordered macaroni with shredded ham and abalone, eggs, and bread with a drink of hot milk tea. Yum! … I can never get tired of this … unless maybe if I was living here.

After breakfast we made our way to Ngong Ping 360, the cable cars, to get to the top where the giant Buddha was. 360 because it means that the floor was glass so we could see the bottom where people were hiking to see the Buddha while we rode the car. The ride there was pretty fun, mostly because Tammy is afraid of heights. We took some silly pictures on the way up as we jumped and moved around a lot.

After a good ride later, we made it to the other side and made our way up a lot a lot a lot of stairs to the top where the Buddha resides. By the time we got to the top, it was super breezing and many had to take their jackets out. We took a bunch of pictures with the gorgeous view (one of many shown).

We made our way down and had a vegetarian lunch at the temple which was perfect since Sissy is vegetarian. The food was 100 times better than yesterday’s but also as expensive if not more.

After dinner I needed to pop a squat … literally. The toilets were literally squatters! I actually like squatting more than the porcelain throne. Weird, huh? I want to put one in when I have a home! haha

Tammy and B went to burn incense since she somewhat believes in it. That’s just some random dude I took a picture of as he said his prayers. They took forever since you could only buy it in batches of incense here so we all did one together? … hopefully that’s okay.

Look how big of an incense you can buy! …

I inserted some money into the turtle. I’m not 100% sure why. Maybe for wealth or health? and we are to bribe him?

We went and bought souvenirs as we made our way back to the cable cars to ride back. On the ride back, the car was a little tilted and swung a little due to the heavy wind. It was super freezing by then that I had to put my jacket and hat on.

Rachel bought me an ice cream cone from McDonald’s. I will say that this one is way smoother and doesn’t have a bite to it when I take a bite. And she told me it’s made out of olvaltine! Kind of like a chocolate milk powder before the water …

There were many stray dogs/cows. They aren’t owned by anyone but are super friendly and sleep everywhere. One of them stopped and tried to steal people’s food who were just sitting there. Poor animals. The cow ate someone’s bread along with the bag that was in it. The owner of their food didn’t care as the cow swallowed it whole. Hopefully he’ll be able to poop it out safely.

After Ngong Ping, we went to buy souvenirs if we found anything. We stopped by a shop to buy biter tea though this is actually way sweeter than I thought. These types of teas are suppose to help your throat or body? … My throat has been a little funky since last night. Not too positive it works though.

We had a hot pot dinner and Dad went crazy and ordered so much food. We had already thrown things in there and ate it and thrown more things in there … yet we still had too much. We took the uncooked to PoPo for her to make.

After this, we all went back to our abode and everyone, as always, is knocked out. Our legs feel like jelly but it felt nice to feel the burn. Hopefully by the end of the trip I lose weight instead of gain since we’ve been eating so much food!