one word BLAST! yes that's right. i had a blast in hongkong.. i so dont wanna leave.. i miss it already.. aww.. i wanna go back! like 2012 maybe?? idk.. but i promise myself that i would go back and be with people i love.. :) like family for example or someone i love.. :) so here's what we did in HK..
WARNING: this is going to be a long entry so if you don't have time to read it, dont even bother.. ^_^
11/19 - departure from mactan airport to hk intl airport
11/20 - explored the airport since we arrived late and we waited for our bus.. so i did one thing i know i need to be ready for our planned trip.. SLEEP! i slept at the airport and when i woke up i make use of their free wifi.. then we had breakfast at burger king.. looked for our bus.. then off to the hotel.. first time on a double decker bus. :) and it was nice coz u get a better view of hongkong.. i suggest u sit in front at the 2nd floor (thats what i call it) haha..
so we arrived at the hotel early and the check-in time is at 2pm so we just left our things there and went out to start to get-to-know HK.. :) we went out and headed directly to their market.. shopping is the first thing that came to my mother's mind.. haha.. and so we did.. there were boots everywhere.. my mom said that she'd like to buy me one but i said no coz it wont be of use to me since its so hot here in the philippines.. so i just opted for a nice doll shoes.. :) i got some new undies.. :) black ones.. haha.. i never had a black one and seeing this shop that has everything in black i immediately wanted to get myself one.. hehe.. i got two.. ssshhhh..
my mom and my tita shopped some more.. and we had our lunch at a local restaurant.. no english menu available.. we were so hungry and the first thing i saw was this lady eating noodles with some dumplings in it.. she looks satisfied with her food. so i pointed to the waiter that id like that one.. haha.. it was so funny.. my mom and tita didnt know what to get either.. and so they did what i did.. hahahah.. hurrah to turo2 in hk!! haha.. pinoy jud bisan asa pa ibutang.. ;) BTW that food i ordered was the best noodles and the best dumplings i had ever! like ever..
we went back to the hotel to check in and i showered.. we went to the peak instead of ocean park since we don't have much time to really enjoy ocean park.. so off to the peak.. we took our first MTR in HK going to Central. then we took the bus 15 going to the peak.. it was about 9$. the ride going there was nice and scary at the same time.. nice because you get to look around the city. scary because their roads are placed in steep hills. it was a great ride.. the view you get is great.. then upon arriving at the peak we went straight at the top of the mall. took some pictures.. saw the peak tower.. enjoyed a great view of the city.. full of skyscrapers.. it was so cold up there.. going home we took the tram which was used since the idk when.. it was old.. like more than a hundred years or something.. its a faster way on going down.. then we got off and walked around.. we got lost. we can't find the MTR station.. haha.. so we took pictures.. after a few steps backwards and a few tries turning left/right we finally found it.. some pinays helped us out.. so our next stop was Tsim Sha Tsui. it was place full of lights and fancy buildings.. we walked around and enjoyed the new york city-like feel we got as we looked for the avenue of the stars.. took more pictures because again we can't find it.. haha.. our feet are tired and we were starving. we saw their cultural center, space museum and lots of other buildings.. eventually we found it and looked for a nice spot to watch the nightly symphony of lights which was held every 8pm.. it was nice. :) i still want to take pictures and stroll around but my travelmates are really tired.. thus we decided to call it a night.. we went back to our hotel but before that we dropped by at a local restaurant to have dinner.. they really have huge servings.. and we were so full after that..
11/21 - woke up really early coz im excited for ocean park.. we took the MTR again. i forgot what station we got off. then we took a bus going to the park.. im so excited!! haha.. i really really like to experience all the crazy rides they got.. we got there around 9 or 10am.. got some tickets. its 250$/pax.. the first thing we did was get ourselves a map. because its a must! because the park is HUGE!!! for starters, the first ride i did was the Mine Train! it was AWESOME! i got weird feelings on my stomach just by looking at it.. haha.. it was more than i expected it to be.. i sat next to another girl who's from shanghai and we became friends right away.. and on with the ride!! it was EXHILARATING! she held on to me everytime there was 90-degree drop.. haha.. right after the ride i was shaking and my hands are cold! it was that great.. hahahaha.. best ride ever! i thought i was gonna start with not-so-hair-raising rides first.. haha.. so not part of the plan but i enjoyed it a lot.. :) then we went to the pacific pier.. had a junk food lunch there.. i had fries, fish nuggets and sausage.. i must say they really have huge servings out there.. i wish its the same here in the phils.. after lunch i saw some sea lions for real for the 1st time.. we call it dugong here.. :) then we went to this ride (i forgot the name) wherein you can have a bird's eye view of the whole park.. it took us 45mins waiting in line just to have that ride because everybody wants to take it. it'll take you up soooo high and then as it goes down it would turn to 360degrees. so you really get the whole view of the park.. it was nice and safe because it was closed.. my mom and tita went w/ me at that ride.. next stop was the swing.. but its a different kind of swing coz ul be up in the air and it would be turning in circles.. my mum and i enjoyed that ride.. its not so hair-raising but it was fun.. :) then on to the scary rides.. THE ABYSS! its this ride that i really wanna try because i haven't tried it yet.. its not in star city.. the line wasnt so long.. i guess its because it looks really scary... it'll take you up so high and then it'll just drop you so suddenly that u'd feel like you're floating on air! WOW!!! that was good! i want some more!!! next time!! :) my mum was really scared and worried watching me.. and i was shouting like crazy because it was so much fun! hahaha.. then next is THE DRAGON.. its a roller coaster ride.. for me it was okay.. others find it really scary.. but not for me.. maybe because i already did the mine train and the abyss.. so roller coaster ride was a piece of cake.. haha.. 360degree turns didnt even scare me.. hahaha.. then we went inside to this very very big aquarium.. just like the ocean park in manila.. only bigger.. saw some weird sea creatures, sharks, giant rays, etc... then the jellyfish.. and then after that we went to the Raging River.. my mom went w/ me with this ride because i assured her that its not scary.. hahaha.. i lied.. :) i just want her to try it.. its nothing compared to the previous rides i did but its a bit scary and fun at the end.. coz you'll be dropped at a very fast speed and then you get wet.. ^__^ she had a blast with that ride! we bought our picture even if it was expensive.. she said she wants to show everyone that she did that ride.. she was so proud that she made it.. hehe.. then we caught the last show of the day.. the 5:30pm show. dolphins and sealions were the stars of that show.. they were amazing.. very talented creatures.. ^__^ before the show started there were some latino entertainers.. me and my mom really liked them a lot but the audience didn't.. maybe because the chinese didnt quite understand them.. they were a lot of fun and really good performers.. then for the last ride.. the cable car ride.. :) it was my first cable car ride.. my mom already tried it at singapore.. so she wasnt so excited.. my tita on the other hand was really scared.. because she has a fear of heights.. but i wouldnt let her ruin my plans.. she said she just wants to take the express, which was a train ride.. she was trying to get my mom's pity but gladly it did not work.. eventually she went with us and she faced her fears.. ;)so we went to other side of the park using the cable car.. i thought it was just going to be a short ride but it was not.. i realized how huge ocean park was.. it was acres and acres of property.. then we saw some hot air balloons.. took more pictures.. saw giant pandas!! they were so fluffy and hungry all the time.. always stuffing their faces with bamboo.. :) they looked so cute.. i wanna hug them! then we went back to the city.. :) we went to Mongkok to do some shopping.. ^__^ and boy we did shop.. hehe.. my cash was really low after that.. had dinner at a nice restaurant there.. we were not allowed to take pictures.. mongkok was like tsim sha tsui.. at 12mn it was still so busy and so full of lights.. its like 12noon.. if you wont look up you wouldnt realize its already midnight.. then after the shopping and currency exchange we head back to out hotel..
*not yet done* to be continued.. ^_^
