hong kong 2014 with the peeps - Part 1

finally back from the crazy short 4D3N HK trip with the peeps.

air tickets were booked long ago in Dec'13 to take advantage of cathay ridiculously low prices - $280 nett!

the 2 months after were planning on accommodation and itinerary by zm & gb mainly...

this is the first time im so hands-off in planning for a trip and its a good change. :P

 

so on last Thursday we met at T1 at 5.30am!! gosh! super early but our flight was crazy early at 650am so....

hubbi and the elder son were very nice to send me to the airport!

yz was so excited at going to the airport that he had trouble falling asleep the night before! but both of us finally managed to at 10+pm..

still, it was only a short 6 hours+ sleep for us @_@ before we woke up at 430am...

 

I had brekkie with hubbi and yz before going in to look for the rest at 6pm..

  

the happy lot! ser was travelling solo since she redeemed her krisflyer miles...

look at my bloated 面包臉! gosh!

 

the flight to HK was smooth and over in a jiffy! the way I like it.

and having crazy banter with the peeps helped to ease my flying jitters a wee bit!

 

we took 2 cabs to our service apartment/hotel - 99 Bonham- at 上环.

dd & gb's cabbie took them for roberts and charged them atrociously high fees!! super sway!

we checked in and were out searching for lunch in record time.. lol.

start of many many walking in HK island.

thanks to gb who is a walking GPS...

 

we chanced upon 九記牛腩  and decided to lunch there.

so glad we did!

I always miss this everytime im in HK due to its slightly far flung location at 上环.

the beef is super good and tender and im not even a beef person to start with! *yums*

easily one of the best meals for this trip!

 

and then its onwards in search of more food!!
we walked and walked (my poor legs) to hunt down the famous egg tarts in hong kong island.
not one but 2 outlets! - 泰昌 and 檀島咖啡 (Honolulu coffee shop)

after that, all of us were bursting at our seams! *burp*

fooling around and eating egg tarts on the go!

 

and from central we walked... (yes again) to IFC!

where we met up with ser who was on a flight 2 hours later than us.

some of us got our zara fix there and then it was more food in the form of macarons from Perre Herme at IFC!

not exactly cheap but the salted butter caramel ones are total worth the price!

 

by then, most of us (notice I didn't say all..) were pretty cui and super in need of a nap!

so all of us headed back to hotel where half the party went to nap (I belong to this group...) while the rest continued to sevva for pre-dinner drinks. @_@

 

it was a good 1.5hr nap for me and we were all good to head out to the dinner place for the night!

reservations were made at this place called 东宝小馆 @ 北角.

the food was good especially the claypot stewed fish and lotus leaf rice!

though I don't really fancy the ambience and set-up of the place.. a little too run down. :P



drinking beer from bowls! like back to old time wuxia show.. lol

 



after a crazy full dinner, we adjourned to a chill out bar at central - quinary.

it supposedly boost an interesting array of cocktails.

but guess what, the one that impressed me the most is actually their mocktail! an interesting blend of coconut, pandan & nata de coco jellies! lol.

one of my friend was not very impressed with my non-alcoholic choice. :P

 

it was a long day.. and by 11+pm, the girls left for the hotel while the guys struggled to stay up a little longer (like 30mins? lol).

and that was our long crazy foodie day1 in HK.

escaping the room is super fun!

it's team building for finance accounting team today and we had a hoot of a time!

around 50-60 of us were ferried to bugis+ at 2+ for the activity for today - escape from rooms!

we were divided into 6 teams and got to try 2 rooms for each team.

this is my first time trying such an activity though I've heard about it and wanting to try it for the longest time.

after today, im even more convinced i should do it with my friends the next time!!

it will be crazy fun!

 

for my team today, we managed to escape the first room but not the second one (only left solving the passcode for the last door to escape....).

but I guess we did ok, for we came in 2nd overall. :P

$10 taka voucher for each of us. LOL.

 

anyway, if any of you is trying the "Freeing SG" @ bugis+, be sure to try the "Freeing Dragon" room. it is really entertaining and good fun!

 

after that, it was to loof @ odeon towers for finger food and of cos drinks!

i discovered whiskey + coke is even nicer than whiskey+green tea.. haha.

since ive only just recovered, I didn't drink a lot... @_@

 

still, it was good fun laughing and chatting with the team until 11-ish when all of us old fogies started yawning and making our way home...

 

some outfits for the week:

 

left: top from bysi, cropped pants from gg5
right: top from zara, pants from gg5

spending time with the boys

was on PM leave today since its the march holidays for the elder son.
the husband went to pick up the boys before fetching me at my workplace at around noon time.
wanted to watch the lego movie initially but I read good reviews for my Peabody & Sherman and decided to watch it on a whim.
hubbi was not too impressed with the storyline of an adventure of a super genius dog and his adopted human boy. LOL.
but the show proves that it is indeed a good one!

the show is surprisingly entertaining for both kids and adults alike.
the action will no doubt keep the young ones at the edge of their seats for the action on the WABAC machine that takes them travelling back in time.
adults will surely be tickled by all the funny dialogue and puns so bad they are hilarious!
even the usual hard to please husband gives thumbs up to this show!

we reached home around 5ish after the show and we spent time doing some arts and craft with the boys (ok, mostly the husband)...
we had this dino clay painting gift set from xmas last year and the boys have been cajoling for the longest time (without much success of cos..) to play with it.
pretty interesting: you got to mix the clay powder with water, set it in moulds (the usual t-rex, triceratops etc), an hour for it to harden, paint it, another hour to dry, another coat of glow paint and *tada* all set to glow in the dark!

another PM leave coming up this Friday.
it's always good to spend time with the boys!

again, can you guess which is done by who?

top left: YZ
top right: YR
bottom: hubbi *LOL*

being sick is horrible!

 

not sure if it's old age or just plain bad constitution.

nowadays, when i fall sick, I take such a long time to recover!

yes! since falling sick with flu and cough LAST LAST sunday, im still unwell now!

after finishing a course of antibitotics and polishing off the flu and cough meds, im still nursing a hacking cough + lotsa phlegm + perpetually blocked nose + asthma at risk of being triggered anytime!

argh!

went to see doc for the second time and got a new course of antibiotics and more meds..

*sigh*

i really hope i can recover soon and in the pink of health for the upcoming trip 2 weeks later. :(

it sucks to recover only to fall sick again overseas (which I tend to do so especially in countries with bad air....).

 

and sick+closing is the worst combi ever.

bleh.

 

some outfits for the week:

 

left: top from I.T., pants from gg5

right: top from MNG, skirt from gg5

eason concert + KTV = falling sick

 

 met up with gb, ser & pff for pre-drinks and dinner at brewerkz at stadium.
we were all ready to head to the concert with the lightsticks & clappers! lol.

 

happy quartet!

 

this is my first time at his concert and I have only 1 word: 赞!

his voice live is really the same as listening from CDs!

 

and i think my 哭点 has continued to lower over the years.

now I teared at concerts too.

so sad when I heard his live renditions of 多少 and 背包. :'{



 

awesome concert!

 

after the concert and feeling in the mood for more singing, we headed to KTV @ bedok point.

needless to say for an old fogey like me, singing K and drinking whiskey until 3am = falling sick with cold & cough today.

ARGH!

is late night + drinking combi no longer doable for me?!

*sob*

 

i wonder how the upcoming HK trip will turn out.

perhaps its better for me to buy chips to munch on in the hotel room rather than hitting the drinking scene.. :(

 

ending the post with one of my fav. song of eason's!