Hong Kong - Day 2

Day 2 started off late. Hehe ... we slept in till it was almost lunch time. These ol' bones aren't like what they used to be eh. :p Anyways, we went to Daniel and Janet's crib and played a li'll bit with baby Ezra before making our way to Olympic City One for lunch. Met up with YJ, CT and Ivy there and the table was filled with really delish dishes such as 'siu long bao', buttery creamy prawns, stir fried noodles etc. We hoovered down the gastronomic offerings and suddenly spotted one of em' TVB actress. Dunno her name, just recognize her face, so don't bother asking who it was. Oh and yesterday, we 'bumped' into Sean Yu Lok Man as we were exiting the apartment we stayed in. :D Got us into a celeb-spotting frenzy after that. Haha.

After lunch, we spend quite a fair bit of time shopping in G2000 since the sales there were pretty decent to say the least ... between 40 - 50% yo. Got meself a few working shirts, pairs of trousers and SY even got me a nice belt. :)

From there, we adjourned to Langham's Place and browsed through many of their quirky shops. I must say that the people on this Chinese island are pretty talented in the creative department. From mugs to pillow cases, women accesories to candle ... practically everything under the sun can be taken and given a 'twist' to make it more pleasing to the eye. Oh and the escalators are reallyyyyyy long and high. SY's was literally gripping the handrails for dear life each time she gets on one of them.

After hours of walking, we needed a rest and planted our butts in Honeymoon Dessert Cafe. This chain of dessert restaurant is rather well known here and we satisfied our cravings on durian pancake, mango & pamelo sago with ice cream and glutinous rice balls with crushed peanuts and sesame seeds. ALL of them were wonderful stuff. The pancake was so aromatic and with real durian fillings inside ... yum yum. The mango & pamelo sago are one of their specialities and with good reason too since the blend of mango chunks, pamelo pulps, mango syrup, sago and a dollop of green tea ice cream served well to soothe the throat as well as pleased our sweet tooth. The glutinous rice balls are similar to the 'mua chee' we have back home only the texture of the balls are more chewy and the different crunchiness between the peanuts and sesame seeds gave provided a different but most pleasant munching sensation.

As we were about to leave, YJ and CT walked right in and we stayed with them for a bit before leaving for Tsim Tsa Chui. Luck was on our side as I spotted Hacken Lee walking towards us as we were leaving the place. SY's mind must've been someplace else coz she missed a glance at him. By the time I pointed it out to her, Hacken was already walking away. There, we filled our bellies again with two skewers of spicy curry fish balls and washed it down with some refreshing watermelon juice. Bought SY a pair of Nike Free since she complained that her current pair is beginning to hurt her feet.

Soon after, we were hunting for dinner ... yes I know this entry made us look like gluttons but come on, HK's a haven for food no especially when what they offer can't be obtained from Abu Dhabi. :p Initially wanted to dine at one of those classic Chinese restaurant or 'char chan teng' as they call it but couldn't find any in that area. What caught our eye was Snoopy Cafe ... if you're a fan of Charlie Brown, then this would what you call heaven on earth. The owner most definitely did not stinge on the decor ... so intricate were the attention given to everything in the cafe ... from the serviettes to the mugs, ceiling paintings to toilet signs ... all were simply screaming Charlie Brown stuff. What they lack in the variety in their menu, they made it up well with the happy cartoony ambience. :)

After a long day out, we took a relaxing journey back home to slumber in preparation for Day 3 ... to be continued.