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23 Feb

Hong Kong 2012 - Day 1/5

Because I rarely do anything ahead of deadline, I once again packed for this trip the last minute, keeping me awake until past midnight last night. Considering my flight was at 7:55 in the morning, my procrastination caused me to wake up 30 minutes later than 5, which couldn’t have given me much time allowance to begin with. Then again, my mom was also slow and late, so even if I woke up early, it wouldn’t have made a difference. :p

That said, we arrived at NAIA Terminal 3 shortly before 7, which was not early at all. But, thanks to Cebu Pacific’s very effective web check-in, checking in indeed became a breeze! No lines; no waiting. (Oh how I wish life could be like that! Hehe.) And then, after travel taxes and ACR fees (for my mom), we soon boarded and flew to HK.

It was my first time to fly Cebu Pac, and so I had quite a handful of thoughts about the airline: 1.) Their crew’s uniform is very casual. I don’t like it, but I guess it’s comfy for them? 2.) Why don’t they serve food? Even PAL’s seat sale flights provide food—a pretty good meal, actually. 3.) The airplane was small and space-lacking, but at least it flew generally smoothly for me. 4.) Ohh, they have in-flight games! Hehehe. 5.) I noticed they’re sporting Bench, and wondered if their uniforms are an ex-deal/sponsored?

But enough about them!

We arrived at Hong Kong International Airport at 10, and because we had less than four hours to kill before our check-in time at the hotel, we took our time there.

After the immigration and baggage claim, we had our late breakfast at Maxim’s, which wasn’t anything special at all. I once again just wanted eggs! :p Upon/after eating, I also figured out how to activate our PCCW sim cards, while taking advantage of HKIA’s free wifi. :)


  

And then it was Airport Express time! We rode ‘til the Kowloon stop, and transferred to a shuttle bus – Route K2 leading to Nathan Road which was the location of our hotel—Imperial Hotel.

When we got there, we were greeted by a lot of Arabians/Indians! And by greeting, they didn’t really say hello (well, some did, but that’s not what I meant to say!).

Our hotel room was so-so. I didn’t really expect much from it, after seeing the pictures on Agoda and Trip Advisor, so I wouldn’t say I was disappointed. However, our hotel last year—Butterfly on Prat—was undeniably better. It was new, and at that time, also pretty affordable. Plus, they offered complimentary broadband in the room! But, okay, I should stop comparing!!!!!!!

So, anyway, after checking in and settling down, we went out to have lunch……………at McDonald’s! Hahaha. I don’t get it either but when we’re here, we really look for McDo food!

We just had a quick bite, so as not to waste more time, and walked all the way to Canton Road from Peking. My agenda? H&M, and luckily, we found it pretty fast. Apparently, my memory isn’t so bad after all. :) 

From that point on, my day started getting brighter! I was back in H&M!!!!! To be honest, though, I didn’t find a lot of nice stuff… at first.

As you can see, two hours later, that changed completely. 

Still, I’d say most, if not all, of the stuff I got were pretty cheap! Plus I could wear them often in Manila. 

After that, because I had a pretty full shopping bag in my hand already, I was okay to slow down with our day and agreed to have an early dinner with my mom. Since we were already at Silvercord and spotted Din Tai Fung, which I just found out yesterday supposedly has the best xiao long bao, we ate there. 

I don’t know if it was because I still wasn’t hungry but I didn’t find their food that special. Their xiao long bao was good, but only as good as Shi Lin’s, I guess? And compared to the other places we ate at today, I found it quite expensive there. Oh wait, after converting it to PHP now in my head, I take it back! I guess it’s safe to say it’s just not as cheap as McDo? Hehe. 

And because we got our stomachs to shut up for a longer time with (more) food, we continued on with our walking and shopping. :)


Eventually, we ended up at iSquare, after passing underground (which for me is the quickest way to get to places I’m not so familiar with). 

I’ve been there before already, and I got really happy to know that it was the mall where the store Log-On was located! The store isn’t really a tourist destination, I guess, but it sells a lot of cute and girly stuff. Me likeeey! They also had a lot of Hello Kitty things—look below!

I didn’t buy any of those, though, because I have self-control (sometimes) and ended up buying makeup instead. (I know Beauty Bar has these already but I heard it got out-of-stock so soon? So I thought they must be that good!)

For our last stop—my mom’s choice, we dropped by Market Place and my mom bought bread.

And now, an hour later, I’m writing all of this!

*Written 2/17/12 – Nighttime       

  1. longbeans said: I remember H&M!!! But I didn’t find anything I liked. Well I did but I didn’t get anything. And xiao long bao! ♥ Hahahaha and you and your hello kitty.
  2. theskrimmer said: Ang cute nung sunny sideup haha! And I loove your lipstick :D
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