Hong Kong Day 2 – Ocean Park & Madame Tussauds (edited)

4 Nov 2010

I took so long to fall asleep that I think I only slept few hours D:
Nonetheless, I was the first to wake (as usual) since I take the longest time to prepare…LOL.

Seriously, I’m always the first to wake but last to be ready! xD
But at least I have the 自知之明 to wake up earlier…hehe!

The hotel that we stayed in provides breakfast, but since there were only 2 cards per room (because the room is actually for 2 persons only), Gui slept in late while the rest of us headed down for breakfast~

We were trying not to wake Gui up, but when we were walking towards the lift, I realised I was wearing the hotel slippers!!! ROFL!
So we gotta wake him up to open the door for me to change shoes xD

The breakfast cafe which has this old-school player!

The buffet breakfast which has a variety of food like oat meal, cereal, buns and breads, hard-boiled eggs, siew mai, salad and etc.
But only the salad is nice :S

Queena stole a bun on her way out for her silly boy, but I told her I doubt he would eat it…LOL!
It’s just some plain bun like those KFC kind that she randomly grabbed xD

Set off for Ocean Park~!
Our hotel station – Jordan (:

Victor and my Sis took photos at every station they went because it’s their habit when travelling~
We tried as well but we did not take for every stop…hehe.

Dropped off at Tsim Sha Tsui because the website says there is a bus that goes to Ocean Park from there…

But when we exited and asked around, everyone seems to be saying that we should take 1 more stop and then take bus! =O
It’s damn weird because even the map that we were carrying states that there is a bus from Tsim Sha Tsui lor.

Anyway, we met this super nice lady who isn’t local, but she actually took the effort to call her Hong Kee friend to ask about it!
So there are nice people in Hong Kong after all, just that they are not local…LOLOL.

Took train to Central station instead (:

Then we found the bus interchange that has bus to take us to Ocean Park~

The buses are so “Singapore”~~~

Finally we reached Ocean Park!
And it’s so crowded despite it being Thursday~

With the Queen

Join us for more pictures and the exciting rides! xD

Silly boy and his silly acts!

Hot air balloon!!!

We decided to take the cable car to the hill top first since all the exciting rides are there xD

Waiting for our turn~

Going up!

Over the sea!

My Sis kept reciting, “好怕啊～ 好怕啊～“…ROFL!
I told ya she’s more like a kid than me!

Pretty view from the hill top!

With the seal!

Can you spot the seal sunbathing?

I wanted to give a different expression because people always say that I look the same in every photo -.-”
But it always turns out retarded!

Went into the Underwater World-alike place! (:

Love these Nemos!

The cuttlefishes look so ugly =/

Jelly fishes … in pink!

Off for the exciting rides which remind me of Genting! ^^
But Gui and I were the only ones taking most of the rides because they are way too exciting for the rest…hahaha!

Can’t wait to fly!!!

The weather is sooooo cooling that the feeling of flying up there is just AWESOME!

As happy as on the swing! (:

Next up – the roller coaster which is called The Dragon!

There are two of the 360 degree turns by the way! xD
Great great screaming moment!!!

And here comes the suicidal ride! The feeling is really like jumping off a building!
Okay. Not like I really know what the feeling is like to jump off building =/

But I think Genting one is taller than this =/
So this is like a small thrill~

Gui was feeling a little scared and I was damn excited on the other hand xD

I’m ready to go!!!

Finally feeling my heart beating a little faster…hahahaha!

Going up!!!
Gui like saying his last goodbye…ROFL!

Waiting for the 3, 2, 1 … to “jump” down!

Once again, you can really feel your butt flying off the seat!
Super scary yet thrilling ride! xD

Gui even gave me that “OMFG! I think I just shat on my pants!” expression once we descended…ROFL!

Next was this Mine Train, which my Sis thought they would try it since it’s just a TRAIN~
But after looking at the route, she asked Queena, “You taking or not? :S “
Then Queena was like, “在想。。。:S ” LOLOLOL.

So they decided to watch the ride for once and then make the decision…

And once the ride ended, my Sis was like, “Okay. 我不要坐了。“
The same decision as Queena…LOL!

So Victor, Gui and I headed for the ride xD

Those were basically all the exciting rides~
Yea much lesser than Genting D:

Silly couple’s silly act again!
And Gui looks like the Pringles ah peh! LOL!

I think Queena was complaining that her legs are tired, so Gui decided to piggyback her, which didn’t even last long enough for me to take a proper photo! LOL.

Then Victor wanted the same treatment…ROFL!
Poor Sis!!! xD

So Gui decided to do the same thing and he really made the almost-underweight girlfriend piggyback him! LOL!
Cuteness~!

Headed for another ride, which is probably my Sis’s favourite ride – Carousel -.-|||

Nice shot of the silly couple!

Managed to cam-whore even on a merry-go-round! xD

Ocean Park didn’t take as long as we expected since we skipped all those not-so-exciting rides =/
Took a cable car down again and we left the park for lunch~

Decided to head to Wellington Street, located at Central, for a dim sum restaurant which Shi Min went the other time.

I think Central is like our Orchard area, the more modern kind (:

Had a hard time finding the restaurant because Wellington Street is one whole stretch!
Eventually I decided to ask a handsome police man for help (:

So we finally found the restaurant – Lin Heung Tea House  for our super late dim sum lunch!

The place was crowded with aunties and uncles since it’s yum cha time~

Very traditional kind of restaurant whereby dim sums are served on a pushcart and you just take whatever you want when it’s being pushed to your table (:
But the service kinda sucks, which is quite normal in Hong Kong…

We ordered quite a lot since we were all famished by then =/
But like what Shi Min told me, the food are not GREAT; just very traditional~

Custard bun!

Initially we were only there for dim sums, but we decided to order noodle to share as well (:

More dim sums!

My Sis was pinning high hope to eat her har gao and siew mai, but we only managed to find the latter…
She was so disappointed! Hahaha!

Shopped a little in H&M, cause Gek Peng said it’s a must-go~
But the clothes aren’t really our type, the prices too xD

Nonetheless, we finished every level and headed to The Peak despite it being still early.
Walked a longgggg way before we reached the place to take tram!

He was laughing at me for being too short to climb up -.-”

Took a tram to reach the hilltop and it’s kinda scary because all the buildings were like slanted as the tram goes up…
Went to the wax museum – Madame Tussauds! (:

With Bruce Lee!

The wax museum seems to be a place for Gui to unleash his creativity for different poses! xD

I remember when silly couple were taking this shot, Queena was like, “Why my boyfriend like that one?!” LOL!

With Andy Lau!

Jay Chou!

Caressing Aaron Kwok…LOLOL.

Does Ayumi really look so pretty or it’s just this wax figurine? =/

The royal family!

This looks retarded…LOLOL.

This Lee Kuan Yew looks so real!!!

Gui copying Astro Boy~

I did this and then realised that it looks kinda wrong! ROFL.

Re-take! xD

Love this!
Love Donnie Yen~!

I don’t know how to work around this and I look so stupid! LOL!

With Leon ^^

Eh Queena, your pants won’t fly up one xD

I refused to wear the wig in case there is any “kutu” in it =X
Pretended to be pulling up her dress and her hands + expression kinda suit it…hahaha!

Looking super short in front of Yao Ming -.-”

Beckham!

I don’t know how to pose for golf :S
And my eyes look closed!

Gui saw this sumo and ran towards it to do this, then told us to take photos for him…ROFL.

Camouflage in the lift!

Queena posing as Madonna xD

Again, I refused to use the wig…hahaha!

Ah ma walking past Madonna~

I like this! LOLOLOL.

Kickboxing time!!! xD
The light makes the effect better…hahaha!

[Edited: Went to this haunted house in the wax museum and my Sis was sooo scared! Then she decided to back out eventually after queuing for some time…LOL!

I started to get a bit nervous as I was going in, since it was left with 3 of us =/
So when we went in, I kinda chanted throughout – “没有事的，没有事的。。是假的，是假的。。” to console myself…ROFL!

Another attraction of The Peak is the night scenery, which you gotta pay to go up to the roof.
But due to the drizzle and the fog, we decided to give it a miss~

I have this super chio night scenery shot anyway!
Okay. It’s actually a poster…LOLOL.

Took the tram down~

Pretty building~!

Waited superrrrr long for the bus that goes to Mong Kok :S
Finally reached!

At the street of Mong Kok~

Spotted 许留山! A famous dessert shop in Hong Kong which Shi Min told us to try~

Pretty pudding!

This is some bird nest dessert (:

Mango dessert!

Not sure if it’s the lighting there or what, but the shots taken in the shop look so nice! ^^

The coins are so difficult to identify -.- I only remember the 2 dollars, which comes in a unique shape! (:

Attracted by the 臭豆腐 smell from this street stall!!!

It’s so cheap and yet the portion is so big!

My 臭豆腐!!!
But I prefer Taiwan ones; this doesn’t come with sauce D:

Headed to the Ladies Market for shopping!
But I didn’t really dare to shop since it is well-known for overpriced items =/

Not only can you see the instant change on the stall owners’ faces when you asked for the price and did not buy…
They would also reduce the price as much as to half when you’re walking off!
So kinda obvious that it’s a scam~

We wanted to buy bubble tea, which I don’t really fancy because of the pearls…
Then Queena happened to say, “Can buy 1 without pearls or not?“, cause she doesn’t like either! xD

When we went to find Gui at the bubble tea stall, I overheard him telling the stall owner, “如果我现在跟你讲一杯不要珍珠，会不会太迟啊？”
Then he urm-chio to himself…ROFL!

The bubble tea there is niceeee by the way! (:
Then it started raining when we were trying to finish Ladies Market!

Shopped around Mong Kok area after finishing Ladies Market~
The 2 men were so exhausted from all the walking…LOL.

Back to Jordan at 11 plus!

Old and big building, which is not very common in Singapore…

SILLY COUPLE MAKE OUT!!! LOL.
Took super long to fall asleep again! D: