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Flower Market and Bird Street 2007-10-01 08:09:00 Flower Market
and Yuen Po Street
Bird Garden - This is a street market near the Mong Kok KCR station with lots of flower shops and street hawkers. Besides fresh flowers and plants, they also provide colourful displays, sweet scents and exotic blossoms of many houseplants. During Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day, thousands of people will come here to buy flowers.A few steps forward, you will see the Bird Street, or sometimes called Bird Market. It is one of the most popular outdoor markets in Hong Kong. Yuen Po Street Bird Garden is a Chinese-style theme park. You can find all sorts of birds in the Bird Streets. Beautiful caged birds, songbirds, birds for release, large macaw and even tiny sparrow are all can be found in Bird Street.If you like birds and flowers, you must not miss it.
Fireworks 2007-09-30 09:45:00 I went to Cyberport, a small business and residential area which is aimed for IT firms to host the businesses, located at the southern district of Hong Kong Island.A small scale of firework was shown there on Friday evening, I visited during the evening and enjoyed the event there.This event was one of the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The 1st of October will be the National Day of China, there will be another firework show along the Victoria Harbour in the evening. If you are coming to Hong Kong soon, welcome to join the firework show. Read more:Fireworks
A Street-side Culture Show 2007-10-15 22:32:00 During weekends, some cultural groups will play around along the sea-side in Tsim Sha Tsui. This shows one of the cultural show. The building at the back is the Hong Kong Cultural Centre, which is a main scene the tourist must visit. The famous and beautiful Victoria Harbour view is just behind the camera.
Read more:Street
Buy electric products in Hong Kong. 2007-10-14 21:22:00 If you are planning to buy latest models of Electric products like mobile phone, digital camera, MP3, Sai Yeung Choi Street in Mong Kok is definitely your first choice.There are so many electric stores located at most popular shopping area like Mong Kok, Tsim Sha Tsui, Causeway Bay ... But there are also many black shops too. So, watch out.Yet, I suggest you to buy electrics from 3 most reliable with good reputation stores (Broadway, Fortress and Gome). Many local hongkongeses also brought electrics from them, so it give you some idea of reputation they are granted. If you walk along Sai Yeung Choi Street, you will discover that there are total of five Broadway chain stores. So, I think it is more appropriate to call this street to "Broadway Street" (just kidding) ;)Salesmen at Broadway are nice, provide professional advice on all kinds of electrics. They are especially good at digital cameras, mobiles, mp3 ... Latest models are all here. Here Gome (centre) and Fortress (right) are jus Read more:Hong Kong
Roasted Chinese Chestnut 2007-10-14 08:48:00 It's getting cold in Hong Kong, wouldn't it be great if you find something hot and delicious for your snack?I would highly recommend the Chinese
Sweet Chestnut
! I know you must have ate chestnut before, but not the Chinese one. These chestnut are native in China and we still roasts it with the anicent method. Personally, I do not prefer those using a machine to roast the chestnuts, it's because those chestnuts do not smell as good as that using the traditional way. (Maybe I'm a old-fashion guy, haha)I bought 1/2 lb roasted chestnuts and it costs HK$12 only. If you've bought them, you must not set them aside to let them cool! The marvellous thing of roasted chestnuts is that you must eat them as soon as possible! Feel the heat and smell it! I could not stop eating them. I wish I could also let you smell them instead of just showing the photos.Besides chestnut, the hawkers also sell roasted sweet potato and roasted eggs, give it a try!It's not easy to find those hawkers selling roa Read more:Roasted
Shopping Mall Show 2007-10-12 22:25:00 Harbour City, is one of the traditional shopping mall in Hong Kong. It located at the southern edge of Tsim Sha Tsui. It is a famous shopping centre for tourist because you may find almost every famous brand name here. You can event spent a whole day here since there is cinema, small playground for child, food court and view station.Moreover, the shopping mall organize some cultural activities during long weekends, for example some exhibition and music show will be there. The following two videos are some shows that I ever been watched there. One is a young orchestra, and the other is an unplug music show.
Transport:Any bus going to "STAR FERRY" in Kowloon; orMTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station or KCR East Tsim Sha Tsui and walk for 5 to 10 minutes following the road sign of STAR FERRY. Read more:Shopping
Tai Fung Lau Peking Restaurant 2007-10-11 22:54:00 Last night my family and I went to try Tai Fung Lau in Tsim Sha Tsui for its famous "peking duck" dish. We ordered cold pasta with cucumber and peanut butter, fried egg white with milk and serve with vinegar, vegetables with chinese ham, and the main dish - roasted duck. It was served with a piece of wrapper and sauce. The skin of the duck was so crispy and not much fatty. And finally the dessert of sweet fried banana. We rated this restaurant 5 stars.Address: 29-31 Chatham Road, Windsor Mansion, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon (Tel: 2366 2494) Transport: Exit P3, East Tsim Sha Tsui KCR Station
Church 2007-10-11 08:35:00 You may wonder if there is a church for you during Sundays. In Hong Kong, some churches provide English service and you can still enjoy the time with God with your language here. Here is a list of some church with English Mass or Worships, hope you can find one that suitable for you.St John’s CathedralEnglish Worship:Sunday 8:00am, 9:00am, 11:30am, 12:30am, 6:30pm;Monday, Tuesday 7:15am (except Public Holiday);Wednesday 9:30am, 1:15pm (except Public Holiday);Thursday 1:15pm (except Public Holiday);Friday, Saturday, Public Holidays: 8:00amAddress: 4-8 Garden Road, Central, Hong KongContact Number: 2523 4157Transport:MTR, Central Station, Exit K which leads you to HK & Shanghai Bank HQ. Cross the HSBC building through the open Ground Floor to Queens Road Central; Cross Queens Road Central at the traffic lights to the Cheung Kong Center; Go up the escalator, then the stairs to the Cathedral. North Point Alliance Church
English Worship: Sunday 12:15pmAddress: 2/F Phase II, Maxi Mall,
Street Snacks 2007-10-10 09:26:00 I love Hong Kong street snacks so much. You can easily locate one of them almost everywhere. Some big stalls in Causeway Bay and Mongkok, some small ones just around any corner.Foods are mostly deep fried pepper/eggplant with meat, deep fried beancurd, fish balls/meat balls, braised sharkfin soup, rice pancake, chicken wings, sausage, egg puffs/waffles, etc. You can have an ice juicy or sweet soup. Most of them are just $5-$10 per serving. Read more:Street
Temple Street 2007-10-10 08:31:00 You may hear “TempleStreet
” is one of the bazaars in Hong Kong. I was being there last Sunday evening and met some tourists. Temple Street, one of the famous street markets, is located at Yau Ma Tei. It is crowded in the evenings, and it is sometimes called Men’s Street, as there is another street market in Mong Kok called Ladies’ Street. Since it is Men’s street, you will find some men’s fashions, however, as it is popular to tourist, the “fashions” are more or less T-shirts with Hong Kong style, or Chinese characteristics. Cultural stuff can also be found at the stalls, various types of toys can also be found. Moreover, some Chinese food stalls are located along the street, you can have the local style dishes and snacks there Moreover, some “Dai Pai Dang” located in the street. The singing part and Chinese operas will be performed, you can have a look at the traditional local culture in the city. Fortune tellers are also doing their businesses in the street, you
Nga Chin Wai Walled Village (衙前圍村) 2007-10-09 10:13:00 Nga Chin Wai Walled Village
, with history of about 600 years, is the only “walled-village” in the urban area of the city. The government is making agreement with the developer (who holding about 70% of ownership of the village) to redevelop the area. However, some of the historical construction will be not be destroy.There is a temple of Matsu there, together with a few number of houses, which is supposed to be kept under the project. The newly developed area will become building which is starting to construct at 15 meter above the ground floor. The ground area will become a park, however it is still in design stage, hope to see the new look of this new area.The walled-village is still there at this moment. There is a few number of residents there, let’s go to have a look before the redevelopment.Transport:Green Mini Bus 20M, from Exit D, Wong Tai Sin MTR Station.Better ask the driver to stop for you at Nga Chin Wai Walled Village .(Chinese character: 衙前圍村)
Feel the Tsing Ma Bridge 2007-10-08 05:45:00 Tsing Ma Bridge is one of the great infrastructures, and also a sign of Hong Kong. You may wonder how to have a good look to it, besides travelling by bus or train. It completed in 1997, spanning of 1.3 kilometer.Tsing Yi, is an island that being a very importation linking Lantau Island and Kowloon, the Airport Express and the main Highway (Lantau Links) are passing through this island when you travelling from the airport to the city. We can climb up to the small hills at Tsing Yi, to overlook the great appearance of Tsing Ma Bridge. However, it is just a jogging trail, therefore, you and me can easily go there and enjoy the good scenic spot there. Besides, you can also have a good daytime form taking in fresh air there.The Tsing Yi Nature Trails (or called Kwai Tsing Reunification Health Trail) is located beside Cheung Hang Estate (or Cheung Wang Estate Bus Terminus). You can simply take bus there and will see the entrance of the trail beside the bus terminus. Follow the sign to walki
Hi-Fi Systems 2007-10-06 11:00:00 When you are shopping through all the huge shopping malls in Hong Kong, you would find a lot of A/V products shops, e.g. Broadway, Fortress, etc. They only provide entry-level products and you may not able to find what you want. So you would wonder where the Hong Kong people buy high-end audio products.If you are an audiophile, you must visit these places in Mong Kok. These shops are quite easy to locate which suit visitors. You may take MTR to Mong Kok station and these shops are just around the corner.Yau Shing Commercial Centre51, Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mong KokProsperity Building6A-6E Nelson Street, Mong Kok Read more:Systems
What to do during midnights? 2007-10-06 09:36:00 I may try to play as more as possible when I travel, so I may check if there is any convenience store beside my hotel during trip. I can back to hotel in late night if there is a 24 hour convenience store near the hotel. Therefore, I may wonder if you want to know such information when you stay in Hong Kong.Moreover, for backpackers, you may have an idea that you can play around the city in the midnight, so I'm going to show you the stores that will open during midnight.Hot PotSome Chinese Hot Pot restaurants in Mong Kok and Jordan are opening till 4am or even 24 hours.BarSome Bars, or lounges are opening till 5am too. If you are a soccer fans, you can go anyone of them for soccer games playing in midnight HK time.Karaoke BoxNeway and California Red are two of the major chain karaoke box in Hong Kong. Most of their stores close at 5:45 am, you can hire a room and sing overnight. Convenience Stores7-Eleven and Circle K are two of the major chain convenience store in Hong Kong. Most of
Railway Museum 2007-10-05 09:50:00 The Hong Kong Railway Museum
is located at Tai Po, including the old Tai Po Market railway station. It is quite worth to have a look if you want to see something special, beside the major scenes in Hong Kong.The museum is originally an old railway station, it was built in 1913, about 100 year old now. However, the building is still in good condition since the railway company is keeping it in very high standard. Beside the old station building, you can see some old train cars, especially those in the "diesel era". Opening Hours: 9:00am – 5:00pm(closed on every Tuesday, Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year Day and the first 3 days of the Lunar New Year)Admission: FREELocation: 13 Shung Tak Street, Tai Po Market, Tai Po, Hong KongTransport: KCR Tai Wo Station, then follow the road sign, walk for about 10 minutes. You can follow this kind of road sign (upper), from Tai Wo Station, and follow the path located on the map and walk for 10 minutes to the museum. (Map Source: KCRC)
Free newspapers at MTR 2007-10-04 19:54:00 Good Friday!!!If you visit Hong Kong, you may discover many MTR passengers are reading a small pile of newspapers
in the morning. YES, these newspapers are distributed at the MTR stations FOR FREE.There are as many as 3 popular Chinese newspapers to be distributed during weekdays. Most of the time, I will take one or two copies for reading. It can spend the time along the MTR journey.Good news!~:> There is one English free newspaper (The Standard) distributed at major MTR stations (near business area) like Central, Admiralty, Tsim Sha Tsui .... Next time, if you travel by MTR, take one copy. This one is quite informative and may give you some idea of where to go and what to eat.(3 copies I got at Tsim Sha Tsui MTR station)
Sunset 2007-10-03 18:56:00 The sunset over the sea is very beautiful. In Hong Kong, sunset is quite easy to find, however, a clear day is not so frequent. By the way, if the air pollution index is acceptable, that's the weather is not hazy, the sunset is very beautiful in Hong Kong.Here is some location that I suggested to enjoy the sunset.On the ferry to (or from) outlying island, including- Lamma Island- Cheung Chau- Mui Wo (Lantau Island)- Peng ChauStanley (Beach of Southern part of HK Island)Repulse Bay (Beach of Southern part of HK Island)Deep Water Bay (Beach of Southern part of HK Island)Chung Hom Kok (Beach of Southern part of HK Island)Golden Coast (Tuen Mun, NT West)Lung Kwu Tan (Tuen Mun, NT West)Pak Lai (Yuen Long, NT West)Tsuen Wan Waterfront ParkTai Po Waterfront Park Hope you can enjoy the art of God here. Read more:Sunset
Dumplings 2007-10-02 21:43:00 I made dumpling with my fellow before. Dumpling is northern Chinese style food, with pork, shrimp and vegetable inside. It is easy to make dumpling, first of all, we need all the ingredients ready. The wrappers is easy to buy from local wet markets. The meat and vegetables are all chopped and mixed. Wrap the ingredients with the dumpling wrapper to complete. Boil a bowl of Chinese style chicken soup, put the completed dumpling inside the soup and boil. The dumplings are ready to serve when they started to float on the soup. Dumplings
are easy to find in local chinese restaurants.
Doulos 2007-10-01 22:37:00 I visited Doulos last Sunday. It is the eldest ship (still operating) in the world, which is built in 1914, just 2 years younger that the Titanic, and will retire in 2010. Doulos is now a ship visiting the world, with the mission of spreading Gospel of Jesus. This is supposed the last time for Doulos to visit Hong Kong. It is parked at the Ocean Terminal, Tsim Sha Tsui till 7th October.It is quite special for Doulos since the 300 members on the ship are come from all over the world, and they are all volunteers. They also need to pay for their daily life on the ship. However, this is a ship for Gospel, so it is worth for them, moreover, they can earn very valuable experience on the journey, with friend form different countries.Doulos is also the biggest book fair in the sea, they sell book and earn for the running cose of the ship. The books are mainly donated from different sources.I met Ray on the ship, he came from Taiwan and is one of the senior volunteer there, and he shows me the
Flower Market and Bird Street 2007-10-01 08:09:00 Flower Market
and Yuen Po Street
Bird Garden - This is a street market near the Mong Kok KCR station with lots of flower shops and street hawkers. Besides fresh flowers and plants, they also provide colourful displays, sweet scents and exotic blossoms of many houseplants. During Chinese New Year and Valentine's Day, thousands of people will come here to buy flowers.A few steps forward, you will see the Bird Street, or sometimes called Bird Market. It is one of the most popular outdoor markets in Hong Kong. Yuen Po Street Bird Garden is a Chinese-style theme park. You can find all sorts of birds in the Bird Streets. Beautiful caged birds, songbirds, birds for release, large macaw and even tiny sparrow are all can be found in Bird Street.If you like birds and flowers, you must not miss it.
Fireworks 2007-09-30 09:45:00 I went to Cyberport, a small business and residential area which is aimed for IT firms to host the businesses, located at the southern district of Hong Kong Island.A small scale of firework was shown there on Friday evening, I visited during the evening and enjoyed the event there.This event was one of the celebrations for the 10th anniversary of the establishment of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region (HKSAR). The 1st of October will be the National Day of China, there will be another firework show along the Victoria Harbour in the evening. If you are coming to Hong Kong soon, welcome to join the firework show. Read more:Fireworks
Delicious sweet bean curd (豆腐花) 2007-09-29 09:13:00 Today afternoon, I went with my wife to Sham Shui Po for sweet bean curd (豆腐花). We went to a small soya bean restaurant where is crowded with customers. We ordered 2 bowls of sweet bean curd and a plate of fried Tofu. The texture of the sweet bean curd is so soft and smooth. Really good taste that I ever ate. They cost about HK$28. Read more:Delicious
Hong Kong Tram 2007-09-29 07:13:00 To enjoy the original Hong Kong
, I would say taking tram across the Island is good and the only choice. Especially if you want sightseeing but not walking on street. The fare is just $2 for each trip. Hong Kong Tramways start from Kennedy Town in the west of the Island, go eastwards to Shaukeiwan, it passes through most of the areas along the northern part of Hong Kong Island. Say: Series of store selling dry Chinese sea-food in Sai Ying PunMetropolitan of the city, Central and AdmiraltyOld town in Wan ChaiShopping arcade in Causeway BayRacecourse in Happy ValleyResidential areas in Kennedy Town, North Point and Shaukeiwan The double-decker tram in Hong Kong is not equipped with air-conditioner, however, it is very cool to be sitting inside the upper decker. The whole trip of a tram may take 1.5 hours, however, trams are travelling shuttle between Central and Wan Chai within 30 minutes. I hope you will enjoy traveling on Hong Kong Tram, no matter a long trip or just shuttling inside th
Nam Sang Wai 2007-09-28 05:38:00 The place becomes popular since a crocodile was being placed in Shan Pui River anonymously a couple of years ago. And, several TV dramas and films were taking some shots here, especially wuxia film (Chinese classic fighting style film). I walk around this area and enjoyed the beautiful scene here. The grassland was very soft, the feeling was very good when you walked on it. The wooden area was very classic, this made me free of the troublesome of living in a metropolitan. This is a good place for leisure. You can drive to Nam Sang Wai directly from Yuen Long. Or take the taxi at the Yuen Long Railway Station.
Dinner @ Causeway Bay 2007-09-28 01:56:00 Yesterday night my friends and I went shopping and dinner at Causeway
Bay. We met at Sogo and shopping for a while. And then we went to have dinner at our favourite "Little Fat Sheep" hotpot restaurant. We reserved the table at 9pm which there will be HALF PRICE afterwards :) Four of us ordered 3 different dishes of sheep and some vegetables. The soup base was excellent and the sheep was fresh. Read more:Dinner
Golden Bauhina Square 2007-09-26 21:59:00 I have to go to work in the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC) some day. A "Flag Rising Ceremony" is held in the "Golden
Bauhinia Square
" beside the HKCEC every morning, at 8 am. I have to report duty at 8:15am in the morning, therefore I arrived there at 7:55am for brief breakfast, then wait for the flag rising to start at 8am sharp. I'm watching the ceremony inside HKCEC, which is 180 degree different from the general public and tourist. Normally, tourist standing in the square to watch the ceremony, they are also facing to the HKCEC, so you can see a crowd in the left side of the video. The flag rising ceremony is normally organized by the Hong Kong Police, the nation anthem is playing while the regional flag of HKSAR and the national flag of The People's Republic of China.The tourist association promotes this event very much. If you are living in Kowloon side, simply go to Tsim Sha Tsui and take Star Ferry to Wan Chai. The "Golden Bauhinia Square" and HKCEC is bes
Hong Kong style Graffiti 2007-09-26 11:28:00 "King of Kowloon" (九龍皇帝), the name which is deeply flashed in every Hong Kong
citizen's memory. Tsang Jo Choi(曾灶財) is King of Kowloon. He just passed away (age 86) in July 2007. He is famous for his graffiti in public area. He claimed he is the king of Kowloon.Many people think that he suffered from mental illness. but to me, he is a kind and an ordinary elderly. Anyway, his life and his graffiti have been a page in Hong Kong history.I went to Olympican City located nearby Olympic MTR station for exhibition of the masterpieces by King of Kowloon today. Here are some of the pictures I took. :> Read more:Graffiti
Golden Computer Centre 2007-10-20 11:06:00 I went to the GoldenComputerCentre
in Sham Shui Po looking for the latest notebook computer. My notebook has been using for 3 years already, it is time for a refresh :) There are many brands and models but I target HP, Lenovo or DELL. The prices of the latest models ranging from $8,000 to $12,000. The specification includes Core 2 Duo, 2GB Memory, 160GB harddisk with the latest Microsoft Vista (Home Premium/ Home Basic/ Business) installed. I am still debating because I still have to compare the number of years of warranty and discounts :-P Any advice? Golden Computer Centre - Sham Shui Po MTR Station D2 Exit(Tourist MTR 1-Day Pass and Airport Express Tourist Octopus are available)
The Reptile House (Tuen Mun Park) 2007-10-20 11:02:00 This is the first Reptile House
in Hong Kong. Although it is just a small exhibition room, with 245 square metre area, displaying some reptiles inside Tuen Mun Park. However, it is quite interesting that you can watch snakes closey. The Reptile House opened in 1999.I saw bamboo snake, Tortoise, different types of Gecko, Lizard and Dragons in the Reptile House. Actually, The Reptile House is now having 20 species comprising of 43 live, which is displaying inside.Most species of reptiles are "protected animals" that you cannot import to Hong Kong, moreover, it is even prohibited to raise at home.Tuen Mun Park is the central park of the Tuen Mun Town, a mainly residential area in north- west part of Hong Kong. A large shopping mall called Tuen Mun Town Centre is opposite to the park. Beside The Reptile House, the park has an 1 hectare artificial lake, Water Cascade, Model Boat Pool and more than 2000 trees, to provide a great green area for the peoples live in this district.Opening Hour
Hong Kong Disneyland 2007-10-19 11:15:00 No matter you are a super Disney fan, you have to visit our theme park - Hong KongDisneyland
! Halloween is coming soon and "The Dark Side of Hong Kong Disneyland" is now showing. Hong Kong Disneyland is located on the Lantau Island. Undoubtedly the most convenient way to arrive there will be by the MTR. Take the MTR to the Sunny Bay Station and interchange another Disney-decorated train to the Disneyland Resort Station.There are Fantasyland, Adventureland, Tomorrowland and Main Street, U.S.A with numerous games, street entertainment, parade and fireworks which you may have to spend a day or two inside Disneyland. In order not to miss any game, a "FASTPASS" can help you. If you are a super fan, I recommend you to stay a night in the Disneyland Hotel and even hold a wedding banquet there! There is package price of staying with the tickets of Disneyland too. Transport: MTR Disneyland Station
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