One thing I notice is that there are a lot of malls ... everywhere!!! (in every town!!!) and all intercontinental with easy to access corridors and sky bridges. The odd thing is that there are not benches to sit down ... so I walk ... and stand ... and walk ... and stand. Even on the MTR, there are limited amount of seats. I got really, really tire yesterday after roaming around all the malls in 3 different towns ... it was raining hard for the first time since I got here. But I did go to the harbor in the misty rain ... ducking from one over hang to another (nope, I did not buy an umbrella ... I was too lazy =P ... anyway) ... and saw the light and sound show ... where many of the skyscrapers on Honk Kong Island synchronize there unique building lights/lasers with the music ... I got some video clips ... just ask and I will send to you.
Today, I hanged with Joe’s family ... showing me the “cool” place to see and eat ... yep, it is all about the food. =) It is cool to have a car in HK ... however hard to park ... but easier when you got a lot of stuff with you ... me and Joe picked up our suits ... among other stuff for the wedding banquet and sale items (90% off!!! ... crazy sales ... hehe ... but only for the ladies). BTW, food is cheap too ... dinner is around $10USD per head for dinner in a grand restaurant ... and we cannot finish all the food. Definitely a different taste ... better??? ... I do not know ... I’m not a food critic ... just place in front of me and I will eat it ... and no I will not eat everything =P NO stinky tofu for me ... haha ... I thought the sewer manhole was open when I first took a sniff around the area that is selling it ... yuck ... and I was told that some places actually add crap to make even stinker @_@Also for the first time, I rode on the train (it is called KCP ... I think???) ... it is the same as the subway (MTR), but it is older and goes further to main land China ... it even got “first class” sitting area ... but of course it cost more $$$. I finally understand what Chica was talking about.
Yesterday was all about shopping malls ... today was all about food ... if I change to a fat shopperholic monkey, I hope Chica still loves me =P ... I’m not much a shopper ... I only like to buy what I need ... no need to add crap in the house. Food, on the other hand is what I like ... just like my father, I like to munch on snacks ... hard to control myself since it is so easy to buy on the street ... and so much to try out.
HK is very similar to Manhattan, but cleaner ... especially the subway. I love the octopus card ... it is a debt card without signing anything ... just run up to a 7-11 (everywhere in HK) and paid with your card ... just tap it and you are done.
There is one thing that I notice ... the city is made for the blinded and handicap ... there are special tiles with bumps for the blinds to walk on ...it’s on the sidewalks, in the subway stations and even on hallways of the malls ... moreover, there is a beeping sound for crossing the road and escalators (oh yea, escalators are everywhere ... and they run at a much faster pace then the ones to at home ... and also, for some people, it is still no fast enough and so they step with it ... so, keep to your right and let them pass). The beeping sound can get annoying if you are not use to it.
HK is made for waking ... the “11” car as the local calls it (translation for the non-Chinese ... your 2 legs) ... side walk is wide ... very wide ... and even the cross walks are about 3 car length wide. They would even close off a road for people to walk and shop. Oh, manholes are square, not round. Hmmm ... that is all for now ... I’m going to bed =)
If you have any question, please comment or email ... and btw, since I will be posting this for 2 days, I probably will not post here tmrw morning ... I’m going to the amusement park early tmrw ... I think??? ... nitey nite (^o^)
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