It was a bright and sunny morning and everyone was in high spirits, as we sped down the expressway to the airport, now only 10min away!
Im all set to go to Hong Kong! Have no fear, the frequent flyer is here!
After a hearty lunch, baby bone and i proceeded to wreck havoc on the plane.
It was a harrowing ride for Mummy and Daddy, since now they had to deal with 2 monkeys in the plane!! Ha!
We were pooped after creating all that ruckus on board, so we promptly fell asleep while the adults boarded the Airport Express into the city. They were impressed that it was so fast, clean and convenient!
Finally we met up with our travel buddies, the Liews, at the hotel, cos they took a much earlier flight into Hong Kong. Boy was i glad to see my best friend, Kara! Ok! We've recharged our batteries and are all ready to hit the streets!
1st stop, a yummy chinese dinner at a famous restaurant in Central called Lok Yu. While the adults tucked into an assortment of succulent meats, us gals were content to feast on our noodles!
The adults foolishly tried to do some shopping with us in tow. Not surprisingly, we started to act up cos we were tired from the flight into HK. After much whining and protesting, they decided they had had enough and bundled us back to the hotel.
Baby Bone and I were out for the count soon after and Mummy and Daddy took the chance to sneak out for some late night shopping and pigging out!
[
Mummy taking over the narration] We were told that shops at Mongkok closed at midnight so we quickly decided to take the MTR there. We did make good time now, since there were no kids to slow us down, practically running through the long and winding paths in the station in our haste to get at the shops.
Boy were we not disappointed!
The streets were a hive of activity as we braved the throngs of people and made our way to SinoCity, a "hole in the wall" mall with numerous tiny shops selling clothes, accessories, knick knacks and shoes.
Ooh the shoes, they deserve a special mention altogether. Rows and rows of exquisite visions in canvas, leather, suede; adorned with lace, sequins, ribbons, diamantes, charms...and all at prices that made me just wanna buy 8 pairs at one go in any one shop and then quickly descend on the next to feast my eyes on yet another array of gorgeous creations.
Just as there are leg-men, breast-men or 'as-long-as-its-a woman' men, women are categorised as bag-gals, dress-gals, accessories-gals or shoes-gals.
Im definitely a shoe gal.
Or an Imelda. ( My sister can relate to this)
I can never walk past a shoe shop without slidling in to take a look.
I get an adrenaline rush at shoe SALES.
I have new pairs of shoes hidden away cos i cant bear to wear them. (Sorry if you're reading this hubby, you wont be able to find them anyway...)
Hubby shook his head in disbelief and rolled his eyes in bewilderment as I commented that i wished I had more feet to wear more shoes. Maybe like 8 legs like an octopus? 8 legs for 4 pairs of shoes at one go! Ooh what bliss!
Hubby left me to wander around in dizzyexcitement as he left in search of kick knacks, with a dire warning not to buy more than 2 pairs of shoes on this trip. 2 pairs??! @#$%^&*(
Supper was heavenly after the claustrophobic confines of the tiny mall
Washed down by some delicious dessert!
Back to catch some last minute bargains before the shops closed!
(Look ive already bought a pair of shoes!! The other x no of pairs are on their way home via Fedex...hehe...)
Day 2 Sunday 1st March 2009
Terelle:Ok its back to me narrating!
The view from our service apartment in the morning
We were staying halfway up the Peak so the views were quite spectacular, especially at night!
OK we're ready to hit the streets of HK!
We took a scenic ferry ride to Tsim Tsha Tsui and then Yau Ma Tei for brunch. It was a chilly morning with a hint of rain but no matter,
we had each other to keep warm!
Daddy and Do-Re-Mi, Fa was sleeping soundly in Aunty Evon's arms
Baby Bone getting all excited by the waves
The swashbuckling trio
Yet another great pic for the album!
Baby Bone was tired out by the time we reached the restaurant so while all of us stuffed our faces again with dim sum, he slept blissfully in Mummy's arms.
and drooled all over her sleeve!
And while the Mummys were busy dealing with tears, spats and trantrums, and us needing to pee and poo, the Daddys and Gong Gong were busy playing with their food!
We headed over to Mongkok again to look around the shops in the day. Alas our Mummys were sorely disappointed as they couldnt get any shopping done! We hate shopping!! We'd much rather sit down and devour some desserts!
Daddy bought a replica Tag Heur watch though, looked very much like the real 9k watch! He was very proud of it, and kept flaunting it while we were having dessert
Hey Baby Bone, get your own! This is MINE!
*Gulp* Slurp* AHA! None left for you
Finally our Mummys decided they had had enough of us (with the exception of Baby Bone who refused to stay with Daddy so Mummy had no choice but to take him with her) and left us with our Daddys and Gong Gong, and scuttled off to the nearest market to hunt for good buys. The men promptly plonked themselves down in the nearest eatery and started to whallop bowls of steaming noodles.
Here I am, eating my "cant-remember-how-many" th meal of the day
It's a bird, it's a plane!
No it's Ryan, the Really Useful Engine! *mummy singgering*
After about an hour and a half of boisterous rioting in the crampy little restaurant, the disgruntled waiters and customers decided they had enough of ear splitting shrieks and threw us venemous stares, full of potent meaning. Feeling embarassed, the men quickly hustled us out of the shop, all the while making frantic calls to the mummys to tell them to hurry out.
I guess our mummys were so engrossed shopping that they didnt hear their fones ringing till much later. By then the Daddys' patience had worn thin...oops, we decided that we had better tone down our ruckus as we were threading on very thin ice. Hehe...
Finally our whole entourage regrouped at the MTR station where our Mummys got some ear bashing from the irate Daddys. They didnt look too perturbed though, hmmm...the wonders what some shopping can do! (Mummy wasnt very happy though, cos she had to deal with a wriggly Baby Bone in the market and didnt get to shop much again)
The adults were exhausted and hauled us all back to the hotel so they could get some rest.
We staged a lion dance for the benefit of everyone! Cheer up guys! We dont mean to tire all of you out so!
Our parents unceremoniously dumped us in the hotel room again and scooted off for yet more shopping and supper.
Mummy: We went back to Mongkok as i wanted to trawl through the market we went to in the afternoon, since i didnt get a proper look around. Alas, they were closing when we reached so we just wandered around the shops by the streets.
We grabbed a couple of good bargains at Ladies Market as the stalls were all closing. Managed to slash prices to 30% of the original selling price! Happy with our purchases, we proceeded to have supper again! How can we say we have truly visited HK without eating all the time rite?
Day 3 Monday 2nd March 2009
Mummy: This is the sight that greeted me when i awoke in the morning!
Drawing on the condensation lining the bay windows
Thane and his blanket, just like his sister
Its times like this when im glad we had a 2nd child and that the kids now have each other for company!
Terelle: OK my turn again!
We took the mini bus into town again. All of us kids loved the ride cos it was like a roller coaster! There were loud squeals, shrieks and yells from all of us whenever it made hairpin turns at high speed all the way down the undulating hill!
Baby loving the "thrill ride" too!
After a hearty brunch of noodles and rice, the adults did a bit more shopping at Tsim Tsah Tsui again, and then...
...we were all bundled up into the minivan and off to...
DISNEYLAND! Look they even gave us little rings shaped like Mickey's ears!
Baby Bone fascinated by his little ring!
After checking in, we had a short rest in our adjoining rooms.
*prod prod* Ben!! Wake up and play with me!
Kara and I had an important job to do. We had to plan our rides in the park carefully and not miss a single one!
And we were off again! Taking the train out to Tung Choi for more shopping and dinner!
Daddy getting exasperated cos we were fighting over who gets to shimmy up the pole 1st
Ok all smiles again!
Baby trying on a silly hat in one of the factory outlet shops
And then it was time to go back to the resort
That's us in the Disney train!
Looking forlornly at the entrance to the Happiest Place on Earth
We'll be back tomorrow!!!
Day 4 Tuesday 3rd March 2009We had a lovely buffet breakfast in the Enchanted Gardens this morning! Mickey, Daisy, pluto and Goofy came to join us!
Kara and I sharing our breakfast with Daisy!
Even my waffles were in the shape of Mickey!
Mickey kept nuzzling Baby bone, to his great consternation...haha...
A little spat again on theway to the Park?
And then we were finally in the Happiest Place on Earth!!
1st ride of the day - Pooh Bear's Honey Pot!
Then Cinderella's carousel
Dumbo ride, which we went on over and over again since there were no queues
Mummy and the boys outside the Kodak 3d theatre
And us donning the 3D glasses!
Even Baby had a pair!
After the extremely entertaining 3D show, it was time to take pictures with our favourite cartoon characters!
Baby's favourite is defintely Pooh Bear!
We found Minnie! During breakfast this morning, Mickey told us she wasnt around because she was busy putting on makeup!
Next up was some giddy, whirly fun in the Spinning Teacups!
After 5 consecutive rides, we declared that this ride deserved a thumbs-up from us!
More rides! This time it was the famed "Its a Small Small World" boat ride!
Stop posing with me Mummy! Im trying to see all the colorful figurines!
Flying away in a spaceship in Tomorrowland
And then driving off into the sunset!
Daddy and Uncle Caleb went back to the hotel to grab some food for us so we could stay in the Park to catch the fireworks. Unfortunately, once the fireworks started, Kara and I both fell asleep. Too much excitement during the day! All was not lost though, Baby Bone ooh and aahed throughout the entire performance!
While all of us trooped back to the hotel to wash up, Mummy and Daddy volunteered to go to Tung Choi to grab dinner and tomorrow's breakfast for everyone.
Come on Daddy, is looking after the bunch of us really THAT tiring??!!
Day 5 Wednesday 4th March 2009
After breakfast, Uncle Caleb brought Kara and I on a walk around the hotel grounds. And along the way we met some princesses! What a treat!
Who's the fairest of them all?
Making our way through the maze shaped like mickey's head
Let's go Kara, only halfway more up the stairs!
Since our flights only left in the evening, we headed to the Park again for some last minute action.
At the spectacular Lion King Extravaganza
[Sibling rivalry in full action, Baby Bone and I fighting over the last packet of raisins]
Of course we cant go home without taking another ride in Pooh's honeypot
And our favourite - Small small world!
While our Daddys went back to the hotel to check out, we took another few more rides on Dumbo and finally headed back to the entrance of the Park via the rustic choo choo train!
All aboard!
We parted ways from the Liews then, cos they were taking a later flight back to Singapore. Us kids had a blast on this trip, i dunno about the adults though! hehe...till the next one!!
