Hong Kong & Macau Trip 2014

They say it doesn't matter where you are, as long as you're with good company, you're bound to have fun. That is definitely true in my fifth trip to Hong Kong (second to Macau), this time with my Annaliza family. Every day was a happy day with these shiny happy people. I guess, we were just all too excited for this getaway after working non-stop for more than a year. It also helps that Hong Kong never ceases to be charming.  Like I wrote before, there is always something new to discover every time you visit.

In Disneyland, I was finally able to go up to Tarzan's house.

I also saw its newest attraction Grizzly Gulch.

I got to witness Chinese students doing anti-government demonstration in Ruins of St. Paul in Macau.

Ate breakfast in Australian Dairy Company, one of the top resto with most smiles in Open Rice Hong Kong. Its scrambled eggs are to die for!

Finally went to the the chillaxing Nan Lian Garden.

Connected to Nan Lian Garden is the beautiful Chi Lin Nunnery.

Discovered Dimdimsum Dimsum near our inn in Jordan. Hang Out rated its dimsum as the best in the world!

Finally rode a cable car going to Ngong Ping Village.  The first time I went there, we rode in a bus.

I don't know if we're recharged enough to go back to work after this trip but one thing's for sure, we are inspired and can't wait to travel again!

More pictures in my Facebook album.

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Feel free to comment below if you want to know our itinerary or if you have questions about Hong Kong and Macau. I will gladly answer.
 

Hong Kong & Macau Trip 2012

I just had a memorable vacation in Hong Kong and Macau last week. I was with my Angelito: Batang Ama family. It was our vacation treat to ourselves for a job well done in the first season. While it was my fourth time in Hongkong, what I like about the state is that there's always something new to do and discover every time I go there.

It was my first time to stay in Hongkong Island where I got to eat in an autentic Chinese eatery, not fastfood.  This was in Tang Lung street where the chicken rice was delish.

It was my first time to enter Madame Tussauds wax museum in Victoria's Peak.  I got to take silly pictures with my favorite wax figures.  I love this one with Elvis!

It was my first time to view Hong Kong from The Sky Terrace in Victoria's Peak.  It was foggy that day, though.

On my third time in Disneyland, I finally got to meet Mickey up close for the first time!

I also got to see the new Disneyland attraction, Toy Story Land, for the first time.

It was my first time to "gimmick" in the wild Lan Kwai Fong!

It was my first time to see original Picasso artworks, currently on display in Hong Kong's Heritage Museum.  My favorite Picasso is "Man With A Moustache".

It was my first time to go to schizophrenic and indulgent Macau.  Here we were in front of the Forbidden Temple.

I had my first taste of Rome in Macau! :)

You can taste the food products in Macau before you buy them. I love the concept!

I finally got to see the Ruins of St. Paul in person, not in postcards.

I played casino for the first time in Macau!  Our group's collective winning was 90 HK dollars which we added to our tour guide payment. :)

I was able to watch a short film in a 360-degree cinema for the first time in Macau! 

I also had my first taste of Venice in Macau! :D

I even got to see Michaelangelo's Sistine Chapel painting in Macau! Haha!

Back in Hong Kong, I got to visit the iconic Goldfinch Restaurant for the first time!

Goldfinch Restaurant was famously used as location in classic Wong Kar Wai movies In The Mood For Love and 2046.

Can I just add that it was also the first time that I got a sty while traveling out of country?  Good thing it wasn't noticeable. :)

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Hongkong Trip 2011

Trips like this put some sense into everything.


Chungking mansion in the background. (Hello, Wong Kar Wai!)


At the Avenue of Stars while waiting for Symphony of Lights.


The Peak.


Michelle Yeoh, yo!


Disneyland!


Big Buddha.


Cable car. Not.


Ngong Ping Village


Disney, one more time!


Imperial Hotel

More pictures in my Facebook album. For friends only, though.

Hongkong Rush

Just had to post this. I was in Hongkong last Saturday! :) We were there to shoot for Qpids and although everything was in haste (the loveteams were on a race and we were only there for 12 hours), the experience was still fun and memorable. I was in Wong Kar Wai and Tony Leung's hometown for goodness' sake! :D


AD Val and I managed to have our pic taken in Kowloon Park while our assigned loveteam PAUGI were doing their loventure.


The PAUGI crew at the coffeeshop pistop in Victoria's Peak. :)


Thought the PAUGI fans would love to see this. :)