yes, i'm back from hk and macau too! it's been awesome just eating and eating. screw shopping-do that in china. yeah nish, i noticed that too! hk is very very similar to singapore in terms of its society... it's cram and people are rude-ish, but they do queue up! i was totally ready to just charge through like a battering ram, but hey, they've got a system. it's great to see how they live, work, play etc. like busy little bees in their little pods in this great big beehive called the economy. i definitely see how much we take for granted the fresh air and lush greens back in nz, or even oz. space is scarce in hk (much like singapore)... so that reminds me: it's definitely much harder to run when you try to rob a bank. note to self: do not rob a hk bank. :D
so just to make you jealous, let's see what i ate.
(in no particular order):
wanton mee (wanton noodles)- the noodles were so springy (see: not soggy) and the wantons had a smooth exterior and plenty of filling. yum.
yum cha - the usual suspects of siu mai (some yellow dumpling), har gau (prawn dumplings), lo bo gao (white radish cake?), feng zao (chicken feet) etc. this is authetic dim sum at its best, it's oh so good... like steve mentioned, it's hard to say which is best but i do recommend the same one he did: 21st floor, Lee Theatre Plaza, 99 Percival Street, Causeway Bay... next to times square. it's relatively cheap and good. so if you guys ever go there, have a shot at it
lo po beng (wife's cake), dan tart (egg tart) and po tart (portuguese egg tart)- pastries are great around hk/macau. just walk around, find a bakery with freshly made ones... they're the best. mmm...
tong yun hong dao sui (red bean soup with glutinous rice balls)- oh this is one of my favourite desserts around. it's really sweet so it fits my taste buds just right. there's one on 89 Henessy Road, Wanchai that serves really good ones. i was only there for a few nights so i couldn't really try all of them. this was near my hotel so god knows how many good ones there are out there.
and much much more! but oh god, i'm drooling just typing all this. help, i want to go back!
ooh and i met stevie. he's in great spirits these days... being the entertaining person thing he is. my family thinks he's a real crack up. man i miss him already. haha, first thing i said to him was "steeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeve, i'm hungryyyyyyyyyy" -just to annoy him really... and for old times' sake. i really wasn't though as i ate loads the night before. so what's new, i lie. :P
heh heh, that reminds me. steve and i were walking to causeway bay and there were two guys on the floor under a bridge. they had a small little altar thingy and yellow clogs on the floor. according to steve, that's where you go to curse somebody. all you have to do is provide the hated's name, birthdate, address, photo and really any other personal detail you like. then smack it with the yellow clog as you swore at it. it was awesome... a chinese voodoo doll! haha. somehow we naturally thought of nish for good measure. HEHEHE. we love you nish. :D
oh yes, happy new year to you two guys. it's been a great run knowing you guys in twenty-oh-eight. let's keep it up my indian and arguably kiwi/maori/japanese friends. :D
NOTE TO MISS ANISHA SANDHU: oh yes, please feel free to play with the format, title, subtitles etc. you know, use all your artistic flair in this.
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