Hong Kong December 2005
It came and it went with a snap of the finger. I could almost hear the whoosh go by in my years. And no i'm not refering to the past year, i'm refering to what may be my last holiday till some time to come.
Hong Kong was super. I've been home for three days now and i still regurlarly float back and forth to certain bits of the past week there. Like i reverse play on this movie in my head. Having gone during winter was one of the best decisions. Nevermind that i froze my arse off, and walked around completely wrapped up in layers. At first i felt a little self concious, Hong Kong is brimming with the fashion trendy and vogue and there i was looking like a potato sack - but after awhile it made more sense just to stay warm. The streets were enveloped in wonderful christmas decorations and lights filled the night sky. It was exactly like what you see on the idiot box. We had a terrific bunch of individuals who graciously gave up their time to take us around and do all the ridiculous tourist-ish stuff and that just made the trip even more memorable. The workshop too went on smoothly. Of course, more people were keen on meeting and listening to me because i was Logan's sister, and as much as i tried to break away from that it was that relation that they remembered most. I must admit though, it is a social headway.
Disneyland was magical!! We paid an exorbitant fee because it was christmas season but i tell you it was well worth it. I did, really feel like a child again. Watching the parade i felt like i was in the cartoons, i could suddenly remember the scenes, the costumes, the themes. There was a certain thrill to riding Cinderella's carousel (that carousels are for children is a bloody myth) and a certain regalness to dining in the Beast's dining hall (from Beauty and the Beast). The whole place is replicated exactly like its in the cartoons, and the only thing i was missing was the costumes. And we saw Buzz Lightyear!! Whoa.. And the Disney parade.. the parade.. if the one in Hong Kong itself can get me so tuned up i wonder what the US Disneyland will do to me!
I didnt enjoy the food so much, i think i prefer the chinese food thats been tempered with and localised to suit the Malaysian tougue. I found the authentic chinese food we got there a little bland, and well.. sweet. But the dimsum was heavenly.
Pictures will come soon, i promise, i have over 500 of em
Hong Kong was super. I've been home for three days now and i still regurlarly float back and forth to certain bits of the past week there. Like i reverse play on this movie in my head. Having gone during winter was one of the best decisions. Nevermind that i froze my arse off, and walked around completely wrapped up in layers. At first i felt a little self concious, Hong Kong is brimming with the fashion trendy and vogue and there i was looking like a potato sack - but after awhile it made more sense just to stay warm. The streets were enveloped in wonderful christmas decorations and lights filled the night sky. It was exactly like what you see on the idiot box. We had a terrific bunch of individuals who graciously gave up their time to take us around and do all the ridiculous tourist-ish stuff and that just made the trip even more memorable. The workshop too went on smoothly. Of course, more people were keen on meeting and listening to me because i was Logan's sister, and as much as i tried to break away from that it was that relation that they remembered most. I must admit though, it is a social headway.
Disneyland was magical!! We paid an exorbitant fee because it was christmas season but i tell you it was well worth it. I did, really feel like a child again. Watching the parade i felt like i was in the cartoons, i could suddenly remember the scenes, the costumes, the themes. There was a certain thrill to riding Cinderella's carousel (that carousels are for children is a bloody myth) and a certain regalness to dining in the Beast's dining hall (from Beauty and the Beast). The whole place is replicated exactly like its in the cartoons, and the only thing i was missing was the costumes. And we saw Buzz Lightyear!! Whoa.. And the Disney parade.. the parade.. if the one in Hong Kong itself can get me so tuned up i wonder what the US Disneyland will do to me!
I didnt enjoy the food so much, i think i prefer the chinese food thats been tempered with and localised to suit the Malaysian tougue. I found the authentic chinese food we got there a little bland, and well.. sweet. But the dimsum was heavenly.
Pictures will come soon, i promise, i have over 500 of em
posted by Annushia at 9:22 AM
3 Comments:
aaahh..she has returned to us. i can see that you have definitely enjoyed yourself. Aji gained a little too.(i think..but it might be the winter clothes) Happy that you two managed to spend a great holiday together. God knows you guys deserve it.
Happy New Year Annu! Wanna go teh tarik some time soon?
aaahh..she has returned to us. i can see that you have definitely enjoyed yourself. Aji gained a little too.(i think..but it might be the winter clothes) Happy that you two managed to spend a great holiday together. God knows you guys deserve it.
Happy New Year Annu! Wanna go teh tarik some time soon?
you know i got lost in hong kong once at the age of like 7.
If my dad never found me i'd probably had been serving you dim sum during that holiday at my would have been foster parent's shop.
or maybe i'd have been dead...
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