love mi hk day 2

the day started at around 11a.m. regent came to the hotel to look for us and she brought me sooo many things. some of the things were packed by her mom. how do i repay them for all their generosity? they have given me things without fail everytime i go to hong kong. and i am lucky to have a guide too. it makes searching for places so much easier.
postcards from tourism malaysia office in hk. she knew i will need them for postcrossing.

a set of plates and cups from her mom.

2 soft toys from her brother.

scallop noodles with pure olive oil sachets. i think this is from an expensive range. and she also got me a box of lou por peng (wife cake) from han heong.

we then decided to go for lunch at shatin. i have always been curious of the roasted pigeon there. hence, i made it a must this trip. futhermore, it was only a few stations away from hung hom.

regent brought us to lung wah restaurant. i think this is where roasted pigeon started. the place looked old and slightly worn out but it still attracted many. we were one of the first to reach and then followed by a local tour of about 40 ppl.

we sat outside as it was breezier and cloudy that day.

the meal came up to hk$500. quite expensive huh? well, food in hk is definitely expensive but you won't get bad ones at least. the roasted pigeon was ok. nothing to shout about actually. i found that it was quite bland and not crispy enough. the pork knuckle (or is it trotter) was good. love it. the porridge was so-so. i am not a porridge lover. the shrimp tauhu was good. we were all soooo full at the end of the meal.

we then made our way to stanley, this was one place i had not been to in hk. rachel went her own way because she had been there before.

we took a double decker bus which brought us through winding and steep roads to the other side of hk island. it was nauseating in the bus and we got off the bus feeling all queasy. the journey was 20 mins from central.

ching and i decided an icecream from haagen daaz would cure the queasiness...and well it did. yummy. summer berries and rum and raisin, with almond crunch and strawberry sauce.

stanley markey where it was like walking in a maze. the shops here sell clothes, souvenir items, art works, etc. something like lady street but the prices were higher.

8 small houses ....dunno what they were built for. but i guess they are ancient.

stanley bay. lots of restaurants and pubs, and there is the national maritime museum and murray house. the place should be packed during summer. it is a beautiful bay.

went back to central after that and was dreading the journey. met rachel at central station and decided to go for cakes....expensive cakes at cova. they have several shops in hk and we went to the one in alexandra house. it is favourite of hk who n who and celebrities. it is reported to be a fav haunt of the late leslie cheung and anita mui.

the cakes were yummy though. however, i can't say the same thing with the staff. the waiters and waitresses were snobbish and not friendly at all. the smiles were missing from their faces. they only had limited cakes to choose from...the one that i wanted was not on the list. it was only available for takeout. we ended up ordering lemon chiffon, mango cheese and tiramisu. the three of them had coffee and i had starfruit juice. the meal came up to around hk$450. expensive huh? that was like our lunch at lung wah.

walked around central for some shopping...and window shopping. got something from coach.

poppy small purse. it was on sale but i guess it was still more expensive than the price they charged in the US. i just checked online, even after discount, the wallet is still cheaper in the states. damn it! i guess i can rely on http://couchnmuchmore.blogspot.com/ for coach things in the future....not that i am planning to get another bag. but i like their bangles. the prices offered on the site are reasonable.

dinner was supposed to be dine in at yung kee restaurant...famous for its roast goose. we had to take a number and wait for our number to be called....and the waiting was going to be 30 mins. sigh. young or old, rich or poor, everyone had to wait. we cancelled that plan because we would not make it for the concert if we dined in. hence, we choose takeaway. it was still yummy and ooh....how i love it.

roast goose and honey glazed bbq pork rice. hk$40.

we chomped our dinner and then it was back to the coliseum. we got different section in different corner, so we could see things from different perspective this time. our seats were on the second level...not the same as the stage level. hence, any hope of dashing forward for a handshake was totally dashed. i decided to just sit there and enjoy her singing peacefully.

but all my worry of not getting her hand was for nothing. hahaha....they had no handshake session!! woohoo!!! maybe it was to prevent her from getting any germs transmitted to prevent her from getting sick. she wasn't feeling well the previous night and luckily she had recovered to give a better show singing wise. her voice was clearer and more articulate and yeah, it was simply better.

before the show began. the piece of cloth was let down as soon as the concert started.

she was facing my side in this segment. the previous night, i could only see her back.

mc yan in blue.

2 guests that night, ekin cheng and erik kwok who collaborated with sammi in the movie feel 100%. they sang ask me. erik was sooo funny and his voice was soo cartoonish. like andy lau, ekin cheng sang his song when sammi went for a costume change and ran around the stage shaking fans' hands.

the sandwich hug.

i did not get to see all the light works the previous day. so it was a bonus that night.

our night ended at around midnight after we waited for sammi to come out of the stadium and got into her car. joey yung was there too and she came out before sammi. her fans were waiting and shouting for her. she was friendly and nice to her fans.
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OMG, i can't wait to see tonight's show photos!!!! the guest is going to be leon lai!!!! yesterday was jacky cheung and gigi. waaaa...leon lai!!! i wanna see!!!!