Wednesday, September 8, 2010

HK 2010 Day 2: Wong Tai Sin Temple/Causeway Bay/Elements/Toilet Bowl Restaurant

Breakfast was at Tsui Wah Restaurant which is famous for their 鱼蛋粉 but they don't serve it before 10am, so we had to give it a miss since we have no extra time to spare.

We decided to visit Wong Tai Sin temple this time. Larling told me that this is the temple whereby in some HK shows, those ppl would throw their wishes tied to oranges up a huge wishing tree. But we can't seem to find the tree.



Since larling wore yellow that day, so I made him take a photo with the yellow pillar at the mtr.
So cute. haha

The main entrance..
But I don't see any 'WONG TAI SIN' signage, so we kept wondering if we went to the right temple. lol. But couldnt be wrong since it's the only huge temple that we see once we step out of the MTR.





It's so wierd praying for a divination lot while the altar is still undergoing upgrading works.



Zen






















We donated HKD 10 voluntarily to enter this portion of the temple.
Voluntarily bcos there's no one watching and you can actually just walk in without paying the money at all.






"我送你离开千里之外你无声黑白
沉默年代或许不该太遥远的相爱
我送你离开天涯之外你是否还在
琴声何来生死难猜用一生去等待"






After a very brief tour and being bitten by many commando-mosquitoes, we left the temple and headed to Causeway Bay. We first shopped around at upmarket SOGO but realised it was way too artas for our liking. Simple apparels can ridiculously go up to hundred bucks.. no wonder it closed shop in sg. So we went over to Times Square for better shopping.


Tea-break at Agnes B cafe. Last year we wanted to give it a try but we didn't have the time, so this time, we cannot miss it again!


Larling said this cafe was featured in Leo Ku's MTV - 劲歌金曲2 - 情歌王



Their drinks and desserts are closely priced to that of Starbucks. But I'll definitely choose Agnes B. Someone please bring their franchise to sg!

Chocolate praline cake. Very nice.



Elements @ Kowloon was next.
A zhnged SLK placed in the middle of Elements. If this car is ever driven out, it has to be guarded, if not all its crystals will be stripped off

We took a rest after walking long and round the huge Elements mall. It's named Elements bcos the mall is divided into 5 sections - 金, 木, 水, 火, 土. A map is really needed to locate the store that you're looking for.




Little Prince!




Back to hotel to put our stuff and have a rest before heading down to dinner.
When we got back to our room, everything was prettily put in order by housekeeping. Love their service.


The rainshower I was referring to.




Enjoying the sunset right before our eyes


And larling fell asleep


Dinner was at toilet-themed restaurant right opposite our hotel. It's a franchise from Taiwan; last time my bro brought back a urinal-waterbottle for me from taiwan, but HK's franchise doesn't sell any souvenirs. Their food wasn't that fantastic, but it's something new to sit on toilet bowls while eating, and drink from urinal-like cups





"Can I wash my face with the huge sink?"


Warning for ppl who can't resist to shit whenever they sit on toilet bowls.


Honey milk tea in toiletbowl-shaped mug



Even their lamps are shaped like shit



Baked rice having a good soak in bathtub















We ended the night with a stroll at 女人街. Cheap iPhone casings are everywhere. And I bought 4 of them, which 3 was for my bro.. should have gotten more. We bought HK dramas too.. cheap with good quality. Again, should have bought more but luckily I didn't bcos my small luggage was exploding during my last day. I even had to borrow space from larling's luggage. Should have brought my huge samsonite luggie..
Next post.. MACAU!!

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