the hongkong trip was great! it was a week of shopping and sight seeing! even if i wanted to skip the sight seeing cause ive seen hongkongfor a couple of times already, i still had to go with my family because it was katkat and tito bobets kids' first time there. anyway the shopping was great! got new clothes for myself! yay! and i went shopping for alvin as well. anyway i had fun because i got to spend time with my family and hongkong has really been one of my favorite cities. anyway here how the 8 day trip went..

day 1:
papa jun and lola terry brought us to the airport. when we got there we met up with tito bobet's family. then we went inside the airport and proceeded to the check in counter. fortunately the line was short and we didnt have to wait for a long time. as soon as we were checked in, we went to the immigration already. the waiting time was pretty fast. no hassles unlike before. as soon as all the airport processes were done, we had a light snack at the airport bar. we just waited in the waiting area. i on the other hand called alvin for the last time. i wanted to talk to him before i left because idd calls are expensive. heheh anyway i was talking with him until the crew asked everyone to turn off their phones for take off. the plane ride was pretty fast we got to hk 10 minutes earlier than our expected time of arrival.

after touch down, we went through immigration again, tok our luggages and then we tok the airport bus going to discovery bay where tita mean's flat is located. discvery bay is super nice. it's really and quiet. carsare not allowed in the community. only authroized buses and golf cars are allowed. anyway when we got tita mean's unit, i prepred dinner na for everyone while they were fixing their things. we ate dinner and rested for the rest of the night for the long week taht was ahead of us.

day 2:
woke up early because mama and i cooked breakfast. as soon as everyone finished eating breakfast and dressing up, we went to the community chapel to hear mass. there were lots of filipinos in the community. the priest was even a filipino. he even kept n saying noh during his homily. anyway, the chir was also made up of filipinos. after the mass we took the bus to tung chung.

when we got to tung chung, we got our octopus cards loaded and we had lunch at the mall. as soon as we finsihed eating we went to the ngong ping skyrail terminal. ngong ping is one of hong kong's newest attractions. we had to ride the skyrail (cable car) to be able to get to the ngong ping village whre in the giant buddha, temple, monastery and wisdom path is located. the cable car ride was spectacular because it has a view of the lantau island, ngong ping plateu, hk international airport, and the south china sea.

when we got to the village, we went up to the buddha, had our pictures taken, went down the village again then went to the temple and the monastery. we rode the skyrail again to go back to tung chung.

we went shopping at citigate mall where in there were lots of outlet stores. we also went grocery shopping for our week long food supply and snacks. it was almost 930 when we got home.

the kids and i cooked dinner. heheh its funny because i rarely cook here in manila. the three girls (krizia, karen and jessica) were my little assistants.

day 3:
i prepared breakfast again with mama.

we went to central, had our money changed then we wet shopping. after 2 hours of shopping we went to aberdeen to have a snack at the jumbo restaurant and to see the sampans. after that we went back to central to go to the peak. the peak is the new victoria's peak of hong kong. its higher and it has a mall. we rode the tram going us the peak. had pictures taken at the top of the tower, took pictures of the hongkong skyline and went shopping at the mall. it was fun seeing the hk skyline change colors.

after going to the peak we went back to central to do a few more shopping. after that we rode the star ferry to kowloon and from tsim we took the mtr to mongkok.

we had dinner at one of the little restos in mongkok and then off we went to shopping. we really didnt get to buy lots of things there beacuse they were expensive. the prices in greenhills and divisoria are better.hehehe we left mongkok at 1am just intime fr the last mtr trip.

we got home at db at around 130am.

day 4:
on our fourth day, tita mean went with us for she didnt have a flight. we went to tsing yi to see the tsing ma bridge. tsing ma bridge is the longest bridge in the world that carries both road and rail traffic. the design of the bridge is somewhat similar to the golden gate bridge. we just stayed there to take some pictures and check out the view. we then went to kowloon again to go shopping. this time we went to nathan road then granville. we finsihed shopping ata round 1 ama gain. we took the last train back to sunny bay then we took the bus to db.

day5:
we just went to disneyland. the place was nice. i enjoyed the golden mickey show and the parade. the rides were boring and were really for kids. no thrill. even if the rides werent great i still enjoyed. i super remembered my childhood. my disney princesses and minnie mouse! hehehe plus i loved their souvenirs! hahaha got myself a cute minni wallet a key chain and i got alvin nightmare before christmas goodies! oh i also saw ate nats (sp?) mc hardcourt's copach. she's been working in hk disney for two weeks already. there were loads of filipino performers there. one of the lead in the mickey's golden show was rallion alonzo. he used to be a celebrityhere but he didnt really make it i think. met some of the performers on our way back to sunny bay. i super love the train going to disneyland. its cute comfy and very luxurious! hehehe got home ata round 10.

when we (me, jessica, karen and krizia) still prepared dinner. the oldies (our parents) requested for shrimp in oyster sauce so i cooked one. it was my first time but it went well. everyone liked it yipee!! after eating and taking a bath everyone went to bed for another tiring shopping day.

day 6:
this day was for shopping and shopping alone. no sight seeing for the kids. heheh we first went to stanley market. there wasnt really anything to buy there so we went back to central to go shopping. after getting tired of the shops in central we went back to kowloon to shop at ocean terminal. papa and kuya enjoyed shopping there because lacoste was on sale! heheh after shopping we catched the 8pm symphony of lights show across victoria harbour. the lights on the buildings at central were pretty! after the show we went back to shopping. we had our dinner at 12am already because everyone was super busy shopping. hahah got home at 130

day7:
ocean park day. just went through all the marine aquariums, rode all the rides and watched the ocean theatre show. shamu the whale died years ago so he wasn't there to perform. its way better when shamu was still there. after the show, we just went back to ride the other rides that we havent tried and then we went back to central to shop.

when we got to central we just shopped a little and then we had dinner. after dinner we went back to tsim to continue shopping at ocean terminal and nathan road. we finsihed shopping at 12:30am. last day of shopping sicne we'll be leaving the next day.

when we got home, we were already tired but we still had to pack our things. we finfished packing at around 3 am. then we went to bed already.

day8:
did a few last minute shopping and then we went to the airport na. i just slept during the entire flight because i was super exhausted from the trip already. when we got home i just fixed my things then i went to bed na. i slept at 5 in the afternoon and i woke up at 8:30 the next morning! hehehe its the first time that i slept for that long!!!

as a whole i super enjoyed the hk trip. i had fun with my family. there were lots of funny moments that id never forget. teehee cant wait for bangkok!!!