Mak Yu offered to be my tour guide, which was much appreciated so i didn't need to use my brain or try to communicate with people. :P at the line for the tram to the peak, we noticed that we were the only Chinese (Asian) people in line. yup... a sure sign of a tourist attraction. or maybe it was just 'cause we were there in the middle of a work day.
up at the top we went through the various levels of the building they had to see what shops they had, etc. Anna's friend Rob had mentioned there was an EA (Electronic Arts) setup to let people play games, but he had not described how awesome it was! (he had just said he couldn't believe his brother wanted to play video games at the top of the peak--but seriously, who wouldn't?!) Mak Yu and i played a game of Fight Night Round 3 and then NBA Homecourt (on xbox360 kiosks) before continuing on with more cultured events.
the view from the peak was quite breathtaking. it was a nice and clear (and too hot) day. after walking around the shops some more and grabbing a bite to eat, we took a bus down to central to take the ferry across to Tsim Sha Tsui (TST).
In TST, we walked the Avenue of the Stars, kind of like Hollywood's walk of fame. At first most of the names were totally foreign to me, but then i saw some familiar names: Jackie Chan, Bruce Lee, Bridgette Lin, Andy Lau, Stephen Chow, Tony Leung, Maggie Cheung, Jet Li, Raymond Chow, etc.. Also saw the big Bruce Lee statue that they have. By this point we were sweating pretty good and decided to get some refreshments so went to get (you guessed it Eric!) Hui Lau Shan.
At Hui Lau Shan, i was kind of disappointed in the mango/strawberry/jelly drink i got. Perhaps i've finally overdone the mango stuff? Or perhaps it was the strawberries that counteracted the goodness of mangoes? I will have to try again later this week to see which is the case. :)
After Hui Lau Shan we went to the IWTA office to meet up with Sifu Robin. We got dinner at a local restaurant in Mong Kok (see photo of me with Sifu Robin below).
After dinner, we bused over to Baptist University for Sifu Robin's class. Before class started, i had the chance to do some goh sau with Sifu Robin. Since attendance in class was lower than usual, we also had some time during class to train now and then. It was extremely helpful for me since Sifu Robin is very skillful and well-trained. He's helping me become more aggressive and improve my "offense." i also had the chance to do some chi sau and goh sau with one of his students, James.
i'm not very dead tired from constantly sleeping too late. i think i'll take it easy tomorrow and rest up a bit, and maybe go out later. we shall see. 'til next time!
3 comments:
Glad you went to the Peak! The wetaher looked ok from the photo. I think I went up there 8 times during my 3 years in HK from 2001 as every friend who came to visit, I had to take them up. That tram hurts your back if you sit on it for too long!
Have you tried walking along the seafront at night towards the Ave of Stars on the Kowloon side after you get off at TST star ferry? Thats' actually quite fun....The view of all the lights on the buildigs etc on the HK side from TST is quite breath taking. I took Chung to do this in April when we were both there at the same time!
I can't believe you are going to Hui Lau San so much la.......
yeah, I thought EA thing was a bit much. but guess who i thought about when i saw it? yup.
Eric--
the weather was actually quite clear!
i'll need to try TST at night next time i'm in HK.
Christopher--
ha. yeah, the EA thing was pretty ridiculous. aw. you thought of moi! how sweet. i thought of me too when i saw it. :)
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