Hong Kong 2014

We flew to Hong Kong last November of 2014. Spent two days in Hong Kong then traveled by land to ShenZhen, China where we spent overnight.

At the airport....

On our way to our hotel...

very light traffic!

Most of the buildings are actually residential!

For our first day in Hong Kong, we don't have anything on our itinerary so we have the whole day to ourselves! We just explored the area....there was a local market near our hotel, it was like a Greenhills or St. Francis haha! Then there was also a mall nearby but it's also like St. Francis Square. More more tyangge. 

The next day.....

First off: Victoria Harbour

 

Then we went to TSL Jewellery

We also took the boat ride in Aberdeen Harbour. During the boat ride, one part of the harbour is where the Aberdeen Boat Club stays. So.......bonggang bonggang mga yate!

eto na mga yate!!!

then the Jumbo Floating restaurant...

But there's another part of the harbour where you'll see these.... similar to informal settlers in land.

Then the Happiest place on earth....daw. HAHA! Naimbyerna ako ang daming tao ang hirap mag-enjoy!!!

Family Pic with Mickey!!!!!

Right after Disneyland, byahe na agad kami papuntang Shenzhen, China! Hinatid kami ng tour bus namin sa train station then from there, mga 10 stations pa going to China. Mala-Recto-Santolan lang ang peg. China na. hahaha! But of course hindi ganun kadali since may immigration and all pa, more more pila ang eksena bago matatakan ang passport!

We arrived in our hotel around 10-ish pm. Wala pa kaming dinner kasi we left Disneyland by 7pm tapos dire-diretso na yung byahe since ung train ay nakaschedule! Bongga.

We bought dinner na lang sa convenience store nearby...

On our first and only day sa Shenzhen, our first stop: this authentic jade jewellery store. Most of the stores na pinuntahan namin, pinagbebentahan kami ng products nila after ng "tour" sa store nila. Tiba tiba talaga!


Uhm, ngayon ko lang narealize wala pala akong picture sa store na 'to. Bawal pala.

But I took a picture of their toilet!! Eto yung tinatawag na "Kung Fu toilet". Gets?!? Mapapa-squat ka ala-kung fu kung wiwiwi ka at number 2!!

Next stop is: WOW (Wonders of the World), Parang miniature version ng mga wonders of the world. Although hindi kasama sa package namin ang entrance fee kaya nasa labas lang kami. Pero from there nakita naman namin yung Eiffel Tower, Columns, Pyramid, etc. Mas bongga kung makakapasok pero mahal! Next time na lang! hahaha!

May picture na po ako sa Eiffel tower hihihihi

Then we tried this short/cute train ride along the area lang naman. So parang ung vicinity ng WOW and Happy Valley ma-sa-sight niyo...

Then we had lunch here... Also our final stop for the day. Agad agad.

We left China and went straight ahead to immigration going back to Hong Kong. We were picked up by our tour bus and traveled around an hour going to the airport. Susme! Nasa airport na kami ng mga 3pm then ang flight namin 10pm pa. Kaloka!! Well kasi yung iba namin kasamahan 5pm ang flight kaya early bird ang peg.

Anyway, that's it for our Hong Kong - Shenzhen trip! Maybe next time if given the opportunity I would like to explore more of Hong Kong, particularly dun sa area na famous for their shopping! Hihihihi

Confused.

I actually wrote this early September of 2014. I never published 'cause this was just my way of coping with stress and all other emotions. But this 2015, I wanted to be more active on this blog of mine. I used to post photo-diary of events or travel I've been to; but from now on, I'll include narratives like this one.

I know my last post (which was last May of 2014) is about our beach trip in Sariaya, Quezon with my family plus one. I know this next post would be an extreme transition in terms of mood and content but oh well, I don't have anything right now to say. I think I just needed to post this.

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Don't make me pretend to be someone who I am not.

This is who I am. I know we're totally opposite, well, not totally, but opposite yes. So don't make me someone like you. I'm not pushing you to be someone like me because I know, right from the start, that's who you are. And I don't want you to change just because I want to--I want you to change because you want to.

I don't know what happened to us. Sometimes....a lot of times, I feel like asking you for space. Space and time apart. Sometimes I feel like this is going nowhere. That I'm just staying because of our families. Because of the friends we have. Sometimes I feel that those precious moments when we're okay are very superficial moments. Sometimes.....a lot of times, I don't know what I'd do to you; but there also times when I don't know what I would do without you.

Life is a big contradiction. You are born to die. You inhale to exhale. You love to get hurt. 

But this...

I used to be very in love with you. Don't get me wrong--I am still very in love with you. However, of course a lot of things happened. We're fighting almost as much as we're not fighting. It gets really frustrating. I'm losing that energy of keeping up with you. I just want to let it flow and I'll go with the flow. I just want you to tell me what needs to be done and then I'll do it. But no. You won't tell me. You'll tell me to think about it. Damn it. I'm tired. Why can't we be just like when we started... We were so happy. I mean, HAPPY! But now, we are going through a lot. We have a lot of issues. We have a lot of unresolved conflicts. My love for you does not fade. But my abhorrence for you is there. I don't know how it happened. I don't know what transpired between us.

And now I am confused...

Sariaya

After 246810 years....... finally we've been to a beach! 

Mar Del Sol -- as the resort is named. Located somewhere in Sariaya, Quezon Province. Situated among rows of beach resorts. 

However I try to describe where it is located, basta malayo! hahaha! Dulo! Pero okay to! Di man kasing puti ng buhangin sa Boracay; di man kasing sosyal ng El Nido; wala man itong party-party-cheverloo na tulad ng sa Boracay, sapat na to para sa madaliang pagtakas sa siyudad.

Kasama ang aking pamilya at ilang mga kamag-anak sa mother side, plus si D. Well spent labor weekend!

ang laki!

low tide

some hut

making fun of baby raquel :)

wagas ang tawa ko aba

hidden 3-ft pool for the kids!

how's your summer?