When work gets boring...

Time to get a little cheeky...
=P

Haven't been blogging for ages!!
Don't blame me!
*Points at tiger Bank*

Work has been pretty crazy with the launch of RI Value.
If any of you are interested (and happen to have our Card >_<), you may visit the site
Oh... you can catch our new ad that's coming on your screens tomorrow, Friday~
Spent the whole afternoon filming the commercial the other day and left the location feeling like a dirty, sticky lil rat... >_<
But! Something interesting, for a change huh?

Whatever it is, slogged my guts out for this campaign.. Hope nothing screws up!
*keeping fingers crossed*

Enough of work, I'm looking forward to the long weekend ahead!
Monday's off! But seems NB is pretty bz huh?
:(
Shall have to find my programme this Sat...
Well, beside going for a studio recording...
*Yawns* :(

I wanna go overseas!! :(

Had a splendid 6th Anni Celebration with my dearest just yesterday!


Setting off for our lovely dinner =)


Had our fill at Ichiban Boshi... *slurps*


Yummy lobster salad sushi, sushi with dory fish and soft shell crab...


The mains...
NB's favourite unagi and I love my salmon chirashi!


Our set... Good variety!



*burps*
One of our sushi dish ordered did not come so we canceled the order...
NB was too full to even finish off the last piece of maki...
Hurhur...

Just before Midnight, surprised my NB with a little cake for the occasion.


Love :)

Thanks NB for the gift even though we've previous made a pact not to splurge after the HK trip...

Am really touched by the long note you've written for me and the quote which I found especially meaningful. (}) I will treasure it!

I know the next couple of years (3 in fact) will be a tough journey but not matter what, you know who will be there for you :)
Cliche but I mean it :)

LMHK!

Happy 6th Anniversary to my precious Nauti Boy!

It's been a great 6 years with my NB and I really treasure this wonderful relationship :)
Next year is our 7th!
Well, I'm sure we will not be victims of the 7th year itch ya?

Plenty more years ahead!
Keke!!
Lets jia you together!
Hugs!

LMHK!
You know what those means :D

Day 6 - Macau

We are closer to reality now that it's the last day of our trip :(
Sobs.

After our satisfying breakie, we went to explore the place again...
And of course, to board the famous Gondola ride =)


Meet Vito, our Gondola singer...
Nice and powerful vocals I must say...
He shared with us how he and his fellow colleagues came over to the resort from the original Sands resort...
We too, shared with him how the construction of Singapore's Marina Bay Sands is coming along...
Interesting fella.


The view on board.


Us, having a relaxing ride...




Seems real? No?

Vito doing his thing...
Performing a serenade for us... LOL
Though we didn't understand what he was singing, we swayed to the melody...
Nice indeed!


Love~


Docking :(

This sort of wraps up our stay in Venetian...
Sob...


That's us at our luggage holding area...
Left the luggage there so we can walk around freely after checking out!

The main lobby and where we waited for the shuttle bus to bring us away =(



Bye Venetian...
Will we meet again?

Macau's airport is damn deserted la...


Checking in our luggage...


The waiting area...


Onboard our flight back to home sweet home...
Marks the end our our 6D5N Macau-HongKong trip.

Conclusion:
It was a lovely experience for me, especially going overseas with my precious for the first time :)
Despite the fatigue and aching feet, I must say I've enjoyed every bit of the trip.
My favourite companion =)

To NB: Thanks my love for the memorable trip.
Appreciate the care & concern over the 6 days.
Keeping this wonderful experience in my heart always =D

Finally got a 2009 resolution accomplished!

Have been dragging for too long...

And on 9 April, I've got it!

Though not a complete Motor 3 license...
3A should suffice =)

Thanks to my dearest NB, family members, colleagues, friends who have encouraged, wished me luck and suan congratulated me.
And no, it's not a KOPI license!!

Care for a ride?

It was our last day in Hong Kong :(
Since we are catching the afternoon ferry to Macau, we took a walk around Mongkok after our breakie...


Us, on the bridge that leads to Hua Yuan Jie...

Too bad most of the shops were not opened yet!
Couldn't even get my hands on the packet noodles for the last time!
*sulk*


This is the ticketing counter where we got our ferry tix...
Damn ulu la... Didn't expect Cotai Jet's counter to look like this?
Looks like some cheapskate TOTO counter?

Bah! Anyway, I think our ride is the 12noon one??


No one to send us off? LOL


On board and praying for a giddy-free ride!

Looking neat and clean... Hur hur~


Cotai Jet...
Much better than First Ferry...
At least, we didn't leave the ferry feeling nauseous...
We managed to take a short one hour nap!



Hi again, Venetian! =D

Hotel's West Lobby where all the shuttle buses park.


Arrived! Again~ :)


Doorway...


Lots of people at the lobby but it soon cleared up!

Ta dah!


The lady checking in for us...


Check in time: 1:50pm


Woohoo... Time for our luxurious stay in this 5/6 stars resort =)

Making our way to the suites~


We are the South Guests!
(Stayed at the south wing of the hotel suites that is...)


Our passports and door cards.


Love the grandiose feel and extravagant decor of the place...



I am impressed just looking at how long the walkways are, seems endless...


Our room on the 15th floor...

Lo and Behold...




First glimpse of our spacious 755 sq ft, Royale suite =)


The sunken living room


Our cosy King sized canopy draped bed!
Many many pillows :)

You can actually make a request to save the earth by not changing your bed linen... LOL
Guess this move can also save them lots of water as well...


The living room... Probably the same size as my home's


Portrait of actual Venice...
I see similarities!
Am quite amazed at how similar Venetian is replicating the actual place...

Print, Fax, Scanner...
No laptops, can't use...
Anyway, need to pay la... So no point... =P

The lavish and humongous bathroom ;)

Venetian has the world best mirror!!


This mirror magnifies the smallest pore (like a zillion times?) so you can squeeze your blackheads etc etc...
Wahahah... sounds disgusting but this is really good!!
Got extra lighting some more!
Simly Fabulous... Keke...


Own dressing table.

A fellow colleague who stayed in Venetian as well said the toilet felt eerie because of the colonial decor...
She added that the dressing table made it even more creepy...
LOL... thank goodness it didn't cross my mind at the time...
Enjoyed the stay there =)

The toilet bowl... LOL
Hey, you can chat with other people while doing your business...


Toiletries and Vidal Sassoon hair dryer...


Our bathing robe~

Ok, this is just a sneak peak...
More of the room later!

Quickly unloaded our stuff and went out to explore Macau...


Our lift lobby...
This is where NB met those "woman" =(

Took Public transport to Senado Sq...
Their public buses are very helpful...
There are announcements made at each stop which tells you the name of the place and tourist sites around the vicinity...

Welcome to Senado Square.


Nice architecture!


Love the Mediterranean tiled flooring!
Wavy wavy~

Macau Macau!


Don't you just love the pretty buildings?

Ruins of St Paul.
Originally, Cathedral of St Paul


Its really amazing how this facade miraculously survived the fire in 1835...


So pretty~
I mean the background la... aiya... me too la...
wahahahahha


Taking a closer look...

We went up the stairs for a even closer look at the facade.
Damn, read up on wikipedia that it's a custom to throw coins (as above) for luck~
We didn't throw loh... #$!@#~!


Check out the spaceship lookalike building in the background...
I'm amazed at how it was constructed...
It's a hotel by the way...
There's really LOTS of hotel in Macau cum casinos!
All shapes and sizes


This is the street leading up to Ruins of St Paul...
Lots of touting!
These shops competing to sell you what Macau's famous for...
Almond cookies!!
Love!!
Anyway, everyone was given almond cookie samples, egg roll with pork floss and there were these people who cut strips of Bak Kua on the spot with a scissors and distribute to everyone who walked pass.
We didn't have our lunch but had our fill from eating these samples...
For your info, these samples are not pieces chopped up into pathetically tiny bits and offered to customers... Their samples are huge whole pieces of cookies!
And er... even bigger than those prepacked pieces that we bought home =/
No choice la, freshly made ones are for sampling, we can only buy prepacked ones
Nevertheless, the had pretty fierce competition but its good for consumers :P
Nv tried almond cookies that came out straight from the oven before and I simply dig it!! :)


It's pure coincidence that the plastic bag says "da san ba" k?
Our huge loot!


The night scene of Macau Island...
Much brighter and prettier than the photo, of course...
Well, the whole place is lit up by lights coming from thousands of casinos...
They should organise more earth hours man...
Too environmentally unfriendly...

Back at our cosy suite!


Night view of our room...
LOL!

take more pictures in the room = more memories = money well spent = happy NB = happy NG = happy holiday = more holidays = YAY!

We wanted to go for a dip in the pool but alas, it was closed by the time we made our way there... =(


So, we went to check out other hotel facilities.


To the GYM!

Complimentary drink and usage of towels with spanking clean toilets..
I would hit the gym everyday if it's built like that in my residence!!


If you look closer, you can see somebody in the background..
Yes, they hire gym instructors to guide you while you slog your guts out on these machines...
Cool hor!!!

Too bad my feet was still aching from the tiresome walks and I had no proper gym wear...
Else, I will definitely go for a workout there...
Bah!

Love the chandelier in the lift!!
=)

High Class Foodcourt...
LOL...
Takoyaki balls cost 35HKD...
Siao...


Row Row Row your boat...
Gently down Venetian...
lalalala
Ok ignore me...


We are fascinated by the decor..


From day...

to night...


Us, with the human statue...
LOL...
Some people actually threw money at the platform...
I thought it seemed quite rude?
Your view?


NB wanted just wanted to take pic of this but I had to pop in...
=P

See the effort made into the construction of this hotel?
Remarkable!


Big Big Big!!


It's not everyday that I can appear small ok?

The casino resides just a storey below us


Big Money Big Money...
Nah, we didn't play cuz the bets were too big... :(

Hotel's main lobby...
Too bad we didn't check in here...
We checked in at the small West side lobby... :(
This looks so grand and pretty!!
The colour is so sweet loh!


Even the ceiling was a piece of art...

Us, with whatever this statue is...

Enough of the interior, we decided to take a stroll outside...


They should just make these doors automatic...
Very heavy leh...
Had trouble pulling in our luggage on the first day... =/

Venetian's night view


Us, with the big screen...
Macau - Taipa Island seems to be lit up by Venetian.


The hotel looks really magnificent behind us...

Wanna stay here?

Us, with the grand resort as the background...



Spent some time walking around the hotel's vicinity...
How often do you find a hotel big enough for you to take a few hours walking around the vicinity and checking out the interior architecture?

Love~



The external water feature... where you can take a Gondola ride too!


A site under construction, just across Venetian...
Looks like a massive project...
Guess it will surpass Venetian to be Macau's largest hotel?
Damn...
It's scary how fast these places are developing...


And that (1st pic) is the entrance to the casino...
And lots of pics of ceilings huh?
haha...
Cuz they are all beautifully painted...
Must show more appreciation ma!

Went back to the suite after exploring the hotel...


Wore our couple slippers! =)


More shots of our suite... hahahaha
Was damn tired from the walking and sight-seeing that I hit the sacks once we went back...
Too much things to see, too many colours, too overwhelmed...

You?
Overwhelmed yet?
=)

to be continued...

Day 4 - Central, Causeway Bay



Think one thing that NB misses is having free internet kiosk at MTR stations.
For those who need to surf on the go...


Busy Hongkongers...

Making our way to Wellington St for breakie!



Market place...
It's weird how these market areas are built on slopes...
Really strenuous to lug bags of groceries up these steep slopes...

The hot dog bar where egoistic sushi maker of 酒店風雲 appeared...
LOL



NB on the world longest outdoor escalator...

Walked around before we decided to board a tram to Causeway Bay...

Each ride cost HKD2 only! SGD$0.40!
Nice :)
Cheap thrill la



Up the stairs to the upper deck..
Check out the old school seats...
Keke


Arrived at Causeway Bay!
But didn' t manage to get anything...
Kind of like a wasted trip... =/

Made our way back to Mongkok via MTR




Another form of advertising in HK...
LCD TVs inside the tunnels...
Hmm...
Ok, this is random...

Returned to Ladies Street for more last minute shopping...


Argly Street...
Anyone knows how to do you pronounce "Argly"
*shrugs*


Us, on the streets of Mongkok

Did I mentioned we had a switch of room?
To a bigger one (due to some complication when we booked our rooms)

Nevertheless, it was a much spacious room and it overlooks the street...


Located just across HSBC...


NB unpacking his stuff



Clean Clean toilet! :)


Just across our hotel room, we saw this Singapore Restaurant...
Wonder which "patriotic" Singaporean opened this "星"加坡 restaurant...

to be continued...

Ok, day 3 is a shopping day...

Thus, no scenic shots or extraordinary encounters...
Bah~

Just a showcase of everyday Hong Kong!




Nathan Road and streets/buildings of Mongkok... =)


Went over to Tsim Sha Tsui...
Granville Road to check out the outlet stores and NB found this bridge!




Saw this place in 酒店風雲
Wahaha...
The place where the fishmonger girl's BF surprised her by getting all the passerby to hold on to a radio each and blast the couple's love song...
Remember remember??

Wahaha... I'm sounding like some HK serial fangirl.. LOL

And last but not least...


A random KFC coupon...
Lol...

to be continued...

After a good night's rest, we made our way to another part of HK, Lantau Island.

Took the train to Tung Chung...

That's when I thought "Hey! We should alight at Sunny Bay and I'll bring NB for a ride on Disney train!"
Since there's no need to pay extra, we quickly dropped and transferred to the Disney Train!

Ta Dah!!


My favourite train!!

Disney MTR train...

Japan's one isn't even this pretty!

I was here 3 years back!


How nostalgic...


Us with the mickey heads
Waited for a few trains to come and go before we got this shot...
Too many ppl alighting...


Then, we decided to leave...
Not much peeps on board cuz it's still early!

Simply dig the comfy seats!!


Pretty pretty bronze statues =D
Damn sweet... Didn't manage to take pic with Tinkerbell :(

We like the train =)

Moving on, we went over to Tung Chung for our cable car ride!


Going up to the Cable Car Station


And we thought...
Hey... No much people what...


Boy were we wrong...
There was a huge crowd...
Guess it can't be helped since we went on a Saturday...

Our Tickets and the board... LOL



No 45...
We saw and took pics of a lot of numbers in HK...
Didn't try buying TOTO though...
=X

High and above...

Our View from up above...
It's really pretty scary to be traveling above water...
Especially when the cabin sways to the direction of the howling wind.

Hong Kong Internation Airport


Check out the trail...
I can't imagine how those hikers manage their way up...
It's really IMPOSSIBLE loh!!


Approaching out destination~
Check out the blurred Buddha (Caused by the cable car's dirty window)

Ngong Ping Village...
This place was still under construction the last time I came...
Now, it has became one of the main tourist area...


NB met his good friend!
Guess wad, just as we left, this cow's ding dong ahem ahem la!
Wah lao...
Luckily didnt kena sore eyes!


Buddha buddha!

View from above~

The wind was damn strong...
The only good thing my fats ever did for me is to keep me for being blown away...


Proceed to the monastery for our lunch..


and had a stroll to the wisdom path...

I think this is where they like to film those olden days martial arts show...


Looks familiar right??


Bo luo bo luo mi!!!



I thought this was a place where people come to seek for wisdom.. LOL
This place, as I read, is a dedication to the Heart Sutra (The Perfection of the Wisdom of the Buddha)
This, a prayer, very much regarded by Taoist and Buddhists alike.
Interestingly, the bamboo tiles are placed in a shape of the number "8" which means "infinity"

I actually like this place...
Unexplainable sense of serenity...
Reminds me of those scenic views when traveling around China...


Back to where we came from...

Bus 23 from Tung Chung to Ngong Ping and back~
Figured it's a more cost effective and time saving way to take cable up and bus back to the bottom - Tung Chung :)

Those who've been to HK would have learnt about City Gate Shopping Centre (with all the outlet stores)
We didn't wanna give this a miss and thus, we spent the remaining of the afternoon shopping.
:)
And then, we were back to HK Island, Central.


The lights of Hong Kong...
Lovely huh?


Taking the open top bus to the Peak Tram station


There were tons of people :(
The queue was so long, it ended at the roadside.
So NB decided to give this a miss...
Kindna wasted as I thought NB could have tried the tram going 45degs... (damn steep la!)
Better luck next time! (if ever)

Took the public back...


Made our way to the bright and dazzling Lan Kwai Fong~

Eh.. ok la.. not exactly dazzling.. LOL
Not much people around... Not late enough?

Remember? We had our dinner at Wellington Street...
Showed NB the typical HK Serial stairways...
:)

After dinner, returned to our hotel~


The damn eerie looking lift...
Adding to the "eerie" feel...
We are at the ground floor but there's no "up" button...
Well, the logic behind the "down" button is that by pressing that button, you want the lift to literally come down...
Hmmm =/


Us, in the tiny, squeezy lift


Check out the old school buttons
If you take a closer look...
There's no buttons to open and close the door...
LOL
NB and I got separated on our 1st day cuz of this door!!
NB went in first but could hold the door cuz there's no button!
And I was stranded on the eerie first floor... (you know how creepy HK building's interior looks)
Still, it was quite an experience!
Didn't have any problem after that though :)

And so...
Our 2nd day ended, looking forward to the next day! :)

To be continued...