Friday, May 15, 2009

HK 2009 - Day 3 - 牛记 & "Dessert"

Later at night, we came to 牛记.
Famous restaurant for some signature dishes we ordered.
Then we had "dessert".
Never know that I can actually swallowed, and walked away without throwing out *GENG!!!*



牛记


牛记 contact and directions


Yummy chicken


Yummy deep fried squid


Yummy toufu


Yummy chinese kale (芥兰)


Yummy lala


Signature dish 豉油王大虾 - too tasty that I finished a prawn
(U know I allergy to prawns right?)


Give you the idea how they cut vege (almost all restaurant)


OK, here comes our dessert.
After dinner, we were walking back to MTR station.
And also trying to figure where to go next, whether 女子街 or back hostel sleep.
Then suddenly we saw something interesting.
No one dare to make the first move, so we have to "la la li la tam pong" by the street, deciding who to go and buy.
@$*&%$*@!*&$&#*&%.... think they set me up one lor...
So mar have to go and purchase a bowl of.....


Can you tell? Looks yummy right?


Now u know?? 蛇王兄 (Lady boss in pic, wearing blue)


Alex trying snake soup (蛇羹)


The largest piece, yiaks....


Actually not as bad as I imagined.
Taste quite nice actually - dried orange peel, ginger, mushroom...and snake, haha... 
Snake soup known for keeping our body warm and purifying blood.
Usually business will be better during cold weather (lady boss told us).

After the special dessert, then we got something for second round at hostel :D
Had great time drinking beer, having fun and snapping photos.


Our second round


Before


After

Thursday, May 14, 2009

HK 2009 - Day 3 - Wong Tai Sin (黄大仙)

Day 3...
Covering only Wong Tai Sin (黄大仙) and Chi Lin Nunnery (志莲净苑).
Also a nice restaurant that I will go into detail in next post :)
Not forgetting "something" that I never knew I would try.

But hor... there was some renovation work going on in Wong Tai Sin, so din have chance to visit the main temple.
Probably you'll be surprised how crowded it is, really "people mountain people sea" orh.

Dun talk so much and straight go to photos lah...


沾仔记 in Jordan, must try the super extra large shui kow


3 prawns in each shui kow leh


CNY coming...


Wong Tai Sin station


CNY deco outside Wong Tai Sin station


Stalls outside Wong Tai Sin temple


Not allowed to bring in and burn, so only pay respect outside


Alex in da temple


Crowded leh? Actually not allowed to take photo.
I heard someone shouting "bu yao pai ciao", wonder why is it "ciao"


How many goats do u see here?
(Answer is 8)


Act cool


Group photo


Group photo


Mar lat lou watching from far (S.Yeow actually, haha...)


Fortune teller and palm reading (see Anita Yuen's photo?)


Chi Lin Nunnery (志莲净苑)


Very clean and well maintained


Nice...


观音殿


大雄殿


药师殿


So gawd damn hot leh...
Think the little girl was scared of all these weird uncles and aunties :p


Braille plan in MTR station


----- To Be Continued -----