February 26, 2009

Hong Kong Day 2

A view of our hotel room. Getting ready to go out!

My signature pose with mingster's ugly Stash x Nike Air Max 95, haha.

Our hotel location: Yau Ma Tei

The 3 Musketeers

On the way to Sheung Wan to eat the super famous Wanton Mee!

Here we are!
The menu. Actually the pricing are not that cheap for such a small portion of mee, but after tasting it, we find that it's so worth it! It's really very yummy, the wanton is so crunchy and the soup is so sweet and tasty.
超级无敌好吃的云吞!
也是超好吃的水饺!
Mingster was so happy that he found a paint stain on the streets that's in the exact same shade of blue as his Stash Air Max 95, crazy ass.
These are small stalls that will be opened during the night.
H&M. Basically to me it's just another Topshop. The pricing is not really that cheap, but the people there were crazily shopping and putting so many items into their baskets as though the items were 3 for $10.
Spent like almost 45mins in deciding whether to buy this blazer that im wearing in the above pic! I like the cut and fit alot but it cost SG$80 and I'm afraid that I might just wear it like a few times and then dump it in my cupboard, so after some careful thoughts I decided not to get it. But it really looks kinda nice hor, haha.
Photos. Photos. Photos!
On our way climbing up the steep slope of Gough Street to search for the 九记牛腩面 (Kau Kee Beef Brisket Noodles). The slope is 1:70! But mingster says it's no match with the one in San Francisco.
We found it! But guess what, the bloody shop is closed on Sundays!! Wat the hell~
So, we have to come back again the next day.
Next stop, Stussy HK Chapter store!
Stopped for desserts 龟苓膏 + mingster's favourite 杏仁糊 (almond paste). (It's gross for me!)
Mingster and I learnt something new from our stop by this dessert store! 龟苓膏 is actually made from grilling the tortoises' shells and then grinding them into ashes! So we are actually killing poor tortoises by wanting their shells! Mingster is so traumatised by this fact which was the reason why he didn't order one for himself. Being an animal lover, he also swore never to eat 龟苓膏 again.
大发现! The famous 烧腊店that's recommended by the well known 美食家(forgot his name, haha) and many celebrities as well. We simply stumbled across this shop! Lucky us!
烧味双拼 = 烧鸭 + 烧肉
Though it looks kinda oily, but it's so tender and juicy! It's not very salty and with the mustard dip provided, it's OMG! I miss it so damn much!
We bought a pair of Converse shoes for mummy! She hearts it.
Ta-dah! Our ultimate destination :- Stussy Hong Kong Chapter store! Mingster was so happy to be visiting an actual Stussy Chapter store for the first time! And all the stuffs inside thrilled him. His biggest excitement :- the Stussy x Neighbourhood x Nike "Boneyards" Terminator was still available for sale there! He had been wanting to get the all black version, and it was right there! The all black Terminator is really nice and the price is such a steal! Retail price with a 20% discount! Mingster simply grinned from ear to ear, haha. We also browsed around for tees, and managed to find a few we liked. We learnt from the 2 salespersons that the 20% discount applied storewide, and we got so happy. I bought two tees, one of which was a super nice Stussy x Delta collaboration piece, and Mingster bought a past season's limited edition Stussy x record store Turntable Labs piece which he missed out that time and he simply couldn't let it go once again. There were quite a few pieces which Mingster wanted to get actually, but he decided to get only the shoe and one tee in order not to overspend, haha.
Btw, the 2 sales guys working there were super funny, they are probably around 16, 17 yrs old and they just anyhow gave us discounts, haha. All togther they gave us a discount totalling SG$120+! That's like damn alot lo!
The super old 重庆森林大厦 (Chungking Mansions), the location where the film "Chungking Express" was filmed at.
Mingster taking a shot at the entrance to DFS Galleria HK.
Silvercord. A youth mall, sort of like our very own Far East Plaza, where lotsa streetwear brands have their shops. We were amazed to see Food Republic there, and so is Breadtalk and Toast Box! Haha, it certainly felt like Singapore for a moment. It feels kinda weird to see such local stuffs we are used to seeing back home in a foreign place. At Silvercord, we came across a rugged wear shop which carries Gregory brand bags. We actually had plans to head over to Harbour City which was a gigantic mall just across the street from Silvercord to hunt for the Gregory bag store which I visited the last time I was in HK, but luckily we didn't decide to stop by Harbour City first coz this shop at Silvercord is exactly the very same shop which we were intending to search for at Harbour City. They have moved over to Silvercord! Phew!!
Bought this red Xlarge cap for myself!
Buying tickets to Fa Yuen Street to visit the shoe stores there again.
Ate our dinner at this restaurant near Fa Yuen Street which is famous for its claypot rice.
Don't get shocked by the look of this dish, haha. If you are not a intestines/glizzards lover, you will definitely think this is super gross, but don't be deceived by it's ugly appearance, it tastes good! From my experience, so long the intestines are cleaned thoroughly, it won't have any weird smell or taste. So, an advice for anyone heading to HK and wanting to try this dish -- don't buy from street stalls, go to a proper restaurant to have a taste of it.
Oh ya! Anyway these is 牛杂,a mixture of a cow's intestines and other innards, a local delicacy. Hoho.
Here's a super good example of how never to judge anything by its appearance :- At first, Mingster thought that this 牛肚 looked very gross, but after coaxing him to try a little, he actually found it super tasty, and he's now a fan! Haha!
Mingster's order : 田鸡砂煲饭
Mine : 海鲜砂煲饭
After dinner, we walked around Fa Yuen Street, but didn't get to buy any shoes. Mingster actually saw a couple he's interested in, but they were not in stock for his size. So, extra money saved and back to hotel.
Mingster's Stussy x NBHD "Boneyards" Terminator!
Postcards that the 2 boys from Stussy gave us. We spent so much there, of course they have to give us some souvenirs la, haha. Typical Singaporeans we are! Just joking. We actually asked them whether we could have some postcards after we saw some being displayed at the cashier counter inside the Stussy store, and the generous boys gave us a whole stack to choose from! Woohoo!!
Some yummy kuehs for dessert before sleeping. It's holiday time, so weight gain time! Haha.