Night at Central @ 050307

Training ended at about 5 pm daily. After 5 pm, we would loiter somewhere instead of head back straight to hotel. Grin. Understandable right?

2nd day in HK, we headed to Central. Hopping on the same bus (M49 or M49P) with the same fare of HKD 10 would bring us passed Sheung Wan straight to Central. Actually I didnt really know where to get down from the bus, but then Central should be obvious.. no?

Haha.. anyway, I found out that it is not hard to recognize. See the ferry pier, opposite it is the huge IFC, you know you have reached Central. 2nd day there was indeed cooler than day 1 where we were happily strolling and had the thought of "shouldn't have bring the jacket along".

Walking towards IFC from the Central pier, crossing this bridge...

Anyway, we met up with a senior in uni who is doing his PHd in HK Uni (smart eh). My senior and my colleague's coursemate. Anyway, while waiting for him, we just loiter around Central. By the way... it was raining.

We were in one of the buildings in Central. In the maze of the buildings, they are actually linking to each other. One can walk between buildings and not get wet :P

Side note: I like Central. If you want food, there is good food. If you expensive stuff, there's rows and rows of branded stuff. If you want buildings, the buildings are great ;)

Training at Cyberport

The main reason I was at HK was this training. This 5 days training was held in Cyberport. As the name suggested, sort of like IT hub. Likewise our Cyberjaya, the company which trained us had their IT stationed there, as well as their training academy.

I have not been to Cyberjaya but was told, ahem... Cyberport more advanced than Cyberjaya lor.

This is the outside of the building where we had our training. It is basically a mall but attaching to it, a IT hub/business centre.

Going in, would passed through a passage looking out to scenaries of Cyberport, overlooking Lamma Island (I was told, but getting there would need to take ferry from Central, unless of course, you chartered your own ferry/ship)

Anyway, to reach to the lifts, one would passed by teleconferencing rooms, flat screen TVs...

Looking out from the glass panels, one would notice of high rise building, trees...

Side note: *phew* Exams finished. Had a fulfilling dinner at Dontaku :P

Night at Causeway Bay @ 040307

I kind of like writing about the trip that I went... it's nice to read about it when a few years down the road, or just a couple of months later.

Anyway, I'm grateful for given an opportunity to visit HK again, and the best part is... I'm on a fully sponsored trip, but of course not on the days I opted to extend, also I get to learn :)
Boss was generous to recommend me for a 5 days training to HK and I grabbed the opportunity to cover the places that I missed the last time.

Day 1 in HK:
Took the 9++ am flight from KLIA, touched down in HK at about 1-2 pm. Took the hotel bus shuttle (cost HK$ 130 per pax) and reached hotel at about 4 pm. Training was not scheduled till the next day, so another colleague of mine & me went out scouting the bus stop. Had to get a bus to Cyberport for training the next day... better be a bit more kiasu than late right.

Thereafter, saw the famous green-colour tram with the sign "Causeway Bay". Oh well.. we just jumped on it and off to Causeway Bay. Erm.. we didnt even check the which stop we were at before boarding it. :P

Sunday at Causeway Bay was FULLY packed. As I was walking down a road, I saw the sign the reads, "Luruskan rambut - $xxx". It took me a while to register that I was not in KL. Wow... there is actually BM in HK. But well... a few minutes later, I'm not surprise anymore. Causeway Bay on Sunday was packed with Indonesians!!

See for yourself! I took the picture from an overhead bridge in Causeway Bay. It was like a mass picnic. Read from somewhere that Causeway Bay was suppose to be like Orchard in Singapore or Bintang in KL. Really??

Well... hold that thought, it really was, if I were to go another part in Causeway Bay.

Stretches and stretches of branded shops. Ah.. and the temperature is just fine. Walking without jacket and no sweat!

However these shops are just too expensive for us, for me at least. So we decided to take off and went off to Wan Chai, just to see the Lockhart Road where it house bars, pubs, etc.

Thought I might be able to drop by Tai Yuen Street in Wan Chai for a while, might be able to grab some toys for my nieces. But well... we were just a little too late. Many of the shops were already closed, if not shutting.

After walking a bit in Wan Chai, we decided to call it a day and back to hotel for a rest. After all, had to wake up early to take a 30-45 mins bus from Sheung Wan to Cyberport.

Side note: I better get back to my studies, exam due on Monday... :P

Oh well.. it's fate

Last year when I went to HK, I lamented on the not-so-good weather. Last week when I get to go HK again, I was grateful for last year's view. You know why...?


~ From Avenue of Star, TST last year


~ From Star Ferry, this year (oh well, I had to cheat a bit to get better pictures rite? :p)

Not too bad right? But THAT was the clearest picture I had


~ 10/3/07, from Star Ferry


~ 11/3/07, fromStar Ferry

At least still can see...


~ The Peak, this year


~ The Peak, last year


~ The Peak, taken by my colleague a week later.

Oh well... fate...

I'm being nice.. hence i complete a long tag

Wanted to blog up something else... but that would probably take a long time... and I want to sleep earlier tonight.. so, well.. I guess I'll complete the tag that Pig Angel tagged me like early this month :P

Layer One: On The Outside
Name : Nite
Birth Date : somewhere in the 80's
Current status : Single
Eye Colour : Dark brown i think...
Hair Colour : Erm.. mahagony gua.. with unhealthy black colour... long story...
Righty or Lefty : Right

Layer Two : On The Inside
Your Heritage : chinese
Your Fears : Cockroach
Your Weakness : Guilty conscience
Your Perfect Pizza : Thin crisp

Layer Three : Yesterday, Today , Tomorrow
Your Thoughts First Waking Up : How come the night is so short
Your Bedtime : 12 am
Your Most Missed Memory : When life is much easier

Layer Four : Your Pick
Pepsi or Coke : COKE
McDonald's or Burger King : Both
Single or Group Dates : Dont know... never tried
Adidas or Nike : Too expensive for me
Tea or Nestea : How does Nestea taste like? What kind of tea?
Chocolate or Vanilla : Both.. and vanilla tastes good with Bailey's
Cappucino or Coffee : Both... I need coffee every morning...

Layer Five : Do You..
Smoke : Nope
Curse : Yup
Take a shower : Duh
Have a crush : Nod
Think You've been in love : I dont really know that part of my brain
Go to school : Oh yah.. all the time...
Want to get married : I suppose... when time comes gua..
Believe in yourself : At times
Think you're a health freak : Nay

Layer Six : In The Past Month
Drank alcohol : Baileys with Vanilla Ice-cream
Gone to the mall : Yah, in fact just went to Sg Wang to have dinner just now
Just Been on stage : dont think so..
Eaten sushi : Yup, in Townhouse Cafe in Cheung Chau
Dyed your hair : Nope

Layer Seven : Have You Ever..
Played A Stripping Game : Not that i remember
Changed Who You Were To Fit In : Probably subconsciously

Layer Eight : Age You're Hoping
To Be Married : I dont think its wise to hope

Layer Nine : In a Girl/Guy
Best Eye Colour : Hmm... never thought of that..
Best Hair Colour : Black
Short Hair or Long Hair : Both fine with me

Layer Ten : What Were You Doing (am I there yet?)
1 Min Ago : Answering the tag.. i definately take more than 1 min to reach this question.
1 Hour Ago : Working.. brought my work home again today
4.5 Hours Ago : In Jap class
1 Month Ago : Having fun time off work cos CNY
1 Year Ago: Working

Layer Eleven : Finish The Sentence
I Love : to work when $$ is no longer the issue
I Feel : hungry now
I Hate : not enough time to do what i want
I Hide : under the table when i'm down
I Miss : Lee Hom in concert :(
I Need : more time...

Layer Twelve : Tag Five People, NO tag back (finally... I am there!)
I'm being nice.. Nite, Tapir, NITE, TaPiR, n1te.. haha..