Wan Qi's cat room

I know it has already been a year after we had settled in our new house. But didnt really packed Wan Qi's room properly. So this holiday, I managed to throw all the unwanted things and tidied it up.
Originally, her room is of cats' theme cos she loves cats more than dogs (ya even though we have a cutie dog milky - Wan Qi the traitor haha). I tried to buy cats things from the ceiling light, to pencil holder, bag hooks, decoration, dustbin, bedsheets. But after that more animals come along like rabbit piggy bank which my dad bought it for her, SCGSbear,carebear(her birthday gift) and so who cares now. Hee

Rapunzel

Wan Qi's version of Rapunzel




Right after we came back from Hongkong on the 14th December, we went to watch Rapunzel. As Wan Qi has always been a great fan of Rapunzel(She will pretend to be Rapunzel in the playground while I be the wicked witch who said Rapunzel , Rapunzel let your hair down), so this show is a must for her and I do not want to miss it. Before the show starts, we even let her dance with the Yogi bears and she won herself a candy stick. She was thrilled.
Good thing we didnt miss it. Half way through the show when the wicked "witch"came in or the bad guys appeared, Wan Qi will say she is scared and wanted to go home. But I assured her its ok. Cos from the experience from Alice in the wonderland, I knew that she will ok after all. So this time round, we finished the whole show and I told her that fairy tales always have happy ending so dont have to be frightened. And we did finished the show. Yipee. Wan Qi and I loved the show. She loves the chamelon especially. She said its very cute. :P

Our versatile tree

Remember the tree when we first moved to our new house. Hee it was the YIN LIU during Chinese New Year when we bought some Chinese New Year decoration to decorate the tree. Now that is Christmas, I thought why not have a christmas tree. So When I was in HK, I bought some christmas decoration to decorate it. They were so cheap only a 10 cents for the red ribbon , twenty cents for the presents, shoes, fifty cents for the snowman,the most expensive one being the santa claus socks which cost $1 SG.
Wan Qi has grown taller in a year!!! She is able to reach the higher part of the tree when she hung those decoration. Time files! My little Wan Qi has grown up!

Home Sweet Home - Singapore

So that marks the end of our 6 days 5 nights trip in Hongkong. What is Wan Qi's say about Hongkong. She said that she wants to go Disneyland again.

The Big Buddha

Since we are Buddhist, so going to the Big Buddha is a must even though that means climbing up the many many steps. :)
I thought that the weather will be cold just like the peak so I wore my cat jacket. Unfortunately, it wasnt. It was warm warm warm very sunny. Wan Qi had fun walking up the steps, chasing cows and feeding dogs with the chau siew buns. hee.

Food in Hongkong

Frankly speaking, I think the food in Hongkong is not that great. Or maybe it's because I dont know where the goodies are. Or maybe I think I am those cheapo who dont know how to appreciate the slightly more expensive and popular food. The best that I had eaten in Hongkong is simply the fishball noodle in Mongkok. It's the best fishball noodle I have ever eaten. Their wanton noodle too. And the oyster porridge is another hot hot item even though I am not an oyster person. All these are only $25HKG. Thumbs thumbs up for this shop. It's just beside the famous mango desert shop XU LIU SHAN.As I was writing this blog, I am drooling in fact.We tasted the po luo bao but all of us do not like it. And we tried the egg like waffler which is similar to our waffler just that it's crispier. It's a $2SGD snack. We did buy some tim sum for our breakfast near our Mongkok hotel but its yet another disappointment. So what we did was before we left Hongkong for Singapore, we went to have another bowl of fishball noodle. Yum Yum Yum.
I personally like the XU LIU SHAN mango desert too and had 2 bowls of that. If not for my stupid cough, I would have eaten more. So sad. As for Xihong, he tried the GONG CHA which I find it not tasty. But I was told by friend that it is as popular as our Singapore KOI but cheaper.

The playground at the Peak Gallery plus Tim Sum Museum

Ater going to the peak, we let Wan Qi played in the outdoor playground. She was having so much fun. But when we were leaving. She was terribly upset. Look at her sulky face when I asked her to pose with the tim sum museum icon. Me fuming.

Mongkok hotel - City Hall for Tim Sum and The Peak

This boutique hotel that I had chosen was actually very very near to Hongkong local wet market. I was in shock when I knew it. But there are good points too as we are able to see the real hongkongers life in that sense. Plus I was able to buy strawberries and cherries cheaply in the market. In addition, I also bought some pretty winter clothes for Wan Qi at low low price. And Wan Qi was also able to see the old style Singapore Chinatown where chickens are being slaughtered right at the stall.
The bad point is the hotel is real real small and not as comfy. But it was just a three roads after ladies market. So when Wan Qi was too tired, I suggested to Xihong to take Wan Qi back first while I continued to shop.haha.But I would not recommend this hotel.
In the morning, we went to have tea in city hall promenade which is very near to our next destination - the peak. It was very crowded at the restaurant as it is famous for tim sum. But I think the food there are not very great too. The 3 of us ate $60 SGD of tim sum which later I found out from my friend who went to HK too and was told that the price we paid are ex.
Then we walked over to the peak. It was exhausting. As we are constantly walking uphill. The peak was up on the hill so the road to the peak is all upslope. Gosh with the pram and all. But I personally think it's a must to go to the Peak. Then our Singapore kids will know what is meant by foggy. hee. Cos I read a the phonics story book to Wan Qi and it mentioned about foggy but through pictures its difficult to let Wan Qi know. But after going to the peak - Wan Qi defintely know what its like to be foggy.
Plus its a must to take the tram. It's a good experience. When we looked out from the tram the building appeared to be slanting. And the tram was designed in such a way that when it goes uphill, those who are standing will not fall even when one is really slanting. Up to the peak is another experience. It's icy cold and when we stuck our head to see the scenery - it was nothing but fog. But we were not at all disappointed. It was fun.

Ocean Park

Right after we came back from Macau, we took a quick breakfast at hongkong tea restaurant, local type. And seriously I think our singapore "hong kong tea restaurant" serve better food.

Basically we order 2 sets of breakfast which each cost $5SGD and it was yucky. But it was Wan Qi's first time eating instant noodle - to be precise she didnt eat the instant noodle but rather macroni with ham but I think the soup was instant noodle soup cos taste just like my instant noodle soup- unhealthy breakfast so she thought it was delicious. She finished up the whole bowl of macroni. My goodness. I cant finish the instant noodle cos I think it was yucky.Xihong order pork chop for breakfast- it was huge and tasted alright only.
Then we headed to Ocean Park. First by mtr then by bus. Basically, Hk transport system is quite friendly. It was very clear, we have no trouble finding the bus.
Just like Singapore, they also have many rules.We took a picture of what are not to be done in the bus.
In Ocean Park, we first went to take the Tower which allows us to see the scenery around Ocean Park.
After that, we went to watch the dolphin show. Followed by underwater world, kids entertainment area where Wan Qi spin and won a duckie soft toy.On our way back by cable car, we waited for quite a long time cos those inconsiderate China tourists jumped queues even though they were scolded by officials. They were not ashamed at all. I was furious and together with the hongkongers, we joined forces and used cantonese to scold them. :P
The cable car ride was scary. The wind was howling outside and the cable car was shaking quite violently. I kept saying scary and Wan Qi had to hug me and console me. haha.
After the ride, we were lucky to be able to see the pandas as there were extended hours. So at least this ocean park trip was not wasted. We managed to see the cute pandas who were eating the bamboo leaves.
On the whole, Ocean Park was a so so place. We were disappointed that we are not able to catch the latest attraction where we can dine in a restaurant in an underwater world concept. Those who are planning to go HK next year might be able to see this new attraction. :)