[hanahime]

So I'm off to Hong Kong in a few weeks! Sadly, I only have one free day to roam around.

Is anyone here from Hong Kong? What are the good places to go to or what are the MUST DOs in HK?

Can anyone suggest handy Cantonese phrases that I should learn before getting there?

Also, if anyone here is also on the ABJD scene, would you know if there are ABJD shops around HK?

[nugget]

This the best guide someone gave me.

Hong Kong 141 Guide

[LightRain]

nugget, on 28 February 2010 - 12:09 PM, said:

This the best guide someone gave me.

Hong Kong 141 Guide

ROFL

[coj]

hanahime, on 28 February 2010 - 04:59 PM, said:

Also, if anyone here is also on the ABJD scene, would you know if there are ABJD shops around HK?

Instead of ABJD, you really should consider trying nugget's guide. It might change your hobby.

nugget, on 28 February 2010 - 05:09 PM, said:

Hong Kong 141 Guide

[feetix]

nugget, on 28 February 2010 - 12:09 PM, said:

This the best guide someone gave me.

Hong Kong 141 Guide

Do you get a discount if you book in advance? not that I'm interested, but is it really their home address that they show? or just the brothel where they do business?

[nugget]

feetix, on 03 March 2010 - 03:57 AM, said:

Do you get a discount if you book in advance? not that I'm interested, but is it really their home address that they show? or just the brothel where they do business?

There is no discount.

THAT is actual home address with one person and they even include real outside photos of their street to make it easier to find.

Me and Meify have confirmed this.

141 refers to a law in HK:

Therefore, if two women are found serving customers in the same apartment, it is an illegal brothel. This gives rise to the so-called "one-woman brothel" where one woman receives customers in her apartment, which is restricted by Section 141, which prohibits young persons to engage in prostitution.[16] This is the most common form of legal prostitution in Hong Kong

[HongKongChick]

WHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAH

dude, i am from hong kong, and i have seen women that are in that business, most likely you are not gonna find some good quality girls..... but ya.... to each his own

One day? oh u might as well just to shopping and eat lots of good food. one day isnt even enough to shop for crying out loud

[hanahime]

HongKongChick, on 08 March 2010 - 08:25 PM, said:

WHAHAHAHAHAAHHAHAH

dude, i am from hong kong, and i have seen women that are in that business, most likely you are not gonna find some good quality girls..... but ya.... to each his own

One day? oh u might as well just to shopping and eat lots of good food. one day isnt even enough to shop for crying out loud

Oh thank god, a SANE reply. Well, where's the best place to shop? It's not like I have so enough money to shop till I drop anyway, so I'll just be looking for specific items. Also, what are the MUST-TRY foods you recommend?

[HongKongChick]

hanahime, on 09 March 2010 - 09:37 AM, said:

Oh thank god, a SANE reply. Well, where's the best place to shop? It's not like I have so enough money to shop till I drop anyway, so I'll just be looking for specific items. Also, what are the MUST-TRY foods you recommend?

yea. i didnt think the hooker thing is a good entertainment for you, you are not a sailor who has been on a ship for months that u need to get some "release" haha

as far as the shopping goes, if u can tell me what u are looking for i can definitely lead you to some good places to shop. but to give u some ideas

1. if you are looking for electronics and souvenirs, go to Ap Liu Street in the Sham shui po district in Kowloon. http://en.wikipedia....ki/Apliu_Street


2. if you are looking for cheap souvenirs and just bunch of little things like anime figurines or cell phone accessories..etc, go to Ladies Market in Mongkok district in Kowloon. http://en.wikipedia....ki/Apliu_Street

3. if you are looking for name brand clothing or accessories, honestly those malls are everywhere. but i prefer time's Square in Causeway Bay in hong Kong island. http://en.wikipedia....are_(Hong_Kong)

so your best bet for a one day shopping day would be in Mongkok, it has lots of shops, malls, street vendors, restaurants, anything u can think of. and it's within walking distance.

your best transportation will be the subway, we call it MTR. very easy, i wouldnt try the bus if u dont know your way around. taxi isnt bad, but it depends on where u stay, it can get expensive.

as for the food. if u are a sushi lover, do eat some in hong kong. there are lots of sushi places in mongkok as well, make sure u go to a place with people waiting outside. if you will be in the causeway bay area, there are a few sushi places close to Sogo mall and World Trade Center. lots of choices there.

if u dont want sushi, and you want some traditional hong kong food. try "rickshaw noodles" um.... it's a noodle in soup dish that u add anything u want, like deep fried fish balls, chicken wings,... http://www.openrice....&dishes_id=1004

or you can eat dim sum there, it's the BEST. use that website to search for restaurants, it has all the restaurants u want to search for.

if u must go sight seeing, i will recommend The Peak, preferably at night, the view is amazing! http://www.thepeak.com.hk/en/home.asp

i hope that helps

[hanahime]

Wow, thanks! That's really helpful! I didn't know HK was a place to eat sushi. I'm definitely trying that and those noodles. Noodles are love

[HongKongChick]

hanahime, on 10 March 2010 - 06:57 PM, said:

Wow, thanks! That's really helpful! I didn't know HK was a place to eat sushi. I'm definitely trying that and those noodles. Noodles are love

yea no problem at all. i mean, u only have one day there, so reading alot of those travel books wont help you much.

i would probably go to causeway bay on hong kong island for my shopping and eating needs. plus there is a arcade in the world trade center that my husband goes to every time he goes to hong kong.

[FernandoWiseley]

Just realized that my trip to HK will be next week's week end! Guess I'll have to start planning what I'll do because I don't want to lose too much time as I'll only be there for 2 days...
Of course we'll go to the peak, we'll look at the light show at 8pm, we'll have to check some malls in Kowloon (even if I just *hates* - especially crowded - malls and shopping). I'll definitely try the "rickshaw noodles" as I'm no sushi fan (you're supposed to eat it in a rickshaw, or it's the chef who's on it? ^^).

[HongKongChick]

wow.. all these people going to hong kong. and i am not able to go home....

yea the peak would be great. but shopping can be enjoyable if u just forget about the people and just have a good time. enjoy! and take pics please

[HongKongChick]

oh and btw. there are numerous street vendors selling snacks. u should really get some.

street snacks vendor


plus, i really love love love yogurt ice cream, look for apollo ice cream. they mix fruits with the yogurt ice cream... oh my god..it's the best thing ever. i know there is one in causeway bay, in a mall next to sogo.

here is sogo


the little mall would be where the bottom of the pic didnt show. i think it's on the 2/3 floor, in the corner.. oh my god... must try must try

this is the pic of the mall, dont remember the name

[nabesean]

HongKongChick, on 12 March 2010 - 01:41 AM, said:

oh and btw. there are numerous street vendors selling snacks. u should really get some.

street snacks vendor


plus, i really love love love yogurt ice cream, look for apollo ice cream. they mix fruits with the yogurt ice cream... oh my god..it's the best thing ever. i know there is one in causeway bay, in a mall next to sogo.

here is sogo


the little mall would be where the bottom of the pic didnt show. i think it's on the 2/3 floor, in the corner.. oh my god... must try must try

this is the pic of the mall, dont remember the name

Bring me back some of that yogurt ice cream! Break me off some of the BBQ chicken feet I heard they got there.
and don't forget the pics

[FernandoWiseley]

I just love street food, or go through markets with only locals where I can find weird but delicious looking food (usually fried stuffs...don't know why...I guess I just love 100% fat full fried stuffs). I would just point them what I think might be good or at least a good thing to experience (in Cambodia we tried spiders - expensive and not that good - snakes - now that was good - and dog - not that good, probably because we had a bad part and because it wasn't nicely prepared - we heard they also ate scorpions but weren't able to find any), then I would give some money (as we can't understand each other and as there's no price to be found, I would just give a "big enough" bill, hoping they'll give me back at least some change, and that they won't cheat me too much).

As for the pictures, well as usual my photographic stuffs will take most of the room in my bags...Actually I was thinking of trying to buy a lens in HK (anyway all the lenses I bought through ebay were from HK). But I don't know if I'll really have the time to shop for one...

[CharleneChoi2009]

Thanks for shared these info

[FernandoWiseley]

I'm finally starting to plan my week end in Hong Kong (it's about time as I'm leaving Friday night) and I'd like to have some locals' point of view.

What do you think of Hong Kong's Symphony of Lights (starts 8pm and last 15min)? Is it really worth it? Where should I be to watch it? Tsim Sha Tsui?

I was thinking of going to the peak around 6pm, take loads of pictures during daylight and when the sun starts going down, then go to Tsim Sha Tsui...but looking at some night pictures from the peak, I feel like I'd like to take some like those too...and I feel that going to the peak, then to Tsim Sha Tsui, then straight back again to the peak isn't really fun and is a little expensive...

Will I be able to see something from the Symphony of Lights from the peak?

I also read somewhere that it can be nice to take a bus from Central heading all the way South towards Stanley to have a cheap tour of the island, then stop at Stanley market for some souvenirs/pasalubong/omiyage, check the waterfront, and then go back to Central...What do you think? How long can it take by bus?

There's some nice info for tourists http://www.discoverhongkong.com and even an itinerary planner http://www.discoverh...ry-planner.html

[HongKongChick]

i think if ur schedule is so tight, u can skip the symphony of lights, and even skip going to TST.

i would have an early dinner somewhere, then go up to the peak, take some pics before the sun set, then take some pics at night. it's truly amazing. u might even be able to see the symphony of lights from the peak depending where u are.

taking a bus touring hong kong isnt a bad idea, but the fact that u will have to travel to the north, take the bus to stanley, all that traveling is very time consuming for such a tight schedule. and stanley isnt a very good representation of hong kong anyways, i took my boyfriend there once, he didnt like it much coz it's just another tourist attraction, nothing special.

if u want to experience the real hong kong, u should go to kowloon (mong kok, ladies market...etc) and causeway bay like i have mentioned above. u can find plenty of souvenirs there too, especially ladies market.

i also would not recommend taking a bus anywhere except to the airport coz u dont know ur way around, u might not know where to get off the bus or which bus to take. the subway (MTR) is the easiest.

[nabesean]

HongKongChick, on 17 March 2010 - 12:51 PM, said:

i think if ur schedule is so tight, u can skip the symphony of lights, and even skip going to TST.

i would have an early dinner somewhere, then go up to the peak, take some pics before the sun set, then take some pics at night. it's truly amazing. u might even be able to see the symphony of lights from the peak depending where u are.

taking a bus touring hong kong isnt a bad idea, but the fact that u will have to travel to the north, take the bus to stanley, all that traveling is very time consuming for such a tight schedule. and stanley isnt a very good representation of hong kong anyways, i took my boyfriend there once, he didnt like it much coz it's just another tourist attraction, nothing special.

if u want to experience the real hong kong, u should go to kowloon (mong kok, ladies market...etc) and causeway bay like i have mentioned above. u can find plenty of souvenirs there too, especially ladies market.

i also would not recommend taking a bus anywhere except to the airport coz u dont know ur way around, u might not know where to get off the bus or which bus to take. the subway (MTR) is the easiest.

Tell us more about this "ladies market" would you dear?