A walk and a ride

it had been five (5) days. the longest i have been away from home. i cannot put into prose, in continuity, the experience i had in Hong Kong. so i'll be posting snippets from the five-day film strip.

..CULTURE-SHOCK, nada. i wasn't culture-shocked in my stay. people were almost asians, and i was used to seeing chinky-eyed people around. so maybe i just had a trip in Manila. hehe. and gawd, even in their "tiangge", there were otso-otso and sexbomb songs playing over. and the Chinese people trying hard speaking in Tagalog. OMG.

..CITY LIGHTS. the City Lights were the real city lights that i am looking for. an overlooking sight at The Peak left me slack-jawed. astonished as i was -- looking at the 18 of the top skyscrapers beaming with lights, i was like a kid who enjoyed them as they sparkle amidst the sky. the Tsing Ma bridge and the others were like belts of stars hanging over the sea.

..thank God for your legs. the lifestyle is about brisk walking, everyday, riding thru the Tram, lodging in the Ferry to take you to different islands, the double decker buses, the bus thru a rail road (i forgot what was it called) and the old boats of the villagers mostly used for fishing. there were Rolls Royce and the BMW's and the Mercedes-Benz's and Honda's but they were mostly owned by the richEST among the rich who can afford the parking which will cost them more than the amount of their car. 4/5 of the time, we were walking. leave the house at 9am, come home by 11pm. again, 4/5 of the time were spent for walking. really, my legs were complaing on the second day.

..SAME SAME. walk through the streets where it seemed like you have been there. hehe. everywhere you go, there is that same store. Giordano, SASA, U2, the Aji Ichiban, Esprit. every corner there's a mall (but mind you, they don't have that damn toy store who sells Looney and Cartoon Network! They don't know who Scooby Doo is!!!)

..DOG LOVERS. most of them own a dog.. i think it was a sight of a dog kingdom, with every breed walking thru the entire Park Island at Ma Wan every morning. waaaooowww.

..SHOPPING. with the malls, you can never do away without it. five days are not enough. although, i wasn't able to buy much. to buy something for every person here in our home sweet home, surely there's not enough time for that. hehe. for the babies, gaby and mae, maggie, ann, ate carol, kuya jun, kuya julius, jaymie, kuya bert, kuya top, papa. oh my. we cannot even carry as much luggage as we can!

.. SALE SALE. with the shopping you must find the store with the tag. or else we won't step on it. hahaha. it was fun, and Tito was really good with bargaining. i never expected him to be just that. even the torment of walking. hehe. maybe i was just thinking how papa is. hehehe. far away.

..ABYSS. the trip to Ocean Park on the first day was a blast!! ironically, it wasn't an abyss after all. the Abyss was the ride which will take you to the heavenly cradles of paradise... taking you atop (i don't know how high that was!) and turbo-drop you to feel the depth of the sky. haha, and i was lucky enough not to ride the DRAGON because it was closed for maintenance. harharhar! lucky me!:P

there's so much in here, and i always end up flooding my blog out. but i guess i have to end here... for the meantime. i'll be posting pictures soon. i am so much thankful to my Tita and Tito who have provided us with shelter, for all the prayers, and for accompanying us through the five days of dragging walks (most of the time spent in search of Scooby. Scooby Dooby Doo, where are you?!) and for financing us with the coins on the Tram, and me with the luxury that i can get. hehe. i can never thank you enough:) i wish we could get back soon.. for Disneyland!!!;)

i missed them all this soon... aaaaawwww.


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