♪ Let us pause in life's pleasures and count its many tears... ♪

I am loving this song...

I heard it first in Elizabethtown. I like this movie, I mean, it's like a someone telling you a story. A story about a life, a loss and the life after such...

There are also lots of songs played during the movie which are all lovely to the ears. This movie actually reminds me of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, I don't know why. Maybe because of Kirsten Dunst or maybe because of the mood of the characters... Either way, they're both beautiful movies (at least for me they are).

You have 5 minutes to wallow in the delicious misery. Enjoy it, embrace it, discard it and proceed. - Elizabethtown

Our March in Hong Kong

Cold, busy, different and the same. That's how I'd describe Hong Kong when we were there.

We arrived in HK at past 1am in the morning (which was sooo cold) and was able to get some sleep around 3am. We approximately got 4 hours of sleep before our first stop and adventure...

The Peak

We left the place we're staying a few minutes before 8am and as soon as the lift door opens, we were greeted by a cold, breezy Wednesday morning, 13C cold, that I had to go back up and add to my already 3 layers of clothing a shawl. Then, we're off to the peak!

We went there to see the view of city. There were a group of young students (probably around 7yr olds) with their parents conducting a survey with the tourists. I remembered having a hard time spelling the word 'Philippines' (that I would just write Phils instead) because the kids had to write the country of origin of each tourist they asks. We only stayed for an hour or so because there's not much to do up there and our main plan for the day is to go to Ocean Park!

Ocean Park

This theme park was huge and still expanding. I didn't expect it to be that big. It houses so many attractions that I think we only managed to ride and see/watch those that we think are interesting or fun.

 

Avenue of the stars

2nd day starts with some shopping and a walk in the Avenue of the Stars. Probably because of the chilly weather (owing to the fact that it is an open area by the bay where it's also very windy) this is the place where we goofed around the most. We were literally lying on the ground laughing and taking outrageous photos. We spent a couple of hours there and walking towards the Terminal where we'll ride a ferry that'll take us to Macau to meet our friend working in China!

Macau
Macau was ok. I think there's not much to see and do unless you're a gambler or you enjoy Casinos. Nevertheless, I think it is an interesting place. Interesting for me because they were colonized (i think) by the Portuguese. Their old buildings and structures and even the streets in Senado Square are definitely Portuguese inspired.

HK Disneyland

Last stop of the trip? - Of course is Hong Kong Disneyland. This park is definitely one for kids. We didn't get to do much here as some attractions are closed at that time and the weather is quite gloomy. It did rain in the afternoon just as we are about to leave for the airport.

I might come back to Hong Kong and next time try to allot enough time for everything.

After our 3 day HK trip, it's time to hit home (that is before going back to Singapore)!

We were in Hong Kong a few weeks ago to celebrate a friend's birthday. 

It was cold, drizzling and lots of fun!

I'll probably write about it in detail in the next couple of days. :D

I doesn't really matter where you go, what's important and will make the trip worthwhile is the people you're with.

Have you met...

The (fraternal) twins?!?!!?

The naughty and mischievous MJ.

Marcel Jace playing with, umm, my travelling stuff...

The sweet and always smiling LJ.

Lex Julian being attacked by the Disney Characters!!

They are currently the apple of my eyes. 

When they were around 1yr old

My sooo adorable and naughty nephews!

 A few months before turning 2

I hope I'll see them again soon...

Angry Birds!!!

Angry Birds stuffed toy

I am not really a big fan of video games, same goes for phone games (applications). But when Angry Birds suddenly became a craze, I decided to give it a try. Yes it was addicting, sometimes frustrating and it is a really good game to pass time with. Unfortunately, like every other game I tried to play and download, my interest on it didn't last too long. Nevertheless, every Angry Birds merchandise I see makes me smile, so when I saw the little stuffed toy, I just had to buy it. I do have plans of throwing it at someone who kinda has a resemblance to its archenemy. ;)

The fight!

Walk walk walk

Just got home from the Vice Ganda show here in Singapore and I realized that the reason why I don't gain much weight is the fact that here, you have no choice but to walk most of the time and sometimes stand for hours... 

As an illustration, this is a "portion" of the shaded path I walk on to get to the bus stop every morning. 

So for those who are planning to come here, be sure you're ready for a "long walk".