Hong Kong Sightseeing - Ocean Park

ah, here I am in Hong Kong..

In this photo, if you look beyond, just before the mountains,
you can see skyscrapers, LOADS of them, like mushroom sprouting after the rain.
In fact, even more than mushrooms!

I managed to visit Ocean Park, one of the main attractions in Hong Kong.
It has an underwater world, Dolphin Shows, Seal Shows, a Theme Park, Cable Car Rides and much more to offer.



Ocean Park consist of two portions. These two portions are only linked by cable cars. As I sat in the cable car, I could enjoy the breathtaking view of almost the whole of Hong Kong. I could see all the skyscrapers, the harbour, the sea. Plus, enjoy the cool breeze too.

and when I say breezy. I mean really breezy!

They have hot air balloons too! I mean.. unmovable hot air balloons.



When I was in Ocean Park, there was a heavy rain pour.
So, all shows and all theme park rides were practically stopped.
Due to that, I didn't watch a single show and could only take photos with animal statues.


They may not have zebras at Ocean Park, but I couldn't help but to take photos with these two adorable zebra statues siting side by side on one of the benches.
I named them Zebra (with bow) and Zebre (with tie)!


No dolphin shows?
There's always that fantastic painting of dolphins formed using tiny little coloured tiles!
It's a masterpiece!

They've got dancing Pandas too!


and.. here comes my favorite!

Here comes my favourite at Ocean Park! The Sea Jelly Spectacular!
After seeing all these jellyfish under coloured lights, they have topped my favourites list.
Jellyfish are such delicate creatures, that swims gracefully regardless of its body's position.
They swim side ways, upwards, even upside down! The way they move is also so adorable. However, their little tentacles may not be too adorable anymore, if you are stung!

There's even a Japanese Garden in Hong Kong, complete with a Koi Pond.
(My lousy but thoughtful photographer even included the "Caution, Deep Water" warning signboard in the photo!)

The Atom Reef is an underwater world.
I saw huge sharks and really huge, I mean.. really huge sting rays to little fishies above.

The huge stingray I mentioned about..

I also tried my hands on Bungee Trampoline.
Jumping upwards was like stepping into really soft pile of cotton and coming downwards was the part where there's a tingling sensation in the tummy. It looks more fun than it actually is but the two-minutes experience however, kept me talking about it for the next couple of minutes.


Most of the theme park rides were closed due to the heavy rain but I did manage to sit on one. Its called the Space Wheel, whereby the passengers are spun horizontally to vertically at a 90 degree turn. I felt dizzy for the next 15 minutes, but it was really fun!



Due to the continuation of the rain for the next few days.. it's byebye to Disneyland, and welcome home.

The Journey to Satisfy our Tummys

My food-loving buddy and I recently travelled all the way to the hearts of Sunway and visited two Wendy's food outlet in two days to crave our food cravings. We visited Wendy's at Sunway Pyramid and Wendy's Bistro in Mentari Park.

Before proceeding, lets get to know the food lovers (critics)!

(left) The lovely Ms. Grace who has had countless experiences
with all sorts of food (yummy and yucky ones)
(right) Ms. Celine who gobbles down anything that
looks edible and decent enough; then complains later.

Day 1
At Wendy's fast food, Sunway Pyramid:

We are unable to show you the burger we ate as our hands were all messy
from the burger sauce. My camera isn't waterproof you see..

However, the drinks!

Ms. Grace looks sufficiently satisfied with her drink (I think it was Sprite).
Would you just look at that smile on her face..

Later..

Ms. Celine just have to have a sip of that drink too.
The problem was.. Ms. Grace just wouldn't place that cup back down on that table.
So, Ms. Celine had to just join her.

We had a Single Patty Beef burger which I personally didn't really enjoy. The burger is fine, I'm just not a big fan of beef burgers. (The Grilled Chicken burger is alright) Ms. Grace said that the beef burger was OK! So, for all the beef burger lovers out there, go try it!
I might have not liked the burger so much, but I liked the burger advertisement. (laughs) The ad says that at Wendy's, their beef burgers are square because they don't cut the sides off; that means more meat. (nice one!) Oh! we had a chocolate Frosty too! The ice cream texture is smooth and it isn't too sweet. HOWEVER (a big however) I found that the chocolate frosty wasn't chocolatey enough. I mean, come on! Don't be so stingy on the chocolate!
Overall, we left Wendy's quite happily :D

and so.. the journey to food on foot continues..half way through.. my feet didn't feel too comfy in those pair of shoes so we switched foot wears (only one side) and walk around the mall expecting stares from people..

Day 2
At Wendy's Bistro, Mentari:

Wendy's Bistro has a very comfy feeling. A nice place to be for a nice meals with love ones. This place's specialty is Pork Chop! It was really good, I enjoyed it alot. Highly recommended.

ah.. here comes the drinks..
That's Swiss Chocolate. Ms. Grace seems to be very happy with it.
Well, she seems to be happy with all the drinks so far. That's.. good.

*drums rolls* here comes the main attraction!
Doesn't it look so delicious? The sauce is for the meat, I don't see how is it suppose to taste like apple (according to the menu, it's apple sauce) but it add to the juiciness of the meat! Oh! the mashed potato is simply wonderful, the puddle of sauce on the potato is slightly sour, making it different from your usual, common mashed potato. The potato may not be so smooth, having bits and bits of unmashed potatoes, but its still real good. The meat, very tasty. Just look at it!

however..

Ms. Grace encountered problems cutting the meat with ease. She cuts the meat with such determination..

ah.. Finally! She is relieved that she finally succeeds slicing the meat. (She wipes the sweat on her forehead after such hard work)

you don't see me in those pictures because I was the one taking the pictures
and Ms. Grace was practically more interested with the food. and I was so amused with the difficulties she had with slicing the meat.

Enjoying College Life

Today, a friend told me how much I should appreciate the time I have as a student while I can. Working life is no fun I've been told. It is going to be so stressful, that 4 exam papers and crazy assignments deadlines are nothing to be compared. Do everything you dream of doing now. Go for bungee jumping, sky diving, paragliding while you can if you want to for you will not have a chance to do them once you start working. Adventurous activities require one to be fit, energetic; in short, someone young. I guess when we start working, it doesn't make us so young anymore. Age is a barrier to do adventurous activities. When you are young and you get injured, no problem, you'll recover quick and you'll be on your own two feet in no time! Also, if one's hobby is to travel, it would be one difficult hobby to enjoy while working as the number of days of leave you can take may be limited. and limited time=limited travelling. However, studying hard is also one thing. Make sure you get good grades or at least, zero fails. and then have fun! Life Is short after all.

Title Change

Alright, so I figured how to change the blog title. Now I won't be laughed, or at least I think so.. Hesitations would be my temporary title till I think of something better, something more elegant, something more sophisticated. Hahah! Talking too much am i?

First Blog

Alright, so here goes.. I have finally created a blog after seing that almost everyone has one and i don't. I wanted to see what fun is there in this. FYI, it took a loooong time for me to figure out what to put as my blog title. When I've finally created this blog, I realised how stupid the title sounded. (please don't laugh) How do I know its stupid? A friend of mine laughed at it thats why. celine i am. Is it even that bad? but looks like theres no turning back is there? so all of you have to just deal with this unpleasant title, thank you very much. Another friend once ask if I've ever blogged, I said no. That question seemed like it was asking if I've ever ate 'Char Kuey Teow' or perhapes a burger? Well, it isn't like anyone has asked me that question, but blogging has now seemed to be something so common, so usual. I would just have to try it out and see it for myself, and here I am typing what would appear as my first blog. The reason why I've never had the intention to start blogging is because I simply don't have much to say all the time. I mean, writing isn't what I would do when I have nothing else to do. Express myself? I heard blogs allow people to express their thoughts, ideas and feelings. Well, there are many other ways to do that, take singing. I sing all the time, and I once dreamed of being a singer, which would be rather impossible. Anyway, I've typed alot for someone who doesn't type for fun and to express oneself. I shall just go figure what to type for the next post. Cheers to the blogs to come!