Day 3 in Hong Kong

We had dim sum for Breakfast and our tour guide bought something from Mcdonald for Siti. Like what the tour guide explained - the students must experience the yum cha culture in Hong Kong. I thought this was a very kind gesture by the tour agency as the students would be very sick of the hotel buffet breakfast if they were to have it for 3 days. It was quite a spread at the Golden Delight restaurant @ regal tsim sha tsui hotel - siew mai, prawn dumpling, chee cheong fun, noodle, lotus leaf wrapped glutinous rice with scallop, abolone congee, white sugar cake and spring roll with potato.

We took a tram ride to the peak and I must say that it was a unique experience for all of us along the steep slope. We were mesmerized by the view at the rooftop and the wind was strong. However the journey down the peak by bus was pretty bad for many of the students as well as Mrs Lai and Ms Vani. The bus was like spinning round and round and they all had motion sickness. After that we went to Repulse Bay and Aberdeen Fishing Village. I must say I am very disappointed with the visit to Aberdeen Fishing Village as we can't see the boat people anymore. We could still see the Jumbo restaurant and we took some pictures there. After that we went to the Golden Bauhinia Square -nothing much to see there but I was so impressed by the efficiency of the photographer. It took them less than a minute to take and print out the picture - the time we took to walk back to the bus!

We had lunch at this Teochew restaurant "ChouZhou City" and I must say the food is good. Many of us asked for porridge instead of rice as they had motion sickness earlier on. As the students do not want any more duck, their speciality braised duck was replaced by braised meat slices, pig ear and tofu. The students love the food - soup, steam egg with minced meat, lettuce with mushroom, caizin, chilli chicken, celery with fish slices and fish fillet in soya bean. After that it was free time at the hotel and we went through the report for EUA in Mrs Lai's room. Dinner was at the hotel and I must say that I was touched as the students had spent the afternoon rehearshing for some items to bid me farewell. The tour agency told me that they will give us a room but instead we had to dine with other diners and I was quite embarrased and touched by their performance, especially Mrs Lai and Ms Vani, in front of the other diners as well.


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