KAMPUNGBOYCITYGAL A MALAYSIAN FOOD & TRAVEL BLOG

Causeway Bay

Crumbs Frozen Yogurt is arguably the best frozen yogurt in Hong Kong amidst the heated competition among all the other froyo players. Long queues are often spotted outside its hole in the wall outlet in the ever bustling Causeway Bay area.

Cookies Quartet, a very famous cookies and palmier store is located next to Crumbs. Though the price is a bit on the steep side, do drop by if you have some time to spare.

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I am finally getting around to posting the pictures from our first day in Hong Kong. The other Hong Kong posts that I’ve put up recently were randomly picked (depending on my mood ;p).

Getting to and from Hong Kong International Airport is actually very easy. We took the airport express service (HKD 90 one way, HKD 160 for round trip) to Kowloon Station. One can also opt for the HK$220 or HK$300 Airport Express Travel Pass (includes HK$50 refundable deposit) with 1 or 2 single journey(s) on the Airport Express. You can enjoy 3 days of unlimited travel on MTR, Light Rail and MTR Bus (except Airport Express, East Rail Line First Class, Lo Wu and Lok Ma Chau stations). The travel pass is good value for money if you are expecting to do a lot of traveling around Kowloon island and Hong Kong island.

Airport Express Stations:
* AsiaWorld-Expo Station
* Airport Station
* Tsing Yi Station
* Kowloon Station
* Hong Kong Station

More information on airport express services here.

From Kowloon Station, we hopped onto the shuttle bus provided by Cosmo Kowloon Hotel. It is a new boutique hotel centrally located in Tai Kok Tsui area. The hotel amenities are really new and clean with a modern feel to it.
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After a magical day in HK Disneyland, we traveled along the Tung Chung line to Tung Chung station to enjoy a journey of 360 degree spectacular panoramic views.

Exit B to Ngong Ping 360 station.

We purchased the Round Trip ticket (on Crystal Cabin from Tung Chung and Standard Cabin from Ngong Ping) for HKD 153 per person. There are quite a few of packages available; such as round trip (standard cabin), round trip (crystal cabin) or the journey of enlightenment package that consists of round trip Ngong Ping Cable Car journey and entry to Walking with Buddha and Monkey’s Tale Theatre attractions. All packages and pricing details are available here.

Each cable car can fit up to 17 pax (10 sitting, 7 standing) but we were only sharing our cabin with 2 others, because it was a relatively quiet day.

crystal cabin

In the next 25 minutes, we immense ourselves with a spectacular bird’s eye views of the South China Sea and Tung Chung Bay, Scenic Mountains, the Hong Kong International Airport, the whole North Lantau Country Park and the Ngong Ping Village.

The transparent bottom was a bit frightening but I got used to it in no time and enjoyed the panoramic view.

There is nothing quite like that feeling of the wind gushing past your face at few thousands kilometers off the ground. Though it was quite chilly up in the wind, we enjoyed ourselves tremendously.

We knew that we are approaching the Ngong Ping Cable Car Terminal, as we caught our first glimpses of the mighty Tian Tan Buddha Statue.

Ngong Ping Village

This amazing cultural themed village has been architecturally designed and landscaped to reflect the cultural and spiritual integrity of the Ngong Ping area.

It boasts several major attractions -Walking with Buddha and the Monkey’s Tale Theatre – as well as a diverse array of retail, dining and entertainment experiences.

Visitors can write their wishes on a little wooden boardand hang it on one of the many pegs. At a fee of course!

There is also a wish tree where devotees will write theirwishes on joss paper tied to an orange, and then threw them up to hang on the branches.

From Ngong Ping Village, it was another 5 minutes walk to the Tian Tan Buddha Statute.

To reach the Buddha statue, one will have to climb 268 steps up the long flight of stairs.

Being a couch potato as we are, we did not climb up those stairs. However, even from afar, the Tian Tan Buddha appears serene and dignified. His right hand is raised, representing the removal of affliction.The Buddha’s left hand rests on his lap in a gesture of giving dhana. The Buddha faces north, which is unique among the great Buddha statues, as all others face south. On its chest is the Swastika, an equilateral cross with its arms bent at right angles. This symbol was used by the Nazis in 1920.


Visitors can also wall down along the Bodhi Path which is the central walkway leading to the Monastery and the giant Buddha. Lined on both sides of the path are statues of the Twelve Divine Generalsas well as 40 lotus-shaped lanterns. The Twelve Divine Generals are regarded as protectors in Buddhism, and each is responsible for guarding a two-hour section of the day. In addition, they represent the twelve Chinese zodiac signs, as denoted by the different zodiac signs on their crowns.

We then took a cable car ride back to Tung Chung station just before the cable car halt services at 6 pm.

A Girl’s Gotta Do What a Girl’s Gotta Do. It’s time for us to indulge in some retail therapy after 3 full days of walking around doing touristy stuff. Aiwei bought a Coach Bag in there (buy from coach-addict cheaper) while I went home empty handed.

We ended the night having a really late dinner with relatives. It was an authentic Cheow Chow Da Lang experience

my lovely family members

Some of the very notable dishes that we had – oyster omelette, braised goose, deep fried pork’s intestines, shacha sauce (沙茶酱) beef claypot, oyster porridge, etc.

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Our magical day does not end here…

We continue to enjoy the wonderful magic of Disney at the Hong Kong Disneyland Hotel.

The hotel is tastefully decorated in an old world Victorian-style.  The moment we stepped in, we knew immediately that we would be in for a real treat.
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Last few days, we saw a spike in our web traffic, all attributable to this little hidden gem (no longer hidden now) on the street of Mongkok – Tim Ho Wan Dim Sum Specialty Shop. It has been awarded as a highly coveted star just recently. The media has created this hype over Michelin going onto the street thing and  it really adds good luck (tim ho wan, 添好運 ) to our traffic. Haha.

Some excerpts from my previous review:

“Thanks to the economic crisis, Pui Gor, former dim sum chef of the Michelin three star Lung King Heen decided that it is the right time for him to open up a tiny and grungy dim sum restaurant in Mongkok. The piece de resistance, crispy cha siu bao is said to be the best seller (>750 in a day!). “

Click here for the list of Michelin Guide Restaurants in HK and Macau - English version & Chinese version.

We have also tried

1 Star: Yung Kee (the famous roasted goose place), Din Tai Fung (in Malaysia, consider ar?)

Bibs Gourmands: Lin Heung Tea House, Crystal Jade La Mian Xiao Long Bao (in Malaysia too), Oja Sopa De Fita Cheung Kei 祥记面家 (Macau).

But it was faaaaaaar from what the list has got to offer. Will make a trip to HK again (hopefully).

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Hui Lao Shan ???

With a deceiving appearence with resembles some Chinese medicine place like Gong WohTong (for kwai ling kou), Hui Lao Shan is a heaven! Actually Hui Lao Shan started as a Kwai Ling Kou place in 1960s’ but eventually they evolved into a mango specialty place.

Offering a variety of fruit smoothies, sago, grass jelly, and ice cream treats all based around mangoes and fresh fruit, hui lao shan does desserts right in the healthy way. All their mangos were imported from Phillipine in a weekly basis.

By the time I reached there, it was already mid night and hence the famous mango pudding and lor mai chi is SOLD OUT. Gasped* I could not believe that! We have to settle with the fruit smoothies and mango tong yuen. Im so glad that these were equally good, they are really good in doing all kind of mango desserts.

Are we going to have a franchise over here in Malaysia?? Someone rich please do so for the happiness goodness and well being of us!

Hong Kong Dim Sum

These are the sulkiest ever dim sum that I’ve ever tried. The portions are big, but what’s the meaning of having dim sum when the name itself suggests that its something small and delicate.

This make me miss and feel proud of Foh San dim sum even more.

Mcdonald’s

Something that you cant missed out in Mcdonald’s HK – toasted rice burgers. It came with a choice of either chicken or beef sandwiched between rice buns. I prefer the beef fillet than the chicken burger patty which tastes like our very own Foldover. With a fresh taste, its one of the best-sellers as it seems like everyone is holding one. The banana pie is equally good too. It used to appear in Msia Mcd for a limited time.