| Back to Hong Kong! It was nice- my parents trusted me to go out on my
own and explore the city. I suppose they figured I knew the city better
than they did since I was there for eleven weeks a few years ago. Nonetheless,
I didn't spend that much time alone. I saw the Coastal Defense Museum with
my Dad, that was a good trip, a good way to spend an afternoon. We went
to Macau to try and find Dad's old street. We found the street, but the
two-story apartment complex was leveled back in the 80's apparently to make
way for 4-story apartments. Saw the old church facade and the fort. We also
played a few rounds of roulette at the Sands Casino, the newest one. Dad
hit numbers three times and I lost my pot because the minimum bet was like
a quarter of my starting amount. No worries, Dad's earnings covered my lose
and paid for our trip to Macau. So stupid.I walked around the street markets
with my folks and got to eat in lots of little shops along the way. Everything
is good in Hong Kong. I didn't have one bad meal. My favorite snack was
the steamed milk shop. They steamed milk with some other ingredients and
made the silkiest, lightest, most refreshing dessert ever. It's like super
soft tofu only it's as light as milk! The flavor was delicate too, we had
ginger and regular milk and I had a mango milkshake. Oh so sosososo good.
We met up with Doug's parents a few times for dinner and lunch. That was
also tasty. I tried "Dai Jahp Haai" the hairy crab from shanghai.
Such intense flavor! So fatty, I couldn't finish the second half of the
body cause it was so rich. I also went to the Peninsula Hotel with Frances's
mom and went shopping around the city with her. She's such a riot. Always
makes me laugh. I met Mango and Man Hong also, Frances's dog and youngest
brother. Fun guy, silly dog. Saw Ken and Shai for an hour or two. They looked
so happy together. I wish I took a picture. |
