Hong Kong mari!!!

First of all, HI EVERYONE!!!! Well, I've been absent from the blogging world for nearly a month. I've been wanting to participate in the 30 day Blog Challenge like my fellow bloggers, Deanona and Rungitom, perhaps next year? hehe...anyways, on 1st Dec I went on another trip outside of Malaysia...If last June I went to Singapore, this month, I went to Hong Kong-Shenzen-Zhuhai-Macau...phew, that's a mouthful!!

We arrived at 8.30p.m (yes, we share the same time zone) and upon arrival, we have to go through 2 Immigration Checkpoints. Why the hassle? It's because Hong Kong is a capitalist system while Shenzen is under a socialist system. So, eventhough these two places are only an hour apart, due to the different political system, everyone (yes, even residents) have to go through the immigration checks. After that, we proceed to dinner at an unknown restaurant in Shenzhen.

One downer about dinner there was the rude waiter and waitresses. Main hempas-hempas ja bah tu makanan...nda pandai senyum lagi tu. Check out the plastic glass above, it's so fragile..macam kena buat guna plastik beg seja heheheh..After dinner, we checked in the hotel and rest for the night.

Day 2, we're up and about and raring to go to...Windows of the World and Splendid China Cultural Village!! We're still in Shenzhen, by the way. So, first stop...Windows of the World..here you can view the miniature versions of favourite or famous world landmarks. Check it out :-)

The Splendid China Cultural Village is another tourist attraction in Shenzhen. Here you could see all sorts of China's cultural identity. I love it here because it's a beautiful place and it's another replica of the Windows of the World but here it focuses on the splendid cultures in China. 

By the way, the snack I'm eating in the picture above is one of the oldest delicacies there. It's strawberry glazed with caramelized sugar and then freezed to make it a candy-like substance. Sedap oh...ada perisa tomato and cherry juga.

We also watched one of the famous cultural shows there, the Shenzhen dancing troupes (if I'm not mistaken). Sia sempat gambar tu pentas ja, tu persembahan nda..tidak bulih dia bilang.

So, with that we end Day 2 with shopping at Tung Men Street. If you asked me, this is not my favourite place to shop. I guess it would be better if you were able to converse well in Mandarin (and thank God I took Mandarin back in UiTM!!!) and if you don't mind crowded places. I didn't buy much here because of the massive crowd. The place is jammed-packed!! Just one tip though, if you bargain for something, make sure you really want to buy it or else it would hurt the vendor's feelings. Nanti kena bawa bergaduh hehehe...and, this is helpful for the ladies..once you bargained but the salesgirl (pay attention to the gender) did not want to surrender to your price, just pat them at the back and say "Ke yi la..wo men peng you ma.." And voila, you'll get your stuff, with your price and with a smile :-) Tapi untuk girls seja ah...yang boys, jan lah kamu pi pat2 belakang orang...hahaha

Day 3, we checked out and made our way to Zhuhai. It was a three hour ride from Shenzhen and I was pleased to hear that we don't have to go to another immigration check. Zhuhai is known for its status as the Romantic city because of the famous love story of the fisher girl. There, we visited Shijingshan Park and the statue of the Fisher girl. 

Bah, I sambung later...penat...