7 Feb 2005

Got up early this morning. Had breakfast at McDonalds. Had a $19.50 deluxe breakfast. Wasn’t very tasty, but didn’t know what else to eat either. Took the MTR to Causeway Bay. The ride took $11.80. Had to switch train to the island line (blue colour line, the Tsuen Wan line is red in colour) at Admiralty station, if you don’t know which train, just look for the sign to Chai Wan or just follow the crowd (be pushed along by the crowd to be exact). Took exit E and followed directions to Victoria Park. As Chinese New Year is just round the corner, there was a New Year Fair going on there. It’s the biggest New Year Fair on Hong Kong. There are other New Year Fairs going on around Hong Kong. Even in New Territories but at a smaller scale. The stalls have to be tendered in November. A stall selling food at a more strategic location would cost around $450,000! The New Year Fair starts about a week before Chinese New Year, the final day would be on Chinese New Year Eve, and it’s until midnight. The unsold goods are sold at a much lower price, so it usually attracts lots of people. The used the footbridge to get to Hong Kong Central Library. It’s a 11 storey building. Commenced building in 1996, the building was opened in 1999. Went to the 5th floor, the newspaper reading area, and guess what I found! The News Straits Times from Malaysia!!! Cool!! There are newspapers from all around the world, UK, Europe, US…… Went shopping after that. Went to Seibu, Sogo, Times Square and Lee Theatre. Had Korean fast food for lunch. $48 for a set lunch with a drink!! Actually, it’s considered reasonable in Hong Kong. The food wasn’t too bad, just a little oily. Had a very tiring day!!