Hongkong!!!

I-like-flings(m) SG

wah.. u said it all.. i can tiam tiam already...... my conclusion is HK is more fun than SG.. what u think? Laughing

Icemoon SG

wait a minute .. isn't Dongmen accessible by their MRT? Don't anyhow give advice leh!

Icemoon SG

is SG any fun to begin with? Laughing

autumncs SG

The snoopy theme park is free, but besides photo-taking, there's nothing much. If you want "hard-core sightseeing", walks towards Shatin IKEA and go to this small path at the back of the building. You will see a long staircase lined with many many golden buddhas. Climb up the stairs, and you'll reach the Temple of 10000 Buddhas. The view from the top is superb, and the temple itself is also very very interesting. (If you have time, you can stay back and count whether there are really 10000 buddhas)

If you go to Shatin on a wednesday, you can also go to the Heritage Museum (Opp New Town Plaza). The museum is admission-free every wednesday. My personal favourite in the museum is this camera that captures your face and then digitally paints your face in traditional Cantonese Opera make-up!!! (The results are rather hilarious. Ang Mohs are always the one who laugh the loudest when they see their face in chinese opera make-up... )

mochou SG

cab is cheap there.(maybe for the local it's luxury, but for you, it's cheap.)

Shenzhen got the "shi jie zhi chuan", a park with mini size of attractions around the world. like Mini of statue of liberty, white house, ivory tower etc.
Got the "hang kong mu jian"(aircraft carrier) opened for public to see.
but i not interested in those things.

The food in shenzhen is quite similar to HK. Cha can ting can be found easily in shenzhen, but not in northern cities of china. Maybe you want to try to eat some expensive seafood there, cheaper than sg. I went to eat seafood with 3 other fren, got big lobster, got "xiang ba bang"(the elephant trunk like thing), oysters, big prawns, and some other dishes. 800RMB. Convert to sg sure not enuff to eat so many good stuff.

winnie^_^ SG

thanks so much for replying! so u r half a hkonger loh.. no wonder u can intro so much abt hk.. heh.. i would like to visist those places u mention.. but the no. of days i stay there r limited.. as for the such as the big buddha, the fishing village of Tai O, and of course, Disneyland.. as few of them had already mentioned.. how do i get to lantau island? wat abt shenzhen? u no write anything abt sz?
y avoid the Airport Express train? it is convenient mah.. i dun mind to spend the money.. thou bus is convenient but dun know the way..

mochou SG

pai seh. never take mrt there before. Went there with 3 frens. so we travel by cab all the time.

I-like-flings(m) SG

haha that temple last time mi and my fren find here find there also cannot find.. till we give up already and on the way back then saw it halfway in the hill..... the musuem ar.. never went b4 yet... for the outside.. look sibei boring... my standard SOP when i go shatin is go IKEA for HKD9 hotdog and drink with free refill( no confirm but i always refill Embarassed ) then go to buy sg brand bbq pork.. one of the few branch in hk.... then will work to that riveria garden condo area to buy the best char siew rice i can find in hk till now.....by the way.. i just did that SOP again today... Laughing

Icemoon SG

There is something I don't understand.

Recently the papers have been praising the HK transportation system for its efficiency and people there are strongly encouraged and willing to use public transport.

However, because there is no octopus card reader installed at the exit, the bus fare is essentially a flat fare system.

Isn't this penalising people who take short trips like one or two stops?

winnie^_^ SG

ok, thn can forget abt the snoopy place liao..
fyi hor.. i dun like museum leh.. haha..
Heritage Museum - this one sounds interesting!
how to go new town plaza?

I-like-flings(m) SG

it's ex till very stupid lah.. u try then u will know lor.. bus is very cheap and convenient lah.. for a few station MRT trip will u pay SGD30?? or u wan to take a few dollar bus ride?

winnie^_^ SG

oh.. Mini of statue of liberty i heard b4.. how to go there?
hmm.. 800rmb is sg how much?
thn jumbo or this sz seafood is nicer?

winnie^_^ SG

oh ok... i dun know mah..

gd4u SG

To get to Ngong Ping, take MTR to Tung Chung Station, a 1-day tourist pass is HKD50, travel as much as u can ... hehe ... and true enough, air is much better in at Lantau ...

winnie^_^ SG

so which way should i go to shenzhen? Smile

Icemoon SG

To go lantau island, you can take the MRT. Then switch to the disneyland line or go straight to Tung Chung (town centre for Lantau).

Airport Express train is expensive, around HK70. Bus is around HK30. The bus is pretty fast because it is express from the airport to Kowloon or HK Island (there is no stop in between and most of it is expressway).

Icemoon SG

what do you mean?

To go Shenzhen .. just take the KCR (Kowloon Canton Railway). Alight at the last station - Lo Wu. It is their custom. The train station (to other places in China) and MRT station is just outside.

I-like-flings(m) SG

yes, but that is what i like about their system actually... coz u got the choice of very direct bus route... if u plan well u wont be taking 1 or 2 stop ride lor.. not like sg u go round and round coz most route suppose to serve alot of area.. maybe to maximinize their profit too lor.. i dunno.. but hk one.. is ex but is direct.... then their fare will get lesser and lesser when nearer to the terminal lor.. e.g point A to Point B got 10 stop... it's HK10... but when reach the 5th stop the fare when u board the bus is maybe HK5 already... Wink

winnie^_^ SG

aiya.. thn take taxi lah.. since taxi not ex rite?

Icemoon SG

If your destination is just nearby .. it will be 1 or 2 stops. This is common sense .. not meh? Neutral

Must see heng suay lor. If there is a bus which is about to reach the terminal, you will pay the cheapest for the 1 or 2 stop.

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