Finally I can edit my new entry with my choices of pics which been uploaded….for the past one week the IE was not working and I also opt for Safari which  failed  and finally using Firefox at least the last one is working for the time being…..

Anyway spent my Dragonboat Festival in Hong Kong last week actually I didn’t aware that it’s the festival last Thurs after I arrived on Wed morning, until I checked the commets on my FaceBook . Though it’s one of the biggest Chinese Festivals it has never been my favourite cos it always mean to me that every year the final examination won’t be long…….

On that day Dragonboat racing competitions all around HKG throughout! and of cos most  people enjoy an extra day off

And of course having Rice -Dumpling is also a traditional ….and this year I also totally forgot it, till Fri afternoon I took the last opportunity to get 2 pieces of the sale items from the bakery p and ate it on my flight back to Vancouver…
Sticky Rice/Brown Rice Dumpling with  Red-beans paste

The Big  Sticky Rice Dumpling  with pork, Green Beans, dried scallop , Lotus seeds, mushroom,salted eggs

During the stay I’ve been to 2 inteesting palces for food…

The Toast Box origianlly from a food group in Singapore offering Singapore/Malaysian style food and snack.

Kopi (coffee)
 
Ice Milo

Nasi Lemak a typical lgiht meal whcih can be served anytime of the day from Breakfast, Coconut flavoured  steam Rice, small dried anchovies,  Frid chicken  with sambal sauce

Curry Chicken with Bread Toast….

Laksa , curry soup with slices of fish cake, prawns, bean sprouts and thick vermicelli

Kaya Toast, Toast with butter and Kaya Spread, it tastes even better with soft broiled eggs and white pepper and soy sauce

I also been to a new Dim Sum restaurnat with a very vintage decor and service…..

the Dim Sum cart…which is rarely been seen in today’s restaurnat in HK, and don’t wait for the dim sum cart auntie come to your table to service you , otherwise everything will be gone look at me, I have to go and grap my dim sum too!!
and one funn ything at this old style restaurnat, you hv to look for your own table cos noone will be assisting you, so you will find people standing besides your table  mayebe even staring at you while you are eating…and so want you to finish as quickly as possible  and have your table……

Just got back from my holiday in HongKong, wow a week off passes just like a few blinks…During this stay I didn’t make any side tirps but meeting up with friends eat, drink and gossips……however the very first thing they saw me was questioning what I was not wearing a face mask since I was back from Vancouver which is also one of the  H1N1 flu infected cities in North America,, and each time I have to tell them because I was not infected and in NA it is suggested that those who’re not feeling well to wear masks aim to stop spreading any kinds of germs or virus….and If I were that panic I would have not only wearing mask but with a surgical goggles, cos the virus can catch us through our eyes…..

Anyway been to a couple of new places for food this time… mostly western style food..

Had burger at the Absolute Burger which is located at a shopping mall in CWB called DeLayNoMore, if you know Cantonese you will know how it sounds and the meaning…..back to the burger though I apprecaited they were prepared once you place your order, the taste was quite ordinary, and with the severe competition with Burgers all over HongKong…. I guess they have to work harder on their business..

Chicken Burger and a Deluxe Burger set with mushrooms fries

Then a Sunday brunch at The Pawn Wanchai, serving English food, a Restaurant located inside a historic building which used to be a Pawn Shop…..though the price is a bit steep the quality and quantity are good provided you like the simple and wholesome style of english food with a decent serivce

Mushroom with  Truffle Butter

Spinach Salad

Roast of the day

Steam Choco pudding

Another afternoon tea at the Harlan’s a place says giving you the Fine Dining Experience, my verdict: is while the food is at the high quality the service is appalling, which as a whole I couldn’t feel the Fine Dining Experience as they claim….. The servers have no Fine Dining Etiquette, as simple as placing the cutlerly, side plates or tea set, they just do it on their own convience, and they have a kind of expression on their face that you shouldn’t ask too much question…and you can feel the coolness when they serve

Pizza tihe pepperoni and cheese and veggie

Molten Chocolate cake with Vanila ice-cream and a chocolate soup

and spotted this exhibition  by a cake artist on the way to the Mandarin Oriental Hotel.

Enjoying my holiday in Hong Kong other than meeting Friends and having food, I have been watching movies in between gatherings. Last Friday watched Angels and Demons, which…..was ok, very preditable plot, luckily the flow was quite intense which made the movie interesting to watch.

Sun watched a Korean Movie Frozen Flower a love story between a Korean King, his personal guards’ commandor and the Queen…hahaha Homosexual topic…..Frankly after I’ve seen the clip from the youtube, I thought it was a typical  x rated movie showing off all the sex scenes either man to man or man to woman

It turns out to be a really well made movie, with great production and acting to tell you a very Sad Love Story. and I was touched………and eventually it’s my favourite movie so far in 2009….once again it’s called ‘Frozen Flower’ in Chinese 霜花店-朕的男人

wow…it’s been a couple of weeks since my last entry…..what was happening? quite a lot, as all you know there is a new kind of flu spreading aournd and the media been covering all the updates and stories regarding the flu, it’ a bit ok in North American, since the over 99% reported cases  are  recovered, the symptoms  are usually mild and lots of them even recovered without medication….however back in Asia, maybe because of the SARS in 2003 they are more alerted and  taking more serious measures…

For instance 2 weeks a go a Mexican tourist went to HKG and stayed at a hotel in WanChai  felt sick and being confirmed he carried the new virus, he then been hopistalized and the hotel he was staying was being blocked and isolated with all the staff and guests..after the 7 days quarantine period….all the guests and staff were released and non of them found sick.  Some people said the HKG government was a bit over reacted, I think with their past experience of SARS  and have no concrete information of the new flu at the very  early begining fo the outbreak, their action was totally understood however by now  with more updates and infos, they should also make some adjustments to their planning, and eveyone of us should take care of ourselves and others, stay healthy, when feeling sick wear a mask, go to get the correct medication, rest, rather going to school or work…