Hong Kong & Macau

That's my second vacation trip on last weekend after Ipoh-Cameron Highlands trip lately. Feeling great and joy traveled to places i never been there before, and also excited to experience how busy of crowded population in HK as they walked along the streets, crossing traffic lights, boarding for MTR/buses/ferries. Eating there is quite expensive and mostly starting from HKD28 (about RM12) onwards but food portion is big enough to feed hungry stomach.

The bad thing is the weather, damn cloudy and foggy (about 19c-23c) all day and night long since the first day i arrived and hardly see the sunshine. There's no luck for taking HK island view pictures from The Peak because of the misty weather blocking the Kowloon peninsular view and things were also happened at Avenue of Stars (Tsim Sha Tsui East) where the fog covered all over the skyline. Walking along most areas and spent most of the time in Kowloon such like, Mongkok, Yau Mah Dei, Tsim Sha Tsui, Tsim Dong, etc... and just The Peak, Ocean Park in HK island. It might be rushing or for time consuming purpose that some places we planned to go but got to ignore it.

Spending one night in Macau before flying home. Cloudy and foggy weather is similar to HK but it was even worse when reached there Nice to see lots of casino and those colorful signboards along the Macau city. I've been walking almost whole night until 4am taking pictures at the well-known landmark - Venetian Hotel and visited its open-concept casino... (pretty big and flat). Most of tourist attractions in Macau are historical like churches and temple and only went for the famous 'Tai Sam Pah', Senado Square and Macau Tower.

It was a good experience and enjoyable to walk through almost half of the Macau island all the way back to hotel from Macao Tower. Frankly, the free and easy trip was nice but duration is bit short and weather was really sucks and spoiling my mood of photos taking at most of the places. Well, i may be going back again in few years time if things are right.

*More photos are coming up on my FB photos album soon...

Ipoh-Cameron Highlands

It was great vacation while taking my companion (EOS-500D) traveled all the way to Ipoh on the 4th day of CNY (年初四) and meet-up friends there for makan-ing and minum-ing (eats & drinks) before we went for a day trip next day in Cameron Highlands for photo shooting. Well, I was lack of sleep but still able to drive for two hours journey in early morning with help from 'Red Bull' energy drink. I spent a day trip in Ipoh with friends and weather is no difference with KL as it was hot and sunny for whole day there (gao miang ~~).

On the next day morning, we started one hour journey to Cameron Highlands after few hours rest. It was raining and windy when we reached the strawberry farm but that refreshing weather didn't last for long and it got warmer (and hotter) in the afternoon. Traffic was bumper to bumper and jam like one kind at certain point
between Brinchang-Tanah Rata town. The traffic could have dragged almost a kilometer long as many cars were going up and down at BOH plantation and stuck at the entrance (WTF !!). We got no choice but drive to the main plant site in Habu town after Tanah Rata. I got to missed that plant site again this time as i never been there before as the mountain view up there is much beautiful than the one in Habu town.

Nevertheless, we just enjoyed what it takes while having tea break at the factory then hiked up to the view point for photo shooting, relaxed and enjoyed the mountain views there. On the way back to Ipoh, we didn't have much time to Cactus Valley but just stopped by at the one of the cactus farm for rest and started 'shooting' again at the cactus one by one... how nice to see so many cactus around me.

I was truly tired but really enjoyed the trip and thankful for my friends bringing me around Ipoh city and tried out the local specialized food/drinks such like Old Town white coffee; 'Ngah Choi Kai'; 'Dim Sum'; noodles and night life spot during my two nights stay in Ipoh. Might be coming back some other times but i think it has to be in next CNY perhaps. More photos will be uploaded in my FB photo album soon...