Tuesday, May 6, 2008

Day 1 (Friday): First 'proper meal' in HK

Assalamualaikum...

Before i came to Hong Kong, so many of my friends suggested that i used my time there to the fullest.
Meaning, less rest and even less sleep. Use the time to explore HK, and don't ever waste it..
I can tell, that's what i was trying to do for as long as i was there...

Back to the hotel in the first day, after prayer (jama' Zohor and Asar), Din suggested to me to find something to eat. Straight away i said yes! Since 8 o'clock in the morning (when i last ate sandwich aboard the air asia), i didn't eat anything else, and it was almost 4 pm at the time. Plus the exhaustion and the stress for the day, made the need for food even stronger...

Not far from the hotel, about 4 minutes walking distance, is a restaurant owned by a Malay Singaporean. The restaurant is called Shadowman and it is also served as a cyber-cafe. We were greeted by a chinesewoman wearing tudung who seated us at a nice table in the middle of the restaurant. i remember Din told me, that was the exact table he and his wife were seated when they were in HK last year. I just nodded slowly at his comment. Clearly he missed is wife.

Shadowman offers variety of food, including Malay and Western. As the price of all the food there were about the same, i opted for western fused by eastern style. Spaghetti tandori chicken. As for the drink, i chose apple tea.

One think about the meal in HK, it was being served lavishly! Look at the picture, you will see what i mean. The plate was really large, and the spaghetti was really plenty..! I can barely walking after i finished the whole meal.

The price? HKD 50. And it really worth it...

After that, we went to Mong Kok, where i had my first chaotic shopping experience in HK!



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