Friday, May 9, 2008

Day 2 (Saturday): Rooftop pool.

Assalamualaikum...

We started Day 2 with Subuh prayer at 5 am. (In Hong Kong, Subuh begins at about 4.30 am). i still remember vividly about that morning. The second i opened my eyes, i said to myself, my first morning in HK.

At that particular time, almost automatically i glanced outside through the window and saw the view of HK Island. Beautiful, i whispered to myself. The outline of the skyscrapers, with all the colourful lights, twinkling and dancing in the darkness of the dusk... huhu, nothing can beat that panoramic view.
We planned to start moving after Zohor (12.40pm), after jama' qasar Zohor and Asar, meaning, we have a couple of hours to kill. So we decided to go to 17th floor (we're at 14th), and go to the gym.
Just like every other hotel, Sheraton has a gym (Fitness First branch), sauna and a rooftop pool & jacuzzi (pic). The night before, we've been there (i opted to skip that part), and it was really great.

9 am, we went up and after a bit of sweating in the gym, i joined Din at the pool. See the chairs in the picture? There was where we sat until we actually fell asleep! The sun shone softly, and the wind at the rooftop caressing us mildly. Together they coerced us into a sleep... and sleep we did!
A little more than 11 am, we went back to our room, and getting ready for the most tiring day of this journey. Ngong Ping 360, Jami'a Mosque and The Peak!

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