QQ's Debut!

Hello, I'm QQ and this is my debut entree. Woofps, I meant 'entry'.  So here I embark on my territorializing mini journey during my weekend trips.


Bear Pa had been very kind, bringing QQ alongside with Bear and Bruno to wherever – KM8, Swimming Pool and Sengkang Fernvale area.

Mommy had something on (as always) so I was left in good hands of the gentle giant.
Bear and Bruno are either my dark angels or big brothers. As cool as they appear to be, they are actually very loving and concerned about me!

Like how I Bruno was worried that I might be lonely, he joined me with some of my bunny antics –and we play pretend. It was so much fun just hopping around and Bruno. But I got a little scared when he gets a little too excited.

I have no idea I could have this expression until mommy found this picture of me on Bear’s blog. And next to me is my knight I shining armour, trying to catch up! Hahaha.

Actually I’ve been thinking Bear smell a bit funny for the whole day so I went to inspect… and apparently he haven’t showered. Okay fine, I was stealing a kiss.


With the recent hoo-ha on the case of Rottweilers-gone-wild, the AVA had set new rules for Bear’s breed and we all thought it was unfair. You can read the full article HERE and you know, make noise at the forum. I mean, judging with how I can be perfectly fine (or even better) around Bear & Bruno, Rottweilers are fine if trained! In fact, the injuries and bruises Mommy suffered from are inflicted by me. *guilty*

See, they look so majestic! Mommy was telling me how much she liked Bruno because he has a young, handsome face while Bear have this older, dumber-looking face (like his Pa). BearPa didn’t seem to be very happy though. Hur.

This is a pretty picture of me (all photos credited to BearPa) and find out more truths on Rotties THERE instead!
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Yeah yeah, I know I’m underweight (blame it on Mommy) and I looked draggled, but that’s only because I just had my weekend fun!

After all, this is the first time Mommy actually let me blog about my life so I have to feature myself. Hee. :)

I hate it when Mommy always plays a trick on me by leaving me alone, like in the car. Knowing that I can’t contain the excitement when I see her when she comes back from somewhere, she’ll make the process miserable for me. BearPa took this picture when I first spotted Mommy from afar, waiting for her to come pick me up.

To further highlight the fact that Rottweilers can be extremely safe, check this out:

In case you haven’t noticed, I was actually trampling and sleeping all over Bear and Bruno while they were sleeping, having a hell lot of fun. Hahaha.

Last week we headed to the Botanic Gardens and apparently Mommy couldn’t help but hugged Bruno long and tight. I was hopping with jealousy at the side. ☹

Bruno is such a lucky boy. Mommy did say why she preferred Bruno though. He’s slightly rebellious (in a cute manner) and is the bo-chup cool cool one, Mommy’s type of guy. Sigh, I am a girl in heat and licked by many of the boys in a single day.

I feel like such a slut. ☹
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No lah, they all adore me. :D

Until next time,
QQ

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Hong Kong 2oo8

I'm so proud of myself! Five years ago when my family and I went to HongKong, we were tagging along the tour group and didn't get to explore much around the island. However, this time round Sis and I managed pretty well for three nights in a row, say walking a very,very long distance along Nathan Road, and shopping and Ladies' Market as well as taking the public buses and MTR on by ourselves.

Here's the story of my journey!

First of all, on board the boat we travelled for 45 minutes to the island, waking up to a horrible sea-sickness due to the terrible motions of the mini harbour. The first picture I took of HongKong, a real depiction of their life over there. Imagine this, a normal height of flat buildings over there, which is about 30 stories to 50 stories high, all close to one another, clustered and compact in this urban city. There were exceptions of flat buildings going as high as 80 stories. Plus, the weather was still as bad as ever.

As usual we hailed a cab and he seemed to like dad a lot because he kept talking and telling dad what were the cost of living there. He told Pa that he had two "leng loi" (young, pretty daughters). *blush* Heh heh, iHappy.

I stood outside the hotel while Mom and Dad went to check-in. Did I mention they have 7-11 everywhere, like almost every corner and every street? Sometimes even more than atwo outlets in one area. Freaky! But very convenient lah, since the water is cheap and a necessity in that killer weather.
 

Pa will always volunteer to look for eateries, and we settled in this homely shop selling nice porridge and chee cheong fun! I love how it made me feel like I'm in those typical Hong Kong drama serials whereby the grandpa/grandma of the show will go down to this kind of shop for breakfast, no?

I bought it the moment I saw it when I got off the harbour. If you, like me, was a fan of Shinchan Crayon, you would know what I'm talking about. But hor, this thing taste awful. I only ate one, spit it out, and lef the rest to rot. I'm sorry.

Birds of the same feather flock together - this is where the phrase came about, I suppose.

If you're wondering what we were doing in KFC, that's because Sis was bugging to try either KFC and Mac. We were tired from shopping sightseeing and needed a break. I bought the curly fries and coke, yum. Plus, another good reason to rest is because it is extremely tough to find a loo in Hongkong, even if shopping centres. The tenants have their own sets of keys so not any Tom, Dick or Harry can use a "public" toilet. Purchasing some food and pretending to rest can sometimes be just a great excuse to "borrow" their toilet. Heh.

This was my dinner. I told them I wasn't that hungry. Dad and mom and sis each had their own bowls of noodles. I looked at the menu that says beef slices and it sounded yummy, but I didn't expect it to be this big. I put my finger there to show the contrast. I stuffed myself.....bloated.

On the first night we took the MTR to Ladies' Market. Mom and Dad got tired so they headed home first, while Sis and I roamed the entire stretch. Only on the second day do we realise that Ladies' Market is such a place to be conned. Let me explain. You know how on websites and brochures they advertised the location as a best shopping venue? Bullshit. The items there some of which were lousy AND overpriced, and I suffer "own-age", if you know what I mean. I was haggling with an auntie for QQ's clothes, and she totally got ahead of me by putting the product into the plastic and shoved in under my nose. In the end, bo bian I bought. Sis and I were just laughing at each other.

All the complaining aside, we found THE PLACE to shop. Goodness, it's ladies' haven.

There was no more train services so I told Sis," Let's be adventurous and try taking a 共车". Boy was it fun. I had to approach the HongKong-ers and asked them which bus to take and what was the fare. Boy was it expensive. For one stop we paid HK8.20 which is equivalent to S$1.60. But the speed was fast and it was and the waiting time was short.

The following morning, Dad signed up for yet another one-day tour so we had to wake up super early. The bus brought us to a restaurant and we had dim sum for breakfast with this bunch of elderly strangers.  0,0 They thought Mom was our eldest sister. o,o

It's one of those temple trips again. Guan Yin Ma... I've been here before, so I wasn't paying much attention... But I did touch the Fortune God that was said to bring you wealth. :P

Orh, okay.

Please do not think that I am a pervert or some sort by taking this kind of picture. I just like taking pictures of people doing their on stuffs, something along the lines of them living their own life. Eg. Typical HK uncle having a day off, chilling by the beach and washing up. You know what I mean?

I looked very shagged, due to the lack of sleep (shopped till 2am the previous night!) and err, lack of time to doll up. Hur.

 I can't stand how all these kind of trips have one male photographer (often schooling and free-lancing at the same time, looking very poor thing) and then the tour guide will try to convince you to buy his photos. I warned Pa and Mom many times NOT to buy these mechandise, simply because it's not worth it. But Pa bought a ceramic plate with this photo on it, for S$38 I think. 0,0  SEEEE!

This was the favourite part of my day, they brought us to Nyong Ping 360 Cable Car (tell me by the name of it you didn't think it would rotate 360 degrees?) ! It didn't spin like I thought it would be. :(

The view was fantastic! The ventilation was still stuffy despite it's open grilles.

The ride took quite a while but we enjoyed the view. There wasn't much people that day, since it wasnt school holidays or anything (thank goodness!).

At the other end of the cable car trip, I bought souvenirs (so cute I can't resist) and Mom bought a nice bag (but it stinks).

People at work. :) Pa always have these kind of adorabl expressions, before he started turning the phone camera around and take photos of himself. =,=

This is the Buddha statue that appeared in the HK movie, do you know?!! We can choose to walk over there, but then I've decided to leave it till the next time I'm there. Hur.

Initially I told Pa I wanted to try a dessert shop that was located along the stretch, but then I have no idea why we ended up in this bubble tea shop, that sells AWESOME bubble tea.

"Jasmine milk tea w/pearls please!"

香港果然是个吃东西、买东西、吃东西、买东西、吃东西、买东西的地方！So true that I couldnt resist  buying my first *coughs* branded *coughs* item, a pair of jeans that I love... hee.

An Indonesian baby whom Sis and I played with. :D

Do you not think that the tour guides are always sales-driven, pushing you to give them tips and buy stuffs from shops that they can extract commission from? On a side note, he looks uncannily like Kam Fung, but with broken and weird HK accent.

Also, he brought us to my detested place - the trap of jewelry factory outlet. And this time they said the place was co-owned by Jackie Chan. 0,0

Our final destination of the day was Victoria Harbour at night. Since we've already seen the laser performance before, we decided not to wait till 8pm. By the way, the show is aired every night, sponsered by the advertisers.

We also took the train to Tsim Sha Tsui, but figured that the stuffs there were more less the same, and we were dying to shop at The Haven again. So we rushed. Heh.

The shopping venue is called Argyle Center, it's located near the MTR station, and looks like the mini version of FEP, with lots of great steals for both male and female consumers.

We had dinner at one of the most famous fast food outlets in HK, named 大家乐. We all loved the variety of foods, the convenience of ordering and self-collection, as well as the yummy food. The downside to it was that it is freaking difficult to find a seat because it's always packed! We ate these for three times in HK, even at the airport. Haha. Pa likes it a lot.

Again, after dinner Sis and I headed for our shopping trip. But because we only found out this fantastic plce too late, mosts of my money had been spent and I'm left with little to spare. I was having such a hard time deciding which dresses to buy and which accessories to let go. :(

The sunset view when we were leaving Hongkong.

I've decided to separate the HK Disneyland day on a separate entry! ^^v

xoxo

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Airport Terminal 3

This trip was made some few weeks ago when I had tea with Eddie near midnight.

We were chatting casually and figured that since we haven't been to T3 before, it's a good idea that we check out the place. Initially we wanted to visit the 24-hr bookstore (as stated on the Information Board) but we were cheated.

Since I'm a die-hard fan of TCC, I suggested that we chill out there since I was having a sweet tooth.

I picked this:

It has a fancy name called Triple Chocolate Obsession or something. Yes, I do find it very small, but nevertheless it's a good piece of cake. Heh. I love the dark chocolate embellishment.

We can't make up our minds as to what to drink so I thought we could try their new Halloween recipe:

Which I can't remember what the names were anymore. I think the drinks were brilliantly themed, and it kills me to NOT know what the drinks were made of. I asked the waiter (Douglas *ahem*) but he said it was meant to be a surprise (very cute).

T3 looked awesome, but the viewing deck either sucked, or I didn't go to the right place. The whole TreeTops theme is pretty creative, I thought. I like it in the night where it's so damn quiet and vacant.

So I'm now in the quest of becoming a TCC member, so if you wanna have dinner/hi-tea/lunch there, please do not hesitate to text me! :D

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