DAO JUENG

Things have been pretty crazy on the work front this past week. attended a launch with Equal at McCafe where TVB star Moses Chan came! I have no idea who he was though and while translating a media invite, that by the way was in TRADITIONAL CHINESE, I had to get Ching and Shermaine to help me out! So yeah, that was kind of cool!

Anyway, since getting here I've pretty much been on a soy milk (Dao Jueng in Canto) binge because honestly, SOY MILK HERE IS ABSOLUTELY KICK ASS.

Firstly, there's the homemade kind that's so smooth and absolutely delicious. (DAMN MASSIVE WOMG. next to my packet of tissue for comparison)

and then there are the Vita ones! (hello pretty gel extensions!)

Seriously, I swear the vitasoy here absolutely kicks bigger ass than the one's back home. Vita is a massivemassive brand here so whenever you walk into 711 or something there's like AN ENTIRE FRIDGE JUST FOR VITA PRODUCTS including Vita Lemon Tea.


Don't even get me started on this. SO. GOOD.

Bread

OMG JOEL, PLEASE FIND THIS PLACE. THANKS

Bus. stop.. where?!?!?

Ok. So we haven't exactly been updating much from over here, not due to the time difference, but simply because... we kinda went island hopping and got lazy when we came back. hahaha! But but, we will start uploading pictures of maui once we actually get them into our computer. hehe!

For now, here is just something REALLY interesting that Eunice and I encountered... The Bus stop.

Yeah right. So like what's so odd about a bus stop right?! Well. It's not exactly the bus stop that is odd. It's the people that take the bus from there.

Even their seats are facing left. So they're sideways to the road?!?!?! lol.

Notice carefully the direction of which everyone stands and sits. Weirdly enough, the road is in front, but everyone is facing left. hahahahahahaha! DAM WEIRD!

Eunice and I got to the stop and we were like... Eh? Why so weird ah! Cos we were the only jokers facing front. Like seriously... THE ONLY ONES. lol.

Oh and to counter Joel's CCB sign....

ok la. Joel's one is funnier. hahahaha! But still, we couldn't resist taking a snapshot of it. lol!

And And And... WE FINALLY SATISFIED OUR CHICKEN RICE CRAVINGGGGG!!! hehe!



Ok so it's not exactly the cheapest chicken rice in the world, costing us USD8 bucks. But hey! Beggars can't be choosers so we gotta settle with what we got yeah! :)

It was pretty good though and the portion was HUGE. (like what's new right! lol.) Found it in Chinatown with our Singaporean colleague who brought us around. :D




Doesn't this just look like home? Ok maybe those in HK and Thailand will say, Ah common sight, but hey! it's a rare thing to see people selling buckets and pails here, on the street some more! :)) Home sweet home.. ahh. :D


MAHALO FOR READING
XOXO
Eun, Cheryl, Honolulu, Hawaii

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Hunted down food at Wan Chai for the past 2 nights. Thought I'd share heh.

Honolulu Cafe.

176-178 Hennessy Road, Wan Chai

Directions: Wan Chai MTR, Exit A4, turn left, walk for about 1-2 minutes.

(Photo credit: wikipedia)

"Food lovers keep coming back to this 50-year-old coffee shop for its wonderful egg tarts. The secret to the tasty pastry is letting it sit overnight in the refrigerator before baking. The temperature is adjusted three times during the baking process. When the tarts are ready, they are cooled for two minutes before serving. When you get to bite into one, watch out for a shower of pastry flakes - at this moment, it's fine to forget your manners."
- 8Days' Hong Kong Tram Guide, one of my food bibles here

(Photo credit: ate too much)

Yep this place is famous for its egg tarts (HK$7 / S$1.30). There are 2 types of egg tarts in HK -- the flaky pastry tart and the short tart. Honolulu's egg tarts' famous for the former. It's said that there are 192 layers in the flaky crust, and trust me..it's gooood. Haven't taken a picture of it just so I'll go back for more. But it is pricey, considering how common it is to find tarts going for HK$2.50 (S$0.45)


North Point Hong Kong Style Waffle.
492 King's Road, North Point

(But I went to the branch in Wan Chai. Exit A4 of the MTR, and turn left. you can smell it from the exit already)

(Photo credit: kewlio)

"The ball-shaped waffles are made by pouring batter into an iron mold, letting it cook for 6-7 minutes, then cooled slightly before serving. The deliciously eggy aroma is thanks to a batter mixture which contains more egg than flour. A hole is pricked in the paper bag before it goes in, so as to release the steam and prevent the waffle from becoming soggy"

- 8Days' Hong Kong Tram Guide

(Photo credit: ComeUndone)

These...鸡蛋仔 (eggettes?) are everywhere. But you know you've found THE stall when it's got photos of celebs eating it + news articles pasted all over. It's really crispy on the outside, and soft on the inside. The lacklustre versions usually have too much air inside, but this is chewy inside. But the prices keep escalating. One of the articles pasted at the stall said each was HK$10 (S$1.70). A food blog earlier this year mentioned that it's HK$11. Past two days? HK$12 (S$2.10). But hey, it's worth it.

Was too full on both occasions to try Wow! Burger. But I don't think it'll be long before I make my way back to Wan Chai.

WHOOPS

dear people back home living vicariously through us,

sorry for the serious lack of updates! here on the hk front we've been pretty busy at work/doing rubbish at work/OTing like crazy/eating too much crap/having Thomas Ong sightings.

rest assured an update is in order!

MUAHAHA

i just realised next friday is a public holiday in thailand (chulalongkorn day, to commemorate that prince in anna and the king)

can you say long weekend with me , what WHAT!

HIGH FIVE! SUCK IT UP YOU PATHETIC SATURDAY DEEPAVALI-ERS

joel, bangcock

damn busy lor

HZ here. I'm damn busy with work, but just gotten a breather. So here's a few fun facts again.

- There are no direct planes from China to Taiwan and vice versa (they never got along, duh). If businessmen from both countries want to travel to either side, they need to make a transit in Hong Kong. That in itself, is a +1 to HK as a port.

- Big Macs in HK are technically the cheapest in the whole world. Link to evidence here, courtesy of Jrrl.

- Jrrl and I are sleep deprived.

So that's all for now folks!

-z