I've been very lazy to write, lots of interesting things have been happening around me of late but I think there has been a slump in my literary and creative pursuits, examples being:
1) Taking 3 months to get through a simple paper back (am finally at the last chapter, pop the bubbly!)
2) Talk about purchasing dead tree passionately then shrugging it off the next day
3) Smelly Birdcages under my sink that now have several mushroom farms propagating on them
4) Dead bush in corner of my room taking up space
The trip to HK was nothing less than perfect
We ate like there was no tomorrow (With the whole bird flu pandemic going on, devouring geese and chickens at break neck speeds gives new meaning to the phrase 'eating like there is no tomorrow'), and shopped enough to put Santa to shame. The only major hiccup was with our accomodation, or rather, lack of.
Sun Kong Hostel, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Flat C1, 2/F, Paterson Building, 37 Paterson Street
http://www.sunkong.com.hk/
Please do not EVER consider making reservations at this dodgy outfit.
Alarm bells should have gone off when we had to call to reserve rooms instead of being able to booking them online. We booked 2 rooms 2 days in advance with Mr. Chan over the phone and he swore on his mother's grave (exagerrations allowed. thank you) that we were assured rooms. Upon arrival and after lugging or suitcases along the pavements of causeway bay, we reached what was Sun Kong Hostel. You see, Sun Kong is located within a block of flats. It's no bigger than your typical 5 room HDB flat and they partitioned it so that they could squeeze in 6 ENSUITE rooms into the tiny flat space! We were greeted by the shrill voice of an unhappy indonesian guest, dirty linen piled in a corner and the sound of leaky air conditioners.
To cut the long story short, they had given up bookings to accomodate walk-ins, which thus meant that come 6pm we may or may not have to a room. We ended up sitting in starbucks frantically running though numbers and finally settled on... Bishop Lei Guesthouse. A catholic hotel. ha! S$350 a night compared to the S$60 we budgeted for Sun Kong, it bust our budget badly. In any case, Bishop Lei was cosy and we were just grateful for good beds and a TV.
Service in HK was so good, and I dare say a few notches up from customer service in Singapore. We met so many nice people during our 4 days there. One person that really stood out for me was Steven. A yuppie in his late 20s that gave up his career to start a dog cafe so he could marry career with taking care of his 4 dogs. We found his St. Bernard Cafe as we were walking and looking out for guerilla and indie shops tucked away in old flats. We spent over an hour playing with his Retriever, Huskey, St, Bernard and Maltese while drinking ice tea and coffee flavoured with 1 million stands of dog fur. He offered us good eating tips and dispensed great shopping advice.
St. bernard and Friends
Room C, e/F, Po Ming Building
No 2, Fu Ming Street
Causeway Bay
Tel:+852- 6333 7690
I wish I had photos but I will try to get them soon.
Meanwhle, Psychic Sonny went to Shanghai and snapped this awesome Marilyn Manson grafitti in my honour.
Now pardon me as I weane off my emo dependancy with a new book and van houten chocolate.
PS: I went roller blading for the first time on Sunday, fell and split my damn pants. Typical.
1) Taking 3 months to get through a simple paper back (am finally at the last chapter, pop the bubbly!)
2) Talk about purchasing dead tree passionately then shrugging it off the next day
3) Smelly Birdcages under my sink that now have several mushroom farms propagating on them
4) Dead bush in corner of my room taking up space
The trip to HK was nothing less than perfect
We ate like there was no tomorrow (With the whole bird flu pandemic going on, devouring geese and chickens at break neck speeds gives new meaning to the phrase 'eating like there is no tomorrow'), and shopped enough to put Santa to shame. The only major hiccup was with our accomodation, or rather, lack of.
Sun Kong Hostel, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
Flat C1, 2/F, Paterson Building, 37 Paterson Street
http://www.sunkong.com.hk/
Please do not EVER consider making reservations at this dodgy outfit.
Alarm bells should have gone off when we had to call to reserve rooms instead of being able to booking them online. We booked 2 rooms 2 days in advance with Mr. Chan over the phone and he swore on his mother's grave (exagerrations allowed. thank you) that we were assured rooms. Upon arrival and after lugging or suitcases along the pavements of causeway bay, we reached what was Sun Kong Hostel. You see, Sun Kong is located within a block of flats. It's no bigger than your typical 5 room HDB flat and they partitioned it so that they could squeeze in 6 ENSUITE rooms into the tiny flat space! We were greeted by the shrill voice of an unhappy indonesian guest, dirty linen piled in a corner and the sound of leaky air conditioners.
To cut the long story short, they had given up bookings to accomodate walk-ins, which thus meant that come 6pm we may or may not have to a room. We ended up sitting in starbucks frantically running though numbers and finally settled on... Bishop Lei Guesthouse. A catholic hotel. ha! S$350 a night compared to the S$60 we budgeted for Sun Kong, it bust our budget badly. In any case, Bishop Lei was cosy and we were just grateful for good beds and a TV.
Service in HK was so good, and I dare say a few notches up from customer service in Singapore. We met so many nice people during our 4 days there. One person that really stood out for me was Steven. A yuppie in his late 20s that gave up his career to start a dog cafe so he could marry career with taking care of his 4 dogs. We found his St. Bernard Cafe as we were walking and looking out for guerilla and indie shops tucked away in old flats. We spent over an hour playing with his Retriever, Huskey, St, Bernard and Maltese while drinking ice tea and coffee flavoured with 1 million stands of dog fur. He offered us good eating tips and dispensed great shopping advice.
St. bernard and Friends
Room C, e/F, Po Ming Building
No 2, Fu Ming Street
Causeway Bay
Tel:+852- 6333 7690
I wish I had photos but I will try to get them soon.
Meanwhle, Psychic Sonny went to Shanghai and snapped this awesome Marilyn Manson grafitti in my honour.
Now pardon me as I weane off my emo dependancy with a new book and van houten chocolate.
PS: I went roller blading for the first time on Sunday, fell and split my damn pants. Typical.