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Tuesday, January 4, 2011

Hong Kong Holiday (2011)

Start:     Feb 17, '11 01:00a
End:     Feb 20, '11 12:45p
Location:     HongKong, China
My last visit to HK was last century :-)

That was so far back that HK was still under British rule...hahaha!

This is really sudden...I got a call from a colleague in HP this morning (I missed her call 3 times already). Liza asked if a trip to HK this February...say 2nd weekend or something would be ok.

A split-second decision had to be made, even if I've not asked permission to take days off or checking if I had backup (because my teammate is out on vacation till mid January anyways)...I said, fine, just tell me the dates and I'd file leaves *cross fingers*

and there you have it...
another case wherein I have the ticket (and a debt to them for paying it beforehand) and the trip's details to be ironed out later...what fun!
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31 comments:

  1. CatH \(^_^)/January 4, 2011 at 11:14 PM

    the funny thing is that last year, I was planning to go to HK to buy the LX5...but I have it now...hahaha...so I guess this means not much shopping for me, unless I get an iphone or some other gadget like a Netbook or something...

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  2. dr.philip del carmenJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:30 PM

    how could anyone say no! i love HK...even if its a daily dose of roast pork/duck or goose! never mind the shopping, just walking & getting 'lost' is great...but if you do want shopping go to the very end of one line of MTR...Tung Chung Station...you will find Outlet Stores there!

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  3. lee altoJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:32 PM

    enjoy Hongkong my friend...

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  4. CatH \(^_^)/January 4, 2011 at 11:45 PM

    outlet stores for electronic stuff?

    cge, bigay pa kayo ng tips Doc Philip....para ma try ko yung ibang finds don...

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  5. CatH \(^_^)/January 4, 2011 at 11:46 PM

    thanks heaps Lee...

    hey, any tips for the not-so-usual spots? I've been in HK a couple of times before in the 1990s and well...I was really hoping to go to Macau, but w/ the group I will be going in, they might be more inclined to shop...hahaha!

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  6. roland rabangJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:49 PM

    That's the operative word: fun! So have a good one!

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  7. dr.philip del carmenJanuary 4, 2011 at 11:58 PM

    not electronics...clothes...RL, GAP, Claiborne, so many others.
    don't think i ever came across an outlet for electronics...but its more than 3 yrs since i've been to Tung Chung, baka meron na.

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  8. CatH \(^_^)/January 5, 2011 at 12:01 AM

    arah...maling target market...hahaha....since I have little space, I do not buy a lot of apparel or clothes much....but hey, ang mga kasama ko mahilig ng shopping, so we might pass by there :-)

    alam mo naman ako, kain at saka sights...

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  9. CatH \(^_^)/January 5, 2011 at 12:05 AM

    thanks! even if its just to see stuff and not spend much on this trip, I'd be super happy :-)

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  10. dr.philip del carmenJanuary 5, 2011 at 12:07 AM

    there is always food!

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  11. CatH \(^_^)/January 5, 2011 at 12:43 AM

    o anong recommend nyo po? na must not miss? pero wag naman super expensive ha...

    actually, thinking of food, parang takot ako sa bird flu..huhuhu!

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  12. Me AnnJanuary 5, 2011 at 3:31 AM

    enjoy enjoy! eat and be merry!

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  13. CatH \(^_^)/January 5, 2011 at 4:19 AM

    thanks Meann..buti na lang after Chinese New Year na to...

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  14. noel kasemJanuary 5, 2011 at 7:20 AM

    enjoy your trip! :)

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  15. dr.philip del carmenJanuary 5, 2011 at 2:53 PM

    i am not a choosy eater in terms of where to eat...as long as i know what i want...you will never make a poor choice if you eat at any Food Court...it's difficult to enter a resto, and order, you'd be lucky to find one who can speak English...if you need directions, ask school kids, they understand English...oh and of course our kababayans who are practically everywhere.

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  16. chelo aJanuary 5, 2011 at 3:21 PM

    youre a lucky lucky girl:-)

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  17. Joey AquinoJanuary 5, 2011 at 4:33 PM

    Plans like this one turn out to be the best usually:-) Enjoy HK with your LX5. Bili ka ng back up...just in case:-)

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  18. Joey AquinoJanuary 5, 2011 at 4:34 PM

    I would have said yes right away too. I've never been there.

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  19. Me AnnJanuary 5, 2011 at 5:27 PM

    are you staying hongkong side or kowloon side? i am going next week for a convention. sayang, sana napa aga ang punta mo.

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  20. CatH \(^_^)/January 5, 2011 at 7:16 PM

    thanks P'Mod! any chance of you going there those days?

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  21. CatH \(^_^)/January 5, 2011 at 7:17 PM

    the last few times I was there kc, may kasama kaming Chinese-speaking, kaya ayos...hahaha..pero I still ended up eating street food, and I had a fun time eating yung parang porridge tsaka what we call here as shakoy (yung parang rolls of rope na bread fried and dipped in sugar here in Cebu, pero walang sugar don)

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  22. CatH \(^_^)/January 5, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    hopefully no problems w/ SARs, bird flu or whatever during that time...just probably the cold :-)

    thanks Chelo!

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  23. CatH \(^_^)/January 5, 2011 at 7:18 PM

    hehehe..malay, baka yung Pen? *wink* para may micro 4/3 na....

    *sorry, but its just in my mind, no more funds for that..I might buy another gadget though like a phone or something*

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  24. CatH \(^_^)/January 5, 2011 at 7:19 PM

    eeeh? it is surprising to hear that...

    most Pinoys I know have HK as their first ever country to visit outside (ako rin, first ko to na trip abroad before in the 90s)

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  25. CatH \(^_^)/January 5, 2011 at 7:22 PM

    hi Meann,

    next week kc eh full blast na Sinulog dito sa Cebu :-) in fact this Saturday I bet mga schools will be having their troupes dance on the streets na...

    I have no idea on the accommodations or other details, coz inuna ang ticket..hehehe!

    I would prefer though to stay in HK side like before (last yata was sa North Point), (unless things change) its cheaper there and near to markets...

    oist..pasalubong from HK? *wink*

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  26. noel kasemJanuary 6, 2011 at 6:39 AM

    No for working trips, I guess. :P

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  27. CatH \(^_^)/January 6, 2011 at 7:09 AM

    then it means I have to visit BKK or you come here :-)

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  28. noel kasemJanuary 7, 2011 at 9:50 PM

    You better come here. I'm scared flying alone..hehehe....

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  29. CatH \(^_^)/January 8, 2011 at 3:17 AM

    haha, bring a stuffed toy with you *wink*

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  30. CatH \(^_^)/February 8, 2011 at 12:09 AM

    can we? can we?



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  31. CatH \(^_^)/February 8, 2011 at 12:55 AM

    P'Mod, we may try for Bangkok this October w/ some friends...

    so hope it will push thru (and I hope there's a cheap fare), then if no problems w/ coups etc. I also would wish to see you and have a meal with you...

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