Going to HK

In less than a fortnight, will be in Hong Kong, again. Will be visiting the HK Disneyland, in search of my young heart :).

Anyway, not much kudos (is there any, in the first place?) had been given to this magical park set on Asian soil, and the most negative remark I've heard is: it's a mouse in a Chinese costume. Hmm....that's bad, I can't even recollect Mickey Mouse speaking Cantonese to Donald Duck. Gosh, that must be real "cheena".

I wonder how long will HK Disneyland's magic gonna last. Hopefully, it won't suffer the same fate as Euro Disneyland. Hmm....since we're on it, why can't Mickey Mouse & Friends just stay in USA or Europe? Why must they make its way to the Asian region? Will the magic still be as magical and fantastic? To bares it all, it boils down to: COMMERCIALISM.

As far as I'm concerned, HK is a shopping paradise for the shopping maniac and gluttony bay for the food gourmet. You'll just get yourself lost in those shopping malls/arcades, boutiques after boutiques, stalls after stalls. I guarantee you, you will know how to spell "SURRENDER", backwards. And, those glorious food....just the thought of the steaming hot dim sum titillates my taste buds. *Slurp* We do have groovy cuisines here, but somehow, they tend to pale in comparison. Hmm...the "grass-is-greener-over-there" syndrome.

Wait, there're more. The neon lights can be killing as well. They just keep flickering in front of your eyes, like nobody's business at all. No wonder HK has being crowned one of the cities with beautiful night scene in the world. Yeah, it's pretty glittering at night and you'll just get drawn towards the city, like the moth to the fire. There's also the vibrancy in the city, with so much activities ready to burst at the seams. The Hong Kongers are always racing against time, and it's like you can't even put on the brakes.

Of course there's always other activties to embark beside shopping and stuffing your face full. HK is surrounded by many islands and these places can be equally real interesting and fascinating. Had been to a couple, like Lamma Island and Macau, and I find the former worth dropping by again. The quaint island is laid back, but fills with serenity and less haste. You just feel like lazing there.

Have yet to engage horse racing, clubbing, etc, in HK. So, perhaps that will be next on my itinerary? Yes?