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Dim Sum addicts

Thursday, March 4th, 2010

Ever since K and I found this cheap Dim Sum place we have been ridiculously addicted to it. When we have no idea what to eat, we go for Dim Sum. :D

Oh, well, I have been a big fan of Dim Sum / Yum Cha since I was just a little kid. I just love sleeping in on the weekends and having some Dim Sum with friends or family. When I was younger my family used to go all together every Saturday or Sunday. It was just so warm and nice.

This place is seriously cheap. All dishes are 5 RMB. <3!!!! And 2 or 3 RMB for tea per person. Unbelievable!!!!

I love the shrimp dumplings (har gow) the most. They have 3 real fresh shrimps in it. Yummmmmm. Also the rice noodle rolls there are awesome. We’ve tried shrimp ones, beef ones and char siu ones. No disappointment. I love the beef and porridge there as well. Ahhhhh thinking about it right now is making me so hungry! :P It is definitely the cheapest place I have ever been for Dim Sum and one of the most delicious too.

(Shrimp dumplings / Har gow)

(Egg custard bun / Lau sah bao)

(Char siu sou)

04.03.2010 Food No Comments

Chengdu

Friday, January 29th, 2010

I love spicy food. That is a well-known fact. Since I was a kid I’ve been addicted to spicy food like crazy. Life without it? Nightmare!

Lewi loves spicy food. That is a well-known fact as well. And you cannot imagine how happy I was to find out that.

So basically we two are spicy food addicts. Call that a great couple!

Before Lewi met me, he had no idea about Sichuan food. I’m so sad for him. Haha. :P Anyway, as soon as he tried Sichuan food, he fell in love with it.

So what’s a dream place for us to eat? Without any doubt – Chengdu, the capital of Sichuan Province.

When Lewi was in China in December last year, we went to Chengdu. :D

The first night, we went to Yu Lin Road for Lao Ma Tou Hot Pot. It was soooooo spicy and yummy. It was so freaking cold in Chengdu at night but the hot pot definitely took the coldness away. The best hot pot and also the most spicy hot pot I’ve ever had.

This is Jing Li. It is a Chinese-style and cultural place full of shops, cafes and restaurants. I can’t say that I’m very impressed but it was nice to walk around on a (more…)

29.01.2010 Food, Photography, Travel No Comments

Apple China Support is useless

Thursday, December 17th, 2009

Lewi bought this MacBook (silver & black, 13-inch) in the end of October 2008 in Hong Kong for more than $11k HKD with Apple Care (2 years extra warranty) as well. Later Apple upgraded this one into MacBook Pro and kept “little white” (white MacBook) as the only MacBook.

Anyway, it was all working well and never gave us any problems until this year November 30th.

On November 30th 2009 I went to Guangzhou (the capital of Guangdong Province in China). After I arrived the hotel, I turned on the laptop, checked my Gmail, Facebook and got on iChat. Then I decided to go and have some food at the restaurant in the hotel. So I put the MacBook to sleep then put it in my bag to take it with me as they had Wi-Fi in the restaurant.

So here is the beginning of this drama.

After I ordered some food I took out the MacBook and tried to wake it up from sleep.

NO RESPONSE AT ALL.

Then I noticed that the white light was not flashing.

For a second I thought the battery was flat but right away I realised that it was impossible. I do not use battery much and I always make sure it gets charged fully and in the right way. Before I left I checked and it was absolutely full.

I felt very weird as it was working all fine just 5 mins ago so I went back to my hotel room straight away. I plugged the power adapter and attached it to the MacBook.

The LED on the adapter connection did not really light up. Usually, it is bright green when battery is fully charged or bright orange when charging the battery. However, it was just dim green light.

As soon as I saw that I knew there was something very wrong. I tried to turn on the laptop but no response at all. I pressed the button on the left side to check how much power left in the battery. Still no light. Not even a single light was on. Normally when the battery is flat and when you press the button to check there would be one green light flashing.

Just 5 mins, the MacBook completely stopped working. I have a lot of important documents in it and I had to prepare quite many documents all over again in a hurry just because of this.

And, of course, Lewi and I took this MacBook and the original receipt to an Apple Authorized Service Provider. The person who was handling (more…)

17.12.2009 Words 5 Comments

Belly Delights in Hong Kong: Bubba Gump

Tuesday, November 10th, 2009

The Peak is a hot tourist attraction in Hong Kong all the time. Everyone who visits Hong Kong, they would go there. The reason is simple: it has a stunning view over the Hong Kong skyline. This also makes it a great place to dine out.

Bubba Gump Shrimp Co. is just located in the famous Peak Tower on The Peak. It’s at the top floor of the tower with amazing views. This restaurant is definitely one of my favourites in Hong Kong. It’s themed from the movie Forrest Gump and is now all over America and some other international locations such as Hong Kong, Osaka and Kuala Lumpur.

Their menu features shrimps, of course. And that means you can have as many shrimps as you want in different cooking styles. However, they also have declicious steak and Alaskan king crab legs. Their drinks menu is very interesting too. I love the cocktails there. They are either very tropical style or just refreshing which would go well with the seafood.

(Alaskan Crab Legs & USA Prime Steak Combo)

CrabSteak

This is seriously yummy. The crab legs are very tender, fresh and juicy. I guess they just steam it which would keep the best flavour of Alaskan crabs. The steak is high quality as well and for that price it is great in Hong Kong.

(Garlic Shrimps)

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10.11.2009 Food 1 Comment

Cheung Chau

Saturday, October 3rd, 2009

I like Hong Kong. But frankly, there are many places, such as TST and Mong Kok, I seriously hate a lot. However, I am always into those small islands and Cheung Chau is probably my favourite.

This small island is 10km southwest of Hong Kong Island and there is ferries service between Central pier and Cheung Chau. It takes 55 minutes for ordinary ferries and 35 minutes for high speed ferries. For further details, check out the First Ferry website: http://www.nwff.com.hk/

Usually you can see beautiful views of Hong Kong on the ferry. It is really stunning! They have outdoor seats and you can get snacks and drinks on the ferry as well.

(On a cloudy day)

(Or on a clear clear crystal blue day!)

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03.10.2009 Food, Life, Travel 1 Comment