eat, eat, eat somemore?!

okay, to cut the long story short: jodi, cuiyi and i (jinli did work till 7am -gasp- so she slept in) went on a food trail on tuesday morning. we got up bright and early and set off at approx 930am. we headed to stanley street at central and here was our first stop:



congee, with steamed carrot cake, char siew cheong fun and you za kueh wrapped in cheong fun (it's called 炸肠）! haha =P i like the feel of this place, very local and traditional - forgot to take photo! i saw some da pai dangs beside the shop, maybe next time i should return there at night and check them out =) oh, did i say the congee was so silky smooth? and that youtiao actually tasted good wrapped in cheong fun? haha =P oh and the good thing was, the auntie took 6bucks off the total bill - i dunno if it was a calculation mistake on her part or it was a genuine 10% discount - we were supposed to have paid HKD$59 =)

we were not full so we went on to our second stop, which was egg tarts! but alas, i was so happy eating my egg tart that i forgot to snap a photo of it. but aiya, you guys know what is egg tart la huh? heh.

we walked ard central first to check out the other places featured in the "50 must-eats". we found those places, but decided we were too full to eat any more stuff. so we made an impromptu decision to hop onto the tram and headed to causeway bay, and to our third stop which was originally not in the plan. =P


the trams are the oldest (and slowest) mode of transportation in hong kong - the body is so narrow, but it can take more people than i expected, and it wasnt squeezy at all! amazing. quite cool, worth a try. haha =P

jodi brought us to go buy cookies at this ulu shopping centre at causeway bay. the cookies crumble in your mouth, they are so yummy! haha =P i think they are handmade, and this shop actually doesnt take advance orders. when we were there, almost all the other shops were closed / up for rent, and it seemed like people who go to the deserted shopping centre were there for the same purpose as us. =)

after aimlessly walking for a while, i referred to the "guide" and suggested we go for beancurd as dessert, which was our fourth stop. i like the dou hua, so smooth, and it tasted so pure! =) and i ordered a fish paste tofu thing to try as well =) then we ate some more of the cookies. haa =P



and so we ate almost non-stop from 10am till 1pm. at the end, cuiyi said we were like pigs, keep eating and eating and eating! and she kept complaining about how full she was. lol =P

okay, yes yes some people are probably going to tag and say we seem to always be eating, but hey, if i dun try these good stuff, then i will have nth to write about mah! haha =P

oh btw, i have a bottle of these sitting on my table now:

little spring rolls with hae bee!! woohoo~! my sister's fren brought it over for me, and WOAH, it's really damn nice lah! so crispy and then really can taste the filling one lah! thanks mum! =) i hope i dun finish it too fast! haa =P

and and and, here's the ultimate:

cuiyi's mum packed a small travel trolley (the giordano kind) full of food for her uncle to bring over here lah~! *faints* seriously. the mutton curry and the green bags of tidbits are from her cousin. not that i'm complaining though, cos i can eat those goodies too! lol =P thanks ah roomie!

oh, and so it was valentine's day yesterday. lol. well, the 4 of us singles spent it together at some random cha can teng with noddles, hor fun, and curry rice. lol =P and chocolate dessert. heh =P and we saw many many many couples and girls carrying bouquets of flowers. TSK just have to flaunt it in front of us rite?! haha.


these were the last 3 left! i wanted to get the other tiramisu one that looked so awfully delicious, but i thought it would be a hassle to carry them ard while i shopped. and who knows?! when i went back later, NO MORE!! so sad! =(

alright, i'm done here....and i'm stressed. haha. i snack a lot when i'm stressed, i need to stop eating so much. =P i'm stressed because i just realised that my story idea was due 10 days ago (10 DAYS! -GASP-), and the first draft is supposed to be due on monday. but i have no story idea at this moment, which is bad. =( i need to get up early later, so that i can go visit some exhibition and see if i can get sth out of there. ARGHHH. play too much already lah. haha =P and my dark circles are getting worse. oh no! -_-

oh, and the tw peeps are flying today, like finally. haha. we've alr been here for almost 2 months. but kairu they all are leaving even later, on 25th feb. -_- okay, i need more sleep. and i wish an idea will just fall from the sky. =/