Wow.. I am travelling again with my great cousin to Hong Kong & Macau.
*blink blink* 6 years! It has been a while indeed.
I love to travel with my cousin, cause we have good mutual understanding and interest.
Mostly Nicole “smart” Tan will do all the planning and booking.
While I was unfortunately tasked as this trip’s translator.
I’m seriously too excited so much so that I am sneezing the whole night before.
So I basically slept during the flight except waking up to my Nasi Lemak breakfast and taking a random sky view photo which I’m quite proud of!
The in-flight experience this time was really different my previous visit.
I don’t quite like the experience as the air stewardess from AirAsia was not in their normal red jacket and skirt uniform.
Instead it looked like a casual Friday attire where they served us wearing button red shirt and jeans.
I’m sorry, I know I am shallow but I somewhat feel they were much friendlier too in uniforms.
Maybe it is the service and not the attire, but all in all it was just not pleasant.
But what makes me feel more disappointed was they do not carry cup noodles.
How can they not?
In this era, how could they still provide such bad and lack of attentive service?
Their signature Nasi Lemak was also a disappointment as they didn’t manage to keep up with their standard.
I was served a box warm Nasi Lemak, but the anchovies and peanuts were soggy.
What happened to the separately packed and served anchovies and peanuts to ensure they are still crispy?
Budget cut? Or oops, we accidentally did it. Sigh!
I’m dead tired and just wanted to sleep so badly.
The weather also didn’t help especially a drastic change from the blue blue sky ⛅ to a foggy grey sky when we arrive.
At least the same and familiar “Welcome to Hong Kong” tune is comforting enough.
Yeay, we’ve finally arrived at Hong Kong International Airport.
To explore the beautiful airport, visit HKIA Official Website: http://www.hongkongairport.com/
We were so excited, but the wait time for the luggage is a total killer.
I think my luggage came out almost the last and it is the only thing that came between me and my first Hong Kong meal.
Come on, let go go go
We then hop on to the Airport Express Link which would take us from The Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) to the Central District.
We need to reach and feel Hong Kong the fastest possible way, and this is by far the fastest way possible.
*Nod nod* The interval time were less than 15 mins.
And the best part – it’s fast and we reached Central in less than half an hour. Nice!
Check out the Airport Express train schedules here.
It’s been a while since we last came – 2007 to be exact.
Doesn’t feel like nothing has changed – the ever busy MRT stations, the crowds and the fast life.
The only difference, were my travel partners. This time around with my cousin in laws.
Anyway, thank god we didn’t arrive during peak hours else we will be like sardines for sure.
Haha.. Causeway Bay here we come!
And one of the most scary memories about taking MRTs in Hong Kong is the amount of exits.
I don’t think I can ever adapt to looking at the many exits.
While I agree it is really convenient and great, it is also scary especially for someone like me who have difficulty in directions and decision making.
Somehow these signs just manage to add another layer of complexity to my life.
To the left or to the right?
Think mandy think!