It's great to have good company and to have our 2010 new year countdown in foreign land.
Our HK expert, Ms Chew, was really great in arranging the itinerary. From the way it was planned and the way she maneuvered the group around, one would have thought she's lived there for years.
The trip affirmed my love for the shopping and food in Hong Kong. Highlight of the trip was that I got to taste very delicious food (but still no chance to try private kitchen) and did do some shopping especially at my beloved all-time favourite Flower Garden Market (although, I wish I had a bigger luggage and more cash). I managed to get my boots, but wish we had more time to do shopping at Island Beverly and Nu Front where they had nice shoes and clothes.
Also, we managed to get ourselves up to The Peak for the countdown as we watched the fire works on the HK island side. We got up there 'early' at around 11pm and not long after, the guards stopped people from going up to the roof area. Thus, we were the lucky few who managed to get a spot on higher grounds. The fire works was nice and different from what we've seen in Singapore. But ever since I had experienced fire works in South Bank, Brisbane in 2005 where they were so close I could feel the heat and went on forever, everything else seems to somewhat pale in comparison.
I also got to meet Adrian's lovely children. It's such a small world that his wife, Roslyn, is a colleague of my friend and I've also met and got to know Roslyn from an event before. All the 'aunties' will surely miss their kids.
Low light of the trip was that since we took Jetstar, we had luggage weight limitation. That really got us worried towards end of trip. Luckily I managed to quite comfortably stay within limits, but that was also because my initial idea was just to splurge on my religion - food.
The other one was poor planning to The Peak for the count down. As we had steamboat dinner prior and temperature reporting at 15 deg cel, we dressed quite 'thinly' and forgot that when you get up there, it gets windier and colder. Needless to say, we froze our butts off and I felt slightly sick after that (and had to skip supper/dessert with the group and head back alone for an early night). Also, since we decided to do our countdown there, we went to 7-11 to get our own booze near LKF area (I think it was LKF) and it was hectic and packed. Guess everyone else had similar idea.
All in all, it was a good trip. I wish we didn't have to come back but it's a good start to what we all hope will be a great year for all.
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