Kennet&friends are here!!!

Finally Manet (Wina's name for Kennet) visited us in HK. Kennet is my little brother. I was afraid that he's not gonna have a chance. He's a bit different. Anyway, we wasn't so sure that he's coming or not, becoz he didn't let us know weather he was gonna come or not..... until the last day!!!!! Uuuurrggghh, if only he's not my brother.....

Wina was so happy and shy to meet Manet, hahaha.... it was so cute to see her that way. I know that it's kindda rare to have the chance for holiday with friends, so i thought that Kennet & friends will make the best out of this trip. Unfortunately, i was wrong. So, the day they arrived, Saturday night, they went for a stroll around Causeway Bay. On Sunday, we went to Ocean Park. Monday, shopping from morning to 7pm, then tested our breath to get to Victoria Harbour as fast we could, which we couldn't. We were too late. Symphony of Light has already finished when we got there. But they had fun taking picture along the harbour. Tuesday, shopping from morning till the end of the day. Pheewww!!! Shop till you drop! What's with all the shopping? Like there's no tomorrow, or it's the last time going overseas. That's just too bad, trip with friends turned out to be trip for shopping and buying gift. There are so many places and attractions that they could go to, yet they didn't take advantage on that. I mean, it's not like you can take a trip with friends overseas as often as you are with your parents, right!?

Anyway, most of all i feel bad for Kennet, coz this is his first visit to HK and he's waisting a lot of precious time accompanying friends for shopping, while actually he could use his time for visiting The Peak or Ngong Ping, for instance. That's just an immature dependency, that i find a lot back home. It's gonna be a loooong time for him to step his feet back in HK. At least he had a one day with Wina from all the five days in HK....

Dc & Meylin in town

@ Victoria Park n AIA HK World Carnival

Another friends came to HK. Dc, Fina & Dini were going on backpacker's trip, from Singapore Macau to HK. Well, i wouldn't say they backpackers, coz -my gosh- they're here for SHOPPING! Their bags were overloaded, hahaha.... Stayed at our house for 2 nights, its kinda fun. We had a girls nite out! Went to Lan Kwai Fong -the night life street- where u don't feel in HK coz of too many caucasians. Ride on the bus and tram, saw the carnival(almost cried for not getting to ride one), Admiralty, Wanchai and Causeway Bay. Meylin join the next nite. She's on a tour, so didn't have much free time, which is sad, coz missed some real fun. Oh, it's so nice to meet old friends here. Who's next?! ^^

on the tram n Lan Kwai Fong n Happy Valley Horserace Stadium

PS Fin,Des,Din. Thanx 4 the gift. Wina loves it!

Diandra, friend 4 the whole week

Wina was so excited! Kak Dian was here for a week. The two got along very well. Fajar, Eni and Diandra stayed in Hong Kong on vacation. We went everywhere, the carnival, Disneyland, the parks, Ladies Market, some shopping, whoooow... just have fun!

Mommy Eny, come again with Dian & Daddy. We love 2 have u here!

Om Umar jalan jalan

Ada Om Umar nih! Jalan-jalan di HK. Om Umar ini temen baik ayah sejak masa kuliah. Cuma sebentar sih... tapi Wina dapet buanyak boneka hasil kemenangan main di AIA HK Carnival, hehehe. Ayah seneng banget Om Umar dateng berkunjung.

-----msh di apt---------Om Umar coba peruntungan---------Gedean bonekanya drpd Wina---

Macau Watchout

Finally we stepped our foot in Macau, after living for quite a while in HK -as if we're such a busy person, hehehe-. By ferry, we went there with Mama & Pawo & we were lucky enough to get fist class lounge with normal price (thanx to our patience being a waiting list for earlier ride). I thought 6 hours in Macau wasn't enough to see all the sightseeing, but it was done in 4 hours. Wow! Macau was actually small -didn't expect that-. Well... we didn't cover all, just the famous attractions, and we didn't gamble nor shopped, so it pretty much done in 4 hours. We saw Portuguese signs everywhere, & they say that it's the official language (& Chinese), so we assumed the citizen can speak Portuguese. "No we don't. I think even the government officers barely speak Portuguese," said the driver. Shocking!

First we stopped by at the famous St. Paul's Ruins (this place is like "u r not in Macau if u don't visit this". Next to it is Monte Fort, that give a splendid views of Macao on top. Then the driver passed by a lot of casinos down town -huge casinos-. We stopped at one of the casinos just to watch a dancing water fountain in front of it, pretty. Macau museum is also inside the Fort.

----------- St. Paul's Ruins ----------------- Mont Fort ----------------- Macau Museum ----------

Then the driver took us to some temples like A Ma Temple, another one i forgot. But it was nothing compare to China's and Hong Kong's. Not interesting. Macao Tower is very tall, but it look similar with Auckland's Sky Tower, though Macau is taller. There's a bungy jumping nearby, I was so eager to try it, but it was on maintenance check. Not lucky!

---------- Garden ---------------------------------- Fisherman's Wharf ----------------------------

At the end of the trip, the driver dropped us at Macau Fisherman's Wharf. Naaaahh, this is the best attraction in Macau. It's a theme park that replicates Cape Town, Italy, and Amsterdam. Hehehe, at last Wina feel fun in Macau.

Overall, i must say if you are not gambling in Macau, the place is less interesting. But, it wouldn't hurt to visit just to take a glimpse of this beautiful man made city that offers mortality excitement.

Mama's here, horraayy!!

Mama tinggal di HK selama 2 miggu akhir tahun 2006, Wina seneng banget! Lagi suasana natal di HK, jadi meriah deh jalan. Mama beliin Wina big Elmo, trus nganterin Wina skolah, belanja, maen ke taman, ada juga x'mas party(cuma ngeramein aja) di skolah Wina ikutan juga. Wina sempet sakit beberapa hari, jadi gak kemana2 deh. Trus 3 hari sebelom natal, pawo dateng bergabung. Baru deh jalan2 serius, naik Ngong Ping, liat Giant Buddha (guede benerr). Haha, pas naik cable carnya agak2 seyyem, soalnya puannjaaanng banget. Gak lupa ke Harbour jg, dan the Peak(wajib bo).