Hong Kong - a True World City

Peggy, my friend from AIESEC, moved back to Hong Kong and had some free time while she was looking for job (got one at HSBC Private Banking), so she invited me to visit Hong Kong and offered to show me around the city.
Peggy, me and Jackie Chan :):):)

It was a good decision to jump on a plane and go over, as Hong Kong is a fantastic city. Everybody compares Singapore and Hong Kong and there is a fair bit of competition between these two cities. But I guess the two cities can't be put in the same pot, as they are very very different and life is very different in these places. But will try to compare a bit below.

Hong Kong is very very busy, not much of greenery, there are thousands of lights on the streets, people everywhere and the city never sleeps. Proof of that is that there is public transportation even during the night, while in Singapore more or less the only option is to get an "uncle" to cab you home. I really liked the madness in HK, but I guess it would stress me out after a while.

The nightlife in Hong Kong is absolutely amazing, very cool places around and very cool people party even on the streets. It seemed that people going out there are not that show off as in Singapore, of course they have their fair bit as well. So if you are going to HK, I can recommend some nice places to hang out for a couple of drinks. The restaurants are cool as well, been to some very nice places at Soho and had some very good food and wine for very affordable prices. Unfortunately the Hungarian restaurant was closed, so could not enjoy that.
This party wants you! People drinking and chatting on the streets:

If Singaporeans are shopaholics, then honkies are super shopaholics. Everything is cheap there (much cheaper then Singapore) and there are as many malls and shops as in Singapore, hehehe. The plus in Hong Kong is that there are other things to do as well besides shopping, while in Singapore these things are fairly limited. So in that respect Hong Kong is more complex.

I guess in one aspect Singapore is way ahead of Hong Kong: housing. With all the nice houses and condos we have a very nice life here in Singapore. In Hong Kong houses are very small and very very expensive. What I liked in Hong Kong that there are hills and mountains and it is very much similar to my home :):):):) Of course nothing beats the Hargita :)

The HK Bay is a very nice area to visit, it is pretty much like in Shanghai, lights and skyscrapers everywhere. The light and laser show of the buildings is amazing and something very unique. In that bay area you really feel that you are in one of the world's most magnificent cities. The same cool view can be seen from the Peak. It was a bit foggy when I was up there, but still amazing. And the tram ride to there is wicked. Must try leh. :)

Food in HK is very oily, but except that it is pretty much the same as everywhere in Asia. Of course I tried the famous noodles, some oyster thing, the famous dim sum and some other strange foods. And the Wife Cake of course :):):) Probably for Chinese people the food is better and more authentic in HK then in Singapore, but I like more the food here. Maybe just because I got used to this one and my tastes are too much influenced by now.

Managed to travel to the outskirts of the city as well and visited a small fishing village as well with a huge sea food market and some nice beach at a small island. It was very relaxed and a very different view of HK, as in my mind HK was just a big city, never thought that it can have something else as well, haha.

I have been to some nice temples as well, it was nice to get a bit of spiritual energy and find a bit of peace, meditate and get some inspiration.

This is a family ancestry place. You can see the different generations lined up and having their memory kept for eternity in this way. Rich families had their own ancestry places in Hong Kong.

The weather in Hong Kong was great, not too cold, not tooo hot, just like summer at home. :):):) I had a fantastic time there and I am really looking forward to visit again that city. But still so many destinations in Asia where I have not been, so I really need to start visiting those, hahah. But my next trip is going to be a dive trip for sure!!!

Hong Kong is famous for being the scene of lots of movies and for its movie industry. So here is my own action movie from Hong Kong:

"Hey Bond, that's the way where the girls in bikini went. Let's follow them"

"I know that I look cool on this picture. The 007 is in action, and got to jail because of fraudulous charges. Will escaape soon and save the world. Muhahaha :)"

"I am climbing here the famuous Hong Kong bamboo constructions as you can see in all the Jackie Chan movies. Learned this trick from him, and now I can use it while running after the bad guys :):):)"