Saturday - not much happening

Saturday, we ended up not doing a great deal.

After breakfasting at a place in the dragon centre, we had no idea what to do.

The breakfast was adequate, though my main, I was underwhelmed with - and the marrow was reddish (even though the chicken was white), so I left, just in case the law against blood wasn't quite kept (though, in my head, I think that the meat was more than adequately bled). My Satay malaysian was beautiful. Having said that, I think they tried too many cuisines and then were mediocre in all, but I can live with that. As a family man, I can live with paying not too much to feed all peoples.

We were in the Dragon Centre, and couldn't decide whether Ocean Park was an option, so pottered for a minute and then ended up deciding to go back to the ladies market to shop for some extra gifts etc (we asked the kids whom they would like to buy for, and other than family topping the list, older people in our cong were priority, which was heartwarming as to where the friendships lie).

As a side point, Esther has been calling for Mum heaps ("Noni" is a daily exclamation for her) and Sonali has been missing Whitney (in fact, at Disneyland, she got excited, not realising that Winnie the pooh, wasn't Whitney, so she was calling for Whitney a pooh" -cute, hai?).

We ended up in this nice "iced teahouse" in the vicinity of the markets (actually in the side streets). I think it was as close as possible to a "hole in the wall" as we've been and the food was magnificent. I had the nicest non-Indian (and somewhat spicy) curry, dim sum, Jovia has some nice noodles and beef, kids were happy with their chocolate sandwiches, and we had softdrink, beer and iced tea (which was served in a large beer stein!) for under $30 AU. We waddled out.

Pottering around the Ladies market was nice. I wasn't in the mood for bargaining (though I did make one purchase with a hard line of bargainging), but we picked up some bargains and I was happy with the processes. Jovia is a master - she is ruthless and doesn't mind looking like a cow for being so. She is the best bargainer hands down - though I researched it and picked up some really good deals, she is the most consistent buyer and a real good bargainer. It is fun, when one is in the mood.

After feeling like the usual "saam goa" tourist attraction, we headed back here. I can tell you, that figuring out (and I mean that quite literally - I had to pick it up by listening) how to say our street names, area and the Cantonese word for "street" and "road", to get back here, it has made it a bucketload easier.

Get this - I, me, l'il ol' me, directed a local Chinese cab driver to drive from Mong Kok to here, and which streets and left/right/straight to take. I was stoked.

Went to Wellcome (who have a "if you spend $HK150, you get 30% Off a ticket at Ocean Park" deal) to pick up some bits. The local spirits (and Chinese ones), I want to take back for you all, but I am going to end up inebriated, if I try them all out. The labels are basic, but I am sure that the local wines, rice wines, rice spirits and liquers will all be good. But for mum, I want to take back some Plum wine. If the request comes through, I can take back some Korean Ginseng wine as well.

You have lots of photos to see, if you want. Fun as fun could be.