More photos next.

I like to look at Google Earth, and pin point a random place as I scroll it around.




Then imagine myself sitting on the next flight to that random place on earth.

Sometimes I'll fly to Barcelona, Spain, the only western Europe country I have yet to visit; or Brazil, the only country in South America that doesn't speak Spanish.

There are times I'll scout around the globe looking for uncharted islands, or very places that are unknown to many, like the Chatham Islands off the southern ocean of New Zealand; or Papeete in the French Polynesia, or odd places with names that I can't even spell even with the help of a dictionary, like Tabuaeran.

I like to zoom in on places like Nepal, and imagine myself climbing the Himalayas, crossing the border into India, or from Blangadesh, meeting up travelers from other regions, going on boat/train/car rides with people I hardly know and newly met.

I'll look at those photos taken by photographers and saved down on Google Earth Map, where you usually can click and find out how beautiful a place is.


Croatia


A harbour town in Croatia


I like to zoom in to the "world" and check out the beaches of a particular I'm dreaming to visit.




And then by the end of the hour, I'll normally shut off Google Earth feeling a bit more satisfied and hungry for adventure, thinking that it'll probably take my another 10 years before I have the chance to visit this or that place I'm fantasizing.

What the heck. It was a good cure to a hungry soul. A hungry eager soul of mine.

Short Note: I'll let it be, let it be.


Woke up early the next morning to explore more of Hong Kong.




Cam whore on the bus.


without flash



with flash


We went to see the monument - golden tulip that was given to Hong Kong by Chinese Government when they were returned to Mainland China.





That's what happened when you book a tour and follow it. You're being brought to places like this with ONE thing to see freaking early in the morning just to be left there for an hour and have nothing to do but take photos at that darn thing.

No choice but to oblige.




Then we were brought to the jetty to see some rich people's yachts, and how they live their luxurious envious-by-many lives.


Boat that was bringing us out



So Colddddd, dang i hate winter





Our boat was prettily decorated with Tang Longs. Makes you feel like you're in a Chinese country huh.




We saw a huge ass floating restaurant that was so said to be so damn high class that those people who walked in have gold bars flying out of their pants.




Ok, I so totally made that up.

But it was said to be really expensive.


Wind what are you doing to my hair


Then there were the rich men's yachts!




Er... this is a fishing boat I think.

Rich men's yachts!




There were some yachts that were so fancy that it looked like the back of your really expensive dream house, where a bicycle and a plant situate.




The entire highlight of the tour was to check out Li Ka Shing's yacht!
Yes the very famous billionaire.

Wiki:
He is the richest person of Chinese descent in the world and the sixteenth richest man in the world with an estimated wealth of US$16.2 billion on 13 February 2009.

Honestly, the yacht didn't look that big. I would have expected a much bigger yacht from someone like that.




Or maybe this is just one of his many many yachts.

And who knows what goes on in that little (ok not so little) yacht of his. Don't judge a book by its cover, or a yacht's content of its size.

For all we know he might have a pool inside!


After that we went to Qian Shui Wan where I prayed hard for my fortune. One more month to go, dang I don't want to waste a good panty la!




There was a temple sort area near the end of the beach where you find many tourists come here to pray. (or was sent here to pray)

I recognized some of the gods that were displayed here.



I heard he's a Fu Lu Shou. But no idea what role he played in the god realm.




Laughing Buddha! too distinctive.




Laughing Buddha with a shiny tummy.




Laughing Buddha with a lot of kids. If you want to get pregnant, touch this statue and pray.

*stay far far away*




Guan Yin Niang Niang without her lotus stand.




Yue Lao - a god of love, helps people connect strings of love.

Chinese believes that love is destined by god. And a red string of fate that connects two people's pinkies was what brought couples together, this string is controlled and tied by Yue Lao.

To pray for love, pray to this god.

And there's a saying that if you were to stand one side of the statue while another (stranger or someone you know) stand on other side, you two are bound to be together.




Oh shit! Did my dad (left) stand on the platform next to the statue with another guy?!!!

F*Ck! I am not getting a stepfather!!!!


And then there's the longevity god.




Not that he's very long, just that he controls the long lifespan of human, or maybe because he's very old. After all, all gods are immortals.


He has a bridge here where you can walk over the bridge to extend your lifespan.



Each time you walk over it, you will increase your life by 3 days.

So keep on walking sista!!!

(I know, wtf right?)


Among the bridge and many other interesting superstitious stuff, I found the golden catfish to be most fun.




Basically what you do is, and like most Chinese would to anything that has a hole or water in it, you throw a coin that you have into the mouth of the Catfish for luck.




If you're able to aim for the mouth, then your wish will come true.




I managed to catch a shot of a flying coin entering the mouth.




Can you see the coin?


Then suddenly, my tour guide turned around and started pointing somewhere in the distant and said: "Over there, you will see Jackie Chan's house".


Everyone whirled around instantly to stare at a bunch of expensive looking houses on a cliff off Qian Shui Wan.

At first, I didn't see anything. But then, there in the distant, a saw a pointy roof with an antenna poking out from the arch.




Jackie Chan's house!!!




Woo hoo!!! I saw Jackie Chan's house.

The only other time I was so close to his house on the cliff was watching the movie "Gorgeous", cast with Shu Qi.

Then again, god know if that was even that house, Jackie owns so many houses around the world that even elephants can't remember all of them.

But the most awesome house he has is this hide-away secret house in Hong Kong.




F***!!!

Did he just bought the entire building down?