Away from home
I spent last Friday to Sunday away from hubby and the three girls. It was the first time in slightly over a decade that I took a vacation without the immediate family. This time I went to Hong Kong with my aunt and my youngest cousin. Since my last trip to Hong Kong with Seong, I decided I should perhaps spent more time with other people in my lives rather than to just revolve myself around the immediate family. I wanted to break the emotional barrier I had in myself for a while. I wanted to stop feeling guilty whenever I was away from the family. Since I had always secretly longed for an all girls trip, I got my aunt and cousin to go to Hong Kong with me. Although it was just three full days, it was the longest stretch of time that I was absent from both Seong and the girls. You could never imagine how hard it was for me to convince myself to leave them for a trip like this. There were so many times that my girl friends suggested going for a holiday but I just could not bring myself to do it even though I know it will be so fun! It is not that I have no faith in my helper and hubby, it is just me who always find it hard to let go. Yet, I am always craving for the 'me' time. How ironical!
The fact that Seong was with the kids while I was away was a great assurance that the girls would be happy and so was I. The trip was good. It brought back memories of my first trip to Hong Kong with the same cousin and gosh, that was like 16 years ago as we reminisced those time.
For this trip, we lived up to what Hong Kong is always touted for, we shopped and ate and ate and shopped. As I loved to see a city on different modes of transport, I made them take the tram, bus and star ferry when we went to Northpoint, Kowloon and Wanchai. "P
Awaiting for the tram to Northpoint.
Doing some little shopping while on the way to Tung Bo.
We tried the mantis prawn (both steamed and fried), clams, marine snails, squid, fish and crab at Tung Bo. It was a night of seafood overload. :P
For the second night, we went to the famous Under the Bridge Spicy Crab at Causeway Bay.
Besides the cholestrol and salt ladden seafood, we also had porridge from 海皇粥店, wanton mee from 麥奀 and 森记, several rounds of desserts from 许留山. We walked around Causeway Bay, Kowloon, Wanchai, IFC in Central till our legs ached and I had blisters on my toe. Though it was a short trip, it was fun!
Took the star ferry across to Kowloon.
Pretty flowers in planter along Nathan Road.
On the way to Times Square at Causeway Bay
I think we visited almost every Sasa that we came across as my cousin went on her seach for the popular black pearl face mask from 美丽日记. I was surprised that this particular one is so sought after. It was sold out at half a dozen of the Sasa and Watson. We finally found one right across Times Square that had many of them.
That's the amount of face masks my dear cousin lugged back. :D
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Across the ocean, the better half was playing the doting father and son, bringing the girls and his parents for dinner and fish spa therapy.
The girls with Tata and Nainai, enjoying having little fishes nibbling off their dead skin.
The girls were so happy with the small highlight each day their dad brought them that they did not feel much about my absence. I skyped with them when I was back at the hotel and they would relate what happened excitedly. Even little Ashley was pretty amazed and looked happy to see me on the small screen.
As I wrote this, the three little ones were all asleep in my bedroom while Seong was just lying awake. I am back to the blissful family and I am sure it will be hard for me to convince myself to go for another trip away from them again. Sigh, am I the only one in such a guilty trap? I wonder...
The fact that Seong was with the kids while I was away was a great assurance that the girls would be happy and so was I. The trip was good. It brought back memories of my first trip to Hong Kong with the same cousin and gosh, that was like 16 years ago as we reminisced those time.
For this trip, we lived up to what Hong Kong is always touted for, we shopped and ate and ate and shopped. As I loved to see a city on different modes of transport, I made them take the tram, bus and star ferry when we went to Northpoint, Kowloon and Wanchai. "P
Awaiting for the tram to Northpoint.
Doing some little shopping while on the way to Tung Bo.
We tried the mantis prawn (both steamed and fried), clams, marine snails, squid, fish and crab at Tung Bo. It was a night of seafood overload. :P
For the second night, we went to the famous Under the Bridge Spicy Crab at Causeway Bay.
Besides the cholestrol and salt ladden seafood, we also had porridge from 海皇粥店, wanton mee from 麥奀 and 森记, several rounds of desserts from 许留山. We walked around Causeway Bay, Kowloon, Wanchai, IFC in Central till our legs ached and I had blisters on my toe. Though it was a short trip, it was fun!
Took the star ferry across to Kowloon.
Pretty flowers in planter along Nathan Road.
On the way to Times Square at Causeway Bay
I think we visited almost every Sasa that we came across as my cousin went on her seach for the popular black pearl face mask from 美丽日记. I was surprised that this particular one is so sought after. It was sold out at half a dozen of the Sasa and Watson. We finally found one right across Times Square that had many of them.
That's the amount of face masks my dear cousin lugged back. :D
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Across the ocean, the better half was playing the doting father and son, bringing the girls and his parents for dinner and fish spa therapy.
The girls with Tata and Nainai, enjoying having little fishes nibbling off their dead skin.
The girls were so happy with the small highlight each day their dad brought them that they did not feel much about my absence. I skyped with them when I was back at the hotel and they would relate what happened excitedly. Even little Ashley was pretty amazed and looked happy to see me on the small screen.
As I wrote this, the three little ones were all asleep in my bedroom while Seong was just lying awake. I am back to the blissful family and I am sure it will be hard for me to convince myself to go for another trip away from them again. Sigh, am I the only one in such a guilty trap? I wonder...