hong kong
Hong Kong Day Six - Sai Kung
28 Dec 2008 01:32 PM
One of Dex's major goals for the trip was to eat sea
food - preferably those we don't have back in Manila.
Sai Kung came up a number of times as he consulted
the internet, Lonely Planet, tourist guide books and
locals. So we decided to check it out. Fortunately
for us, HKPO's principal trumpet player Jonathan
Clarke lived near the vicinity, and even invited us
to their home by the hills.
Photos courtesy of Jacky Vargas.
View from the bus
Dex was like a little kid when he saw these large aquariums.
Walking to Chuen Kee seafood restaurant
Chuen Kee Seafood Restaurant
Jacky with the various seafood
Mantis Shrimps
Squid
Alaskan King Crab, the deadliest catch in the world, because of the stormy seas they live in
Lobsters
More crabs
Clams.
Uni, sea urchins.
Perfect seafood companion
Squid
Chicken
Crabs. My favorite!
Lobsters
More shells
Mantis shrimps
L-R: JD Villanueva, Jonathan Clarke, Ria Osorio, DJ Salonga, Gerard Salonga, Jacky Vargas
This time with Dex...
- - - - -
After the lovely seafood lunch, we hiked to Jon's house in the hills. I thought he was joking when he pointed to the house from a distance. But the hike was enjoyable (it wasn't steep), and the air was cool. We hung out there till evening, and became a fan of Rose's grilled chicken wings. They were really delicious! Too bad I have no more photos from there, because Jacky wasn't able to go with us.
Related posts:
Off to Hong Kong
1st Day in HK - Rehearsals and Dimsum
Hong Kong Day One and Two
Hong Kong Day Three - Ocean Park and HKPO Concert
Hong Kong Day Four - shopping and Typhoon Shelter Restaurant
Hong Kong Day Five - Disneyland and Morton's Steak House
Photos courtesy of Jacky Vargas.
View from the bus
Dex was like a little kid when he saw these large aquariums.
Walking to Chuen Kee seafood restaurant
Chuen Kee Seafood Restaurant
Jacky with the various seafood
Mantis Shrimps
Squid
Alaskan King Crab, the deadliest catch in the world, because of the stormy seas they live in
Lobsters
More crabs
Clams.
Uni, sea urchins.
Perfect seafood companion
Squid
Chicken
Crabs. My favorite!
Lobsters
More shells
Mantis shrimps
L-R: JD Villanueva, Jonathan Clarke, Ria Osorio, DJ Salonga, Gerard Salonga, Jacky Vargas
This time with Dex...
- - - - -
After the lovely seafood lunch, we hiked to Jon's house in the hills. I thought he was joking when he pointed to the house from a distance. But the hike was enjoyable (it wasn't steep), and the air was cool. We hung out there till evening, and became a fan of Rose's grilled chicken wings. They were really delicious! Too bad I have no more photos from there, because Jacky wasn't able to go with us.
Related posts:
Off to Hong Kong
1st Day in HK - Rehearsals and Dimsum
Hong Kong Day One and Two
Hong Kong Day Three - Ocean Park and HKPO Concert
Hong Kong Day Four - shopping and Typhoon Shelter Restaurant
Hong Kong Day Five - Disneyland and Morton's Steak House
0 Comments
Hong Kong Day Five - Disneyland
27 Dec 2008 04:06 PM
We spent Day 5, December 25, in Disneyland.
Photos courtesy of Jacky Vargas.
Antonio
Disneyland Band. Most of their members are our friends in music.
DJ and Antonio
I rode the Space Mountain. Because no one wanted to ride with me, I went alone. Guess what? They had a separate line for single riders, and there was no wait for me at all.
Related posts:
Off to Hong Kong
1st Day in HK - Rehearsals and Dimsum
Hong Kong Day One and Two
Hong Kong Day Three - Ocean Park and HKPO Concert
Hong Kong Day Four - shopping and Typhoon Shelter Restaurant
Hong Kong Day Six - Sai Kung
Photos courtesy of Jacky Vargas.
Antonio
Disneyland Band. Most of their members are our friends in music.
DJ and Antonio
I rode the Space Mountain. Because no one wanted to ride with me, I went alone. Guess what? They had a separate line for single riders, and there was no wait for me at all.
Related posts:
Off to Hong Kong
1st Day in HK - Rehearsals and Dimsum
Hong Kong Day One and Two
Hong Kong Day Three - Ocean Park and HKPO Concert
Hong Kong Day Four - shopping and Typhoon Shelter Restaurant
Hong Kong Day Six - Sai Kung
Hong Kong Day Four - shopping and Typhoon Shelter Resto
27 Dec 2008 04:01 PM
Day Four is December 24, Christmas Eve in other parts
of the world, but not here. Dex, Jacky and I spent
the day shopping, then ate at a restaurant in the
evening whose specialty is typhoon shelter cuisine.
Almost everything was spicy. Made sense, we later
realized, because spicy food warms up the body -
perfect food for stormy nights.
Photos courtesy of Jacky Vargas.
Typhoon Shelter Restaurant
Mussel soup
Onion chives, Jellyfish
Crab, covered in black beans, fried garlic and seasoned salt
Related posts:
Off to Hong Kong
1st Day in HK - Rehearsals and Dimsum
Hong Kong Day One and Two
Hong Kong Day Three - Ocean Park and HKPO Concert
Hong Kong Day Five - Disneyland and Morton's Steak House
Hong Kong Day Six - Sai Kung
Photos courtesy of Jacky Vargas.
Typhoon Shelter Restaurant
Mussel soup
Onion chives, Jellyfish
Crab, covered in black beans, fried garlic and seasoned salt
Related posts:
Off to Hong Kong
1st Day in HK - Rehearsals and Dimsum
Hong Kong Day One and Two
Hong Kong Day Three - Ocean Park and HKPO Concert
Hong Kong Day Five - Disneyland and Morton's Steak House
Hong Kong Day Six - Sai Kung
Hong Kong Day Three - Ocean Park and HKPO Concert
27 Dec 2008 03:04 PM
All photos by Jacky, except those that have her in
them. Thanks again Jack! For more photos, visit
Jacky's Multiply Site.
Day three, we were in Ocean Park from morning till afternoon.
In the double decker bus.
Dex and Ria
Jacky and JD
View from Ocean Park entrance:
Jacky, Ria, JD
Jacky and me.
We went to the aviary
This duck looks really exotic (and delicious) he he
Me and Jacky posing beside the Mine Train, which we rode later.
Mine Train. I enjoyed the view during the ride, when the train wasn't swooping downward.
Entrance to the Atoll Reef. Here, Jacky is pointing to the Philippines on the map. According to the legend on the map, the Philippines is coral country (coral reefs are indicated in orange)
Fantastic sea creatures. God is amazing
Someone once told me that the Sea Horse is the only species whose male members carry the unborn offspring in their womb. The females inject the eggs into the males' body. Hmm, I wish humans had that option! He he.
Many Nemo's in their sea anemone homes. These anemones are poisonous to other creatures.
More fishies.
Shark!
Cable car time. JD's favorite part of the trip! (Not)
- - - -
In the evening, Dex and I watched Lee Hom Wang in concert with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, conducted by Gerard Salonga. We didn't have Jacky with us, so all I have are these pictures taken before the start of the show:
I'll just find the YouTube videos and link them here.
- - - -
After the show, we went out for a few drinks.
JD and DJ
Ria and Jacky
From left: Gerard, Michael Priddy (bass trombonist of HKPO), Dex, Jonathan Clarke (principal trumpet player of HKPO), and Rose (Jonathan's wife)
Gerard and giant beer!
Related Posts:
Off to Hong Kong
1st Day in HK - Rehearsals and Dimsum
Hong Kong Day One and Two
Hong Kong Day Four - shopping and Typhoon Shelter Restaurant
Hong Kong Day Five - Disneyland and Morton's Steak House
Hong Kong Day Six - Sai Kung
Day three, we were in Ocean Park from morning till afternoon.
In the double decker bus.
Dex and Ria
Jacky and JD
View from Ocean Park entrance:
Jacky, Ria, JD
Jacky and me.
We went to the aviary
This duck looks really exotic (and delicious) he he
Me and Jacky posing beside the Mine Train, which we rode later.
Mine Train. I enjoyed the view during the ride, when the train wasn't swooping downward.
Entrance to the Atoll Reef. Here, Jacky is pointing to the Philippines on the map. According to the legend on the map, the Philippines is coral country (coral reefs are indicated in orange)
Fantastic sea creatures. God is amazing
Someone once told me that the Sea Horse is the only species whose male members carry the unborn offspring in their womb. The females inject the eggs into the males' body. Hmm, I wish humans had that option! He he.
Many Nemo's in their sea anemone homes. These anemones are poisonous to other creatures.
More fishies.
Shark!
Cable car time. JD's favorite part of the trip! (Not)
- - - -
In the evening, Dex and I watched Lee Hom Wang in concert with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, conducted by Gerard Salonga. We didn't have Jacky with us, so all I have are these pictures taken before the start of the show:
I'll just find the YouTube videos and link them here.
- - - -
After the show, we went out for a few drinks.
JD and DJ
Ria and Jacky
From left: Gerard, Michael Priddy (bass trombonist of HKPO), Dex, Jonathan Clarke (principal trumpet player of HKPO), and Rose (Jonathan's wife)
Gerard and giant beer!
Related Posts:
Off to Hong Kong
1st Day in HK - Rehearsals and Dimsum
Hong Kong Day One and Two
Hong Kong Day Four - shopping and Typhoon Shelter Restaurant
Hong Kong Day Five - Disneyland and Morton's Steak House
Hong Kong Day Six - Sai Kung
Hong Kong Day One and Two
25 Dec 2008 12:37 AM
Photos by Jacky and Cocoy Sarmenta.
Pictures from the airport and shuttle, 1st day:
I was already lightheaded by this time after a week of sleeping only 2-4 hours a day.
JD with his inaanak, Antonio
We watched rehearsals at the Tuen Mun town hall. This pic was taken outside of the hall.
2nd day (December 22)
My birthday! It didn't feel like it, as we postponed celebrations, but this was a happy day nevertheless.
We went on one of the packaged tours included with our travel package. A big, big, tourist trap (meaning you end up shelling out more than what you've planned for). Well, this warns us against packaged tours next time. But we did get to do a bit of sightseeing.
Me and Dex in the Sampan (fishing boat)
Jacky and JD. JD, we learned later, was nervous about this ride pala. He he.
Jumbo Palace, giant floating restaurant. There are three of these in the world, and one is in Manila Bay.
Jacky
- - - - - - -
After those, we went to the TSL jewelry store where Dex bought me some jewelry for my birthday. Then we headed off to the Hong Kong Cultural Center to watch rehearsals. The orchestra sounded really good, they nailed a full length concert in just two short rehearsals, and I'm very happy to be part of this project. Lee Hom Wang is very talented as well - he can play lots of musical instruments well, he writes lovely songs and he's a really good performer all in all. (Google him to see how popular he is all over Asia)
Many thanks to Gerard for this opportunity!
Gerard!
Gerard Salonga and Lee Hom Wang
Me, Dex, JD, Gerard and Michelle
For more photos, visit Jacky's Multiply Site and Gerard's Multiply Site
Related posts:
Off to Hong Kong
1st Day in HK - Rehearsals and Dimsum
Hong Kong Day Three - Ocean Park and HKPO Concert
Hong Kong Day Four - shopping and Typhoon Shelter Restaurant
Hong Kong Day Five - Disneyland and Morton's Steak House
Hong Kong Day Six - Sai Kung
Pictures from the airport and shuttle, 1st day:
I was already lightheaded by this time after a week of sleeping only 2-4 hours a day.
JD with his inaanak, Antonio
We watched rehearsals at the Tuen Mun town hall. This pic was taken outside of the hall.
2nd day (December 22)
My birthday! It didn't feel like it, as we postponed celebrations, but this was a happy day nevertheless.
We went on one of the packaged tours included with our travel package. A big, big, tourist trap (meaning you end up shelling out more than what you've planned for). Well, this warns us against packaged tours next time. But we did get to do a bit of sightseeing.
Me and Dex in the Sampan (fishing boat)
Jacky and JD. JD, we learned later, was nervous about this ride pala. He he.
Jumbo Palace, giant floating restaurant. There are three of these in the world, and one is in Manila Bay.
Jacky
- - - - - - -
After those, we went to the TSL jewelry store where Dex bought me some jewelry for my birthday. Then we headed off to the Hong Kong Cultural Center to watch rehearsals. The orchestra sounded really good, they nailed a full length concert in just two short rehearsals, and I'm very happy to be part of this project. Lee Hom Wang is very talented as well - he can play lots of musical instruments well, he writes lovely songs and he's a really good performer all in all. (Google him to see how popular he is all over Asia)
Many thanks to Gerard for this opportunity!
Gerard!
Gerard Salonga and Lee Hom Wang
Me, Dex, JD, Gerard and Michelle
For more photos, visit Jacky's Multiply Site and Gerard's Multiply Site
Related posts:
Off to Hong Kong
1st Day in HK - Rehearsals and Dimsum
Hong Kong Day Three - Ocean Park and HKPO Concert
Hong Kong Day Four - shopping and Typhoon Shelter Restaurant
Hong Kong Day Five - Disneyland and Morton's Steak House
Hong Kong Day Six - Sai Kung