年宵花市 New Year Fair - Hong Kong

Yesteday after work, my colleague and I went to Victoria Park at Causeway bay. We were being told that the "Fa Si" (年宵花市) started on Tuesday. Both of us never been to the "Fa Si" so we went there together. I heard alot about the "Fa Si" from all the Hong Kong series and finally I got the chance to experience it myself.

Entrance of the New Year Fair

The "Fa Si" divided into 2 portion wet and dry. Wet will be selling all kinds of flowers and dry will be all the funny funny items. Most of the items suitable for chinese new year like chinese new year decoration, "Fung Cheh" (风车), traditional food for chinese new year, funny funny items that the students design and selll in the fair and etc.

The photos below was took at the wet area.

Tou Fa (桃花) - those single will buy this so that they can "Hang tou fa wan" (行桃花运)

Orange mandarin plant (橘子)

"Ngam Toi Tong Thong" (五代同堂) - I went to ask the auntie what's the name and she gave one kind of look =_="

Orchid（I guess...) not really good in flower's name =P

Below is the stalls selling all funny funny items. In the Lunar year this is year is OX so most of the stall decorate theme is OX!!

Stall selling all types of "Fung Cheh" - so tempted to buy 1!!

Different store selling different type of "Fung Cheh"

Some of them even wear costume to attract business!!

Milk Box for house decoration

Financial crisis floaties

Funny items teasing their Chief Executive Hong Kong

This stall selling inflatable bullshit hat - 牛屎 = 牛市

Chinese new year decoration

You really can feel very strong chinese new year celebration there. I wanted to buy the "Fung Cheh" but the problem is very difficult to carry back to Malaysia. At the end I bought bracelet, thumbdrive and mircoSD card.

Bracelet

2GB MicroSD for HKD 33.00

4GB thumbdrive HKD 63.00

On top of that, I also saw few Hong Kong celebrities 郭晋安(Roger Kwok) and 郭羡妮(Sonija Kwok).

It was a fruitful visit. Ha ha...=D

For my dear friend - Xron Sng

I'll always miss you.

You always my good buddy.

May u rest in peace..................................................

My Apartment in Qingdao

Finally last night I officially sign the tenancy agreement and officially move in to the apartment today. Last night after dinner, I cleaned up the apartment so that today I can stay in after the lock smith change the lock and broadband line is up.

Outlook of the apartment


Living room


Master Bedroom


Master Bedroom build in wardrobe


Toilet

Kitchen


Second Bedroom


Window view from second bedroom


Tv and the aircon


Dining hall


View from the apartment


View from apartment


Cloudy view from apartment

Beer that I tried in Qingdao

These are the beer I tried in Qingdao.

TsingTao Beer cost RMB 3.80

TsingTao Stout cost RMB 3.50


LaoShan Beer only cost RMB 2.20

Beach & Park near the apartment

Last Saturday I went to beach and park near my apartment that I'm going to stay. The distance of the park and beach just only 5 minutes walk. You can start walking from the coast line of the beach and it will lead you to the Olympic Sailing Center.

Beach view from the Park

Me @ the park

Park provide some basic gym equipment at the park

Rocky Beach

Me @ Rocky Beach

Snowing in Qingdao

On last Friday Qingdao was having heavy snow. I manage to capture some photos during the snowing.

Heavy snow outside till no 1 at the walkway. This photos taken outside Jusco

Outside Jusco food court

Outside hotel room, all covered by snow

Chinese Dumplings Dinner

Last night before I went to see apartment with my colleague, my colleague brought me to chinese dumplings shop(饺子店) in Jusco Qingdao for dinner. In northern region, dumplings is very common so I think should give a try. This shop serve different stuffing dumplings and soups.

For me I order one appetiser "Garlic Cucumber" (蒜泥黄瓜) and two type of dumplings "Pork with vegetables" (韭菜猪肉) and "Pork with Onions" (大葱猪肉).

Pork with vegetables" (韭菜猪肉) and "Pork with Onions" (大葱猪肉) - The stuffing very proportion and it taste good when you dip into chilies oil with vinegar.

Cold dish seaweed (海带)


Garlic Cucumber" (蒜泥黄瓜) - the cucumber so crunchy unlike the one I tried in Malaysia the cucumber is not crunchy and can't taste the garlic

The meal is so cheap. Each portion come with six dumplings and is only cost RMB 4.00 and the appetiser only cost RMB 5. Total cost for my dinner inclusive a drink is only RMB19.00.

My new pair of crocs

I bought a new pair of crocs in China with RMB 100.00. This is a olympic edition crocs. The colour of the crocs is red and the strap is in yellow. It is very striking! In China they don't encourage using plastic bag, each plastic bag you request is chargable. In Malaysia when buy the crocs they will wrap your crocs with a see through plastic bag but in China they put your shoes into the recycle bag which is much nicer compare in Malaysia

First Dinner @ Qingdao

My first dinner in Qingdao was Korean food. There are plenty of Korean restaurants in Qingdao according to my colleague due to Qingdao is very near to Korea. We just went to the Korean restaurant that near the hotel that I'm staying. The moment we entered to the restaurant I found out alot of Korean eating there. My colleague told me probably some of them are Chinese with korean speaking.

We saw alot of people ordering the hotplate so we asked the waitress what are those? She told us is their shop hot selling dish Grill Spicy Duck. We decided to order that to give a try. On top of that we also ordered Kimchi pan cake.

Grill Spicy Duck before it cooked

Side dishes. There are these sweet beans in black.

Kimchi Pan Cake

Cooked Grill Spicy Duck