Hong Kong Trip (3-6 Nov 2007)

"J, do you want to go to Hong Kong?" J replied "Ki ki!".

You may wonder what "ki ki" means. It is J's version of "Mickey". He knows that he can get to see Mickey in Hong Kong Disneyland. While preparing for the trip, J has also learnt to say the word "Hong Kong".

On 3 Nov, we set off for our 2007 Family trip to Hong Kong with 阿公 and 阿嬷. 姑姑 and 表姐 have left 1 day earlier than us and we will meet them there for the rest of the trip.

On Sat morning, we woke up bright and early to take a CX flight to HK. On the plane, J actually dictated that I have to take the middle seat while he takes the window seat. He even insisted on watching the inflight movies. He sure acted like a seasoned traveller.

Upon arrival in HK, we met up with the rest of the gang before proceeding for dinner and shopping at Ladies Street in Mongkok. We returned to the hotel and finally retired by 11.30pm.


On the 2nd day, we went shopping at Causeway Bay and took a night tour up to the Peak, visted Madam Trussard Wax Museum, Avenue of Stars and ended the tour at Ladies Street again. It was another late night for us and by this night, both K and I are tired out. The only one who refuses to sleep is....yes, you guessed it --->J.

Finally, the day we looked forward to has arrived! Disneyland, here we come! But before that, we need to kick start the day with a good meal of dim sum. After dim sum breakfast, we made our way to DL. Throughout the trip, J has this blur look on his face. I don't know if he is stunned by all the cartoon characters or simply confused by the amount of activities around. Picture taking one moment, rides the other.

Our resolution to last till closing time resolved at around 4+ and we decided to go back to the hotel to rest.When it was time to go out for dinner, J started throwing tantrum and refuse to step out of the hotel room. Either he is tired from going out or there are simply too many gimmicks in the hotel room that is distracting him. Finally at 8pm, we managed to coax him to leave the room so that we can have dinner. After dinner, we took a walk along Temple St before going back to the hotel to pack as we are leaving the next day.

By day 4, I am ready to go home. After being 4 days of full-time parents, both K and I are looking forward to the routine of being at home. On the plane, J has to throw one last tantrum and vomitted his dinner. Despite being a seasoned traveller, I did not pack a set of clothes and J ended up 1/2 naked throught the flight sans a jacket. We finally touched down at Changi Airport and it will be a while before the thought of travelling with J crosses my mind again.