Hong Kong ~ a new experience (Day 1)

Alhamdulillah last 17th June 2011, myself & Mr Husband were given an opportunity to visit another country, fully sponsored by the Network Marketing company that my husband & I had ventured in since 4 years ago. This was our 10th free VIP holiday package incentive, and this time we were able to bring a total of 18 business partners with us, a big jump from 7 people in our previous Swiss trip.

We gathered early in KLIA in the dawn of the Friday as our flight was scheduled at 9am. We have chosen the colour sunshine yellow as our theme colour and it was a very energetic moment, seeing all our business partners in yellow, in different styles.

Before we departed we had breakfast at the Old Town White Coffee Restaurant in KLIA. Last Nasi Lemak in the next 4 days!

We even met the famous Sharifah Aini, having breakfast at the same place, and we could let the opportunity to have our picture taken with her, passed.

The flight took 3 hours 30 minutes by Malaysia Airlines. We arrived in Hong Kong International Airport at approximately 1.30pm.

Our first stop for the day was the Ladies' Market in Mong Kok, where it was one of the most famour place to shop in Hong Kong. There were three parallel streets, namely the Ladies' Street where you can find all sort of things for ladies, from cheap dresses to accessories, to souvenirs, The Electronic Street & The Sports' Street where you can buy cheap but good quality sports' attire. We spent an hour an a half in the Ladies' Market, and I was so proud to say that I did not even spent HKD2000! As we aboard our VIP coach, I told my husband this fact, and he replied "well, I did not even spent HKD300!"... oh well...

Next stop? Dinner at a Halal Restaurant called the Spice. The food was great and the environment was so exquisite.

After the delightful dinner, we went to ride the roofless tourist bus that took us around the city of Hong Kong for an hour. It was totally awesome as we were able to see the beautiful city with thousands of neon light colouring it's horizon.

We made a last stop at the Avenue of the Stars were all the famous Hong Kong movie stars has their names and hand print engraved on the pavement, not unlike the Hollywood Walk of Fame. There was a statue of Bruce Lee which was the main attraction to the site, but it was raining so we only managed to take a few snaps before we rushed to the coach again.

We were brought to check in in our 5-start hotel, the L'Hotel Nina et Convention Centre, Hong Kong in Tsuen Wan, which was absolutely jaw-dropping. We had a sea-view hotel with a huge bed and a walk-in wardrobe! Just the cherry on top of the icing!

We had a good rest to continue our journey discovering Hong Kong on the second day...