When we got to Disneyland, I was hoping my daughter would let go of her fears, considering all the pre-works that mommy had done for a month. Pre-works mean psyching her up for the picture taking with the characters and watching the fireworks. But quite expectedly, my daughter was scared and didn’t enjoy any of the picture taking.

Good thing though, she very much enjoyed the Fantasy Land rides!

She loved the Cinderella carousel and the Dumbo ride. She got a little bored with the Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh and It’s A Small World attractions but at least she wasn’t whining.
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Believe it or not, while we were in Hong Kong, we did not eat any Chinese food. We resorted to Burger King, McDonald’s, KFC and DeliFrance. I had no appetite anyway during the trip that you’d think I was taking slimming pills. But I guess, I was so tired that I have less energy to even eat. But guess what? The appetite is so back! I think I’ve eaten twice the usual consumption just this week. U-oh!

…when you’re staying in Tsim Sha Tsui, or commonly called TST. Why did I say TST? Because this is the most favored area of first timers.

First off, Nathan Road. This is one long stretch. You can find Mongkok, and Jordan along the way. Some adventurous ones walk from TST to Mongkok just strolling along Nathan Road. There are night markets in Mongkok and Jordan. But be forewarned. Most stuff you can find cheaper in Greenhills or Divisoria.

If you are looking for Giordano and Bossini, yes they are much cheaper in Hong Kong than in Manila. They are side by side in Peking Road. (Actually, you’d see these two shops more often than you’d expect)

For Lacoste, you can find it in Park Lane. In front of Park Lane is the Miramar shopping mall that has agnes b. (Do we have agnes b. here in Manila?) and Vivienne Westwood shops, both on ground floor, by the way.

Sorry but I can’t remember where we were when I saw Long Champ, but I suspect we were at Sogo (Salisbury area).

If you are looking for something affordable, check H&M. There’s one in front of the Harbour City, a little to the right across the big Gucci store.

And if you plan on going to Disneyland, you are likely to ride the MTR and go down the sunny bay station. Why not skip it first and go straight to next, which is the Tung Chung station where you’d find the Citygate outlet mall. Here, you’d find Mango, Nike, Adidas, Puma, Burberry, RL, Coach and Samsonite. I’m telling this because since it’s an outlet, most are marked down. My only observation: Mango items are priced pretty much the same during sales here in Manila, PLUS our items are much better.

What I forgot to check (and shop for) is makeups and anti wrinkle creams. Even bottles of perfume, I didn’t quite check if they are cheaper in Hong Kong or not.

I wish I could share where to buy toys and children’s wear. Most of the kids’ wear were winter clothes (even in H&M). Some shops still have summer line, but colors or cut of which weren’t cute enough.

Hope this helps

Can you relate to the rather odd love story of Jack Skellington and Sally on the Tim Burton Movie “Nightmare before Christmas”? Probably not, or you’d definitely give me the creeps.

I found the said movie amusing. In fact, I found Jack amusing, too amusing, I am close to collecting Jack Skellington glow-in-the-dark merchandise being sold at Disney souvenir shops. This October, I am hoping to have my pictures taken at Disney alongside Jack Skellington and Sally (individually, I guess), and with the Pumpkin Men. It would really be one cool Halloween!

Buy your Disney World Tickets too! Hurry! You wouldn’t want to miss the fun, right?