3 HONG KONG: NIGHT WALK IN MONGKOK

The second day of our Hong Kong tour is simply a side trip to Macau. Initially, Lantau Island and Macau would be for second and third respectively. But we lost our itinerary. So we got no choice but to create one on the spot. Although no problem since we already sorted the entire plan among the places to visit. Only differs is prior to the schedule day.

I am no longer wasting my space about what happened in Macau, but I’ll surely back to this gambling city for more exploration and appreciation. But for now I will share the best prize the night after our horrific side trip.

Hong Kong is merely twenty-four-seven city, and market doors are open extensively whether night or day. And captivating the night is more than siesta. Night market is just for the people who love fiesta foods and in thirst for cheaper tees and gadgets. The prize I’m talking about is night food trips and Mong Kok is the best host for the cravings. This place sketched with array of food stalls, small shops, and markets.

Mong Kok is the best place for your desire. Every street is characterized depending on what you want or what ya need. It has “Ladie’s Street” obviously for our beloved ladies, you got “Sai Yeung Choi Street” for electronic products and if you want something to bumper your sleeping lazy nuts then red-light district is best for you, just look for “Portland Street”.

And right across the streets and nearby blocks are popular shopping plaza. Just beware on your breath and prepare your legs to roam around this dense area and it will surely crack your prowess.

So how to get there?! It is just seven minutes ride from Tsim Sha Tsui to Mong Kok, and you gonna pass three stations only on the same red line. And by the way please click this MTR JPlanner if you got hard time transferring station to another stations. This will surely help you. That website will give you all the information – your journey time and fare info. For navigation simply click [1] Clear Result to start anew [2] Enter your Starting Point and Destination on space provided then the system itself will load the data for your travel information.

It was his birthday so regardless of what happened earlier that day; we still tried to shelter his special day and eliminate the unnecessary. First, we had dinner at Café de Coral [I think we have this one in Quezon City] although not an aristocratic resto but better compared to our daily McDonalds and KFC meals. Café de Coral offers variety of Chinese delicacies with seafood and Angus beef as favourable flavour. And while waiting for our order I took a photo fromt their food menu and the exterior until an order taker woman yelling pointing at me. I didn't know its prohibited, I just turned my camera off and say sorry.. Anyway i don't understand what she said but I got it.

The Birthday Boy!

Cafe de Coral food menu..i deleted all the photos except this one.

Afterwards we conquered the place and look for gadgets, perfumes, branded clothes, etc and I know we’re not buying just for pleasure and of course price comparison. I know it’s a failure when you convert things but for first timers, please carry your patience. 

I can compare Mong Kok to Baclaran, or Plaza Miranda or I guess Divisoria, imagine plenty of people going to nowhere directions. The area is diverged in hard techno music from every corner of the street, and each block is jumbled with entertainment. There were people singing, there were bands in heavy metals that will split your ears in high decibels, there were like Taguro that will let people punch his blacktop abdomen and pay after fist shred into pieces. And look at this man, showcasing his unique Pinoy Got Talent like talent; I think it would be better if he’s riding a monocycle. What ya think? 

  

Dont sick with Ms. Sasa, she is everywhere.

We just kept on strolling around the area going end to end then change direction then back to wherever we started. Until I saw this sign, haha! Berde ba talaga ang ilog?

We spent our night in Mong Kok and tasted most of their authentic street food. My favourite is “Eggette” also known as egg waffle, egg puff, gai daan jai or bubble waffle, this is obviously made of eggs and additional ingredients like milk, flour and sugar. Eggette is popular in Macau and Hong Kong and it looks like round pancakes or waffles. For HK$10 per piece and it has I think 24 egg puffs is enough already to fill your appetite. Then the counterpart of “pambara” is “panulak” so we seek out for something that will satisfy our thirst. Gong Cha would be the perfect match for HK$12 only. 

Amoy pagkain na ba kayo..lets do the rubabadabango. Haha.

A quick shot with my Gong Cha!

Overall our second day wasn’t totally roofed with hatred and failure sentiments. What happened in Macau has been swap over with food trips. At least I’m glad that we’re back in Hong Kong and spent our day in a combination of negative and positive settings.