Baked Rice | Dark Lord

WELCOME BACK ! ! !

In this post, I’ll share with you guys what I did / where I went on the 2nd day of my Hong Kong trip!!!
(In case you missed out Day 1’s, here’s it!!!)

After a good night’s rest, we begin the day with a hearty meal at this Golden Sand Restaurant (or rather, a Hong Kong cafe) that’s just across from our hotel!
Glimpse of my jacket for the day that comes with a big hoodie!!! Love it!!!
Address: 85-87 Ivy Street, Tai Kok Tsui, Hong Kong
Station: Olympic (Exit B1/C1)
Hours: Daily 630am – 12am
Contact: (852) 2392-4919

Big portions of food!!
Black Pepper Chicken Chop on Hotplate / Seafood Baked Rice
Happy with my food choice!!!
Also, bonus point for this restaurant was that it came with 2 cute chefs!
The kitchen was kinda open concept so I fed my eyes very well too! *chuckles*
After filling our tummies, time to explore some parts of Hong Kong!
1st stop: Sham Shui Po area.
This area came into the headlines last year end ‘cos some scenes for a Hollywood mega blockbuster were being filmed there.
Can you guess which movie is it??? *drumroll*

TRANSFORMERS 4 ! ! ! ! !

Check out these links if you are interested to know more about the filming!
English: http://as.reddit.com/r/Moviesinthemaking/comments/1oy6a1/transformers_4_being_filmed_in_sham_shui_po_hong/
Mandarin: http://hk.apple.nextmedia.com/entertainment/art/20131021/18472226

Apliu Street in Sham Shui Po is more commonly known as 鴨寮街, a street consisting of a large flea market selling ALL sorts of electronic/electrical components and related products.
I bought 2 casings for my Note 3 from here!
Another known street in Sham Shui Po is Yu Chau Street, 汝州街.
Most people who are the crafty type will, in one way or another, know or have heard of this street.
It is literally a treasure heaven for them (me included!), with shops and shops selling beads, ribbons, buttons, fabrics, and lotsa party items!
The huge selection range for any single item is AMAZING…..
I totally resisted myself from buying ALL the colors/styles back.
Do check out the area if you are in Hong Kong and looking for materials for your handicrafts!
Next up on our list was a place which I’d been super looking forward to go even before the trip.
It is often in the Top 3 places to go to if you are looking for those collectors items.
Come to think of it, I’d been to Hong Kong couple of times but this was the 1st time I got to visit this place.
If you guys have followed my stuff, you’ll know I absolutely LOVE toy figurines and have a small collection of them.
So……. No prizes for guessing correctly the place which I’m referring to! *drumroll*

CTMA CENTRE ! ! ! ! !

Address: 1N Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mongkok
Station: Yau Ma Tei (Exit A2) / Mongkok (Exit E2)
A heaven for figurine collectors…….!
I WANNA CREATE A SPACE IN MY HOME FOR SOMETHING LIKE THIS. . .
*building-castles-in-the-sky-in-progress*
Do. Not. Disturb.
There’s an area for some women’s wear too!
When I finally managed to tear myself away from CTMA Centre, I realised my tummy’s orchestra was happily churning out lovely music.
Time for dinner!
Walking along the happening street towards dinner place (which was just a short walk over from CTMA Centre)…
Almost missed this huge ass signboard of our chosen buffet dinner venue.
I’d heard good reviews on Little Sheep Mongolian Hotpot, so here I was!

Address: 16, 16A & 16B Argyle Street, Mongkok Commercial Centre, G/F to 4/F, Shop E, Mongkok
Station: Mongkok (Exit C4)
Hours: Mon-Fri 11am – 12am / Sat-Sun 10am – 12am
Contact: (852) 2396-8816
I don’t usually eat mutton ‘cos there’s always this smell in the meat (I wasn’t exactly a meat lover to begin with).
B U T
I actually wiped out countless thinly-sliced mutton pieces from this hotpot place.
Combined with the soup bases, S O G O O D . . .
I can feel the warmth of the sun that appeared behind me after consuming this delish dish.
(Or maybe it’s the warmth from the Ma La soup base in my tummy.)
After staying for almost 3 hours at Little Sheep, I went back to the hotel with a tummy that grew twice the size.
Couldn’t resist a round at 7-11 before bed-time.
LOOK WHAT I FOUND!!!
Tidbits with my current obsession!!!
N A M E K O . . .
(Recently a friend discovered a shop at Dhoby Ghaut Xchange selling these snacks too!)
Favorite Dreyer’s in a cone!!!
Y SINGAPORE NO HAVE? ? ?
Loot of the day!!! *throws confetti*
Got a whole box with 8 different designs! Couldn’t resist!
Episode 3 of this trip will be out real soon! Stay tuned!!!

Rise & shine for Day 3 of Ving’s Hong Kong trip!!
(You can check out Part 1 of the trip here, and Part 2 here.)

We decided to check out the McDonald’s near our hotel for lunch to see how it’s like.
Here are the similarities and differences between Singapore’s and Hong Kong’s:
1. Fillet-o-Fish, Fries,and Orange Juice are the same
2. HK Mac’s Ice Lemon Tea is actually like those home-made lemon tea — brewed tea + lemon slices + sugar syrup for you to add in
3. HK Mac’s Steamed Corn comes in a black plastic container (as seen at the bottom of the picture below), instead of a plastic cup form
4. Hk Mac’s McSpicy is actually more of like SG Mac’s McChicken (I wonder how HK Mac’s McChicken will be like, ‘cos they do have it in their menu)
Such pretty-looking macaroons!
We couldn’t resist buying them to try, from the little pastry shop next to our hotel.
Their colors and texture are perfect, but sadly, they lack in the taste factor.
Time for some shopping!!

We went to check out the only New Era shop in Hong Kong, ‘cos I really really really like this cap from the Jeremy Scott x New Era collection.
UNFORTUNATELY……….. They didn’t have any more stock for it in my size!! *SOBX*

Address: 61-65 Chatham Road South, Park Hotel, G/F Unit 2, Tsim Sha Tsui
Station : Tsim Sha Tsui (Exit P3)
Contact: (852) 3523-0626
We went over to Silvercord next for more shopping………
Address: 30 Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Station : Tsim Sha Tsui (Exit A1)
Contact: (852) 2735-9208

This label ish sho cuteeee~~~~~
Came across it in the I.T boutique inside Silvercord.
Its clothes are quite my kind of style too, but the service staff’s attitude sux.
Dinner time! @ Macau Cafe (near Silvercord).
Cheap and delish!

Address: 25-27 Lock Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
Station : Tsim Sha Tsui (Exit A1)
Contact: (852) 2366-8148
All printed with their details.

Their Pork Chop Baked Rice is really yums……………… One of their must-try.
We were so full from dinner, we decided to walk it off a ‘lil.
Hence we popped over to Temple Street Market to check out.
It’s Hong Kong’s largest night market, filled with lotsa street food stalls and big tents selling a lot of those merchandise which you can find in our local pasar malam.