Valentine's Special: Fish Works, London and Wicked!

We are flying back tonight. I have frantically started packing yesterday and I am pretty sure I have missed something. 1.5 hours till our ride comes to take us to Heathrow. I am really excited and sad...all at the same time.

Dug is very emotional this morning. He saw us packing. Jesse is sad because he had to come back alone after this.

Anyway, my Valentine's day weekend was lovely. We spent both days in London. My favourite city as you already know! 😁

Woke up to these on Friday. Excuse my hair, we were drenched from the rain.

I was very happy but also confused because I told J not to get me any flowers since I won't be able to enjoy it. Sigh sigh!

J wasn't happy that they sent flowers that have not bloomed. But it is now blooming and I am leaving..so sad.

He know roses are my fave and this is the combo I like. 💑

We watched Wicked on Friday night. I have been waiting so long for this because it was so expensive to watch in Dec and Jan. So it was a perfect Vday gift for him. He loved it!

How glorious!

I actually like the cast in London a lot better than the US version as I've watched on YouTube before I went for this one. The Elphaba here sang so much better than Idina Menzel as Elphaba.

I loved it 💞💞

On Vday waiting for the train at the cafe to go down to London.

It wasn't too cold in the day so it was really nice.

Funny how fresh I looked just a day after..I needed my sleep.

My loverboy and his super lush honeycomb hot chocolate. I instantly regretted my chai latte after tasting his. I will be back for more.

Initially we were going to have lunch at Hawksmoor but we saw Fish Works and they have tables!!!! They are usually fully booked. So we went there instead!

Anytime also can Hawksmoor so no need to go on Vday haha

It doubles as a fish shop. Fresh fish. Damn cool.

Drinking mimosas like fancy people.

What we ate there. We wanted to eat dessert at Cafe Concerto but it was too comfortable there and we ended up having our full 3 course there.

I recommend you to order from their Daily Landings list. Everything we ordered was very good.

Next we went to Hamleys. It was like a carnival inside. Packed with tourist and crazy shop assistants. It was quite fun!

I will never go into a shop with that many people in the past but after HK, I must say, this is nothing lol

This one was for @yuennyyee!

And then we got carried away..

We got tickets for Britain's Got Talent. But we didn't know we have to wait 3 hours at least before starting time to get entry tickets and we got turned away 😭

The guy felt bad that we went there all the way but he said that they will contact me again for next show..I guess I will have to wait till I am back then.

I was gutted.

All these bitches managed to get tickets.

Anyway, I went on a rage shopping spree after that because I was so sad. And J happily accompanied me. Very rare situation we had there.

I was looking forward to it the whole time.

He even posed for this to please me. Hahaha

And then I demanded for Chinese food and we walked to Chinatown.

And then we saw another giant panda. Just because it is CNY I think..it is the year of the Sheep right? Maybe they didn't get the memo.

Chinatown was packed. Just like in HK.

And then, I got what I wanted. #somuchwin

Steak & Lobster at Liverpool Street, London

💟 He went downstair to get me water at 4am even though it was so damn cold because I was thristy.

💟 He bought me sanitary pads because he doesn't want me to go out in the cold. *I feel very lucky and paiseh at the same time.

💟 He rubbed my neck when I had a bad neck.

💟 He brought back Pink Moscato for me yesterday on the way back from work.

💟 He waited for me for 2 hours in London alone just to have lunch with me.

💟 He reminds me that he knows how much I've sacrificed for him.

I love him.

Anyway, we tried out Steak and Lobster last Tuesday. But we were lobster out so we had the steak instead.

Like Lobster and Burger, £20 for each meal. Unlimited fries for both and unlimited salad as well for Steak and Lobster.

The steak was good and the fries were better than the fries in Burger and Lobster.

The salad was inconsistent. It was nice and just right for our first order but damn salty for mine on the second. Maybe they didn't want me to eat so much wtf 😖

We finished with a coffee and tea each.

I guess it was worth the try. I noticed that a lot of people go there on a special occassion.

To get there - get on the Underground - Victoria line and get off at Warren Street.

I've been sleeping so much lately. But I've also been dreaming a lot and had nightmares. I hate to dream. It made me feel like I have not slept.

5.09pm now and I am feeling sleepy again.

I told J not to get me anything for Valentine's day. Especially flowers because I will leave to go back to KL on thr 16th Feb and won't be able to enjoy the flowers.

But he got me this backpack when I was in a meeting with my project partner in London. So much love!

It is from New Look. I fell in love with it when I saw it in Westfield last week. So happy.

I got bad shoulders and neck so I can't hold my handbags for too long now. So a backpack is just what I need. Keep my hands free and I can keep them my pockets to keep warm. Wow wee!

London: Date Night at Lobster and Burger

Date night on a Wednesday is always good. Staying with the whole family again meant that we don't have much alone time till we move to our own place.

We decided to go to Burger and Lobster. A restaurant that I wanted to try for a long time now. I was very excited to go there. We read reviews and found the best branch to go to where the queue is the shortest.

All the review said that the Lobster roll is the best choice out of the 3 items on their menu, so that was what we ordered!

It lived up to our expectations. It was indeed very good and fresh. I believe it has more lobster flesh than the lobster they serve with the burger. It was very juicy and the bread was soft on the inside and chrispy on the outside. It was perfect. I love a good bread.

I didn't like the fries that came with it. It wasn't well cooked but the garlic butter sauce and salad was really good.

The service was really good as well although, our server was really the bartender.

We were supposed to wait for 45 mins for our table but we wanted some drinks so we waited at the bar. Then we decided that we didn't mind eating on the bar. I like it cos it is quite fun especially when we were having some alcohol.

It was a really good date night! 😊

Loads and loads of live and fresh lobster.

The cute bib that we wore. It is not just cute, it was actually very helpful when the garlic butter sauce dripped all over. They provide wet wipes as well so that you can just dig in with your hands. Not my favourite thing to do but I guess I'm a changed woman.

I will come back again!

Hong Kong: Very good food at ABC Kitchen, Sheung Wan

Abc Kitchen truly did not dissappoint.

I went there once and loved the food so I wanted to take my friend Poli and J there. It wasn't a popular choice as it is at a cooked food centre at Sheung Wan but I really stood my ground and won! Yay!

This is not an everyday place that a tourist would know and it is an open secret to the local and expats.

Dai bai dong style.

Maybe cos I like everything old school and believe in paying for quality food more than ambience.

You will find that they have a very laidback environment yet the service is impeccable and most importantly they serve great food. I guess Malaysians and Singaporeans can appreciate that but J just wasn't convinced.

The food is expensive for such location but for what it was and the quality, it is very reasonable.

J ordered the foie gras for his starter. Poli and I did not as we had cocktails before and didn't want to ruin our appetite for our mains.

I was busy talking and didn't take any photo of his starter but he really liked it. Yes! *do victory dance*

The suckling roast pig was what Poli ordered. I highly recommend this after trying it during my last visit. Because the chefs are Chinese, and Chinese people really know how to roast their pigs, it was done perfectly. Poli said it was juicy and tender.

J and I ordered the steak with bone marrow.

The last time we ordered this at Bistecca it cost us around HKD1500++ and it tasted like poo.

This, was cooked to perfection. Very fresh and tasty. They also got the temperature right for the beef.

So. Much. Yum.

We ended our meal with the apple and rhubarb pie.

It was such a great day today. Very pleased that we went and did whatever we planned to do.

I'm that much closer to finish my list of places to eat before we leave #HongKong.

Hong Kong: Charlie Brown Cafe, Tsim Sha Tsui

What a tiring but fruitful day yesterday. We went for dim sum brunch at Ritz Carlton, Kowloon and then to Charlie Brown Cafe at TST and then to Cheung Chau for dinner.

Since I will be leaving soon I pushed myself to do it all and say yes to everything. I'm usually lazy and prefer to chill at home.

Steph, the motivator for me to see and do more.

I think today I will write about Charlie Brown Cafe since this is a short post before I get ready to prepare for dinner tonight. We are having a seafood feast.

I saw the cafe when J and I was finding our way to the MTR station at TST and I thought it would be a good place to bring my guest.

A tiny entrance. Make your way to the cafe upstairs.

Stuff you will see on the way up.

I love novelty/tourist traps!

And then more!

It was truly a place to take photos. We didn't expect that it will be so cute. I only wanted coffee and got more than I asked for.

Whee! Cakes, merchandise and coffee.

Super cute!

There were more local people than tourist dining there and the food looked good. We had brunch before that so we only tried their coffee and cake.

Americano and the Charlie Brown Latte mousse cake.

Us indulging in the better-than-expected novelty dessert and coffee.

Try finding this when you get there. See if you will spot it!

Okay, have a good evening ahead everyone!

Address: G/F-1/F, Kok Pah Mansion, 58-60 Cameron Road, Tsim Sha Tsui

Self-service cafe.

HK 3D Museum at Tsim Sha Tsui

Brace yourself for some real cheesy photos!

 

I took for granted that I'd always be in HK and took my time to go to places but during our final months in HK, I pretty much rushed/guilt Jesse into taking me to places.

 

3D Museum was all the rage then, so we decided to check it out. This is really more of a photo post rather than a descriptive one.

 

Was it worth it? Sure.

 

If you are visiting, you have to be ready to be patient as there would be queues for every single exhibition and photo opportunities. Unless of course, you go on a weekday.

 

After seeing all my photos, you probably know what to expect anyway.

 

Address: 1/F, Hilton Tower, No.96 Granville Road Tsim Sha Tsui East Kowloon, Hong Kong

 

 

 

 

 

 

Panda's bum.

 

 

 

Flying kick!

 

 

 

Snake attack!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hamsup man.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Hell's Kitchen wutttt!

 

 

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Failed actress.

 

 

 

My fave photo of the day.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I miss HK street food. Even if it's fake wtf.

 

 

 

 

Can't use chopsticks in real life, can't use fake chopsticks in fake life. Wtf.