It was my nephew Paolo's 7th birthday. For his birthday present, Mom and Dad brought him and his kid brother to HK to see Disney and Ocean Park. Since I've always wanted to hang-out with all those wickedly cool and ravishing evil step-moms in Disney stories, I tagged along for the ride :-)
Ocean Park was nice but not sure what exactly is the kind of experience will you get out of the visiting the place. The rides are too 'tame', the sea aquarium needs to be 'upsize' to be on the same class as Monterey Bay. And there's an 'different' feel to it, since half of the people visiting there seems to be senior citizens. But the pandas and the dolphins are cute and the view from above is just spectacular! (I think it was in the Lonely Planet's 1001 place to visit). So all in all, it was still nice.
Disney is definitely better if you ask me, the rides were also ho-hum (that's alright, I already had my share of crazy, stupid death-defying rides) but the shows are all world-class! I also got an appreciation how Filipino artist have become so ubiquitous in the Asean entertainment circuit. In some of the show like HS Musical, they got leading role, in some they work on the background. But either way, you can spot them among the cast.
The only bummer is I didn't get to meet any of the super hot evil step-Mom. I've seen plenty of princessess but those are lost cause :-( I mean I'm not prince charming, and no way I could possibly compete with those dwarves that kept the princess warm and fuzzy in those long and lonely nights waiting for their knights to marry them.
So if you're going to HK other than to shop, visit Disney, they got the nicest shows!
Pics or it didn't happen, right? :-)
The whole gang at the harbor.
Paolo and CJ with Mom and Dad at the hotel lobby. Mulan is that you?
Watching an outdoor show.
With my gorgeous sis.
On quest to save the wickedly hot evil step-Mom from the clutches of a clueless and beautifully boring princess.
Yummy! But for HK$120 two-piece, special chicken adobo meal, they'd better be! Or Mickey mouse blood will flow!
Boys and girls, take the time to find the food court.
View from the cable car ride at the Ocean Park. C'est Magnifique!
At the Ocean Park, watching fish turn into fresh tuna, serve hot!
Boys and girls, take the time to find the food court.
View from the cable car ride at the Ocean Park. C'est Magnifique!
At the Ocean Park, watching fish turn into fresh tuna, serve hot!
Bruce Li meets Gene Li!
Fireworks at Disney! (still can't get the music out of my head)Btw, small world, you know who I bumped into at Disney? It's Dindo, the RunningDATCom with his family. Bro, good to see some familiar faces from the running community :-)
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Hey Gene, nice seeing you at Disney! Too bad about the weather that day, although it did clear up that afternoon and my son enjoyed himself a lot.
I've a post about the cheap running shoes I bought in HK, but I've been busy. Hopefully later this week I can write about it.
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