DAY 12

My first public holiday in Hong Kong. A showerless weather prediction. Boy, am I excited!!!!!! :)

Its Buddha's Birthday here, and I celebrate it in my weird style!! ;)

Slept late last night, got up late in the morning. Switched on the net, spoke with my parents and bro. Got off the net and lazed around for a while. Watched TV for a while and then realised that I had to wash a few clothes. So did that and had my breakfast - an assorted meal of cereals with milk nad biscuits and Strawberry jam filled cake! Ooh, how I love to make you jealous!! :P

Still feeling lazy but finally I got ready by 12 and went out. It was really humid and sweaty!! :( And worst, my digicam's battery was rather low and I had just gotten started out. So I packed for the while and returned back to my base. Charged the cam's battery for about two hours, logged onto the net and read a mail that put me into a shock for a while and it suddenly felt that the whole day was spoiled. But. And that's a real big But!! But, life's not the same anymore. I make the choices now. ;) So, I decide that it's time for some fun. At 3, after a stupid lunch I was out on the roads again. Determined to have an adventure, I leave the road and climb down stairs (probably the longest stretch of stairs I have seen in Hong Kong). Well there were steps leading upwards as well, but climbing down is easier!;)
Before you jump to too many conclusions, my plan was to reach the Tram station and then upto the Peak via the tram. So I climbed and climbed (down) and reached the station comfortably. Got a money-scheme (whatever that means) to view the Madame Tussaud's look alike at the Peak. Took the scheme, got my tram ride for free and the tram ride was really exhilarating especially when you standing and the tram goes upwards at an angle of 70 degrees. Well, that's quite close to going vertical. And at that point, the view of the city was something which is engraved in the mind forever. You gotta experience it to know. The thrill just can't be vicarious.
Up the hills, to the Peak, off we went in the beautiful tram.
At the Peak, a new world awaited. The height over a high rise city was mindblowing. And the view was marvellous. But wait, the Madame Tussaud's museum was great too. Pierce Brosnan welcomes you with his Bond attitude ;) and then u enter the museum with a welcome by none other than Jackie Chan. It couldn't get better than this. Inside you have an exuberant display of real looking wax statues of celebrities (though I didn't know most :P).
There are also the statues of political leaders and Madame Tussaud herself. Well, the display was worth the amount they charged for it. Tiger Wood's and Mohammad Ali looked so realistic, that I had to actually touch them. But as much as the skin looks real, it feels awkward.
Outside the museum, is a wonderful mall. Great smelling food but on the expensive side.
I headed to the viewing terrace and it was a stunning scene. One could get lost in the view for hours together, but then all alone it isn't the best place to be. One would miss a partner in the adventure for sure. ;)
All over the terrace and views in all the directions. For the first time, the 88 storey IFC 2 looks small!! ;)
I stay on for a whopping six hours determined to capture the city in the glowing lights as night approaches. I succeed pretty much and a beautifully lit night city gleams before my eyes.
Now time for adventure!! Am gonna, go back to my room walking. That's rite. Am over 88 storey's high up on a hill and I plan to trek to my room which is some place lost in the building ridden city!!
I start and am already lost. Thankfully there's some help and am on some track. The track forks up into two and I most certainly choose the right one. Ohh, the right one was the one on the right hand. Though it turns out to be authentically wrong in the end, when I land up on a new street. But I don't give up easily. I struggle on the paths, begging for directions. Right, left, up and down. I have moved in the directions and now my legs are aching and finally. Pheww, finally I find another fork in the road!! ;)
But I do recognize the fork. I know which road leads to my destination and in a couple of minutes I am back in the room to conclude my day of adventure for the Kid still lost in Hong Kong!!