Hong Kong May 31 - June 3, 2010

May 31, 2010

Travelling is not easy.  We have only 3 days in Hong Kong so we chose the early morning Cebu Pacific flight out of Manila.

We woke up at 2 am.  We left the hotel at 245am.  We did not expect that there would be vehicles on the road; we thought it would be a quick drive.  We met-up with Mar's cousin Cecille and husband Deo who will take our Nissan Sentra and sell it for us.  We said our goodbyes, endorsed the car and hurried inside to the check-in counter.  We thought we were running late but thank goodness, we made it on time.

We were supposed to live with a Filipina who is renting her room for HKG $400 total for 3 nights.  At the airport in HKG, we called her but she was hesitant and not supportive to meet us to show us her place.  Sheila Aw, a Filipina from Australia overheard our conversations and told us where to look for cheap accommodation.

We went to where she directed us and found Chung King Mansion at Tsim Sha Tui.  We were hassled by an Indian guy first but we refused his room priced at $150 and went to look for a room ourselves with the help of a Filipina who brought us to another Filipina named Cely who is in charge of Mr. Tom's Guesthouse.  We were shown a very small room with a small double bed for HKG $170, a slightly bigger room with 2 single beds for $200 and another small room with a small double bed and a single bed (obviously for 3 persons) for $300.  We chose the first room and negotiated the price down to $150.  She agreed and that's how we end up in this very small room in Hong Kong.

In the room is a very, very small toilet and bath, an airconditioner, a ceiling fan, a small desk and a tv.