Fashionista's Travels: Hong Kong

I honestly thought that I'd posted this but apparently I had forgotten all about it. So here we are almost one year ago to the trip that I did for my pre-wedding. Here are the holiday shots of my trip to Hong Kong. Enjoy the photos:

We left Macau on a ferry boat. The ferry is definitely not the same as the ones we'd use for our trips from Sibu to Kapit or the ferries from Penang to Seberang Prai. The trip from Macau to Hong Kong takes about 1 hour if I'm not mistaken. So, kinda similar to the trip from Kota Kinabalu to Labuan.

You'd need to fill in your arrival form. Macau is governed differently from Hong Kong, therefore the need for customs check on arrival.

The ferry ticket cost us HK$154. To roughly convert to MYR, divide it by half.

Kowloon Mosque and Islamic Center. Halal food is not that hard to come by in HK, however, halal outlets might be a little bit hidden (thus for some quite hard to find). There's a halal outlet right next to the mosque, if you're looking at the mosque from this angle, it's located at the building on the left of the mosque. However, it's located at the 1st floor. Sometimes the waiter from the outlet would be standing in front of the building's entrance handing out their halal menu flyers. This mosque is located at Nathan Road and accessible by MRT.

Having been to HK and later watching hollywood movies (i.e. Battleship etc), apparently this building is popular in the movies. You can see the building by night (scroll down for photos or you can click here for my HK prewedding photos). You'll pass this building if you take the MRT to Victoria's Peak. There are signposts leading you towards the tram station that will bring you up Victoria's Peak so you won't get lost.

The crowd queuing for the tram. There's an even longer line outside. We managed to jump the queue because we bought tram tickets along with Madame Tussaud's and Peak entrance tickets.

No, this guy is not a part of our group. This photo is to show how crowded it is queuing for the tram leading up to Victoria's Peak.

As you're queuing for your turn on the tram, you might want to read up on the history of Victoria's Peak.

Lucky for us while we were at the Peak there were Disneyland counters selling tickets. It's their 5 year anniversay celebration. For Muslims who are interested on going to Disneyland, they serve halal food at their Tahitian Terrace.

Next stop, Madame Tussaud's Hong Kong.

Someone is certainly happy to be here =).

Hullo Brangelina

Hullo handsome!

This is the famous Madame Tussaud!

I met the Queen. That's like, wow! Right?

And got to hang out with Spidey

Found Einstein.

And met Bollywood superstar, Amitabh Bachan.

And Captain Jack Sparrow. Ahoy there, matey!

Post Madame Tussaud's, we went up to enjoy Hong Kong's beautiful skyline. Look at the crowd, we can't even get near the railings.

This is one of my best photos of Hong Kong skyline. What do you think?

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Hours later, with extremely tired feet, we went down Victoria's Peak. I was amazed to see that there's still a long crowd at the tram station.

Next day we left for Disneyland Hong Kong. Prior to arriving to the park, we boarded a Disney-themed MRT. 

And were met by a Mickey-surfing fountain =)

And we're here! It's quite a distance from the MRT station to Disneyland. So, be prepared to walk (hint: wear comfy footwear).

The Hong Kong Disneyland Railroad. This train travels all around the park so if you don't feel like walking, you can ride the train instead. 

Went for a Pooh show. Raden's practicing on the Pooh's way of eating honey.

Us with Owl and Kanga.

There's a Disney parade every 5 pm so if you're going to Disneyland, make sure you don't miss this!

Met some of Woody's friend. She's cute!

Love the bright red freckles on her cheek.

Cars!!

It's a small world =).

Us, getting ready for 'It's a small world' ride.

There's even a Mickey ice-cream. Yummy!

Astronaut wannabes.

Me and the most romantic couple in the world, Mickey and Minnie.

That night we went to Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong. This is my best shot of Hong Kong's skyline. Beautifully stunning =).

Wanna see the crowd? The place is packed with people that it's terribly difficult to get a good shot of the show. 

But I did get to capture one of the boats. There's actually a firework show at 8 pm every night, so if you wanna catch the fireworks, make sure that you're not late (like we were). There's more information on how to get to Avenue of the Stars via MRT here.

I love Hong Kong. The mixture of old and new, modern and traditional, it's a wonderful place to visit and I'll be sure to visit it again in the future =). 

xoxo Mrs Fashionista

Pre-Wedding Hong Kong

Ahhh... Finally.

I know I've been saying that I had a pre-wedding session in Hong Kong but I've never really had the time to upload and post the photos. Now that most of my work seems to have been settled, I've finally had time to sieve through the photos that was given to me by Nazar (my pre-wedding photographer) and so, here they are:

The photoshoot was taken at Avenue of Stars, Hong Kong. We deliberately chose that location due to the beautiful Hong Kong skyline at the back.

If you're thinking of going to Hong Kong, this is a must-go to place. There's a Symphony of Lights show every night at 8 pm. Unfortunately, we missed it just by minutes and had to make do with whatever that was available. But I would still have to say that the background is absolutely beautiful and if you're thinking about having a pre-wedding photoshoot, this is a helluva great venue for you to consider.

Avenue of Stars is actually located at Tsim Tsa Tsui district of Kowloon. The easiest way of getting there is by using the MRT. Stop at East Tsim Tsa Tsui Station and take Exit J. Alternative modes of transportation are available [here].

We are terrible at posing, and our poses are kinda lame, heh..

I absolutely love night shots. That's why if you noticed, my first pre-wedding in Singapore in Orchard Road was also done at night. Why? I love lights and I do think they make the best background. However, don't get me wrong, I also love day shots. I'll post our wedding outdoor photoshoot by Ise Razak which I find to be equally beautiful.  

The pose that got hubs teased by his friends. Sorry, hubs, I kinda like this pose =).

During the Symphony of Lights show, you'll also find boats parading the length of Avenue of Stars. Since we were late, we weren't able to capture the boat parade. Luckily one boat was left behind. In Malay, we'd call this boat Tongkang Cina (I think). If you want to know more on Avenue of Stars, the official website is [here].

This shot was taken at a traffic light t-junction. Still, main theme for our pre-wedding photoshoot was lights and movement. 

One of my regrets, not dieting before the pre-wedding photoshoot. Lumps were visible here and there, but then again, hubs loves me with lumps and all; it doesn't really matter to him, but in my eyes *ouch*.

So for those of you who are getting married, I would really recommend you to go for a pre-wedding photoshoot. Why? Well, let the photos speak for themselves, and the best part is, you'll keep the photos for the rest of your life. You only have one chance for a pre-wedding (unless you're thinking of getting married more than once, or you're thinking of having more than one pre-wedding like we did) and once the actual wedding day is over, there'll be no excitement for the wedding anymore, it's over and done with anyway. So, why not make your wedding as personal as you can (like I did); sharing the pre-wedding photoshoot was one of the highlights of our wedding reception and it gives us an opportunity to share our love with our friends and family.

To love and weddings.


xoxo Mrs Fashionista