Day Twelve

It was a struggle to get to work today... I kept going back to my dorm... forgetting things... being paranoid... I lost count how many times I went back into the building and up the elevator... I was 30 minutes late... Early signs of OCD? I'm so congested that I feel the snot stuck inside my brain... I don't want to do any analytical type thinking about my field placement today... I think this post will be a fun post about my weekend adventures!! Yay!!

I explored a small part of Tsim Sha Tsui this past weekend. I've been here for almost a month, and I haven't gone on a single Hello Kitty adventure yet. (A successful one...)To make up for the slack, I went to two of the Hello Kitty spots I wanted to explore. The first Hello Kitty shop is the Hello Kitty Green Living shop. I wasn't sure what to expect. A green version of the super pink Hello Kitty cafes in Korea? I was wrong. It's a small shop where you can get organic items. I had to get something, but I didn't know what. Then I spotted a sign on the cash register! If I liked and shared with five friends about the location, I get 50% off and free chopsticks and honeycomb mixer! Winner! But then... that meant I had to re-download the Facebook app onto my phone... And I was doing so well! Womp womp.

After soaking up the tree-hugging cuteness, I had lunch at Ichiran!!! I am so excited that there is an Ichiran here in Hong Kong. I felt like I traveled back to Japan! Minus the whiney Chinese girls thinking they sounded cute... I felt like I was in Japan. OH! The toilets with bidets were a nice touch to the Japanese feel! LOL! Definitely going to Ichiran a few more times before I leave Hong Kong! #jimmycanthave

My Hello Kitty adventure continues! The Hello Kitty Le Petit Cafe I was searching for (but ended up finding Beard Papa's)... moved to Tsim Sha Tsui! Sadly, they're going to be moving again in July... They have another location that serves food... got to check it out in the future! Got some goodies from this cafe, but I really wanted the Hello Kitty shaped pork jerky... but it wouldn't last until I fly back to Houston... SIGH. 

 

So many cute things in Tsim Sha Tsui. I already have plans to explore other cafes and a bookstore that originated in Taiwan. We will see what treasures I find!!

[edit] Just had lunch... and found yummy treasures already! I've noticed the dim sum steamer things since the first day I started here, but I haven't had the courage to go and try it. Until today. I wanted the usual har kau and siu mai... But no har kau... I decided to be adventurous and try another dumpling the lady recommended. And they had xa xiu bao! And the yellow custard one I like!! And I'm so glad that xi dau means soy sauce in Hong Kong as well... Is that Cantonese? I asked for some xi dau and she poured some in a little bag for me. I seriously need to learn Cantonese... at least the basics that will get me yummy food!