#XLB – Shanghai – Yu Yuan Garden

There is no surprise I’d eat at a #XLB place when I’m in Shanghai. The best I’ve had in shanghai is in the heart of Yu Yuan Garden (Line 10). This restaurant and many around it serve the famous XLB (Siu Long Bao: Cantonese) and their giant dumpling soup. Nan Xiang Man Tou Dian – [...]

Shanghai – Happy Chinese New Year

First off, Happy Chinese New Year! Since the lunar new year isnt a one day thing and more like a 5 day thing, this post isn’t too late. Just a quick update since we get a WEEK OFF from school (yay asia) I’m in Shanghai! This year is my frist year that I am spending [...]

Tsui Wah Restaurant – LKF

This restaurant was recommended to us by one of our dorm mates, she said they served decent food and it was a Cha Chang Tang style The place wasn’t too hard to find as they had GIANT NEON SIGNS gleaming everywhere. The place was very spacious and, like all HK resaurants, you had to go [...]

The Peak Hong Kong

A group of our Dorm mates and I really wanted to explore Hong Kong, what better way than to travel to The Peak. Now most of you tourist-y people would just take the tram up take a few photos and come back down, we are not most tourist. The girls and I decided to hike [...]

Lan Kwai Fong – Friday Night

After a long orientation for non local students (to which most of I skipped because it was ridiculously long), most of the girls in the dorm wanted to experience a night out in Hong Kong. Eating out at LKF is a little pricey but we managed to find Tsui Woo Restaurant. (Review soon to come) [...]

Knowing the roads of the city – Causeway Bay and Mongkok

Day 2 & 3 – Causeway Bay Forms forms forms. For a highly ranked school, HKU has a HORRIBLE system of paper work that is needed to be filled out by students. Can someone say computers? After filling out a bunch of forms, you have to submit them to all these random building across campus. [...]

Welcome to Hong Kong!

As some of you may know I have moved to Hong Kong. As part of my personal resolution I have told myself to blog more, take more photos, and record my travels this year. The posts probably help with incoming students of HKU in the future because the help in this city, around the university, [...]

Happy 2012!

Happy 2012 to all my buyers and admirers! I hope everyone’s start of their new year was amazing! Just a note I will be on Hiatus for 5 months and will not be taking any orders! Count Down begins: 8 days left!