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A New Years Eve spent in Hongkong!!

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December 31st, 2025 - Prologue, before main events * When Mum mentioned about the breakfast buffet   , it was excruciatingly hard to hide my enthusiasm over it. I beam ed as I enter Cafe Circles, fists out with a silent "Yess!" with the sight of food. I c ould eat an elephant. As usual, there is an assortment of pastries, toast, with choices of jam and spreads to go along with it. My eyes trail over to the Asian section, and my mouth is drooling just right about now. Porridge, soups, fried rice, but the main prize of all... "I'M GETTING TTEOK-BOKKI."  As a proud Asian, I stride over to the steaming pot of tteokbokki, grab myself a piping hot bowl of it, get back to my table, and consume it. This particular cycle continues before coming into the realization that... Several bowls of tteok-bokki later... " Uhm, guys? I think I ate too much tteok-bokki." I sheepishly admit as I pat my stomach, and all I get is a disapproving look from Mum. Fair enough ...
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Exploring Disney Explorers Lodge with my family ⋆ 𐙚 ̊

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December 29, 2025 (back to Hongkong from Macau) ᯓ➤ Disney Explorers Lodge Th ey provided complimentary bus ride taking us to the Disney Explorers Lodge in the afternoon Disneyland view before the park's grounds "Oh my goodness."  My jaw has dropped onto the floor. From where I stand, an over towering Christmas Tree brightens the expanse of the lobby. The lobby, being an "explorer's" theme, has people wandering around but ever so calmly, with a low hum of chatter. I already know what to expect from this. "Guys, let's take a photo first!!" Breaking out of my overused smile, my eyes are all over the place faster than I can even think. "This place looks so grand and expensive!" Tito Ram, astounded, remarks.  I exclaim a "yes" in agreement. But my mind is still shifted to the view I now see from where I'm standing.  Mum walks over to me, and briefly goes over what's going to happen next. "We get to check in now?? YE...
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Location: Lantau Island, Hong Kong
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Trip in Macau, China with my family ૮₍˃ ⤙˂ ₎ა!

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Despite the duration of the whole journey to Macau, China being one hour away, that boat ride really took us out, because when we took a seat and the next thing I knew, I'd apparently dozed off and was no longer at Hongkong, but at Macau. After disembarking the seacraft, my family and I collectively decided that coincidently, all of us were craving one sweet drink in particular. Chewy, refreshing boba tea. But that also meant getting the real deal. We'd actually get to try authentic boba tea freshly made here in Macau.  We take a seat after finalising the restaurant we'd eat in as the electric fan blesses us with precious air.  "I'm dying right now..." I say.  "Same." Mum moans. Since we were all parched, mouth-watering while daydreaming of the noodles that'd be served to us soon, the waiting time was 10 times more excruciating than it already was.  And finally, Tita Pretty picks up our drink, and places it in front of me. Eagerly, I snatch the s...
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Location: Macao
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Getting close with the sea creatures at Ocean Park Hongkong 🌊🪸

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As much as I really want to savour this food, time is not my friend.  Well, it's either time isn't being exactly cooperative or our family is not the best at being on time, because as of now, we're one hour late to go to the sea-themed amusement park called Ocean Park, slurping on spicy traditional Chinese noodles.  "Sophia? How late are we?" Tita Pretty asks me. I catch a quick glance at my watch. "Uh... 1 hour and a half late."  There's this silence that even without anybody uttering a single word, I can tell that everyone is getting concerned by how much limited time we have. "I think we should head to the train station now."  I quickly slurp the remains of my bowl of noodles, and have just one goal in mind, nothing else.  We must get on that train. * Hauling the stroller with a hyper toddler on it, Mamu remarks how the wind and its currents is being especially strong today. "Sophia, aren't you c-cold?? It's so strong."...
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Location: Aberdeen, Hong Kong
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Spending Christmas Eve 2025 at Hongkong Disneyland .𖥔 ݁ ˖!

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Tentatively, I slowly began to open my eyes after a good night's rest by the sound of a possibly too hyper toddler's giggles. "Oh, Sophia's awake. Mayap a abak pu!*" Mamu, my always cheerful grandma, greeted me. "Mayap a abak pu, Mamu..." I murmured groggily, my body heavy and eyes narrowed, still adjusting to the sudden brightness. I would've at least tried to match my grandma's jolly tone to my greeting, but the usual morning grogginess weighs me down, and affected my tone of words.  If everyone is in a good mood, then I have to be too, I decided. Flashing a smile to my uncle and greeting him a brief "good morning!", I strode toward the bathroom, towel and attire in hand. Disneyland trip with my family, here we go!! * As a girl who'd been living in New Zealand for 5 and a bit years, I never anticipated that I would be hit with a ferocious bone-chilling thrust of breeze when the automatic doors ushered me outside into the busy stre...
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Location: Lantau Island, Hong Kong
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