HK Trip ReVieW

im back!

concussed for the whole of ytd. down with cough and sore throat. lucky on leave today. phew.

well, some after-thoughts for the trip.

seriously, i think this trip's a flop. it did not turn out quite the way i had wanted/expected it to be. and i think the folks didnt enjoy as well.

there were too many factors which were overlooked, or rather, i wasnt even aware until we were there. really gotta consider more if u are bringing folks along. all in all, i think hk is not an elderly-friendly place.

1) limited escalators in hk mtr. their mtr are super big and most of the time, u have to climb stairs as there are no escalators. it only became a salient point when i had the folks with me. poor folks had a hard time climbing the damn long stairs. now i wonder... being a cosmopolitan city which is comparable, if not better, than sg, how come their mtr still soooo travellers - unfriendly? for god sakes, have more escalators/lifts lahhh!!!!

2) tonnes and tonnes of people again.. u better know where u want to go.. else be prepared to kenna knocked upside down by people..

3) we always complained abt the flaws with travelling with tour agencies - wake up early, no flexible time, follow tour group blahh blahh blahh.. so, i tot this time round free & easy will be good for us. but.. i was wrong again.

with tour groups, at least we dont have to worry abt transport. it's really bad to have to travel around hk by ourselves using the public transports. refer to point 1 again.

so, if u are travelling with folks, do reconsider tour groups. f&e may not be all that good afterall.

4) the super wrong and stupid decision was - to travel from macau back to hk. we should have juz fly back from macau! wasted on the time/trouble/ferry fare/transport fare for going back to hk from macau and flying from hk. dumbo me!!!

5) think i've over-estimated the folks. maybe, travelling is really not for them anymore. walk a while and mum will be super tired.. had wanted to bring them overseas and let them see more things, but i think the trip tires them out even more. haiz, guess no more next time.. except maybe, cruises.

yup yup. so, it was a tiring trip that went out of expectation. or rather, my planning is still not good enough. shld have planned until super precise and know exactly where to go and how to go so as to minimise walking distance. ha.

well, kidda disappointed also, cuz after so much effort and anticipation, no one seems to really enjoy the trip. haiz.

a word of advice for all u out there. travel while u can. cuz when age catches up with you, travelling is really not as easy anymore.

back to work tmr. uh-ohhhh.