Cramped & Crowded VI: Flower, Goldfish and Watercress

Flower Shop by williamnyk
Flower Shop, swiped from williamnyk on Flickr.
One of the reasons we came to HK was to see how the locals prepared themselves for the coming Chinese New Year. And the bulk of the action happens at the Prince Edward area. Once again, my brother fell prey to the inclement weather and grounded himself at home again after coming out all the way. Flower Market Road was really lively and super-crowded! Most of the real estate had already been taken up by the plants and there were plenty of customers jostling to buy flowers for their homes. The baby stroller was very unwelcome there. People gave angry stares and some even remarked that the market wasn't 'a place for kids'. Goodness. Among the more popular items at the market were narcissus (came by the crates!), Phalaenopsis orchids, nipplefruit (got to love the name), yellow chrysanthemum, kumquat trees, peach trees (I did not see any pussy willows at all) and various red flowers.

Upside-down Nipple

Kat!

Flowers didn't quite appeal to little Cyan, so we went to the nearby Goldfish Market. Whole stretches of shops selling goldfish and other tropical fish. Another popular destination during CNY as fish and aquariums can bring luck. Cyan roamed from shop to shop, but mum wasn't too impressed. For a more typical market experience, we walked to Sai Yong Choi Street. Clothes, food, decorative items, the usual things. For lunch, we walked into Macau de Fung New Tsui Yuen. Based on the waitress' recommendation we got a giant bun with hidden treasure-- half a steamed chicken and pork buns. That was already large enough to feed all of us. To go with it, we were given tomato soup and curry. Delicious! Soft on the inside and crispy on the outside.

Goldfish Couple

Red is the New Black

Chicken in Bread

Pork Bun

On the way back to Causeway Bay that night, we stopped to see a dance performance underneath a flyover. Yes, underneath a flyover. Two teams of dancers showcased their moves and even the local elected representative showed up to give support. I think our politicians would not be caught dead attending such a minor event. Wandered at the Bowrington Market again for some last minute shopping and headed back to the apartment. For dinner, we just ate at the downstairs char chan teng. Bro was still sick, so we packed him a pork chop rice. At night, we watched the Miss Chinese Internatiol Pageant which saw Miss Malaysia, Lenna Lim (no typo here!) crowned as the 2nd runner-up. The winner was from Chicago and I was really surprised that she won. Tall and fair, but she looked haggard. By the time I snuggled in my blanket, my throat was already feeling better (thanks to the Listerine from Mannings) but my sinus was acting up. Blocked!





Comments

MrBunnyBan said…
I'm starting to believe that HK people are generally inconsiderate.
William said…
@HJ:
Yes it is! Enough to feed 4 adults comfortably!

@Ban:
Haha. Believe it.
Derek said…
The bun looks yummy le. I wanna try!
William said…
@Derek:
Next time we go, k?

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