Hong Kong guide (Thread 24)

[snowyice]

mga sis meron ba ditong nakakaalam ng contact number ng golden crown?  Hindi ko kasi ma access yung website nila eh. tia!

[eischied_21]

oo sis kaso puro toblerone na lang nabili ko, siguro na-hoard na ng mga ate dahil panahon ngayon ng padala ng balikbayan box.

central station exit D-2, pag nakita mo yong malaking coach sa kanto tapat ng GAP lakad ka hanggang H&M tapos may eskinita don na may mga tiangge pasok ka bandang kanan yong prizemart.

thanks sis rocky..sana hindi lang toblerone pag pumunta ako dun

[byutijunkie]

taisan or cosmic. may nag-suggest na rin sis sa previous page ng hop inn hotel.

thanks.  i already sent emails to both taisan and cosmic pero wala pa silang reply.  talaga bang matagal silang magreply?  yung crown kasi immediate e. check ko din cosmic.  thanks!

[zhanne8]

what do u get if you travel 3x in a year to hongkong mga sis?

[freelancebuddy]

Hi mga sis!

may nakakapagpapalit na ba ng Hong Kong dollar sa mga Cubao branch ng Czarina? Kailangan ba magpareserve pa o pwede na lang pumunta dun para makapagpapalit? Plan kasi namin dito na magpapalit sa Pinas. Sunday kasi ang dating namin sa HK, di ba sarado ang Wing Hoi ng Sunday. Thanks!

[Amphitrite]

^^sis, madaming outlet yang CTS. try mo na lang i-search dito kung san ka malapit.

http://www.ctshk.com/english/aboutus/branch_hkgmac.htm

Thanks din sis akireyhoj for answering, dyan na lang kami bili ng tickets. Para maiwasan yung pila sa entrance ng theme parks.

Bumili na nga ako ng luggage ko kanina, yung lightweight para madami mailagay na na-shopping, lol. Yung luggage ko kasi dati, luma na, mabigat pa, masasayang yung allotted check-in weight.

Excited na ko!

[theflygirl]

what do u get if you travel 3x in a year to hongkong mga sis?

You'll be eligible for the frequent visitor card, which lets you use the freq visitor channel. You'll get to avoid the long immigration lines

[ju-en]

Hi mga sis!

may nakakapagpapalit na ba ng Hong Kong dollar sa mga Cubao branch ng Czarina? Kailangan ba magpareserve pa o pwede na lang pumunta dun para makapagpapalit? Plan kasi namin dito na magpapalit sa Pinas. Sunday kasi ang dating namin sa HK, di ba sarado ang Wing Hoi ng Sunday. Thanks!

^sis, you need to call CZarina to reserve HKD. Mabilis namn kasi i called last Monday and available na by Wed yung pinareserve ko. I picked it up sa Cubao branch nila.

[akireyhoj]

Yep sis papareserve mo HkD sa kanila. Tatawagan ka nila the next day

[mama squeak!]

thanks po sa reply mama squeak.  another question po... yung AE travel pass pede ba yan malagyan ng additional load para magamit for other bus companies?  if yes, hindi namn ma-affected yung pagka 3-days unlimited travel nya?  thanks.

sis, hindi sya pwedeng malagyan ng additional load unlike sa Octopus card. The 3 day unlimited AE Travel Pass is for the airport express, light rail and MTR (subway) and MTR bus lang. So tali ka lang sa transpo companies na ito unlike if you buy the Octopus card pwede sya kahit saan.

If you ask me, I'll go for the Octopus card rather than the AE travel pass kasi mas may flexibility ang Octopus card. Pwede mo rin sya magamit sa ibang retail stores and restaurants.

[freelancebuddy]

Thanks sis ju-en and sis akireyhoj! Grabe todo cram na ako ngayon.

[Amphitrite]

^ Ako din sis. Cramming mode na. Wala pa ako HKD. Di pa ako nakakatawag sa BDO and Citibank to inform them the I'm going to Hong Kong.

Excited mode pa rin.

[byutijunkie]

ken of taisan emailed me na.  just need to give DP thru paypal then we'll be booked at taisan, harirela branch.  any feedback about this branch?  how does it compare with the granville and burlington branches?  madali lang bang hanapin?  tia! =)

[onefineapril]

sisses... question lang... though I'd been to HK once pero nakalimutan ko na kasi e...

we're planning kasi to go to macau after ng checkout namin sa disney hotel... so from disneyland to ferry terminal... approximately how long ang byahe thru MTR?  nabasa ko kasi sa pex na nag-advice sila na wag daw gagawin ang ganitong itinerary kasi malayo daw ang disneyland sa ferry terminal:

"DO NOT place Macau and an overnight stay inside Disneyland on consecutive days. Disneyland and Macau Ferry Terminals are very far apart. ie. If you are spending this night on a Disneyland hotel, do not go to Macau tomorrow."

as far as I can remember... hindi naman katagalan ang byahe.. maybe an hour... I'd like to put disneyland as our last pasyal sa hk kasi at least kung anuman ang matipid sa budget during the first 2 days of stay... makakabili kami ng extrang stuff from disney...

any idea sisses?

[london]

^ sis, i guess the above statement applies to those na from disney, e pupunta ng macau then babalik din sa araw na yun. kasi after checking out sa disney hotel, pupunta pa sila sa lilipatan nilang hotel to drop off their luggages, then off to macau. nakakapagod nga naman to and sayang sa oras. well, unless maaga kayo aalis para masulit niyo talaga macau. yun kasi ang usual query sa pex and karamihan first timers pa so sinasabi lang na di advisable.

[onefineapril]

^thanks, sis! ang plan namin is after checking out sa disney... off to macau naman kami for an overnight stay... then balik HK the following day to shop around before bumalik ng manila.. 

[sweetsugar]

ken of taisan emailed me na.  just need to give DP thru paypal then we'll be booked at taisan, harirela branch.  any feedback about this branch?  how does it compare with the granville and burlington branches?  madali lang bang hanapin?  tia! =)

It's easy to see the Harirela Branch, just look for the big Rolex neon sign board, just a few steps away from the A21 bus stop.  Just checked out from Harirela yesterday, place was clean and the caretaker was friendly.  The only bad feedback I can give you is about the elevator, we were trapped for 17 minutes because some Caucasians insisted on riding even though the elevator was already full.

[princess lorraine]

Hi would anyone know if there are still other branches of Spring Deer Restaurant in Tsim Sha Tsui aside from the one in Mody Road? Thanks

[rainbowcoloredmoi]

@sis onefineapril: yung travel time namin kanina from disneyland to ferry sa sheung wan was approximately 1 hour. kasama ko mga thunders at medyo mabagal pa silang maglalakad nyan hehe. we're on our way to macau now.

[freelancebuddy]

Anyone who has tried withdrawing from the ATMs in HK? I have BPI, Metrobank and Unionbank EON. Magkano ba yung mga charges? Thanks in advance!