Thursday 26 March 2015

Asia Adventures: Day Twelve- Japanese cuisine in Hong Kong

Japanese cuisine in Hong Kong

We didn't do much in this day but I thought I might share with you what I eat at dinner :)

We heard some good reviews from openrice and so we decided to Imasuke in Sha Tin New Town Plaza, the theme is obviously Japanese food. There were things like hot pot, raw sushi, grilled eel and udon noodles. There was such a range to choose from and I recommend this place if you like Japanese food.

I was not at all pleased with the service there though, the couple next to me came in after us and had even ordered their food before us and started eating before us so that wasn't too good!
We were still waiting for our food until we had to call someone to bring our food, the service was just plain terrible. Plus, there was a newbie and someone was teaching her how to put the hotpot on the heater with our one. It wasn't really pleasant and to be honest I would only go there for the food and not the service.
We waited thirty minutes before we had a place to sit and I guess having had my experience there I didn't think it was worth the wait.

There's always room for dessert!, there was this famous green tea ice cream franchise called Cha Cha in the New Town Plaza (Sha Tin) that we wanted to try out during our visit to Hong Kong. It was recently opened and my friends told me to go there so why not!!

Here are some pictures of the ice cream:

It was nice to be back in Hong Kong after a year, I'd say that it has changed a lot over the year and a half I haven't been. There are more food places opened up and I've noticed an increase in a lot of Korean cosmetics shops, I heard Nature Republic opened in Mong Kok not long ago and I saw a massive one in TST.
I even saw Three Concept Eyes in TST, I was tempted to buy a few clothing items but didn't because I knew it wouldn't be worth it after having gone to the Korea Hongdae flagship store not long ago!

Anyways, this is quite a short post, didn't really do that much this day but yeah hope you found it enjoyable to read!, be sure to keep updated!!

Sunday 15 March 2015

Review: Innisfree Wine Jelly Sleeping Pack

Innisfree Wine Jelly Sleeping Pack

with red wine and green complex

From the packaging: Enriched with wine extracts from France. Wine creates a clear smooth jelly-like skin by gently lifting away dead skin cells and providing hydrating moisture.

This sleeping pack claims to create a clear and resilent jelly-like skin with its shape-memory barrier.

I always hear that most of Innisfree ingredients come from the Jeju Island and I wanted to try this out because the products in this sleeping pack are from elsewhere and I liked the idea of a jelly sleeping pack.

Hope you like this review!

Directions: In the last stage of your evening skincare routine, apply with appropriate amount onto the face, avoiding the eye and lip area. Gently message before you go to bed and rinse off with water the next morning.

Benefits of red wine

Gives healthy glowy skin
Can remove blemishes
Plumps up wrinkles
Can clear pores
Can help lighten skin tone

My thoughts: I have many things to say about this wonderful sleeping pack! I think this sleeping pack is my favourite out of the collection that I have, this is because it just feels like cream when applied and my skin instantly absorbs it, it just not feel sticky at all, around about thirty minutes after application, it feels as thought my skin has already absorbed the product. I feel the benefits of the sleeping pack in the morning too. I feel my skin looks healthier and brighter and also plump. I do not need to even rinse of the mask in the morning because it has completely absorbed into my skin and nothing is left, even though the description on the packaging say to. The smell is very pleasant and the product does not irritate my skin which is great. The product itself feels just like jelly and can mould into different shapes. It was funny because I took some product out and the next time I used this, the top bit of the jelly had moved and went back to the shape that it was before when I didn't use it.

Price: This was around 98 HK dollars which is around £7.50, which I think is cheap. Make sure you check the price again as the exchange rate always changes.

Pros:

Does not take long to apply
Lovely smell
Not sticky
Feels like cream
Instant results

Cons:

None because it love it that much!

Purchase?: I would repurchase this product again, I love it that much!!

Sunday 8 March 2015

Asia Adventures: Day Ten- Off to the Asian Las Vegas!

Off to the Asian Las Vagas!

First thing in the morning, we had to catch the MTR train to Sheung Wan. Once we arrived, there were directions showing us the way to the ferry port. Don't worry if you're planning on traveling to Macau from Hong Kong it should be easy!
You can pretty much buy a return ticket straight away from the ticket office, each ticket cost around 400 HK dollars. There are many different ferries you can choose to hop on and they all range in different prices, we chose the Cotai Water Jet.

The ferry had a drinks counter where we could buy drinks but it was so pricey.

The journey took about an hour and so it didn't take that long to get there, as we got there we could use our Hong Kong identity card to pass the border much quicker.
A bus took us straight to the Venetian so that was very handy.

Here are some pictures from the entrance of the Venetian, the inside looked exactly like in the palace reminded me of the one in Versailles.

I noticed there the main hall area with the famous globe was blocked out, a Korean tv crew were filming and I couldn't help but peek in to see.

Whilst all that was happening, my sister and dad queued up to check in, originally we paid for a standard two double bed rooms but then my sister asked if we could get upgraded and they said it was fine and we didn't even have to pay the extra, so we were lucky!!

Just to point out, the hotel is huge!!!, inside there are casinos at the very bottom floor, then there are cute little shops and bakeries located all around the hotel. So we didn't have to go very far to find anything.

Here is a tour of our room.....

By the time we settled in, it was already around 6:00pm, we had made a restaurant booking in other hotel near the Venetian at 7:00, we just knew there was going to be a queue for the taxis.
Of course, there is a business made in this, so other people besides from the taxi people will try and persuade you to get a ride in their cars which would be quicker but more expensive. In my opinion, I wouldn't go get a ride from the unoffical taxi drivers because one, they could take me somewhere else and secondly, they may drive around in circles until they actually reach the supposed destination.

The group in front of us, kindly let us through first because they knew the driver could speak Cantonese and we could, how very kind.

We arrived at Mandarin Oriental, if you have ever been to Hakkasan in Mayfair London, the atmosphere is very similar.

The good was very good but the only thing was there were three waiters were serving us and I felt that one waiter was fine. There was a point where a random waiter that wasn't serving us came over to ask if the food was ok then I said why is he here? Silly me, thinking he had already gone but actually was right behind me.
The food overall was delicious and cooked perfectly, my favourite part were the complimentary desserts at the end.

Here are some pictures:

After the restaurant, we decided to roam around the shops in the Venetian. We also had some Portuguese egg tarts at Lord Stow's Bakery and Cafe, which apparently are the best ones in Macau. I have heard great things about this place and yes I think now I know why.

There are freshly made and there is caramelised sugar on top.
They go quickly and there's always a queue.....

Went I was on my way back to the hotel room, I overheard a man jumping up and down and making excited noises and as soon as he saw me, I guess he got embarrassed and stopped, hahaa.

I guess he was excited about staying in the Venetian.

Our day ended early, ready to take on the next day in the Adventures of Macau!
Stay updated for the next post!!