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The ‘bring me out of central HK‘ touristy bug continued on the following day and needless to say, we were quite happy to roam out of the main districts and if possible, away from the crowds. We slept till our heart and body’s content, and got out at a decent time for brunch at a nearby 茶餐厅 (reads: cha chaan teng or Chinese diner) before we head off to Sai Kung and Tai Ho.

Our brunch– crispy bun with butter and condensed milk, pork chop and instant mee (gong chai mee), coke with lemon and milk tea . Typical cha chaan teng meal, no?

Sai Kung, having to evolve from a fishing village is reputedly the best place to go for seafood – and attracts locals and tourist alike for a sumptuous seafood along the waterfront. Unfortunately, Bestie and I did not have seafood in mind but more so of strolling around the waterfront, taking in the seaside view and breeze.

The journey to Sai Kung on the mini green bus was a view of it’s own, as we passed through various villages, block of houses perch on hilltops and spreads of outlying islands amidst the South China Sea.

It was truly a nice getaway from the main island and even more so when all of nature’s beauty in this form was right in front of us;

How nice would it be to idle a few months away, living in a seaside town like Sai Kung on one of those houses in the backdrop- let me add this to my bucket list.

Seafood Street and old lanes of Sai Kung;

Dad tells me the place usually livens up at dinner time – and being the frequent patronage of a certain seafood restaurant there whenever he’s in town, he’s promise to bring us next time. Sept, Daddy? Let’s visit Uncle M!

I do regret not having a seafood meal at Sai Kung but being able to stroll around, taking in the seaside view under the scorching sun is a memory itself – oh yes,and I never learn but continue to clad myself in clothes that don’t do any justice to heat and humidity.

Next up: Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree

Along the same MTR route, how could we not pay a visit?

Lam Tsuen Wishing Tree is one of HK’s most popular shrine, located very near to a temple built during the Qing Dynasty. In the past, worshippers will write their wishes on joss paper tied to an orange and throw it up to the trees, in hope that it hangs onto the branches for their wishes to come true.

In 2005, the branches gave way and injured two worshippers, hence wooden racks were put up in place for “wishes” to be hung and in order to let the wishing tree recover from all the heavy duty work it’s been imposed on by worshippers.

This wishing tree closest to the temple is known to be the smaller tree, which in the past were for worshippers wishing for love, marriage and or children will frequent. Nowadays, there isn’t much of a differentiation between the small or bigger wishing tree (the bigger tree is near the entrance of the village).

The wooden racks where you hang your “wishes”

And, yes we went about following the tradition of hanging our wishes with hope of it coming true * Wishing Tree, you got my wish, right?*

Checking out: Touristy Thang # 2
Checking in: HK 2011- Our Night Strolls