Sorry for the delay. This trip happened last year December on my birthday and yet here I am telling you about it 9 months after.
Now if it isn't comparable to rotten rice, is it?
But I figured that it's worth sharing. I'll follow the rest of the HK stories hereafter.
So on my birthday Dec. 6, the itinerary was Lantau Island - go around Po Lin Monastery in the morning and Disney land in the afternoon. For any tourists, one would have set a day for each destination, but no, not me. I had the audacity to fit in 2 big destinations in a day.
So there I was climbing hundreds of steps on my way to the Giant Buddha. Of course, I was in this alone. And as I finally reached the top, I was mesmerized on how big the Buddha really was up close. Fascinating. There were tourists taking pics, and I was doing the same, but just can't get a full body pic of myself. I felt the pressure to take one, hearing my friend in my mind saying how pathetic it is to have no decent picture in a magnificent place such as the place I was in. Looking left and right for a kind soul to save me from that insult, I finally saw a Chinese guy holding a donation box with a picture of Chinese students covering the front of it. So I dropped $10 HKG in the box and said "Can you take a picture of me please?", while pointing at the Giant Buddha. He replied in Chinese. So I asked again, using body gestures this time. He obliged. As expected he had a hard time looking at the screen since it was dark (anyone who has a Samsung Galaxy XY can surely relate) but thankfully he managed.
He let me check my phone to see if his shot was ok. I replied with a thumbs up. He then maneuvered me by grabbing me by the shoulders, moving me closer beside him. In my mind I was thinking "what the hell is happening?". Next thing I know, he was getting something from his pocket and saw that it was a big ass screened phone --- 3 times bigger than my puny Samsung Galaxy. I was tempted to get my $10 HKG back from him. Damn this guy seems more rich than I am. And before I was able to react, it gradually occurred to me that he was trying to get a selfie of us. Feeling like a celebrity, I let it happen anyway and gave a beauty pageant smile.
This guy probably hasn't seen a goddess all his life. Well boy, now is your lucky day. LOL
Shortly after, I asked him to tag me on facebook. I felt stupidity rushed over me, realizing that there was no facebook in this part of the world.
Then I saw him doing this.
Yeah right, so you can call me and we can talk yeah?
Uhmm that makes a lot of sense.
I just smiled at him, shook my head and went down the stairs.
Now if it isn't comparable to rotten rice, is it?
But I figured that it's worth sharing. I'll follow the rest of the HK stories hereafter.
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So on my birthday Dec. 6, the itinerary was Lantau Island - go around Po Lin Monastery in the morning and Disney land in the afternoon. For any tourists, one would have set a day for each destination, but no, not me. I had the audacity to fit in 2 big destinations in a day.
So there I was climbing hundreds of steps on my way to the Giant Buddha. Of course, I was in this alone. And as I finally reached the top, I was mesmerized on how big the Buddha really was up close. Fascinating. There were tourists taking pics, and I was doing the same, but just can't get a full body pic of myself. I felt the pressure to take one, hearing my friend in my mind saying how pathetic it is to have no decent picture in a magnificent place such as the place I was in. Looking left and right for a kind soul to save me from that insult, I finally saw a Chinese guy holding a donation box with a picture of Chinese students covering the front of it. So I dropped $10 HKG in the box and said "Can you take a picture of me please?", while pointing at the Giant Buddha. He replied in Chinese. So I asked again, using body gestures this time. He obliged. As expected he had a hard time looking at the screen since it was dark (anyone who has a Samsung Galaxy XY can surely relate) but thankfully he managed.
He let me check my phone to see if his shot was ok. I replied with a thumbs up. He then maneuvered me by grabbing me by the shoulders, moving me closer beside him. In my mind I was thinking "what the hell is happening?". Next thing I know, he was getting something from his pocket and saw that it was a big ass screened phone --- 3 times bigger than my puny Samsung Galaxy. I was tempted to get my $10 HKG back from him. Damn this guy seems more rich than I am. And before I was able to react, it gradually occurred to me that he was trying to get a selfie of us. Feeling like a celebrity, I let it happen anyway and gave a beauty pageant smile.
This guy probably hasn't seen a goddess all his life. Well boy, now is your lucky day. LOL
Shortly after, I asked him to tag me on facebook. I felt stupidity rushed over me, realizing that there was no facebook in this part of the world.
Then I saw him doing this.
Yeah right, so you can call me and we can talk yeah?
Uhmm that makes a lot of sense.
I just smiled at him, shook my head and went down the stairs.
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