Put Chai Ko (砵仔糕, Canton Style Pudding Cake)

Put Chai Ko is another famous Hong Kong style snack. However, it is originally from somewhere is Guangdong (Canton). It is a soft, palm size sweet pudding, placing is a small bow., whioch is the name "Put Chai" come from. The "Kao" means puddings, is a kind of white or yellow sugar, with red beans insides.

It is a steamed cakes, yummy and most Hong Kong children loves it. :)

You can get these pudding at some old style bakery, and some traditional vegetarian restaurant . Moreover, most supermarket named "SUPERSTORE" also sell this pudding. It cost about HK$4-5 each.

According to wikipedia, Put Chai Kao have several english translations, here is a list for your reference: Put chai pudding, Earthen bowl cake, Bootjaigo, Red bean pudding, Bood chai ko Sticky rice pudding.

The ToyMart

Gundam, Star Wars, Lego, Dragon Ball………

They are all in here. Even if you are not a collector, you should have a look. The ToyMart is a multilevel shopping center and there are a lot of trendy little shops. You can also take the lifts to the upper level of the building and you will find a lot of toy shops.

Buy an action figure for your friends.
The ToyMart is located in Mong Kok and easy to find.
CTMA Centre, 1N Sai Yeung Choi Street South, Mong Kok

Transport: Exit B2, Mong Kok MTR Station, or Exia A2, Yau Ma Tei MTR Station

If you are looking for huge toy stores like Toys"R"us
You may find the address here. There are total nine Toys"R"us in Hong Kong.
http://www.toysrus.com.hk/inside/location.htm

One City, One Rail System (MTR)

If you are planning to visit Hong Kong, you may beware that there are two mass rail system in Hong Kong: MTR and KCR. The two systems are running independently, and it is almost no overlap in service area, but with some interchange stations.

KCR mainly cover the West and East of the New Territories, and provide two ways to connected to Shenzhen, mainland China. MTR is mostly underground and running in the urban area of Hong Kong Island and Kowloon, and also provide the Airport Express.

However, the government decided to merge two system, in order to provide one mass rail system in Hong Kong. If a journey need to cover both KCR and MTR, you should paid fare to both system. However, after 2nd December, 2007, the two systems are merged together, you can use one fare to travel a trip all between any lines of the rail network.

The new company will called MTR, however, in Chinese Name, the meaning will be "Hong Kong Railway", all the KCR station will be renamed to MTR station.

So if you are planning to visiting after December, please beware of this change. :)

MTR (left logo), and KCR (right logo) will be merge to MTR in 2nd December, 2007. The new company logo will be the same as current MTR, and the name will be MTR. The picture is Nam Cheong Station, a station that current as a interchange station of both network, after merging, the role will change to "line interchange station".

Sam Tung Uk Museum, Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong

Last weekend, I visited Sam Tung Uk Museum, an old Hakka walled villiage built in 18 century in Tsuen Wan, Hong Kong.

The museum reveals to visitors valuable historical articles, photos, living culture of early Hong Kong. I especially like the building architecture of the walled villiage. It is a good experience to know how Hong Kong grew from a small villiage to a cosmopolitan city.

Outside Sam Tung Uk Museum

Entrance, Model

Corridors, Lantern

Student's book, Living room

What comments visitors left?

Transport: Exit E, MTR Tsuen Wan Station + 10 minutes walk.
Admission Fee: Free