Just for fun: Macao City

Waking up early on the second day of my holiday, I was too bored cause the time was around 7:30am on a Monday morning. Everyone is working except me, so I took the camera and did some long range shooting and this is what I snapped. The petrol station of Macao. It really look like Shell from far because of the colour but then after zooming in, it is not. Come to think of it, after touring around Macao city, that is the only petrol station I encountered.

The stadium of Macao is another zoomed shot I took. Yeap, with a very good camera and lens. The stadium is not that big but then again, it is considered big for a place like Macao.

Macao International Airport. The departure hall. Yea, you can see Bally brand. Everywhere I go is just desinger labels. Unfortunately I cannot afford Bally.

The sweet desserts of Macao. The desserts are more to Portugal culture but it is yummy. HKD 15-25 each. The names are labels in purple boxes. The desserts are nice. The sweet rice has a unique texture. It is sticky (like pulut) but then it is not that sweet, very unlike from the name given to the dessert.

View of Macao city from my suite. It is beautiful. The camera lens is good, but I am just a beginner and I still have alot to learn. The right side of the contruction site is actually an upcoming casino. Yeah... Macao is full of casinos.

Another view of Macao city from my suite. This is actually the city of Macao, part of it.

The view of the church from the suite where I visited during the tour. It is very english-like. Well, Macao was populated with Portugals during the invasion. With the invasion, Macao is influenced with Portugal culture.

Macao's roundabout. It is as big as Kuching's roundabout but at least this roundabout is much groomed.

The Macao Tower Convention & Exhibition Centre. I am sitting on the glass of the highest floor. Scary feeling. Feels like floating in the air. Looking down to the ground from the glass floor makes you think twice before commiting suicide. Seriously, my advise to people who wants to commit cuicide, look through the glass and think what will happen if your body lands SPLAT on the ground from that height.

Or you can try bungee jump. The highest bungee jump in the world. No way I am trying that.

To all those who wants to commit suicide... please try the bungee jump then you can decide if you want to commit suicide.

The church yard where I visited in the tour. Isn't it beautiful? I just love Macao. It somehow gave me the homely feeling eventhough the place is full of casinos.

Macao's milk tea from the famous "kopitiam". This shop also sells the pork-chop bao but I did not eat it cause I am pork-free person.

Macao commercial centre. Feels like Bunga Raya street in Melaka, or Padungan road in Kuching. It is so clean. The atmosphere is nice cause of the cool air which does not make you feel dirty or sweaty. You have to speak Cantonese in Macao cause of the locals speaks Cantonese and very little speaks Portugal (Portugal descendents).

Sonia, the tour guide. Funny lady, I like her alot. She is very extrovert lady, no wonder she is in the tourist business. Her knowledge in other parts of the world is good. She even know quite alot about Singapore and Malaysia. Looks like she does her homework too.

A-Ma temple of Macao. Opposite this temple is the Maritime Museum of Macao and the South China Sea. Directly opposite this location is Hai Chu, where it is famous for its fresh seasfood, especially the prawn. Hai Chu is part of China. No, you do not need a visa to get to the village to eat the seafood.

I am tasting the local-made ice cream during winter and it feels good. The ice-cream is nice. The texture is smooth. It cost me HKD5 (SGD0.90, exchange rate when I changed the money was SGD1:HKD5.37).

Behind me is the Macao Maritime Museum. Nothing much inside. It is not as informative as the Maritime Museum in Melaka but at least it is entertaining during the tour.

Macao Fisherman's Wharf. I just wondered what is this place for but according to history, Macao's economic income was fishing. This is the village where most fishermen lives and started their fishing trip. Until the casino business came in, fishing phased out. So, the tribute to fishermen is this wharf.

Steamboat eatery shop at one of the busy streets in Macao city. It is very nice to have steamboat during winter time. It is not a posh place but at least the steambot helps to warm the body from the cold night. It's very refreshing.

The gateway of St Paul's. The history is long but to cut short, the church was burned down twice. The final straw was to let the gate stays as it is. And somehow it became a tourist site.

Sonia explaning to us on the history of St Paul's gateway. Wah... I did not realise my hair colour looks real nice. Thanks to my hairstylist who is back in Kuching, gosh I miss my stylist.