Peng Chau anyone?

Looking out for rich cute guys. Seeing none.

Contrarily to popular belief (at least what I thought), Peng Chau is not a way of frying noodles/rice/udon etc. It is actually an island off Lantau Island (where the airport and Disneyland is) which is supposed to be full of traditional rustic charm. That's why there were so many 'kwai lou' on the ferry.

Anyways, I went to check it out today along with some new found friends I picked up along the way. I didn't expect to be walking UP a hill, so I was wearing my pretty dolly shoes. Then I noticed everyone wearing trainers and hiking boots. So I got a pair of sandals in Peng Chau so that I don't feel left out. However, it is my professional opinion that podiatrists are the worst offenders of inappropriate footwear, eventhough we know perfectly well what we should be wearing. The sandals I got were crap, and broke just 10 minutes into the hike.

We went up Finger Hill. Yes, it is called Finger Hill both in English and Chinese. No kidding. There was a long hike which was tiring. But when I reached the top, we got a great 360 degree view of Hong Kong. Peng Chau is right between Lantau Island, Kowloon Mainland and Hong Kong Island. The fog meant we could only see Lantau Island and Disneyland. Search we may, there was no finger on the top of the hill. No odd rock formation which could indicate a finger, rude or otherwise, no nothing. Maybe there was an old man who lived on the hill who could do magic tricks, and people would point to the hill when all the tourists came to visit the old man and pay him good money to do tricks. That's why it is called Finger Hill.

Peng Chau requires a 30 minute trip on the ferry to get there, which meant that there were no cars on the island. It is a small village with old people sitting under trees gossiping in the evenings. I think I wouldn't mind living in Peng Chau, just that there isn't much to entertain you! The High Street sells more vegetables than anything else... and the electical store doubles up as a Mah Jong centre.



I would like to visit more islands around the area. It is interesting to see how people live. I am considering quiting the day job and setting up a Mah Jong centre in Sipadan.



Oh, here are some pictures of another trip: Zeta, the Podiatry Scholar currently back in UK doing 2nd Year brought me around Hong Kong in the first week, and we went to the Peak. Sorry if the pictures are a bit dark, it was a very sunny day.

This is Zeta everyone! :)

PS: Mango pudding is very nice. So is mango ice cream and mango cake... *yum*