Hotel Ibis
so this is an international chain
of budget hotel across the globe
look out for it the next time you travel
even at Algeria
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at first i wanted to book one
at WanChai
so that i could be nearer
to the HKECC
easier for me to go see my Prince
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luckily Sam recommended this
comparatively cheaper
since WanChai is a business district
there is where Grand Hyatt is
on the contrast
North Point is more
like a local residential area
but both are only 3 stations apart
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31 storeys building
with outstanding colours
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i love my room
with harbour view
every morning the first thing to do
were staring at the sea, the sky and skyscrapers,
and observing the weather, praying for a clear day
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as seen in the photos
there is a harbour in sight
ferrying-ing us directly to Hong Hum
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and this is where the bus terminal is located too
there is direct bus service every 20 mins
to and fro Airport (A11)
and also Disneyland (R11)
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so we didn’t have to take the cab
or transferring among different trains
with our luggage
which was that many during day 5
just took the bus A11
which headed down directly to the Airport
stored our stuffs there
before heading to Lantau Island
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in short
transport is super convenient
train station is like 10 steps away
bus terminal 15
and ferry terminal 20
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during the 1st day
on bus R11 back from Disneyland
after 11 pm
the bus was almost empty
only us on the upper deck
another Jp family downstairs
started to be on alert
oh man
i didn’t even have the address
of our hotel
all i know it’s at Java Road
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and finally saw the road sign, Java Road
told my dad, seemed that we are quit near
“don’t play a joke (in mandarin),
where should we be alighting?”
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“i don’t know…. ar har,
the bus was reaching terminal already”
and i saw the yellow-blue building with the Ibis signboard
oh.. what a close shave
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there was a little imperfection
there is a 4th kind of transports
which we never get to travel in
the tram
or the local call it the deng-deng-che
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i know there are some heading to North Point
while we were at Causeway Bay and WanChai
just that i wasn’t too sure
at which part of North Point the stations are located
just in case the stations are far from our hotel
just in case we couldn’t find our way back to the hotel
therefore i dared not take the risk
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till the very last day
when we were heading towards the airport
i discovered the tram route is
located just at the main street behind
within walking distance
reserve this for next summer then
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the room was small
but comfortable
and all the necessities are in place
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if you have heard the Mandarin idiom
although the sparrow is small in size,
it has got all the 5 organs
i hope my translation is not misleading
or you may google the original phrase
麻雀雖小 五臟俱全
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i didn’t check all these when booking, seriously
my concerns were just
the transportation, price and view
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a little lame joke to share
before i saw this label
i always think that
mini bar in the room description column
is a small corner for drinking,
like a pantry kind of thingy
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love the Swissmade mini dryer too
some hotels put it in the bathroom
which put me on the fear of
being electrocuted
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others including
sufficient power supply points, 4
if you have the experience of fighting for
power supply points for cameras, mp3s, phones
and the mirrors around
for me to…
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the tv on the wall that
accompanied me till late nights
btw that were Hakken Lee and
Roger Kwok who was so so fat back then
you can even pay to watch adult movies
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i like this eco friendly concepts too
it reminded me to switch off
the not-in-used lights frome time to time
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bidding goodbye
my dad bought this number
but didn’t kena
maybe because i have already captured it
here in this photo already
pantang pantang
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i didn’t take any of the “souvenirs”
from the room
not even the note i wrote
you know how some aunties
trying to maximize their utilities
or trying to capture memories of the hotel room
that they conveniently “transfer” stuffs away
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the only con
if it is ever a con
there is no free wifi
provided at a charge of HKD 20 per hour
well that’s quite reasonable
and it forces you to go out more
instead of internet-ing comfortably in the room
which you are already doing everyday at home
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thank you
i will be back again
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always wondering
how was the non-harbour view is like
went peeping at the emergency exit
what came into sight was
authentic HK homes
small squares of hustles and bustles
at night can see clearly how the people in there
moving around, kids doing revision etc etc…
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