Today was one of the rare days I got to go out. Nicholas, Pokin’s cousin Shirley and Anthony took us around Hong Kong.   I jumped at the chance to go. Really. I jumped into the backpack (voluntarily) and had Nicholas carry me around.

First stop was SunnyHill. I was expecting them to take me to a cocoa place, but instead they took me to some gourmet Taiwanese cake shop that sells these things called Pineapple cakes.

I tried a bite. It wasn’t bad.  Obviously cocoa is superior, but they really weren’t bad.  It came with some tea.

Speaking of tea, there’s a drink that I’ve been seeing Nicholas drink lately. It’s called 鴛鴦, or Yuen-Yeung.  It’s basically a 1/2 coffee 1/2 tea combo.  They would traditionally sell them from stands like this.

I already know of a better a 1/2 and 1/2 mix.  It’s called mocha.  It ACTUALLY has cocoa in it.

We continued to walk around.  Because it was Sunday we passed by all the helpers who gather around public places in Hong Kong.  Like in this corridor.  In Hong Kong, helpers usually work 6 days a week, and Sundays are the one day they get off to relax and hang out with friends.

It’s pretty impressive how big the gatherings can get!  Why they choose to hang out in places like this instead of in front of a gaming studio is beyond me.

Next we went to a shopping mall.  Shopping malls are ok.  Except shopping malls with giant bears.  I don’t need to be around more giant bears.  Way to make a big bear like myself feel small.  Jerks.

At least the day ended well.  I got to order dessert that was bigger than the size of my head.  I like having a lot of dessert.  That was pretty good.  It almost helped me forget about my forced imprisonment.

Almost, not quite.