After exploring some of Macau and its older casinos on the first night, we woke up excited the next day for our day trip to Zhuhai, China. Zhuhai is located at the border of Macau and you can literally walk over.
I can finally say that I have gone back to China - THE HOME LAND! BAHHAHAA. Back to where all Chinese originated from... but the sad thing is that I don't belong there. I can't speak mandarin or read/write Chinese. I've been brought up differently than my Chinese race people. You know what? Come to think of it... I don't belong anywhere. Even in the country where my passport is issued, it feels like we are not true citizens. It is an extremely worrying feeling to have when you don't know where home really is.
Oh! On a lighter more scandalous note... there are many prostitutes in Macau! Chinese looking young girls with boobs pushed up the the max, long hair, fair complexion and slim figures walk around the streets and inside some of the older casinos.
We stopped at this corner at the old Lisboa Casino and during that short span of maybe five to 10 minutes, I saw four girls approach the uncle selling fruits. The old man kept shaking his head and waving the girls away. It was like a parade, every other minute a different bunch of girls would breeze pass. Short skirts, tight low-cut tops and a lot of glitter and shimmer. All of them are made up heavily. Age is hard to tell and they look really young.
Okay, back to the pictures. Here's breakfast...
Breakfast at the Chef's favourite coffee shop
Milk Coffee - They all taste really good & thick
Wantan Noodle Soup with Egg & Luncheon Meat
Pork Chop Mee Hoon Soup
Polo (Pineapple) Bun
Ham & Egg Toast
Macao/ Zhuhai, China Border
Cina girl from KL
Zhuhai, China.. Port Plaza. Loads of cheap & imitations. Warning: Don't bargain if you aren't buying! For chances are, they will chase after you screaming lotsa bad words you probably won't understand anyway.
I was told that the shopping here is really good, but... I prefer the feel in Hong Kong any day. There are indeed a lot of cheap stuff you can get - nice ballerina flats for RM20, fake watches for a fraction of the original price, but somehow... I felt intimidated here. Maybe I'm not used to the culture or style of bargaining but many times I felt too scared to ask for the price.
Cheap stuff can also mean products of lesser quality and in the case of the stuff sold here this does apply. Some of the items I saw just looked plain tacky. My heart still belongs to Bangkok when it comes to shopping for cheap stuff.
The streets of Zhuhai.
Free shuttle bus from the border to City of Dreams Casino!
The mermaid on display. Her boobies look like large pasties stuck on.
I think that 'Your luck is this way' roughly translates to: Send your money this way.
A fine replica of Venezia.
I think the weather wasn't that cold, but we wore the jackets anyway because we had already carried em!
Little Bro and Big Bro -- how cute >.<
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In case you are wondering how come there are no pictures of lunch, it is because we got carried away walking around and gawking at stuff (and people) that we skipped right through lunch. We weren't even that hungry!
So, anyway... dinner was at Restaurante Fernando, which seves god awesome portugese food. No offence, but the stuff they serve in Melaka's Portugese settlement... pales in comparison. We took a bus opposite the Venetian to this restaurant which is located at one far corner of Macau -- by the beachside! Bet it would be really beautiful had it been in summer and not on a cold winter night.
Waiting for grub.
This bread is really something else. Soft inside and all crispy and chewy outside. Fresh out of the oven!
Portugese beer - Super Bock. I was so blur, I read it as Super Block and kept commenting that Super Block was a dumb name. Then I noticed it was Super Bock and had nothing further to say.
Prawn in spicy garlic sauce
This grilled bacalhau (salted codfish) dish hits the right spot. Effing deliciouso.
Honey roasted chicken
A highly recommended place to go for authenic Portugese food in Macau. The ride to this restaurant is a scenic one and you even pass by a prison. Hahaha.
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The one word which will makes all girls go WILD --- SALE!!!
However, even though the shops at the Venetian were on sale... I can't afford them without having to eat bread and instant noodles for months!
Pic above and below: Vic's favourites
The shopping and F&B area of the Venetian is so pretty! It is nicely done to mimic the outdoors.
The Grand Canal..
Rialto?
Another fine replica of the Campanile
Arr.. Palacio Ducale! So much effort is placed in creating the casinos in Macau to make it a place where you can eat, shop and lose money happily.
