We thought after two days of getting-lost and finding-our-way would get us smarter with the streets but we were wrong. We studied our bible and decided to return to Central station to take the train to Causeway Bay. Instead of walking to Central, we ended up walking uphill to we-don't-know-where. It was quite a secluded park where we encountered a strange looking white-haired lady in black sitting on a bench and staring at us. It took us quite some time to realise we were walking the wrong way. All those time and energy to back track to the peak station got us so tired that we hopped on a cab finally.
Luckily, it was not as hard to communicate with the driver as it would have for us to find our way. It was also not very expensive to take a cab there. In a matter of 15 minutes, we were arriving at Times Square and began our next shopping mission.
Time Square was like the Harbour City, huge but mainly expensive brands. After some quick browse at Juicy Coulture and Fossil, we decided it was just not the place for us. Except for the fact that we made use of the washroom and had a delicious Ben & Jerry ice cream cone there, there was nothing I could mention about our trip there.
Besides having a good grasp of Cantonese, you should also have a photographic memory not only to remember the directions but also to remember the shops that caught our eye while we were making our way to another mall. We spotted Uniqlo, Sasa and Laneige. The Singaporean in us acted up and we began to check out the stores, or rather the prices. It appeared that they were not very much different, except for a few items.
We wanted to do as the locals do by taking the electric trams but we could not figure where and how to go about it. We eventually gave up the idea and continue our bargain hunting on the streets. We returned with shopping bags of new clothes and facial masks.
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