Hong Kong: Love it or Hate it?

This is now my 10th year of living in Hong Kong, and I feel that I now know some pros and con's. For those who are planning on coming to Hong Kong, this might give you a general view and help you along the way for packing,sightseeing, etc.

Pros

1. Hygiene
Hong Kong is Hygienic in a way that Mall's or any official buildings have hand sanitizer. Just put your hand under it and the machine will give you a hand full of sanitizer.

2. Shopping
Even though a lot of clothing, makeup, etc. is from outside of Hong Kong, the cost for them are relatively cheaper than most "higher" countries. For this reason, Hong Kong's main attraction is Shopping. The brands ranges from "high class" ( YSL, Gucci, Chanel, Dior, etc), "middle class" (ZARA, Bershka, H&M), and to "Low Class" (Maple, In Fashion, etc.)

3. Transportation
In all my life the longest I've traveled in Hong Kong was Maybe 3 hours. Hong Kong has almost any transportation you can think of. Main Transportation consists of the MTR(subway), Bus (double decker/mini), and Taxi (there's always a taxi line somewhere around the corner).

4. English
Hong Kong is relatively "English-Friendly". All major sight-seeing area will speak English, including malls. If you do go to any Island or to the Kowloon/New Territories, keep in mind that talking will be less efficient. the farther you move from Hong Kong Island, you'll hear less English.

5.Trashcans

This might sound crazy but I am literally thankful for the number of Trashcans in Hong Kong. in one street you'll see at least ten trashcans, none of the overflowing.

6. Crime
The crime rate is low for Hong Kong, even though it is a city. Probably because Hong Kong is small...

7. Age requirement

The age requirement for Hong Kong is 18. So anyone who are over 18 can go to the party central LKF to enjoy music, dance, drinks, etc.

Con's

1. Hygiene
The reason why Hygiene is also a problem in Hong Kong is because of some states of public areas. Although Hong Kong is relatively clean some streets, bathrooms, etc. will be.. lets just say not so flattering. Hong Kong do suffer some major cockroach infestation, and recently Mice has also been reported. For those who are coming to Hong Kong try not to wear Open Toe Sandals when going to places near Kowloon.

2. Pollution
Although it wasn't a major problem before, but currently Hong Kong is suffering from Pollution. Each Year at least 1200 people die of air pollution here. It is actually the account for the transportation usage here, not to mention the use of air conditioning. So for those who have asthma, bring your kit.

3. Humidity
Hong Kong Summer gets up to 35 Celsius in extreme cases. But the major problem is the Humidity. The Humidity ranges from 70%~99% during summer. So my advice, don't bring or wear clothes that soaks up any kind of liquid... trust me it won't dry. Even if it did, you'll suffer from smelling like old gym socks.

Willo Smith vs. Justin Bieber

Willow Smith:
born October 31, 2000
"Whip My Hair" "21st Century Girl"

Justin Bieber:
born March 1, 1994
"Baby" "Somebody to Love" "Never Say Never"

The reason why I brought these two up is to explain why I dislike (I won't say "hate", I mean seriously. I would need to known him to hate him) Justin Bieber but like Willow Smith.

1. Song Styles. Willow Smith's song consists of elements "Fun" and "Dance". Thus, (as a major pop song freak) I love her songs. However Justin Bieber's songs are more for "Love" and "R&B". I do love R&B, however (if I say so myself) I love R&B in the highest level. Maybe the reason is because R&B is one of the major song genre in Korea. So constantly listening to R&B music on Korean drama, movie, tv show, etc. gave me the idea that R&B is not much a fun song to listen to.
2. Justin Bieber talks about Love when he is 16. I mean I was once 16 myself and truthfully saying, I didn't know what "LOVE" was. I still don't know actually, but you get my point.
3. Fans. Okay simply put, Justin Bieber's fans are NUTS. Period. consisting of age group from 5~... maybe 40? Not only is this creepy, seeing them scream and cry because of him kind of makes me sick in the stomach.

Those are my reasons. I'm not saying "RAWR WE SHOULD ALL HATE JUSTIN BIEBER!!" I'm just explaining why I won't scream my head off when I see him on TV.

Diet W-3

WEEK 3 of JeeNa's DIET!

OMG! ITS ALREADY WEEK 3! Usually when I'm on a diet (Yes, I've done this numerous times), it felt like FOREVER to do this even for a month. But Hey! Not anymore I'm not! :D *Que Evil Laughter*

Eating:
I'm Working on my getting on the banana and chocolate diet. Sounds good right? Let me explain.
Banana Diet consists of making the banana as your main diet. Currently the banana's in Hong Kong is cheap so that's a plus for me. You eat:

1~2 banana and a cup of coffee/water/tea in the morning.
Anything for lunch (Still you should try and eat healthy).
Fruit/Vegetables for dinner.

For snacks, bananas (maybe 1~3)

The Chocolate diet does not mean you eat chocolate for your food (can you imagine the fat?), what chocolate diet does is to relieve the stress. I mean its less stressful to think that you can at least eat something sweet once in awhile.
For ONE day you are only allowed 50g of

chocolate (if it goes over then there's no point). Try not to eat ones that are high on milk or cream (Which means no white or milk chocolate).
The safeties choice is eating Dark Chocolate with the cocoa % higher than 70.

Exercise:
Replaced Exercise with more stretching and muscle training. For those who just started out and researching for new stretching and muscle training, I'll tell you one that is easy to do. We all known how to do crunches, but be warned. Crunches do flatten abs HOWEVER it doesn't trim the waist. To trim the waist, do this:

1. lift up your upper body (as far as it goes when you do the crunches)

2. Move your waist side ways (For beginners, reach your arm out and touch your ankles)


3. repeat for 30 times

Other then muscle training, I've up'd the number of jump ropes to 4500. Plus Jog for 30 min rather than walk (At least run for 10 min).

I didn't actually lose any weight T_T sadly, my brother was on school trip for a week so my mom and I were going around SOHO in Hong Kong trying out different restaurants. But if I do must say, I lost about 0.5 kg :P

 

Happy Dieting Everybody :D~


P.S For those who are suffering from acne or just want a skin as smooth as a baby, wash your face Once a day (numerous face washing is actually bad for your skin). Use face cleanser, NOT ordinary soap (soap is used for skin however not very compatible with face). AND this is very important, Wash with COLD water. I don't know the facts to it, but its from personal Experience.

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Diet W-2

WEEK 2 OF JEENA'S Diet~!!!

Sho~ hello ladies~ I am back with the Week 2 of my diet. So my results are that I did lose another kg :D -currently 60 kg. And yes, I know some of you are thinking "HOLY CRAP THAT'S A LOT" but to say truthfully, BITE ME. 

I have come in term with my weight. So instead of hating myself, crying, and eating until I burst, I've decided to love my body as it is. PLUS the option that, I can change it with love and nurture.

My eating routine actually got... heavier. My brother has been gone for interim and I usually spend time at home with my mom. We do eat more, but try to fill ourselves with noodles and fruits. We also manage to move our butts outside and walk around aimless-ly for 2 hr. (FYI, 2hr walking burns at least 300cal, which in equivalent to at least three bananas) oh and to make more of my leg muscles I wear 5cm~7cm heels. Truthfully I love heels <3 I've always wanted to be 170cm (around 5'6) but unfortunately I'm around 167cm (around 5'5). Thus, my obsession for heels are high. PLUS, it makes me look like a giant compared to the SKINNY HONG KONG girls. 

My exercise routine got... heavier. With the mentioned 2hr walks, I work out at least another 30 min. 2hr walk + 1 hr jump rope + 1 hr walk(but faster). So in total I burn around~ 1200cal per day. For Jump Rope I now must jump 4000 times to fill in my quota for one hour. 

Its 1:13am Hong Kong, I'm off to get my beauty sleep. Because sleeping makes woman into true beauties ;).

Happy Dieting~!!

Inspiration #1

Seo In Young + GaHee

Mila Kunis

So Hee from WonderGirls

Diet W-1

Week 1 after the start of my diet

Truthfully I didn't really stick with the consumption requirement of 610 cal. I figured, you know what? I will just slowly ease up to it. So I decided to eat less than 1000cal first. I ate mainly of vegetables and fruits. For protein consumption: Eggs and chicken. HOWEVER, I did work out everyday for a week now, consuming at least 1000 cal. so truthfully I think is fine. LOL

So after a week of trying I've lost 1kg. :D It took a lot of.... guts. For exercise I've jumped 3000 times. LOL! Some would think that this is alot, some won't. For the first three days It took me at least on hour to jump 3000 now i can easily jump 3000 in 45min. So for the next week I'm up-ing the number by 500 more.

Till I achieve thoes legs, waist, and arms, my diet will continue~!

Happy Dieting :D

Crush #1

Name: T.O.P or Choi Seng Hyun
Birthday: 1987. Nov. 4
Height & Weight: 180cm. 65kg
Job: Rapper in Big Bang 

Ideal Girlfriend:

1. She knows how to make herself pretty. 

2. She is always polite to her elders and others. 

3. No swearing. 

4. She is good at her job. 

5. She has pretty hands. 

6. She MUST know some Hip Hop. 

7. She has a smokin' body. 

8. She has a beautiful smile, plus great charm. 

9. She is smart and stylish. 
10. She definitely must have humour. 

11. She must be cool. 

12. Someone who is different from himself. 

So Why do I love him so? Not only he meet my height requirement - plus he's hot, his change is one which really made me feel have a connection with him. Before T.O.P had a great debut as the Big Bang rapper, he was... well lets just say, not as smokin'. 

This was top during he's high school years. And although I wasn't able to find photos of him after high school, he himself said that he was "big" through out his years. Now he weigh 65kg and looks stunning as ever. 

He went from a Hip Hop Boy:

To a suited Assassin:

And now he made a Huge Comeback With G-Dragon as a blond:

Happy popping~!

Music List:

T.O.P - Turn It Up


p.s I just found out that T.O.P is gay LOL and the rumour goes that his lover is G-Dragon. haha.... Why do I always get attracted to gay guys? (for thoes who doesn't know my high school crush is also gay) T_T