the land of dim sum – walkathon (part 2)

the marathon

the main purpose of the trip for the hub and er jie is the annual stanchart HK marathon.

the marathon and the other categories were flagged off in different waves. i skipped the flagged off and caught up with the action on tv, broadcasted live from the site. dozing on and off, i dragged myself off from the sofa and made my way down to the finishing site – Victoria Park.

the initial intention was to capture the running moments. majority of the roads were closed and filled with crowd, and that sort of deterred me from walking towards the row of shophouses along Causeway Bay. plus the fact that i managed to sneak into the event site, made me more to decide to stay within the compound.

it was a good move, and had opportunity to catch up with the runners from sunny island.

the hub did some serious training in order to beat the 6 hours cut off time. the hard work paid off despite a hiatus of 2 weeks due to an abrasion injury and leg clamps experienced during the marathon.

the shopping

the truth is, our visits to the land of dim sum is usually towards year end or the beginning of the year, getting summer clothing is out of the question. we did, however, got warm inner wear from muji and giordano this time round.

in fact, our shopping in Hong Kong is for toys and collectibles. our loot was mainly danboard, lego and mini gashapon machine.

the danboards i suspect are bootleg versions, since i got them at least 50% off the prices i saw in normal retail shops. the pepsi danboard was from a make shift stall along Nathan Road, and the calbee version in a small shop in Argyle Street. our usual toy hunting places are in the Mongkok area – CTMA Center, Argyle Street, Sino Center.

glad to find a shop by chance in Sino Center that buys and sells lego.