Blogs from Taipa Island, Macau, Asia - page 2

So we entered Macau today. We entered by ferry. It was about an hour long ferry. Once we entered Macau the first thing I noticed was that everything was trilingual. The instructions were in Cantonese, Portuguese, and English. It was so strange to see streets and buildings in Portuguese in Southern china. So we board a bus and head towards a fancy restaurant but meanwhile all you can see are casinos everywhere! And I mean EVERYWHERE. Every other building was a casino! This gaming industry in Macau was definitely no joke! So we eat at this fancy restaurant and after that head to our hotel. After that we had a lecture on gambling and “Macau the sin city”. I’m going to skip the lecture because in all honesty nobody paid much attention. I actually videotaped everyone ... read more

I sit gazing out across the hazy shores of Macau from Seb's flat on the 35th floor of the Manhattan Tower (http://www.manhattan-macau.com/), as the light slowly fades and my weekend here draws to a close. Dawn will bring the true beginning of my adventure, when I leave the comfort of my friend's luxurious abode and set out alone into the wild unknown! My adjournment in Macau has not been uneventful though, so as Seb is on his way to Beijing for a business meeting tomorrow and I'm left to entertain myself for the evening, I thought I'd try my hand at writing the first instalment of this blog and fill you in on the details. As I sat on the plane to Hong Kong the enormity of what I'm doing had yet to hit me, pre-occupied ... read more

Master Kai’s first international rugby tournament - Hong Kong (Sandy Bay) VS Macau on Sunday 31st, 2010. Excitement abound Master Kai scored the opening try by a strong break down the wing. Fun was had by all and then to the beach. So Daddy could knock back sangria . ... read more

Taipa es la más pequeña de las islas pertenecientes a la región administrativa especial de Macao. En Taipa contrastan las construcciones que aún permanecen de estilo colonial portugués y algunos templos tradicionales chinos, con otras nuevas construcciones, así como los nuevos complejos hoteleros y casinos, ya en Cotai, el itsmo que conecta Taipa con Coloane. La comida riquísima. ... read more

在一個紅白兩色的亭子裡, 有一個地方像桌子, 上面放了麵飽、橄欖、芝士、葡萄牙肉腸片等東西. 遊客不停的走過來, 品嚐這些有特色的食物. 麵飽切了一小塊一小塊, 我取了一塊, 用牙簽把兩三塊肉腸片放在上面, 然後再放一塊麵飽, 像三文治一樣的放在口裡面, 味道很好. 我再多吃幾個三文治, 站在亭子裡面的職員不介意我吃了多少, 只看看我, 然後繼續替遊客添飲料. 我像在吃免費自助餐, 省下晚飯的錢. 這裡叫「葡韻嘉年華」, 是澳門一年一度的盛事 (但我只是今天才知道). 政府推廣文化活動, 在平常很少遊客留意的住宅式博物館前面的空地, 擺設了很多攤位, 有來自南美洲或是非洲的食物、工藝品和表演. 住宅式博物館在澳門的離島「乙水」仔, 只有幾間兩層高的房屋. 從前這個博物館是很靜的地方, 香港遊客很少來, 本地澳門人也不多來. 附近都沒有開發, 這個博物館可以讓遊客瞭解一百多年前葡萄牙人的生活, 裡面的傢俱一件不少, 連大浴缸也有. 從前這面看出去是草地, 是湖泊. 今天這裡看出去, 是幾家很大的賭場, 燈光破壞了這裡純樸的風景, 今天在這裡舉行嘉年華會, 沒有幾個人會欣賞房子, 只在外面吵吵鬧鬧的. 在亭子裡面有兩位女士, 一個是四十多歲的葡萄牙人 (應該是吧, 反正我們很難分辨外國人), 穿上一件青色短袖T恤, 手上拿了一個膠瓶子, 裡面放滿了顏色像黑加侖子的飲料, 原來裡面有點酒精成份. 他努力的飲料倒在膠杯子裡面, 然後叫遊客隨便喝. 一個個子比較小的本地人伸手要拿, 他問女孩是否成年, 女孩有點擔心, 用英文慢慢的說:「我……剛過了……十八歲.」女士半信半疑, 算了吧, 讓他喝一杯. 另外一個穿白色T恤的小姐是中國人, 才二十多歲, 頭髮才到脖子, 樣子甜美, 他也很努力倒飲料, 還叫遊客嚐嚐前面的麵飽小食. 一個中國男子在跟朋友說:「唔, 這是葡萄牙的臘腸!」這個誰都想到, 難道會有人想這是中國「孖潤腸」嗎? 一些遊客吃了一點便走, 我吃了一點, 看著人少了, 便故意走開一點, 等人多的時候再靠近, 給那位白衣小姐發現了. 他沒有生氣,... read more