Ocean Park: The Not-So-PC Asian Amusement Park

First of all, it was one of the hottest days thus far this summer recorded at 34.5 degrees C (about 94.1F) at something like 80% humidity. You may claim that I was just suffering from heat stroke.

Ocean Park is your typical Sea World, minus the fact that there are two sections connected only via cable car.
There are aquariums, zoo exhibits, and dolphin shows mixed with some amusement park rides. However, there were some anomalies. Among them, one was the multitude of "cavemen" in the dinosaur area.

One bopped you on the head with a stuffed bone when you entered. Another scared the pants off of me inside the dinosaur exhibition. Some would through a bone at you in the foam play area. Yes, there was a foam play area in the park.


Another oddity was the Spanish/Latin band while we were waiting for the dolphin show to start. No, it's probably not the most "Asian" thing to have.

However, no Asian amusement park is truly complete without the prepubescent boys doing acrobatics. They were doing some amazing tricks flipping onto each other and throwing each other in the air.

Aside from the above, we did get to see a fun dolphin show, pandas, and red pandas (aka FIREFOXES!). Despite the feeling of walking in a boiler room, it was a pretty fun time and definitely worth my time.

A Guide to Squid Fishing

The Boat: Two sampans. One driven by the son. One driven by the mom and the dad.

The Other Boat

The People: CEO Hong Kong Interns + Alex's Co-worker and Friends

Our Boat

The Idea: Your hook is a fish. You jerk the line here and there to imitate a fish darting in water.
You draw the line up slowly and hopefully the squid come along. Squid only come out at night and are attracted to the strong lights.

The Catch: Small squid about 5 inches long if you're lucky.

Tips: Patience really is virtue. Squid squirt ink. If anyone has gone fishing, you know that when the fish comes out of the water, it tends to struggle and flop around. Squid flop around and squirt all over the place. Hold your hook with the flapping squid over the side of the boat, above the water so they can't suck up water and squirt that at you along with the ink. Then pull it up and take it off the hook.

FACT: The squid have spots that appear to flash when they are dying as the ink/blood rapidly circulates around their body. They look like little blinking lights. Perhaps that was too light of a way to talk about dying squid...

The "Mom" Sauteing Squid on the Boat

The Reward: Freshly sauteed squid with a little garlic and soy sauce. MMMM!!!

Other interesting things at Honeymoon Desserts after squid fishing:

Frog Ovaries: The clear white jelly like looking substance.

Frog Ovaries: A dessert delicacy. It is bland tasting with a texture somewhere between sago and jelly. Somethings are better when you don't think too hard about what you're eating.

More Durian: Just for kicks, there was also a really strong durian milkshake. BON APPETIT!