Everyone was famished after the visit to The Peak. Our next itinery was, HALAL FOOD! So we made our way to find the Islamic Center Canteen, the most-talked and most-raved halal food eatery that is the must-go for Muslims worldwide.
From MTR Central Station we headed to MTR Wan Chai. MTR Wan Chai station is located at the Island Line, take the train towards Chai Wan.
Inside the station. Soooo many exits! and we had to walk quite a distance to get to the ticket gates.
The busy and crowded roads of Wan Chai. The buildings all look soooo old!
Panorama picture of the street nearby the Mosque. The mosque is on the extreme right of this picture.
Remember the Malaysian Man we bumped into during our dinner at Ziafat? He said that it's very near to get to the Mosque. But nooooooooooooo.
We must remember, that as Singaporeans, even a 10 minutes walk seems far to us. We shouldn't compare distances with Malaysians. hahah!
We got lost for a moment. All we had to do was to find Oi Kwan Road, but noooo. Somehow we got lost as some roads doesn't have any street signs. We got stucked outside a swimming pool at we-dont-know-what-road, and then we split up to find the mosque. Finally... TADAAA. we are here!
MASJID AMMAR AND OSMAN RAMJU SADICK ISLAMIC CENTER.
The information signboards comparing between Islam, Christianity and Judaism. Took a photo because I had no time to read. (:
As we reached close to 6pm, they have already stopped making dim sums. SO what we have left are these to try on. Disappointed! And we had to wait for about 7pm as that is the time when they start serving dinner.
The halal certified Islamic Centre Canteen is inside the mosque itself. Take the lift up to the 5th storey. As a visitor there isn't a need to comply to the house rules of being in a mosque. But in due respect to the people who are doing their prayers inside the mosque, it is best to put on long jeans and try to avoid sleeveless shirt if you plan on having your meals at the Islamic Centre Canteen. Well, just my two cents. It's a place of worship thus it deserves some respect from us, right?
FINALLY, ASIAN DISHES!!! I had crispy beef noodles. Pretty dry and the servings is quite large too!
Whilst waiting for the food to arrive, the men went down to perform their Maghrib prayers. We ladies at least can give an excuse for not praying, hee-hee. The adzan that was recited by the Bilal sounded much different than the adzan in Singapore/Malaysia. There, the people "amin" quietly, unlike in Singapore, where the jemaahs "amin" quite loud.
The not-so-crowded dinner crowd and its menu on the signboard outside.
We had our fill and then left. Point to note is that, there is a language barrier at the Islamic Centre Canteen. Only God knows if they are Muslims or otherwise. (Whilst the adzan was being recited and whilst the prayers was being held, one of the workers kept on going "alah akbar alah akbar" whilst talking and laughing to his colleagues. i find it very insulting and offensive. But i didn't manage to bring up the matter due to the language barrier. We don't look like Chinese but they will still speak their language to us anyway. So, Be patient.)
Aother information board inside the mosque and the prayer times clock.
Whilst making our exit out the mosque, there were several donation boxes for the aid for children in Gaza and also for help to improve the Mosques in HKG.
On our way back to the MTR station, there was this mobile softie! It sells ice cream, COOL! in Singapore there's only the apek with the motorcycle and side car selling ice cream. in Hong Kong they drive their vans! COOL LAH!
We planned to go to the Ladies' Market and Sneakers Street after having our dinner. We had to switch trains because there wasn't any trains that go straight to Mong Kok from Wan Chai.
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My verdict: It was sooo crowded it made me cranky. besides, there wasn't much restrooms to answer nature's call! i had to go in and out of "shopping malls" to find a toilet. Sheesh~ that sucks.
We bus-ed our way back to hotel. Remember I mentioned that Nathan Road is a very loooooooooooooong stretch of road? Yeah even Mong Kok station is still on Nathan Road. Taking the bus back to our hotel is a better option as we only need to wait for the bus. If we took the MTR, we had to walk one whole round just to get out of the MTR station. Sucks isn't it?
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