Five things to do in Hong Kong when you're bored....

1. Try to fit in - get on a noisy, crowded tram to Central and shout into your mobile phone as loudly as you can. It helps if you can say "It's very noisy here! I can't hear what you're saying!" in Cantonese ("hou chou ah! Ngo m-tehng dou nei gohng mut-yeh ah!")


2. Go for rib-eye buffet lunch at the Salisbury, a bargain at HKD108. The Salisbury Dining Room, YMCA Salisbury Hotel, 41 Salisbury Road, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.


3. Cross over the road to the Hong Kong Museum of Art to see the Lin Feng Mian exhibition. Lin Feng Mian was one of the most important Chinese painters of the 20th Century, combining Chinese and Japanese styles with French impressionist and cubist influences. The exhibition presents his work arranged by subject, including female portraits, landscapes, birds, flowers and more abstract work with Chinese opera being a major theme. The Hong Kong Museum of Art, Hong Kong Cultural Centre, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon. Until June 3rd, free admission on Wednesdays.

4. Go up the spiral at the Langham Place Mall and check out the latest J-pop releases at CD Warehouse. CD Warehouse, Langham Place Mall, next to the Langham Place Hotel, 555 Shanghai Street, Mongkok, Kowloon.

5. Skip dinner. Have dessert buffet at the Grand Hyatt instead. The Tiffin Lounge, Grand Hyatt, 1 Harbour Road, Wanchai. 8-11.30pm nightly, HKD150


6. OK, I'll give you an extra one for free. Perhaps you haven't had enough dessert. There's no shortage of dessert houses in Hong Kong, but for something more traditional and low key, try a bowl of ginger milk (geung nai) at Kau Kee Sweet Shop, 53 Parkes St, Yau Ma Tei, Kowloon.