Kane's Blog: February 2009

Friday, February 20, 2009

Hong Kong from Lion Rock

from the top of Lion Rock, you get to see New Terrritories, Kowloon Peninsula and Hong Kong Island, almost the panorama of Hong Kong SAR. Weren't for the fog, it should be way grander.

Sunday, February 15, 2009

the Mist

There's gonna be about a month in south China (at least in Zhuhai and Guangzhou where I've lived, and now Hong Kong) it's gonna be like this foggy and humid. Don't get surprised if

your indoor floor got all drenched even if there's no water leak on the ceiling or breach in your water pipe;
your clothes wouldn't get dry for days if you don't have them dried with a drying machine;
your visibility lowers down to meters;
your clothes in the closet got all smelly and wet;
your screens of your TV, PC, mobiles or your glasses got dew on them in the morning;
the roads and streets look like being flushed even if there's no rain for days;
your mum tells you to watch carefully when crossing the road or walking on the tiled floors in case of unnoticed vehicles or slippery;
your lover tells you to drive slowly to avoid hitting things you miss to see in the fog;
.......

it's the Mist in real life, only without the monsters. So watch out and prepare more unders.....

Friday, February 13, 2009

the first two weeks is societies' promotion week. To recruit new members, each society would have this "roadshow" on campus, where they take every effort to demonstrate that their society is actually the one you should not miss in your entire life, these include handing out posters and gifts, giving performance, shouting out slogans, wearing bizarre costumes, etc. When you walk into them, you feel this passion and confidence.

here's a short video I just recorded:

Tai Long Wan(大浪灣) Hiking

Tai Long Wan is an awesome spot for hiking. Fabulous beach views and mountainous scenery. The hiking path has been well designed and is mature for years, hiking infrastructures are also perfectly equipped. Restrooms, Emergency Help Lines, Direction Board and Landmarks are distributed within reasonable distance. It took us more than 4 hours to walk through the red-dotted path. Arduous task but totally worthy it!