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After mazeing through the noisy, busy streets and feeling like a little bee in one of the billions of concrete honey comb quarters, at last, mostly durring weekends, I’m discovering all the rest of Hong Kong; the mountains, and beaches, and forests, and islands,……………………
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The view
During a TerryFox fundraising hike (for cancer research) about 56 people started on a hike up a mountain overlooking Shenzhen in mainland China, only 4 of us made it to the top, one of us was a 60 yea... [more]
A field trip
Back to school life, this is a picture of one of the 3 major sewage treatment facilities in Hong Kong (situated in Yuen Long, North-West upper territories). Inside this aeration tank billions and bill... [more]
2 Macau School Girls
Just like Hong Kong with the British the Portuguese’s owned Macau but latter on gave it back to China.
Casino
Today, Macau is known for gambling. In its realitively 2 small islands there are at least 1/2 a dozen casinos and 4 more being built. Because most gambling is prohibited in Hong Kong, so many people f... [more]
A sweet win
Jockey Club is a very powerfull rich organization because it has the monopoly as being the only major form of gambling in Hong Kong; Apart from betting on sport games and wining numbers (like the loto... [more]
Sea Food
My host family took me to one of the seafood galore places in Hong Kong. Boats come in at the harbour (not from the polluted ocean water but enclosed lakes) and you buy your, very fresh, sea food and ... [more]
Strange Food
That day I saw a lobsters as big as half of my leg, notice I said leg, but also as expensive. I ate all sort of seafood I never knew existed… one of them in Chinese is called an elephant’s trunk bec... [more]
Walk
Winter has started here but I prefer the weather now! It’s not as humid, and most nights we can do without the Air Conditioning. Thanks for reading my blog. I sort of miss the snow back home (not... [more]
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November 13th 2005 - Micheline: Do you also have time to study??
Hi Cynthia! your pictures are wonderful and so are your comments! what an opportunity you have! do you still have time to take in classes and do a bit of homework??? though sounds like you are learning lots through these other experiences! Take it all in and enjoy! and remember to take care! Big hugs
Micheline
November 13th 2005 - Sofiat: MISS HONG KONG
Hey C-babi,
how are u doin??
am happy to see that u are enjoying urself in HK we miss ur craziness in mtl, take care and be good ok, have funnnnnnnnnnnn.
miss ya
Sofiat.
November 13th 2005 - Princesca: looking great
Girl,
You are looking great. Quick question, where do you get your hair done?
November 14th 2005 - Elijah Johnson: Nice pics
Looks like your turning out to be quite the photographer. I'm damn impressed (esp. with the waterfall, and caterpillar one. Very nice! And those helmet things... wtf!)
Can't make too long of a comment now, got a midterm on Wednesday and it's like 12am right now. But I will say it's cold here, very cold... trust me, you don't miss it.
Take care!
E
November 14th 2005 - ERNEST: FABULOUS PICS
Thanks for the pics girl, We hope you are studying hard and achieving success in the classroom as usual. Don't worry about snow we'll save some for you! Keep up the updates!
November 21st 2005 - anonymous: Beautiful
What beautiful photos you have taken.
February 13th 2006 - PRINCE: Picteres of the sky
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