We’ve been busy since Manila. We first went to Tagaytay, near the Taal volcano, and ended up staying (somehow) at Taal city, on the southwest of the lake, in a hotel which was re-opened just for us. We had a good night’s sleep, except for the rosary recited in Tagalog from the cathedral between 5:00 […]
We were late to the airport in Hong Kong (not so late, we could have made it), but so was our plane. We were in the 95th row of 95 in an aging 747. The flight was surprisingly good, with an unexpected meal and complimentary beverages (of all sorts). Looking next to me, apparently “beer” […]
At 3:00 this afternoon I’ll be heading for the buses to the airport. Gung hei fat choy in advance, as I might not get back online that quickly. I won’t be alone so I won’t be feeling the need to check in as often. Text me if you really, really need to get hold of […]
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Yesterday, I went to the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence as part of my efforts to make good use of my museum pass. I was pleasantly surprised, though not as surprised as I was by the History museum in TST (which I’ve still yet to finish). Part of the museum is actually outdoors… you […]
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I will be a little repetitive in this entry to try to get some information into search engines, as I had a heck of a time finding any beforehand. This past Saturday I (and three tutors: Nicole, Nicholle, and Chloe) visited Dafen, a “village” in the greater Shenzhen area. Shenzhen, for the uninitiated, is the […]
Been a little sick lately. Something’s going around. I did not let that chicken sneeze on me, no officer sir. Hopefully I’m better for my day off tomorrow, or at least for the weekend. On 1st January 2007, Hong Kong ushered in a new smoking ban. Previously, a general indoor smoking ban had been in […]
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Here’s an early look at my (so far) better classes this semester. Remember that I’ve had at most three, and sometimes just two, hours of each class. Things have a good chance of changing. HST 193, China through the eyes of the west: this is a topic that really interests me, as it gets at […]
Don’t worry, plenty is still wrong with Lingnan: however, so far, it seems I’ve done a better job picking classes this semester (made possible by the correction of the one of Lingnan’s less endearing faults last semester, the inability to schedule tutorial-mode classes online). I’ve been pleasantly surprised at least once already, and I’m taking […]
After all that nonsense about using my mobile and SMS to make sure I get to class, I found myself thwarted today by having somehow read “MB” where there was clearly an “AR” on my schedule. Maybe I should have invested the 30 HKcents for a printout.
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I’ve previously hinted at the absurdity of Lingnan’s scheduling, but I haven’t revealed my secret for coping. This shall not stand. Because I have each class once weekly (counting the tutorials separately), and because at times tutorials don’t meet, the location of my classes doesn’t imprint on me as easily as it would normally. Even […]
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