In Mourning

On Monday, 23rd August 2010, eight Hong Kong tourists were killed in a bus siege in Manila, the Philippines. It was an event that shook and deeply upset Hong Kong citizens like myself.

There have been a lot of criticisms, suspicions and rumours surrounding the incident. I only hope a thorough investigation will be carried out and give the victims and their families the truth (and justice) they deserve. May the victims rest in peace.

I will hopefully resume blogging next week. For now, I shall try to avoid reading more about it and make myself feel better.

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A perfect work time table?

I have just finished my first week of work at my new position. Everything is going well and I have felt a lot healthier. I’ll hopefully be able to write more about it in the near future. :)

What I want to share with you today is an “office time table” I noticed on the door of a professor’s room:

9:00 starting time
9:30 arriving work
9:45 coffee break
11:00 check email
11:15 prepare for lunch
12:00 lunch
2:45 browse the internet
3:00 tea break
4:00 prepare to go home
5:00 go home
5:30 finishing time

If you throw in some toilet breaks, you’ve got yourself a work time table without work. Now, is the professor just being funny? Is he following it for real? Or is it an ironic remark to his subordinates? I cannot find out, nor will I ever ask. :D

Doesn’t it sound pretty sweet? I usually prefer having to do actual work, but I certainly wouldn’t mind lazy days like this once in a while!

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Walking With Bulls

City folk walking on country roads, within lethal distance from bulls. Luckily for us, they were too busy eating and chilling.

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My Idea of a Mid-life Crisis

This year, I’m going to have to worry about aging. I’m going to glare at young teenagers. I’m going to remove my birth year from Facebook. I’m going to feel too embarrassed to jump in the air. I’m going to gasp when I remember how long I have known some friends. I’m going to (painfully) part with backpacks so that I look my age. Or not.

All worries aside, I am grateful. There are still a lot of things I am not content with, but such is life. Life is exciting when you have places you desire to go. Nobody knows what the future will bring, but right now I have my hopes.

Happy birthday to me. :)

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Like the Old Times, Or Even Better

Last weekend, I went “camping”1 with a group of friends from university. We had such a blast hanging out near the beach, walking around in the countryside (sort of), having a barbecue and staying up for Pictionary. There are more pictures, of course. I will post a couple as “Through the Lens” entries. There will be… bulls. ;)

Mid-summer is meant to be the hottest, but I feel like it is also the brightest and liveliest.

  1. In Hong Kong, campnig doesn’t necessarily means living in a tent. It can also mean just going somewhere remote and stay in simple apartments which we have rented for the day. []
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