lunatic bumblebee

Last week we were witnesses of a phenomenon which took over our normal university life for more than a week: graduation. It started with some students who wore the graduation gowns and who took photos at the campus. I liked to watch them, how they were so happy to finally finished their studies and tried to preserve some nice memories from one of the most important stages of their life. But then their number started to grow rapidly, with them also their relatives and friends appeared. They were everywhere, carrying flowers and stuffed toys (even the boys), grinning and taking pictures — alone or with family and friends in nearly every possible permutations. It started around noon and continued until late in the night, even after the graduation ceremony (which lasted for three days and because of which the whole atrium was blocked for the other students) finished. I really admire them for their endurance.

Then, on Sunday, I was hiking on Lamma Island with Moritz and Lorraine. It was our second hiking trip since the beginning of the semester (the first one was in Sai Kung). Lamma Island is one of the big islands of Hong Kong, it’s very quite there — not like the noisy Hong Kong Island — and there’re many seafood restaurants. We started our tour with a breakfast in the congee restaurant where Moritz and I often went to when we were in Hong Kong last time. Then we took the tram from North Point to Central — the tram is still my favourite public transportation. With the ferry we got to Lamma Island and started our walk in Yung Shue Wan. Within one and a half hour you could come to Sok Kwu Wan. There were so many people on the “Family Trail”: families with their children, old people and even biker. I think it was really hard for the bikers to get over the steep passages. At the end of our hiking trip we went to the “Rainbow Restaurant” and had extreme good seafood — it was a little expensive though, but we could use the free shipping back to Central. And that was worth it.

My and Moritz’s Shenzhen trip had to be postponed to the coming Sunday. Hopefully Lyn will have time for us then. I’m looking forward to it. See you guys next time.

Anh Thu