Day 4

We booked out of YMCA hostel this morning. For the next 4 days, we would be checking into a hotel due to unavailability of chalets. We are looking forward to it.

No more common toilets .... ya!

Every Thursday, the Form 4 students would gather at the hall at 8.10 am for assembly. The rest of the students would be in their respective classes doing silent reading. The assembly started with a morning prayer led by a teacher. This was followed by a sharing session on a particular value (similiar to our VIP). This morning the teacher shared about "staying focus to reach our target". The students have to stand throughout the entire assembly. Compared to them, we are indeed more fortunate as we are allowed to sit in the school hall.

Have you taken a lift with grilled door

that you have to close youreslf ?

In this school, the lift is meant for teachers,

injured or handicapped students.

Classroom experience: Economics Lesson

The Econs lesson is about trends in economy, like its growth and its decline. This morning, we learnt about the different types of business enterprises and how they contribute to the growth of the economy and the taxes. The class was so quiet you could hear a pin dropped. The class was very attentive and enthusiastic about the lesson. Unlike our school, there was no visualizer in class and the teacher had to depend on blackboard and textbook to conduct lesson. I felt ashamed as I witnessed this, as back home we have better facilities, but the students here have more passion to learn. I would cherish HIHS more when i go back.

Classroom experience: P.E

The PE lesson which I attended was quite different from those that we had in Singapore. The boys and the girls were separated. The PE was not held in the school compound but at the nearby Kowloon park. I heard from my buddy that the boys went to play soccer. We (girls) did some streching exercises followed by a run around the park. The park was stunning , very much like the Botanical Garden in Singapore.

Visit to Wetland Reserve

The trip to the Wetland Reserve left the deepest impression on me. The wetland reserve provides a safe and natural habitat for the birds. I was glad to know that the birds are protected from extinction. We were able to see the birds clearly through catascopes. From the information display board, I have gathered knowledge on the many species of birds as well as their habitat.

We were lucky to visit the reserve during the low tide as we were able to see many small crabs crawling along the muddy river bed. There were also many mudskippers happily skipping as they moved from place to place. This is the first time I saw a mudskipper, hence it is very memorable for me.

Visit to Lau Fu Shan

This was our next and last place of visit for the day... Lau Fu Shan.

Uncle Lam (tour guide) explaining to Mr Lau in mixture of Cantonese and Chinese about the oyster farm in this area. As most of us could not understand what the tour guide was saying, Mr Lau would translate what he could understand in English.



The skyline in the background is Shen Zheng, China

Plenty of dried food stuff to buy here.

You could buy seafood from the many fresh seafood stalls here and bring them to the many restaurants nearby to cook for you.

But be warned .... it is not cheap! (Uncle Lam shared this with us)

Seafood Dinner .... yummy.

Best dinner so far.

For the first time, all the dishes were cleared out!

Check out our new hotel room.

The facilities were much better as compared to those at the YMCA hostel. We finally get to watch TV since arriving in Hong Kong 4 days ago. Unfortunately, light out was at 1030 pm. Sigh!

But still ... we wish we could stay here for the rest of the trip as it was much cleaner and comfortable here.

We will not have access to internet for the next 3 days ... but remember to tune in next Tuesday. Cheers!

Hong Kong Twinning Programme 2009 blogger team