Wat Khao Prayai

Situated on a hill to the south of the town, the wat houses a large gold Buddha. Elaborate altars to Buddhist deities and Buddha himself as well as strict codes of conduct and etiquette at places of worship reveal the intimate relationship between Buddhism and Thai life.

~ Wat Khao Prayai

Koh Larn

The island was heavenly with its white sandy beach and clear cool water. The birds-eyet view from paragliding was simply stunning with the dazzlingly blue South China Sea spread out on one side and the chalky white buildings of Pattaya on the other.

~ Koh Larn

Pattaya Elephant Village

We rode elephants through a secondary forest. It's quite tall up there and falling down was not an impossibility.

~ Pattaya Elephant Village

Finale II

• My crazy Hong Kong wannabe friend who always encouraged me to be a Hong Kong teenager.
• His dodgy behaviour for the past fortnight has made me question his sexual orientation.
• Loves Shakira's Hips Don't Lie as much as I do.
• He has been such a cool friend to have and has given me an insight into Hong Kong life as a local.
• My workoholic camp director who is constantly reminding me to perfect my lesson plans and handouts.
• So pretty and sweet that I'd go after her if shewe
  

~ Finale II

Finale

The picture says it all.

~ Finale

Tai O Fishing Village

But what distinguished this fishing village from other fishing villages was the many stilt houses planted along the muddy banks of the river beneath the sloping green hills behind them.

~ Tai O Fishing Village

Bonham Road Government Primary School

I'll never forget the tears on Trista's face as she clung to my leg while all of us were sending off our students for the last time at the school gate. It took me everything to persuade her to follow her mum home - which she did reluctantly - after I promised to return to Hong Kong again next year to teach her.

~ Bonham Road Government Primary School

Tribeca

Yesterday was our last night of clubbing. The entire camp went to Tribeca for Ladies' Night.

~ Tribeca

Tuen Mun Town Centre

We had a really good meal of hotpot.

~ Tuen Mun Town Centre

Kowloon Walled City Park

Many pavilions overlooking small man-made lakes dot the garden around the historic almshouse. Paths wind their ways under graceful circular wall openings and pass imposing rock formations. A pleasant stroll in the calm of the evening.

~ Kowloon Walled City Park

Hebe Haven Yacht Club

One of the sponsors of OCEP invited all of us for a boat trip onboard his yacht for a whole entire day. We went onboard Club Two - a beautiful boat - and were shipped away to a beach on one of the remote islands in the vicinity. The view was spactacular - countless small uninhabited islands dotting the immeasurable South China Sea.

~ Hebe Haven Yacht Club

Macau

On retrospect, Macau is similar to Hong Kong - there's a clash of Oriental and European influences. And yet, it's not as developed and reminds one of mainland China.

~ Macau

YOT Tin Ka Ping Secondary School

I'm happy yet sad at the same time. This has been the best school yet. In the past week, we've forged such a strong bond between us that the thought of parting was really unbearable. I will definitely miss them. If anything, I'd come back to Hong Kong just to teach them again.

~ YOT Tin Ka Ping Secondary School

Hong Kong Heritage Museum

In the past two days, I've bonded really close with my students. None of us were interested in the exhibits - they were rather dull to be fair - merely cultural exhibits.

~ Hong Kong Heritage Museum

Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre

The 8th Ani-Com Hong Kong and 3rd Hong Kong Game Fair. It was my first anime fair: packed and crowded with obsessed fans all dressed up in their favourite character's costume.

~ Hong Kong Convention & Exhibition Centre

Tai Fu Tai Mansion

It was very romantic and nostalgic: a shadow of a golden era long gone by.

~ Tai Fu Tai Mansion

Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees

...people would write down their wishes on incense paper, tie it to an orange and throw them on to the branches of these gigantic banyan trees.

~ Lam Tsuen Wishing Trees

Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail

The trail supposedly runs through almost a dozen centuries old villages, five of which are enclosed within stout walls for safety reasons. Although these houses were on the ground floor, they appeared to be quite cramped. And yet, there was a strong sense of the family unit in a very close community. Such is the Tang clan.

~ Lung Yeuk Tau Heritage Trail

Fung Ying Seen Koon

A very beautiful Taoist temple complex situated on a hill overlooking the town of Fanling.

~ Fung Ying Seen Koon

Tsuen Wan town centre

There she stood. In deep contemplation of the choices spread out before her. A single insignificant spending entity amidst the many connected shopping centres.

~ Tsuen Wan town centre