In less than 2 weeks.. I'll be starting my first day of law school.. Can you believe it?  I've been here for that long!! Its been 2 months... exactly today!  August 22, 2007 - 2 months since I've arrived here in HK to start my new life.  Its also my reflection time...

How do I feel?  Hm... today a student interviewer came to the house to interview my dad on the social aspects of Hong Kong living.  She asked questions in relation to how we see our neighbors, and whether or not we'd lend a hand to one another or if they'd do the same.  Others questions involved things about the community.  Whether or not we know about the free facilities.. or the lobby groups that are working hard for the people of the community.  Another question links up to whether or not we find the power of the people having an affect on the choices that the government makes in our region.  I've only been here for 2 months.. I have no idea what these answers are.  However, she did ask this one question... "Are Hong Kong citizens trustworthy?  Will you trust them?  On a scale of 0 to 10. "0" being most Hong Kong citizens cannot be trusted, "10" being Hong Kong citizens can be some what trusted.  If you look closely at those the scale, and the words I underlined.  The interview or the person writing the survey already answered the questions themselves.  "Most Hong Kong citizens cannot be trusted, and if there are any.. they can only be somewhat trusted.  I found that pretty interesting..

I've worked here for 1 month... hate it!  Not the kids.. just the idea of how i'm teaching the kids or how they let me teach the kids.  I guess its not the same.  Its all about money here and the business.  I wonder sometimes if they really care if the kids are really learning anything?  I guess not?!  I got there in the beginning feeling responsible for their education and really wanted to make sure that they learn something, now after 1 month I am totally senseless to whether they are learning anything anymore.  Why?  Because when I talked to my boss about the curriculum or how abouts I should go about teaching them in a better way... she's oblivious to the problems!!!

just so sad... so sad...

*edit* Took this photo at Langham Place at the I LOVE MONG KOK campaign...

Had my first semi-girls night out last night at LKF... headed to Yumla... wanted to go to Privee but ended up just prancing around streets with Shirley, Tina and Nancy...

Bumped into a long lost friend from elementary school.... crazy!  You can bump into any one here in HK! 


L to R: Tina, Me, Shirley


L to R: Tina, Shirley , Me, Nancy.

Had Fun!  Skipping through Lan Kwai.. from Yumla, to Fringe.. to Fong... to having a hot dog... haha... (yummy food!)... to cabbing it all the way home!  It was a nice night out...

Lately everyone has been asking me how I am with the kids that i'm teaching... so i decided to take some blurry pictures!

This historic place used to be the landing pier for Royal British Families during the days when Hong Kong was a colony.  There was a wooden pier here close to 100 years ago, and then it was replaced by what is here today in 1925.  This place is truly a historic place.  It is apart of Hong Kong's history... its the proof that HK was once a British Colony.  Maybe that's why they want to get rid of it!


Wooden Pier, Hong Kong Queen Pier.


The Queen Pier Today...

The government is trying to take it apart so that they can use the land for the purpose of a shopping mall.... they built a fake one across the channel...


The Fake Pier Across the Channel..

This fake pier is a 15 minute walk from the MTR station... the whole idea of the pier is used for the docking of the ferry that is used between Kowloon and Hong Kong Island.  Now its moved to Central... either than the fact that its a historic site... it should be kept because its still being used.  People like to sit there and enjoy the scenery.  

To save the pier there is now a protest going on.  Many people are protesting in different forms... some are not eating some are living there... petitions... anything they can do!





Its sad to see it have to go... lets hope that this on going protest can make a difference.

I went for my first photoshoot today... this time I was on the other side of the camera lens... I was being shot!  Sorry I didn't take any pictures to show you peeps the process... but I'll be sure to post up some of the nicer ones when I get them! 

Its pretty neat being the one infront of the camera.  Its something that I've never done before... the feeling is pretty satisfying.  Being all dolled up... in nice clothes... ur make up is flawless... ur hair is all done up... I wonder if professional models get tired of this?  Well I guess you can only do it for so long... you'd get tired of posing over and over again... now i know how those girls feel in America Next Top Model... its fun being under large bright lights once in awhile.. brings out the inner wild girl in you!

I hope those pictures turn out alright... I did look at some of them... there is one a really like!  Maybe i'll blow it up and plaster it on my wall... hahaha we'll see!