And of course, like all things related to exchange and Hong Kong, it was AMAZING!! I had so much fun!
Sunday is also the day where all the Filipino maids/help get off work so the beach was full of them. It was so festive as well. We had a BBQ at the beach that lasted all night. It was just such a nice chilled-out day- a great break from the crazy pace we have been going at in Hong Kong. The city literally never sleeps.
I go to bed at like 4am nearly every morning. (Who would have thought it?). Maybe because its uber easy to go out every night and no one has to worry about meeting up or transport we just do it at every opportunity.
Anyways, highlights of the beach day:
- Swimming to the buoys which you could stand on and then dive off (it was quite a hard swim for someone who hasn't properly swam in awhile!)
- trying to catch the fish in the bay
- listening to this Fillipino guy play his guitar and sing the songs we all know- i.e. Angel- Robbie Williams <3
- seeing the Fillipino maids all gather and laugh and play games
- diving off the buoy: watching Katy (Mexican exchange student) teach all the guys how to do backflips into the water. Watching them bellyflop.
-talking and laughing around the BBQs
- using my NEW digital camera
- swimming from 2pm-7pm (watching the sun set on the horizon as we swam)
- looking at the expensive yachts passing us by
- squealing in pleasure at the incredibly high-powered public showers at the end of the day after swimming in the dirty water. It felt so good! It was just one of those simple amusements that you have. (And it was so fun running around and using people's leftover shampoo- again- it was the simple pleasures)
-roasting marshmallows over the fire. Yum!
- and my PERSONAL FAVOURITE: making the lifeguards take me on their funny little paddle boats to shore because I was to lazy to swim back ^^. It was so fun. I really didnt think he would do it- but he let me and the lifeguards on the shore all helped me. I wish I had a photo :(
Here are some photos (some of the nicer ones are stolen from other people haha)
It was an overcast day. The beaches have nothing on Australia- but still- can't complain :)
Most of the group that managed to make it (despite hang overs from the previous night)
How pretty! This is a photo of what the life-guard sits on (he paddles it- so not great for emergency situations lol). And I got to ride on it! =D =D
The beach at night- imagine swimming with this all around you. Because that is what we did :)
The beach as the sun was going down.
Eating the marshmallows
Anyways i really need to run I need to get ready because in 30 minutes we are all heading to Victoria park to celebrate Mid-Autumn Festival!
I even have my own lantern.
So excited
中秋节快乐 （Happy Mid-Autumn Festival!)
x Jane
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