Sai Wan Beach, Hong Kong

     Sai Wan (西灣; lit. "West Bay") is a beach in Sai Kung, Hong Kong. To distinguish it from other bays and beaches of the same name, it is commonly known as Tai Long Sai Wan, as it is one of the four beaches of Tai Long Wan. It came first in the Hong Kong Best 10 Scenic Sites Election in 2006.^[1] However, in 2010 the beach is said to be in jeopardy after a nearby plot of greenery was cleared to make way for development (wikipedia).

     

Sai Wan Beach, Sai Kung

   

    Yes,,it was my idea to go there, because my friend is a beach lover, while me, such a mountain climber. so, I was thinking of going to the beach and hiking at the same time,well, I killed two birds with one stone, yayyy! I started with searching for the best beaches in Hong Kong on internet, found an interesting article, and finally I chose Sai Wan beach as our destination (especially, cz there's a waterfall and we can do cliffjumping too there!)

     It was around 12 p.m. when we reached Sai Kung, walked around and around to find the 29R bus stop. Thought,it must be a big bus,not a minibus. But we couldn't find it,so we went to the minibus terminus. again, we stuck with the same result. Ahh, the sun was shinning so bright, it was really hot that day. Desperately, almost dehydrated, we walked to the travel agency office asking the directions to get to 29R bus stop. Okay, that lady told us to find the Park n Shop supermarket, "keep walking, then turn left,u'll see Mc.Donald, the 29R bus stop is right in front of it".We thanked her and left.

     We found Mc. Donald, but not the bus stop! We were wandering on that street like two crazy guys trying to find the lost money. I almost gave up, told my friend to just cancel the trip.But wait,,,i saw there was a sign, a very small sign, and it was covered by crowd of people. Waaahhh, I pointed at it and screaming, "omg!!!dat's it!! 29R bus stop is over there!!"Haha and yeah,,, it was exactly right in front of the Mc. Donald. Yaay! We waited for only ten minutes until the bus finally arrived.

     It was a medium bus, haha,, with 28 seats. From Sai Kung to Sai Wan Pavilion, it took only 20 minutes. We were a little bit confused deciding which way that we should take. finally we asked a woman there, and she said, both trails were heading to the beach. So we chose the right side to "Sai Wan Village".We needed an hour hiking to reach the beach, because we stopped many times to take pictures. The views were so beautiful from there, with the wind and fresh air. It was a really nice day for hiking.

Breath taking views jn  Tai Long Wan, Sai Kung

     

     When we finally reached the village, there was a cattle welcomed us. I wasn't expecting to see them in a village, live together with the people actually.So haha, my first reaction,,,what else?? Yeah, as always,"omg, a cattle!!!" I screamed and enthusiastically ran into them. They really looked so friendly:) Some of them were eating the flowers, without being distracted by the visitors.

Lunch time for the cattle :)

    

      There were so many people on the beach when we arrived. Haha , until suddenly it was started raining, and people walked away, leaving.

Sai Wan Beach

  

      Because we wanted to find the waterfall, we didn't spend too long in that beach. We went to the next beach then, a beach with big waves. It was the Tai Long Wan Beach. But  my friend reminded me about the last bus to Sai Kung was at 5.30 p.m.  And it was already 4 p.m. "I can make it in 30 mins", I said. So we played on that beach until 5p.m. and ran away back to the Sai Wan Pavilion. Haha, we walked so fast, passing everyone like a marathon. Because my friend always said "Last seat,,last bus!!" so I walked faster and faster, and yeah,,we did it, less than half an hour.

      Even though we didn't see the waterfall, no cliff jumping too, but I was so  happy. At least we made our way to the beach;) and I'm sure that we're gonna go there again, next time, to find the waterfall.

   

   
   
     

Celebrating Eid Mubarak in Hong Kong

     Happy Eid Mubarak!!! Yayyy!! Minal Aidin Walfaidzin:)

     After finished a holy fasting month, finally, we, all Muslim in the world, could celebrating Eid Mubarak on Friday, 17 July 2015, it was yesterday. Ahh but not here, in Hong kong, we still had to fasting on that day. Some of my friends, relatives also, they asked me why was it different here, one of them even surprisingly asked me, "Heyy, do u use the different calendar there?" I said I only knew that The Consulate General of Indonesia in Hong Kong has determined that Eid is on Saturday, 18 July 2015. So, the morning prayers also would be held on Saturday, in some points in Hong Kong.There are in Tsim Sha Tsui Mosque (for Kowloon area), Yuen Long or maybe in Taipo (for New Territories) and at Victoria Park in Causeway Bay (for Hong Kong Island).

     I told my friend that I couldn't sleep the night before, was too excited or too much caffeine, I'm not sure. So he called me, and we talked until we fell asleep. I was thinking of waking up very early in the morning, because from what I read on my school website,my teacher, told us to get there at 7am. But I went out after 7 this morning, so I guessed it was a very late starting!

     I ran to the MTR station, seeing many girls wearing hijab. I told myself,,"Heyy, easy, ur not gonna be late", I was slowing down my steps then. While waiting for the train, I started to conversing  with the first girl who smiled at me. But they continued talking in a group on the train. I didn't pay attention to them, so I was only smiling not knowing what n how to respond. When I was getting bored, I saw someone, a girl, with a birthmark on her lip, right in front of me. It was just few seconds, suddenly she looked at me,and I, called her, "Heyy,it's youuuu!! Long time no see la." I even scared some girls beside me,haha (because I inadvertently shouting).Wahhhh, just now, here, at home!!I remember, I forgot to ask her name!(please forgive me,as it's still Eid :p) So that girl, is my old friend, we met in Macau last year. It's been more than half year I didn't see her.Then we talked and talked along the way to the Victoria Park. What a surprise:)

So that's her!! My old friend:)

    We walked to the entrance, Gate A, it was already closed;( Continued walking to the Gate B,was the same. Haha, my friend, she insisted, so the security guards, they rejected us, and commanded us to just go to the next gate.Finally!!!! We could get into the park through the Gate C,yayyy!!!

So many people!

     My friend was on the phone, looking for her the other friends who had come earlier. I said, ahhh, it's okay,,am gonna take some pictures and come back to her.But noooooowaaay! I lost her! I walked n walked trying to find her, but well,,i failed! Too many girls wearing red clothes there, so I gave up.

Eid prayers at Victoria Park, Causeway Bay

Haha,, too cute!! Because selfie plague is everywhere:D

     I met another friend too, but we aren't so close, so I left her in the toilet,haha. I was wandering around, to find a space for me only. Finally I sat and preparing myself for the Eid prayers when suddenly someone touched my shoulder,"Excuse me,,,can I sit beside u:)" Haha,,I said,,"Of course la" We talked alot, I called her sister at the beginning,but then she asked me to just call her 'Aunty Nah' She has been working in HK for 8 years she said, and now she lives in Taikoo. She comes from Malang, East Java, it's not so far from my city, Madiun, so yeah we have the same dialect.

She's Aunty Nah, pretty cute, eh? :)

     I also talked with the other girls (or aunties), one of them said that she just came on Tuesday and will leave tomorrow. She's here because of her project,she's handling a company with 11 employees. "What a lucky lady,heyy aunty, u can go wherever you want like having a long holiday" I interrupted her. Haha we laughed together. I like to meet new people in my life, like,,, I always want to learn something new from them, their experiences, their stories, good or bad, so I was a little bit  excited, and asked too much , I guess.The Eid prayers started at 9am, continued with a sermon and some lectures about Ramadan. I couldn't stay longer because I had to get home before 10am! So I didn't listen to the priest and left at 9.20am. So happy! And,,,again,,,happy Eid Mubarak, all!!

Top 10 Cool Buddha Statues,Heyy, Let's Vote!!

     Still about my visit to Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in Shatin, Hong Kong.So, me and my friend, we decided to find which one is the coolest Buddha:) Heyy, help us, by voting for them! Haha, ok here we go!

I don't know the best name for him,but I think he's a Happy Budhha :D

     

A lovely grandpa, I guess:)

   

Long Right Hand Buddha

   

I think he's a river crosser  Buddha (with very nice legs)

   

three in one Buddha (in red hair)

   

A Tired Buddha

 

small hands in eyes but still cool Buddha

   

A wise hot Buddha

   

bff  Buddha, they've been gossiping since morning!

   

I love his wide smile, he's my fav!! :D 

   

   

         Because it was so hot,so we didn't stay too long in the main temple. And also I didn't know that there's a mummy,the founder of Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery,in the main temple too!! Wahhh,, so we missed it:(

Mini version of  Buddha statues in the main temple

     We decided to see the upper portion of the monastery then back to the Pagoda again. In the upper part, I saw  sleeping Buddha in front of the Giant Kun Yam. The White Big Kun Yam is located in front of fake waterfall. I remember there's a statue on the left side, a guy playing chinese instrument for the Kun Yam. In front of them, also on the left side, there's a small temple, with a statue in the center. Under the bridge, there's a pond, with so many colorful fish swimming around, in the lower pond, I saw some turtles were sunbathing, while their babies were in the corner, hiding:) 

A Sleeping Buddha Statue

Giant Kun Yam in the upper portion of  Monastery

    

      It was a good day, I really wanted to spend the whole day in that place actually. But we had to continue our journey. Okay, I followed my friend, because it was his idea to choose different way. Oh well, I was a little bit curious too, so yeah I finally agreed. Running down the stairs, my friend suddenly stopped and asked the direction to a girl that we met. She smiled and said nothing then leaving us. Haha! I could see a village, on the left side, and few houses near the jungle on the right side. 

     "So,,,bee farm or bookstore heyy?" I was busy taking pictures at that moment, when my friend offered me to go to the bookstore in the middle of the jungle. I thought he was joking about the bookstore. "Excuse me? a booksto....

Before I could finish my sentence, I saw a sign next to him,,yeah a bookstore! So we went to the bee farm first. Actually it was not a bee farm, or okay, it was, but a very small one.

Bee farm in Pai Tau Village

     

        Haha!!Yay!!Bees!!Cool!! I enthusiastically ran to them, haha, like I was trying to catch a train:p 

I saw there were two tables for those bees, enjoying their lunch. I forgot about my friend (oops,,sorry banana boy,don't lose your cool!:p) He was standing there, outside the bee farm, under the tree, n patiently waiting for me. Awwww, bleaaargh!!xoxo 

        I just wanna take some pictures and then go! told myself. But suddenly an uncle,the owner of that farm,he came to me asking,"Ahhh,, so u wanna see those bees,don't you?" I smiled and said yes. There were bees everywhere, flying around me, I even saw some wasps joining the bees for free lunch! Hahaha. So happy to see them enjoying their food. But then I remembered about my friend!! I left  that bee farm to find him, and he was still there,on the street under the tree:p. I almost forgot about the bookstore, if he didn't remind me. Haha, thank you, thank you! 

        It was just a house, looked like an empty one, because so quiet, thought it was closed on that day! We were getting closer, and I saw the wooden door was open!:) Full of curiosity, a little hope, and I was thinking of using my energy to just break it, my hand almost reached the door. I took a deep breath...and...

" Hello!! Welcome to my bookstore, I'm gonna show you something about....bla bla bla...

An old man, suddenly opened the door for us, like he was expecting of our visit.  A little bit shocked, I looked at my friend, and he stared at me, we said nothing, but then just following that old man.

Heyy,,what did that old man say to us?:)

He shared cool stuffs,,with both of us,,,but what was it? A cool stuff from an old man living in the middle of the jungle, n calling his home as a bookstore? Haha,,I think it's too long, my story:p See you on the next post! :D

   

    

      

      

Exploring Hong Kong,yayy,,Let's Go!!:D

     It s a public holiday in Hong Kong, 1st of July in every year, you know, Hong Kong Special Administrative Region Establishment Day. So yeah, I had a day off on that day, was just two days ago actually:) I planned to visit Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery in Shatin, and I made a good preparation for it. A very long exciting night, I couldn't sleep! The same feeling like having the very first day in school in the next morning! Awwww,Haha! Texting my friend, and we talked about the stuffs that we have to bring for tomorrow. Okay, finally I fell asleep not sure what time, but it was almost dawn! I woke up in the early morning, even though I'm not a morning person, but whenever I'm full of excitement in my system, trust me!!! There's no one can stop me!:D Feeling so free, so alive, and so high! Yay!

     My appointment was at 9am, in Prince Edward MTR Station. It's an interchange station, so we could jump to Kwun Tong Line, then jumped again at Kowloon Tong Station. I was a little bit confused between Kwun Tong and Kowloon Tong Station, hahaha. It was only two stations from Prince Edward. Reached the Kowloon Tong station, we took East Rail Line MTR to Shatin, was also only two stations more:) 

     From Shatin MTR Station, choose exit B:) You will see a bus terminal right in front of you. If you're not sure where will you go, find a map on the left wall beside you, a very big map. or just go to the left side and walk along the bridge. 

     It was quite confusing, haha to find the entrance of Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery. We walked to the private road, and turned back because we didn't see any signs. then we took another road, and we saw an entrance of a temple, yay!!! Nah nah nah! Don't get fooled! A temple besides the Shatin Government Offices, that's not the entrance of Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery. Haha! I saw a path, on the left side of that temple, and I yelled happily calling my friend, because I was so sure, I found the right path! But when we came closer, n looked carefully,it said *u cannot go to the ten thousand Buddhas thru this path* And you know what? My friend laughed so very hard at me,well, it made me laughing too( hidden laughter heyy!) I left my friend, and ran to the uncle in a small store across the road, asked him to show me the right way. He pointed at a small road between the temple and Shatin Government Offices Building, on right side of the temple. Smilingly, I thanked him and left. And yeah,there was a sign there,said *to ten thousand Buddhas Monastery* But it was a very small sign laa! Oh well, at least we finally found it, the right way! Yay!

     As a one of the famous monasteries in Hong Kong, I was expecting to see an entrance, I mean like a gate, maybe? Or anything! That's why I unbelievably yelled (again?) to my friend when I saw golden Buddhas in front of me "Omg,that's it! Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery, we are here!!!" I ran to the first statue, and there was no gate, no fences, just two big bins, and some bricks there. Ahhh,,I saw a green gate, was opened by a woman carrying her son, But not a gate to the Monastery, but who cares! Let's say Hi to all the Buddhas there!

This is the entrance to the Monastery

     It was a sunny day, with the summersun burning us, we were sweating like crazy! But it was really worth it:)  My friend even confidently said,," Ahh,, see,,I'm gonna take picture of every single of you, heyy Buddhas!!" I laughed like a winner this time,saying "Haha,heyy, there are more than 12k statues here!" He looked at me and said "Wahooo,r u kidding me?" I winked at him and continued walking.

A cute lady was so focus counting the statues in Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery

     Heyy it's just the beginning, I know:p And I have so many pictures of those Buddhas with the different postures. Wanna share them all with you actually, but I have to sleep now. It's almost 4am here. And also we met a wise old man in the middle of the jungle. Sounds weird? Nah,he's such an artist, with his principles of life. So yeah, gonna tell on my next post,,,see you!:)

#tenthousandbuddhasmonastery

Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery

     The Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery is a famous Buddhist monastery in Hong Kong, located on the mountain behind Shatin Pai TauVillage nearby the KCR Shatin Railway Station. It was founded from 1949 by the Reverend Yuet Kai and completed in 1957. The monastery is divided into upper and lower portions and occupied over eight hectares. It consisted of five temples, four pavilions, one pagoda and one veranda.

9-storey pagoda in Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery

     Main buildings of the monastery is the Ten Thousand Buddhas in which over 12,800 pieces of exquisite Buddha statues, each with different posture were placed on the walls. Moreover, the immortal body of  Rev. Yuet Kai is  situated in the central portion and let the people worship. At the opposite side of the temple is the 9-storey Pagoda, which was selected as the symbol of hong ong printed on the HK$ 100 banknote. Between the temple and and the pagoda is theVitasoda - Kwun Yam Pavilion ,and the 18 arhans are situated at both sides of veranda. Besides, the Manjusri and Samantabhadra Pavilions can be seen at the lower portion.

     At the upper portion there are Temple of The God of Heaven, the Candi Buddha Temple, the Kwun Yam Temple and the Temple of the Nei Tor (Amita) Buddha. Each temple all laced different statues of Buddha for people to worship. 

     

History:

     Reverend Yuet Kai roamed to Hong Kong in 1933. At the  beginning, he preached Buddhism in local monastery and many people followed him. Some years later, he planned to establish a Buddhism college when he accepted an estate that presented by a pious Buddhist who also a rich merchant. But finally he decided to found a monastery on this estate. 

     Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery was constructed beginning in 1949. At that rough time, Reverend Yuet Kai, despite of his old age carried the building materials personally from the foot mountain together with his diciples to build thids moastery. It spent eight years to complete all buildings and another ten years to finish te all more than 12,000 Buddha's statues. Consequently, the Monastery ecame one of the most popular monasteries in Hong Kong.

Kwun Yam Pavilion in Ten Thousand Buddhas Monastery

     The biggest recoderation after built started in 1982. At this time, the Vitasoda - Kwun Yam Pavilion, the 18 Arhan Verandas were rebuilt, and all the statues, including Buddha, Vitasoda, Kwun Yam and Arhan were repainted or coated by pure gold. 

     In 1997, a seriously landslip occurred in the monastery due to the stormy rain that destroyed some buildings of the monastery including both upper and lower portions, with among Temple of The God of Heaven and Temple of Kwun Yam were heavily destructed. The lower portion reopened to worshippers and tourists after nearly two years reconstruction. However, the upper portion still close for further remedial work.

     Today, the present abbot of the Monastery, Mr. Ng Sing Tat,is carrying out a new project to glorify the monastery by making 500 gilded Arhan statues with the size as big as human. Once the project completed, the gilded Arhan statue group placed outside would be an unique Buddhist scene around the world.

Founder: 

      Reverend Yuet Kai, the founder of the monastery, was a saga. He was not only a skilled player of Lyre, but also a talent poet. He was born in a wealth family and then studied philosophy in a famous university in China. At his age of 19, he determined to embrace Buddha to consecrate his own life to Buddhism, he flamed his small and the next fingers on left hand, and cut down a piece flesh as big as a palm from his chest to light forty-eight oil lamps in front of Buddha for his aspirations; first, never seeking the luxury living, second, reading and studying all Buddhism scriptures and the third, disseminating Buddhism to people and benefiting them. And he had achieved all what he wished.

     Reverend Yuet Kai passed away in 24th April (23th March in Chinese Calendar) 1965 at his age 87. After eight months of burying, his disciples followed his will to take his body out from the coffin, unbelievable Reverend Yuet Kai himself anticipation before death, the body did not change at all. Then the disciples coated the body with Chinese lacquer and gold leaves. U to now, the immortal body of Reverend Yuet Kai has still been preserved perfectly and placed in front of the altar in the main temple for people to worship.

Opening hours:

    9:00 am. - 5:00 pm. everyday

   (except the heavy raining day or with over typhoon signal No.8 or above is hanged)

Contact:

     Tel: (852) 2691 1067

     Fax: (852) 2607 3163

     Web-site: www.10kbuddhas.org

     e-mail: contact@10kbuddhas.org

     Address: 221 Pai Tau Village, Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China

     Mail: P.O. Box 12 Shatin Rural Committee Shatin, Hong Kong SAR, China

     

    

Lost In The Jungle?? AUUOOOO!!!

       

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         Ok, that's not a cool experience to share with you all. Haha, but well,yeah,, I want you to learn from my  mistakes here.I met wild monkeys, cows, dogs, and also actually there were so many hikers, along the trails. So I didn't think about get lost,,and not worry at all. So I sat on the beach for almost an hour, because I thought that I could catch the next boat in Ham Tin. So, yeah, couldn't find any trail,but only boats,so I turned around and walked to Ham Tin. 

        Before I reached there, I remember about an uncle who advised me to go to the beach. He said only need half hour walking from Sharp Peak Sign. I saw the nearest village after 20 minutes walking, so I thought "Uhm,,.this is just too fast, and where's the beach? Maybe I need to take another way,it's still 5pm, btw" And yeah , I took that way, oppositely from the village. 

       Fine, I saw there was no trail, but I continued to walked. I met wild cow again, took some pictures of him,and walked following the red ribbons tied by hikers in the branches of trees. There was a fallen tree blocking my way, but I don't know why,,haha,, I was still stubbornly finding another way. Maybe,, because I remembered about the beach. I walked and walked, until I could hear, kinda like water sounds, so I sped up walking. Finally,, I reached the beach!Yayyyyy!!! 

       But you know,, what did I find there? Just a quite beach,,, was so peaceful actually, only me, sand, and the sea. I saw a lot of footprints along the beach, means there was a crowded beach in the morning, or afternoon, but not when I was standing there, felt so strange for me. I screamed loudly, I could see the sea, with red color in some parts, I know it was just, some of algae families, maybe having dinner. But my mind,,said,,"No, it isn't algae, but someone's body in the sea, bleeding so hard, maybe eaten by sharks!!!!!" So I didn't wanna spend too long staying there. I made a very short video, then decided to go back to the village.And mind your step, because cow's poop everywhere.

      Ok, I didn't wanna take the same way with my first route, so I took another direction. I just randomly chose the nearest entrance, not exactly an entrance actually. Because I needed to bend my body,almost crawling to get there. And also so many plants with thorns, scraping my skin, but I didn't pay attention,it was 5.30pm, and was almost dark, no friends, no foods, no internet, nothing, but only me.

         Until I saw those bones. I stopped walking, and looked around me. I couldn't find red ribbons, footprints, I totally lost in the jungle! I know heyy, it was just cow's fossil. But then, again, my mind said "How if there's a cannibal here, and you come even closer to their home,and they"re gonna make you as a delicious dinner! Noo way!!!" I quickly walked back to the entrance, to the thorny plants, and to the small hole for me to crawl.I just wanted to get out of the jungle! So,I tried to find the first entrance, with red ribbons in trees, branches, leaves. Omg, I walked so fast half run half flying,idk!

         I reached the nearest village, there was a restaurant there, with two uncles watching TV. I asked them, where I can  catch the boat, and how long to go there.One of them said there's a ferry pier in Ham Tin, I only need to following the trail and walked for 15 minutes. Another uncle even said, "Ohh, I think 10 minutes is enough for you, girl" Ok, I smilingly thanked them, and continued my journey. 

        I walked along the river banks, and met two hikers, but I was in hurry to smile at them. Ok,, I finally reached Ham Tin, around 6pm. Texted my friends, saying that I get lost in the jungle!The truth is,,,I was eating a big portion of fried noodles. Awwww,,, I didn't mean to fool them!  Because when I asked a boy, uhm,, a waiter in that restaurant, he said I only need to walked for few minutes from there to catch the boat. But then, when I was still enjoying my lunch and dinner at the same time, there was an uncle suddenly said that there's no boat there. "You have to walk to Pak Tam Au, because I worry, there's no boat in this hour" I looked at him,"Omg, are you kidding me, uncle? I started from Pak Tam Au at 12.30pm today, and now,it's almost 6.30pm! Are you sure, there's no another way, for me to just go back home?" He showed his symphaty,"My only advise,girl, is just quickly finish your food, and walk again" Ughhh,, he reminded me for few times, before I really listened to him.

        And the real journey had just began. Felt like, "I wanna steal this boat laa! I don't care if I end up in the jail! But,the only problem is, I don't know how to operate it". Ok ,I walked as fast as I could, was so wet of sweating. Mosquitoes happily had a party on my hands, but I din't care!Just walked and walked, there was only home in my mind. "I am not a loser, I'm not a loser" I said to myself, over and over, repeatedly! I used my phone as a flashlight,covered my ears, listening random song, so I didn't feel lonely,scared, or worry. Sometimes I turned off my flashlight, when there was a lamp. But suddenly the lamp was turned off somehow. I got a heart attack!!!I walked faster!Whoaahh,, I ignored some men sitting near by Sharp Peak sign. When I finally could see the boats, I was just too late, they were all gone, uhh, leaving me alone!

       In the dark there were some hikers also without light, they said,,hallo, and hi,asked me, am I alone. I answered them without slowing down my steps. And then, maybe, ten minutes before I reached Pak Tam Au, there was a couple, standing in front of me, they had no light with them,so we walked together. When we finally could meet the other hikers in the starting point, I felt so grateful! I was 7.30pm, I put on my clothes and walked to the bus stop. So many people there,then I stopped my music,drank lemon tea from the restaurant in Ham Tin,I put it in my bottle as I didn't have enough time there. I could hear the wild dogs howling, talking to each other maybe. I texted my friends saying that I've safely got in the bus. She blamed me, talking about how stupid I am, hiking alone, in the foggy and drizzly day, have no plans, with such not enough equipment, bla,bla,bla,etc.

       Ohh, well, when I finally got in the train, I couldn't open my eyes,it was an exhausting journey. Felt so sleepy, as I woke up in the early morning, and had 7 hours hiking. Woahhh, I've learnt from my mistakes, that I won't hike alone, I'll always make a well preparation for every journey, and that I will also always hike in the morning, so if I get lost again, I wouldn't spend my night in the middle of the dark jungle. Haha,, it's been a week, but you know, the mosquitoes bites on my hands still feels so itchy. Just, I won't stop hiking:)

Monkeys, Puppies, and Beaches!

       Still about Sharp Peak Expedition! Ohh and yeahh I also met some wild monkeys there!Monkeys with bananas? Haha, no, lucky me,because I could see the king of monkey eating leaves on the treetops. Do you wanna see him too? Ok, don't worry, I got some pictures of him. Not a good one, though :p

         Haha, I didn't realize there was a monkey there, until I heard some noises, and when I saw another side of the hill,awwww he was there, having his lunch.

         Also there were so many wild dogs, but they won't bite you, unless you tease them! One of them, still baby, really so cute! So many hikers called it,"Heyy, cute puppy, wanna play with me?"

        I sat on the beach for a while, wrote a letter for my friend. Haha, I know sounds like an old way :p , a message in the bottle? Awww!Then that puppy and his mom, they successfully  made my day! You know why? When I was sitting alone there, they just suddenly came to me, and showing me their best pose. I laughed happily when I saw that dog many times changed the pose and following by her baby!Exactly the same pose,they were just so compacted!Haha :D  But the other dogs, they blocked my way, by sleeping along the trail,haha, look at them!

        As It was just still about 3.30pm , I decided to continue walking. I went to the other side of the beach, but couldn't find any hiking trails, so I turned around back to the crowded beach ( haha crowded by sleeping dogs and hikers of course :p )

       I chose Ham Tin as my next point to take a rest and also I planned to just take a boat  back to home actually. I asked someone, how long it will take to reach Ham Tin, she only said, "Ohh still so far away, but don't worry, there are so many restaurants there!" Smilingly I thanked to her. I forgot about Sharp Peak, until I saw a sign. I asked an uncle and he advised me not to go there, as it was almost dark, around 4.20pm. I told myself,"Come on, this is the reason why you come here, don't miss your chance, heyy!" But that uncle and also his friend, they persuaded me haha, not relly!

They said "Next time you need to go earlier, if you wanna climb it,and it's raining now, so dangerous for you!You may go to the beach, just half hour walk from here" So I followed their instructions then :p

Sharp Peak! I am Coming, Yippie!!

       What is Sharp Peak? Where is it? How to go there?  Haha,,ok ,easy, easy :p
Sharp Peak, also known as Nam She Tsim (蚺蛇尖), is a hill which lies within the Sai Kung East Country Park,^[1] north of Tai Long Wan, in the Sai Kung Peninsula in Hong Kong. It is particularly well known for its well defined sharp peak, which rises to a height of 468 meters above sea level.^[1] The hill is reasonably hard for hikers and should only be attempted in good weather with correct equipment, although it is a popular site for hiking in Hong Kong.
       

        Yup, that's it! I couldn't see the beach clearly because it was too foggy and drizzly yesterday. So I started from Diamond Hill Exit C2. Was quite easy to find the bus terminus, from Exit C2 , then you just need to turn left. And walk to find the 96R bus stop, but it's only operating on Sundays and public holidays. I got in bus around 11.20 am , couldn't close my eyes because it was my first time, and was alone, so I didn't wanna miss it! Pak Tam Au bus stop, haha I was repeating that name along the way, but it took so long to reach there, almost an hour! Whoaahhh! Finally I got off and began my journey around 12.30pm

        Nothing's special, I was just following the trail. I thought "Seriously it's gonna be so easy for me!" Haha, I didn't mean to underestimate the reviews that I've read  randomly from some hikers. But even thought yesterday was a drizzly day, I didn't find it hard for me to just hike.

        Haha, I was surprised to see this guy passing that bridge. I didn't wanna fight with him,,aww haha, so I let him to just walk first. Forget about "Ladies First" rules, ladies! He's such a strong big wild guy,,,and he's hungry!

       So, it's a lunch time, isn't it? Nom nom nom! Yeah,, you look so hungry Mr.Bull, don't worry I won't bothering you!

So I walked slowly beside him, was a bit nervous actually, as I saw his size, and his horns!

        

        I saw a mangroves beach, haha I happily ran to the water! I spent few minutes just sitting there! Then a hikers family came, papa, mama, with 2 children, so I gave my seat to them,haha,it was just a stair actually, while me,wandering along the beach. Oh heyy, I don't remember, but I think it was around 2.30pm when I reached the mangroves beach. It was such a long journey for me. I thought that I've missed the Sharp Peak, my main destination. But no, I haven't reached yet! Gonna tell you on my next post la :) So,, see you! And happy hiking all hikers!!!Yippiee!

Shing Mun Reservoir

        Haha,,yeah! Shing Mun Reservoir, where is it? Ok, Shing Mun Reservoir is a reservoir in Hong Kong. It's located in Shing Mun, the area between Tsuen Wan and Shatin, in New Territories. I've never been there, until last week. Actually that was my friend's idea, so I just following them :p

Yup,that's it! Shing Mun Reservoir

       We took off from Tsuen Wan MTR exit C. You just need to walk along the footbridge,and turn left. You will see a traffic light right in front of you, just don't cross the road. Haha,because we did, lol! But then my friend asked someone, finally we got the right track,yay!!! We found the minibus stop. Just remember to take minibus no 82! But don't worry, there was a sign with simple English said " Shing Mun Reservoir". Bus fare : HK$ 4.90 

       

Macaca Mulatta in Shing Mun Reservoir

       So many monkeys there!!!I advise you all,to be careful! You know why? Last time, a wild monkey suddenly grabbed my grapes! I know that was my fault! My friend had warned me actually, but it was just too late! And in seconds, there were so many monkeys coming to me, including their King! "Omg,I'm in a real danger!", I thought. I didn't move for a while, when the King showing me his teeth. Few hikers who walked with me, they did nothing, but watching me. While my friends,they had left me behind!!

       Also if you are lucky enough, you could see a wild cow there! So yeah, haha, mind your step, heyy! I saw cow's poo, and also monkey's poo of course, everywhere!!

Moaahhhhh! a wild cow in Shing Mun Reservoir

       We were busy taking pictures along the way. So, I'm not really sure how long it takes if we just walking nonstop. And there's a Butterfly Park, but it was closed. I think because it's not a butterfly season, but still caterpillar, as I saw many caterpillars in a tree.

       I thought that I lost my way, because I din't see my friends. But I continued walking,and finally...

       I found the way to get down to the reservoir! Haha,I totally forgot about my friends, until I heard someone calling my name. "Awww, I'm fine!!", answered me. I looked at the other side of the reservoir,and yippie!!They were still taking pictures of course, same as me. I was so happy that day, but we needed to rush! One of my friend, she even ran along the way back to the minibus stop, haha. 

My Dad, My Real Hero:)

My dad,he is not so tall, he's also small
My dad, with his black shiny skin because of sunburning plus sweating
My dad with his beard and bushy mustache
My dad with his stories and smiley face
My dad and his stupid jokes just to make me laugh
My dad with his spirit will always say "yes,my girl,you can do it!"
My dad is my everything
He is my idol, my friend, my motivator, and my tutor
He is my guardian, my favorite person
He would take me wherever he goes, proudly introducing me to anyone he met
"She's my little girl,a smart and good girl"
That's what he always said
My dad is my compass
The only one I really trust
He would show me the way when I'm lost
He's also the one who I love the most
My dad is my real hero
When I want something then he won't give a no
No matter how far, but he would still go
Ohh,dad, you know?
I would do anything to keep you smile
I won't let you down even just for a while
Cz I love you dad, and I promise that I'll always be your good little girl:)

How to Reawaken Your Sex Drive

Here are some natural ways to reawaken your sex drive.

Solo

• Get enough sleep
• Take up a sensuous physical activity: dancing, yoga, massage
• Get more exercise-find a way to use your body that makes you feel physically alive
• Take a ballroom dance class. Tango and other Latin dances are especially good for having sexy, sensual experiences that can help reawaken your womanly self. African dance can also be very sexually and sensually grounding
• Meditate: being present can often enhance intimacy, connectedness, and sexual feelings
• Learn tantric breathing
• Get some sensual or sexy underwear that you like, and that you can wear all day under your business suit or sweat pants
• Tune in to your sexual fantasies. If you don't have fantasies, experiment!
• Develop some new fantasies from erotic or romantic books or movies
• Visit sex boutique, in person or online, and pick up a vibrator or another sex toy designed to give you a solo experience

With your partner

• Do something sensuous, challenging, or exciting together: take up dancing; go rock climbing together; travel to a new and exciting place; learn a language together
• Learn to give each other massages, including erotic massages
• Explore the joys of edible oils, which can be found in versions that smell good, taste good, and are good for you
• Find opportunities to see each other "in your power"-doing something you're really good at or really love to do
• Explore tantric breathing together, research shows that it can incredibly helpful in increasing arousal
• Explore your sexual fantasies together
• Develop some new fantasies from sharing erotic or romantic books or movies
• Visit a sex boutique, in person or online and pick out some sex toys

Is It me or My Hormones???

PMS and painful periods?No way!!!!Ok,you are gaining weight, feeling"off" and frequently tired,irritable, and moody. During the week before your period, you may be subject to cravings, bloating, mood swings, or anger.The week of your period, you get cramps and perhaps heavy bleeding.Also for women in 40's, you may be noticing more frequent problems with memory, focus, and mood, not to mention weight gain, sex drive, and what feels like the loss of your sensuality.

PMS and painful periods are often the result of a hormonal imbalance.When your hormones are balanced again, these problems can disappear. And balancing your hormones is surprisingly simple.Support your hormonal balance by practising the de-stressing activities that restore your spiritual and mental health.

And you can modify stress by :

1. Getting seven to nine hours of restful sleep each night.
2. Doing moderate"bursting" exercise 20 minutes a day, four days a week.
3. Avoiding as far as possible the environmental toxins that stress your system.
4. Reaching out to loved ones, friends, and community.
5. Being outdoors.
6. Getting a pet or spending time with animals.
7. De-stressing with such activities as massage, yoga, meditation, "me time", journaling, and other ways of reconnecting to yourself.
8. Treating yourself with as much compassion as you show others.
9. Engaging in blissful activities that give you pleasure, such as dancing, singing, reading, playing with children, or sex!

How Can I Survive Without Internet? Whoaaa:o

Yep!!It's kinda like a stupid question actually. But admit it, that internet is the most important thing for everyone,or almost everyone! Then how can I survive without the internet in my life? Ok,you may live in the jungle then. Haha,no just kidding:p

So I woke up this morning and I opened my laptop,ready to write a new article. But you know what?? *No internet connection,try to reload this page* That's what I got. I thought, it was just a temporarily trouble.Then I checked all the wires that connected with my PC,unplugged,then plugged it back.Still no difference. Ok, I checked the wifi connection,still no internet access!!!whoaa! I racked my brain,trying to figure it out,how can I connect my PC with the internet access.   

Finally I used my old phone as a wifi hotspot. It's working perfectly for the other phones,but not for PC. Fine, I give up!!!Maybe I am not gonna use it for a while. But I won't give up on making new articles here,,haha. So I use my phone to post something new. Because,yeah, if you really wanna do something,you will always find a way.But if you don't,then you will only find an excuse:p


  

Life Cycle of Butterflies

      This morning i saw a dead butterfly on the street. It looked so pretty,still so beautiful, when I found it. So I took it, and put near the flowers in the park. Because I wanted to take its picture.

A beautiful butterfly

     Then I continued to walk, and I met a pupa. It's metamorphosis from caterpillar, then pupa, before finally become a beautiful butterfly. I remember that I got this lesson when I was in primary school. But now,oh well, I have totally forgotten about it. So this will be my topic for tonight, life cycle of butterflies.

transformation from caterpillar into pupa

`     As advanced insects, butterflies have a "complete" life cycle. This means that there are four separate stages, each of which looks completely different and serves a different purpose in the life of the insect.

1. The egg ( 3-4 days ) is a tiny, round, oval, or cylindrical object, usually with fine ribs and other microscopic structures. The female attaches the eggs to the leaves, or stems, usually near the intended caterpillar food.
2. The Caterpillar or larva ( 10-14 days )  is the long, worm-like stage of the butterfly.It often has an interesting pattern or stripes, and may have spine-like hairs. It is the feeding and growth stage. As it grows, it sheds its skin four or more times so as to enclose its rapidly growing body.
3. The Chrysalis or pupa ( 10-14 days )  is the transformation stage within which the caterpillar tissues are broken down and the adult insect's structures are formed.
4. The adult or imago ( 2-5 weeks ) is colorful butterfly usually seen. It is the reproductive and mobile stage for the species. The adults undergo courtship, mating and egg- laying. The adult butterfly is also the stage that migrates or colonizes new habit.