Dragon Boat Day is a big day in Hong Kong!

Its the dragon boat season in June, every year! A big must-watch when you are here! This year we are back at Daryl & Tristan's boat again cheering for their team.

Dragon boat races are way fun. To be honest, I think its a massive junk party. Boats from every company in HK are lined up side by side. After the race, the team gets back to their boat. Beers are free-flowing (See what I mean).
The races itself are really entertaining. Some teams go all the way dressed in costumes. My personal favourites were the man-slaves & the crayon team! Some are really professional and serious.

The best cheerleading team ever

 After the races are over, the party continues on the street in Stanley.

Stanley in the evening.

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Doesn't this just say it all?

In Memory of an amazing soul

Do not stand at my grave and weep
I am not there. I do not sleep.
I am a thousand winds that blow.
I am the diamond glints on snow.
I am the sunlight on ripened grain.
I am the gentle autumn rain.
When you awaken in the morning's hush
I am the swift uplifting rush
Of quiet birds in circled flight.
I am the soft stars that shine at night.
Do not stand at my grave and cry;
I am not there. I did not die.

Mary Elizabeth Frye

 

It's your birthday today. You would have been 37. 

 

What if you were still here? I imagine you would be in the middle of another adventure, travelling an exotic country, climbing another mountain, running through an unexplored trail. In my mind you still are. 

But that's how it is. You live in all our memories and through everything we do that you have taught us. That is how we honour you. Even when you are gone, you are still the teacher and we are your students.

In memory of an amazing soul (5/6/76-11/11/11)

These friends are for life

Tomorrow I will be getting back to Hong Kong. It will feel a little empty. I am already missing a few friends who have begun their next chapter in life elsewhere in the world.

Call me a dreamer. I believe that everything that happens, well it happens for a reason. The people you meet on this journey in life, each and everyone stands for something. The people you connect with, none of which was accidental. Each one affects the other. And I suspect, I've changed a little after I met all of you. I appreciate this. Every little things, every little moments.

Nirvick, Rachael & Anya. Each one so different and yet so similar and so special in their very own ways.

I've only known you guys for a little over 1 year. Seems like such a short time but seems like forever as well. All the long hikes, the heart to heart, the crazy jokes, the fun home cooked dinners. None of these are replaceable. None forgotten. Ever.

I'll miss you guys a long long time. And I definitely look forward to seeing you somewhere, anywhere in this big yet small world of ours.

We are after all friends for life.