This is going to be a list of cool things I discover about life in Asia, as I discover them. I will add to it regularly over the next few months...so if you want to know about some crazy stuff that goes on over here on the other side of the world...this is the place for you!
1. The library uses a really, really cool space-saving system. The shelves are on tracks, and they are all right beside each other, shelf-to-shelf (there is not enough space to get to the book you want). So, you stand in front of the aisle you want to enter, press a button on the outside of the shelf, and then four or five shelves will move to the side at once, allowing you to enter the aisle and grab the book you need. There is also an automatic light system...when you enter an aisle, additional lighting turns on overhead so that you can see the call numbers. Not that light is a problem in this library...an entire wall of the library is a four-story high window, overlooking the sea.
2. Like I mentioned before, there are over 30 elevators on campus, used to move students, staff and faculty to and from classes.
3. If I wanted to (and I might want to), I could leave on Wednesday for the Philippines (returning on Monday) and a round-trip flight to Manila would cost me only $67 CAD.
4. Hong Kong has the largest Louis Vuitton in Asia. It is open from 9 am until midnight, seven days a week...but on Saturdays and Sundays, you will wait in line outside. I have seen this with my own eyes, and was amazed.
5. They call soccer "football" here.
6. They drive on the left side of the road. In China, they drive on the right.
7. You can take the subway from pretty much anywhere in Hong Kong to the Chinese border.
8. Bird's nest is a delicacy in Chinese culture, or, at least, the bird saliva that is used to hold nests together is. It is often served in soup, and it is one of the most expensive animal products consumed by humans (according to Wikipedia, a bowl of Bird's Nest Soup in Hong Kong costs $30 USD). I don't know...I haven't tried it - although, Bird's Nest is supposed to provide a variety of health benefits.
9. KFC and Pizza Hut both deliver directly to my residence...by motorcycle!
10. There is a Beachfront Barbecue Site on campus - it is awesome. I will try and take a picture of it next time I am there so I can show you. The best part? You can book the site online, and campus staff will light a fire for you, with charcoal and everything! Talk about going the extra mile.
11. I thought Western's Sophs (upper-years who live in residence and plan activities) were out of control. Here, they have even more spirit! I have had free breakfast twice, free dessert, a Valentine's Day celebration, pub night, and they help us to do our laundry or clean our rooms! And they have been wearing identical soph-ish outfits for two weeks now! The things they do are so creative.
More to come...
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mann i love bird's nest soup too even IF its made from spit!!! <333
ReplyDeletei eat it like once every monthish and used to bought from website hongkong-bird-nest.50webs.com/index_e.htm sometimes, my mom went back to hong kong and bought a full suitcase of it cause its cheaper there XD