HKU's Dead Month

I can't believe there's only a little less than a month left.  These last couple of months in Hong Kong has flown by so fast.  There's still so much that I want to do here.  

In terms of academics, these last few weeks have been pretty hectic.  This is the last week of classes, then we get a Revision Week and the week after that is the beginning of finals.  However, my language courses have finals early during this week (foreign language classes usually meet 2 days a week so one day is for the written exam and the other day is for the oral exam). It's not just foreign language courses, but also some lecture-based courses have finals scheduled for this week.  Some of my friends also have one or more of their final exams this week.  It depends on the professor.

After Reading Week (end of Oct.-early Nov.), there is so much schoolwork piled up waiting for me.  All the P's (Projects, Posters, Presentations, and Papers) tend to be due around this last month of classes.  Just a heads up for those who will be going on exchange at HKU in the near future: HKU really loves these, especially group projects, so be prepared.  If you want to travel around Asia, it's best to travel before Reading Week unless you are taking a light course load.  But, a lot of exchange students are cramming in last minute weekend trips to Southeast Asia, Taiwan, Japan, etc. within this month.

Even though I am super busy these days, I'm still taking time off to relax and enjoy myself in Hong Kong. Recently, I went with a few friends to OZONE, the highest bar in the world.  It was raining and we were in the clouds so there wasn't much of a view.  However, it was still awesome. I also went to Lamma Island for a day.  There were beaches, a lot of food, and a little bit of walking/light-hiking from one side of the island to the other, so it was pretty fun.  I'll get back to studying for now. I still have exams the day after tomorrow.

OZONE

OZONE

Lamma Island after getting off the ferry

Map of Lamma Island