Leglessbird leisure guide

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Time and Date: 4-6pm Sat 26th April 2008
Place: 5/F, Wellington Plaza, 56-58 Wellington Street, Central (further up Wellington Street from the famous "Yung Kee") MAP

Capacity: 25 people
Fee: HK$ 50 to cover the rent
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We would like to share with you our photos and stories during our trip to the Antarctica during Jan/Feb 2008. If you are interested in wildlife (such as Penguins and Seals), wonderful landscape and adventures, please come and join us on 26 April. Limited places, RSVP required.

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French in Central
2/F, 29 Wydnham Street, Central
+852 2525 1681

We had lunch here which is good and affordable. It is further up the hill of Wydnham street and located on the 2nd floor.

French in Central
G/F, 28-32 Gough Street Central, HK
+852 2543 1822
Price per person HKD300+

There are now quite a few restaurants in Gough, we picked Farfalle, as we were told that the chef used to work for Ritz Carlton overseas. The food was nice but a bit pricy. The dessert plate was a nice surprise. The king prawn pasta was pretty tasty. The soup was good too.

We had a good cool hike at Dragon's Back in heavy fog. So we all got very wet. We then took a bus to Shek O to have dinner.

An exhibition by a Japanese Artist

Irene and Dominic in Antarctica, Jan/Feb 2008

Dear Family and Friends,

We hope all is well with you and your family. It has been over 3 months since our last greeting, we trust you had good Chinese New Year and Easter break. We had been travelling a bit, exploring Antarctica by boat in Jan/Feb was indeed very eye-opening, seeing plenty of penguins and other wildlife and unpolluted natural environment with some of the most spectacular landscape on earth. All these remind us how very important that we must protect and preserve the global environment that we live in and very much depend upon.

This trip had also completed our unplanned goal of travelling together to all 7 continents. While feeling a sense of a small achievement, we felt very blessed to have such opportunity. Please see below for the trip summary and photos. We are planning to hold a seminar to share our experience. Hope to see you then.

We also stopped over South America and Paris en route to Hong Kong from Antarctica. Upon our return, we experienced the coldest and longest winter in Hong Kong in 40 years, we fear such abnormal weather is becoming the norm. Again the tragic consequence of human activities destroying our own planet.

As always please drop us a note when you are free, we would love to hear how you are getting on.

Best wishes,
Irene and Dominic - April 2008

What are Irene and Dominic up to?
In addition to Dominic's consulting work, he had been organizing and participating in numerous events related to visitors from Cambridge University - Prof. Alison Richard, the Vice Chancellor, Dame Patricia Hodgson, the Principal of Newnham College and the officers from Girton College's development office. He is also working with a team of young alumni in planning the mentorship seminar series and the annual dinner of the Friends of Cambridge University in Hong Kong.

Irene is currently planning for the fiscal year of 2008 ? 09, so that she could find a way to work more without reducing her time to study and travel. One of the goals is to keep her body healthy and full of energy by more regular exercise. She is working on an online platform for virtual arts with a few friends while continuing with her existing work. She enjoys having visitors from Athens and Geneva lately. After the amazing Antarctica trip, her eyes are now on the Arctic region. Besides she is collecting more knowledge about Russia, Japan, Singapore, Mongolia, Egypt, Jordan and Syria.

We were at 2 hikes (photos 1 & 2), a book club gathering, a visit to the Chanel Mobile Art and an excellent lecture on ?Behind-the-Scene Stories of the National Treasures Exhibition? 國寶展覽背後的故事: 清明上河圖 by Mr Marco Szeto, Curator, Xubiazhai, Hong Kong Museum of Art and more... We also took a short break to the beautiful Yunnan over Easter holiday which was relaxing, then we spent a weekend at Disney Hotel, Hong Kong.

Travel recommendation: Antarctica

It doesn't seem that long ago that we were all excited in planning (August 2007) for our long trip to Antarctica, South America and Paris during January and February 2008. We have since returned to Hong Kong but the excitement stays. We felt a sense of achievement to have visited all 7 continents together and at the same time we felt deeply blessed. The Antarctica cruise was about wildlife, nature and history (explorers who came before us). To call it eye-opening maybe an understatement...more thoughts and photos on Antarctica

For other travel photos (South America, Paris) please click here.

Restaurant recommendation: Amber - French

Western in Central
Landmark Mandarin Oriental, 15 Queen's Road Central, The Landmark, Central, Hong Kong | T: +852 2132 0188

Very good service and good food just as you would expect from Mandarin Oriental! There is a private room that can host about 24 people. Their menu changes every 4 months or so.
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Book recommendation: The God Delusion by Richard Dawkins

The God Delusion (buy from Amazon) by Richard Dawkins

A very deep and comprehensive book that talks about why there is no God, not an easy book to read. "God delusion" covers a very wide angle, "Respects that religion doesn't deserve", "God Hypothesis", Why human is receptive to the idea of religion and how religion arised as a result, the inconsistency in scriptures people simply choose to ignore, the alternatives to God that can still explain the world, the human moral standard with or without God, Science Vs Religion. Dawkins is a firm believer in Evolution/Darwinian world.

I have enjoyed reading this book very much, it will help you to decide one way or the other.

Thai in Tsim Sai Tsui
2/F 1 Knutsford Terrace, TST

If you like Thai and spicy food, Spice is a good choice for you. We had dinner here with friends and tried a few spicy dishes and sat around to chat.

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Five minutes management course

Lesson 1:

A man is getting into the shower just as his wife is finishing up her
shower, when the doorbell rings.

The wife quickly wraps herself in a towel and runs downstairs.

When she opens the door, there stands Bob, the next-door neighbour.

Before she says a word, Bob says, 'I'll give you $800 to drop that towel.'

After thinking for a moment, the woman drops her towel and stands
naked in front of Bob, after a few seconds, Bob hands her $800 and
leaves.

The woman wraps back up in the towel and goes back upstairs.

When she gets to the bathroom, her husband asks, 'Who was that?'

'It was Bob the next door neighbour,' she replies.

'Great,' the husband says, 'did he say anything about the $800 he owes me?'

Moral of the story:
If you share critical information pertaining to credit and risk with
your shareholders in time, you may be in a position to prevent
avoidable exposure.

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Cuisine: Thai in Central
My rating: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Atmosphere: 5
Price per person: HKD 180

Address and tel.no
Shop 2004, Podium Level 2, IFC Mall, Central
+852 2521 1117

Our second visit to Lian, nice deco and decent food. We had soft-shell crab, eggplant. I particularly like the atmosphere.