Leglessbird leisure guide

Dinner with Candy

By Robert H. Schuller

"By my God, I can leap over a wall. As for God, His way is perfect." -II Samuel 22:30,31

What is courage? Courage is not the absence of fear. Courage is deciding to go ahead even when you're scared stiff.

If you make a decision where there's no risk involved, it does not require courage. If you are moving ahead and you know you cannot fail, that doesn't take any courage.

Do you want to stay where you are the rest of your life? God has bigger and better things for you and me, but we'll never advance 'til we take a chance. Taking a chance means you run the risk of possible failure, real hurt. Courage! Somebody said to me, "But some people have it and some people don't."

Courage isn't a gift. Courage is a decision. Courage is that scary emotion that motivates you to make the right decision. Courage is always a choice! Courage is something I can never lose. Because courage is something I can always choose. Courage is when you know it's what God wants you to do. I've got that courage, and I get it, frankly, from Jesus Christ. If you believe that God is alive, that He loves you, that He's forgiven you and that He has a plan for your life, automatically you have courage.

"Thank you, Lord, that you are giving me courage. You have called me to make daring decisions, to put my feet on a road, and only You know where that road will lead, only You know how far it will take me. Lord, touch me and let me know that the beginning of success is when I reach up and put my hand in Yours and decide to walk faithfully with You all through life. Amen

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I am living today controlled by my God-inspired positive ideas!

Meeting point: Stanley Pier (please see attached maps for meeting point, ferry route and Po Toi Island)
Meeting Time and Date: Sun 28 Oct 9:40am at the Stanley Pier

Po Toi Island 蒲苔島
Po Toi is southern-most island of Hong Kong, particularly noted for its massive, strange and fascinating rocks. We'll take the 11:30am ferry at Stanley; have lunch at Tai Wan after reaching Po Toi (and tasting its famous fish congee and seaweed soup would be a good idea). Besides visiting the Tin Hau Temple and the historical Mo's Old House巫氏廢宅, our adventurous journey would cover the Coffin Rock棺材石, Monk Rock, Buddha's Palm Cliff佛手巖and Rock Carving and the Tortoise Climbing up the Mountain 靈龜上山

We will have lunch at the restaurant on Po Toi Island. Bring water, snacks, towels, sun cream, sun glasses and a hat!

The most convenient way is to take the ferry at Stanley (take the bus 6A at Exchange Square to St. Stephen's Beach). The ferry to Po Toi is operated by 翠華船務 http://www.traway.com.hk/routes.html (booking enquiry: 2272-2022)

From Stanley - We take the 10am ferry
From Po Toi - 3:30pm or 5pm (we will take the 5pm one, if some people want to leave early, they can take the 3:30pm boat)
Price: $40 (round trip)

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Meeting Point (Stanley Pier)	Ferry Route
Po Toi Island

Leglessbird Book Club gathering - Share your favourite book with others
Date: Saturday, October 27, 2007
Time: 3:00pm - 5:00pm
Location:
SkyZone Restaurant and Lounge (Opposite to Victoria Park)
Level 33, Rosedale on the Park, Catic Plaza, 8 Causeway Road, Causeway Bay

Description
If you enjoy reading and want to meet others who do, come to our gathering and bring along your favourite book and share with others!

La famile est tres gentil parler avec nos. Great practice of spoken French! It's fun ...

Cuisine: French in Central
My rating: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 4
Price per person: HKD 400+ dinner

Address and tel.no
1/F, LFK Tower, 33 Wyndam St., Central
+852 2523 0200

Review:
We had oysters (gigas + island pacific). I prefer island pacific for the creamy texture. Potato Leek soup, Escargot, Lobster pasta. White wine: L&E Blanc Bordeaux. Classic atmosphere, something like an old french restaurant with high ceiling. It's quiet before 8:30pm on Saturday. We enjoyed this meal very much. As the name suggests, it has good seafood selection on the menu. Wine list is so so.

Cuisine: Japanese in Causeway Bay
My rating: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Atmosphere: 3
Price per person: HKD 200

Address and tel.no
No. 60 Po Tung Road, Sai Kung

Review:
We came here after a whole day hike, tired and hungry, a nice surprise to have found this restaurant, the portion is big, food is pretty nice. I quite like the interior deco.

Type, Country, Year: Romance, Drama, Japan, 2006

Director: Nobuhiro Doi

My rating: 4
Key actors/actresses:
Satoshi Tsumabuki ... Yotaro Shingaki
Masami Nagasawa ... Kaoru Shingaki
Kumiko Aso ... Keiko Inamine

Story:
In Okinawa, when Yotaro was a little boy, he promised his dying mother to take care of his young step-sister Kaoru, Karou's father was a singer in a band, he married Yotaro's mother and soon left them and Kaoru behind.

Life was tough for Yotaro and Kaoru after Yotaro's mother died. Kaoru went to live with Yotaro's grandma in another city. A few years later, Yotaro has become a young man who wanted to open his small restaurant and Kaoru is moving back to live with Yotaro and continues her secondary education. Unfortunately, Yotaro has been cheated by someone, he lost all his saving and is deep in debt, which completely shattered his dream of opening his restaurant. Karou stands by her brother and try to give him all her support.

Brother and sister only in name but with no blood tie and living under the same roof, their love and emotion for each other is also the strongest force pulling them apart, sacrificing oneself to help the other is too much to bear for the other party. Soon, Karou is going to University and decides to move out to live on her own, how would things evolve between them?

My review:
I can't really say I like the ending much, but the plot from the beginning up till the ending is pretty good. Satoshi and Masami play their roles very well. It is a pretty touching stories. "Tears for you" broke box office record in Japan in 2006.

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19 people turned up for the 7-hour hike in Sai Kung! Great exercise!!!

Apparently, this boat is only slightly younger than The Titanic, very different fate...