I have a realisation that I should take up Mandarin course now. Especially because when I visit HK in the future, people will start talking in Mandarin, which I do not understand! The transition of teaching in Mandarin as apposed to Cantonese is planned (People's Daily - Hong Kong considering shifting to Mandarin). On the side, it is good to have another language on your CV. ;)

Since my relations are in Tai Po, I found this article from www.news.gov.hk, a new giant floral display at Tai Po Waterfront Park. Cool. Wish I was there to see it.

Hong Kong is opening Avenue of Stars in the second quarter of next year. The walk will be constructed on the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront promenade. (Article from news.gov.hk)

Was in Florida last week. Really nice, but what I wanted to write about here is that I did not see many local Asian people in the area of Florida I was at (Port St. John, by the way). Come to think of it, I hardly saw many Asian tourists in Seaworld, Space Kennedy Centre and Universal Studios. There were some groups, but not in droves.
I know that Hong Kong are getting more tourists now, are are recovering very well (which is good news), as they are attracting many mainland Chinese to go to Hong Kong.
But it is wierd to hear many other Chinese people speak Cantonese in Newark airport while I was waiting to get my connecting flight back to Dublin, and coming back to Dublin, and all you would mainly hear is Mandarin. I really have to try and learn that some day!