Cheung Yeung

Tuesday was Cheung Yeung in HK which is a public holiday. It is based on a story from the Han dynasty when an oracle advised a man to take his family to a high place to escape a plague. When he returned the man found every living thing had died. Not much celbrateing but lots of locals go walking in the hills...

It meant that Steve got half the day off. I had a lzy morning as I have a bit of an infection in my chest or throat - could be from walking in and out of air conditioning all day, a result of my reflexology unlocking something or the air quality here - or a bit of them all I think..

We headed into the Kowloon Cricket Club in the afternoon for a family outing which was nice and relaxing - we played with the kids, watched a bit of cricket and then I had a Vindaloo to try to get my system moving a bit! After tea Lou and kids went home and Steve and I had a look around Kowloon which is a bit different from HK Island. It feels more local (chinese?) and a bit more relaxed than Hong Kong Island. We checked out the Sound and Light show which happens everynight in Hong Kong - where all the office buildings on Hong Kong island light up and put on a show to tinnie music. It was good to check out and seemed very appropriate for Asia - the Green lasers off the top of a few buildings was the best!