I Did More Exploring

So, on Friday, I decided I needed a costume. I went with some other to Central and got some stuff. I then heard that the Ladies Market (which is a huge misnomer) also would have great stuff. It is in Mong Kok, not too far from Tsim Sha Tsui. So I stopped there on my way home from Central. It was so cool. Mong Kok is the most crowded area of the world I have ever seen - there's stuff and people literally everywhere. I walked around there for a while, bought a couple of presents for some people, then went back. I will definitely be coming back. It is a really cool place. Next time I'll bring my camera...

I got back to campus then around 8 or 9, and decided I would go into Lan Kwai Fung with Gunter and Yaser for dinner. I didn't plan on going out after, but I wore my Rex Grossman jersey just in case. We had a pretty good dinner at a Thai restaurant, but it didn't have anything on my meals with the folks. I ran into some of my BC friends after dinner, and, of course, they talked me into coming out with them. I had a very good time, and I'm glad I went out. It was very crowded, being that it was Halloween weekend, but it was fun.

The next day, I had planned to go to Lantau Island to see the Big Buddha. It is called the Tian Tan Buddha, and it is the largest outdoor seated bronze Buddha. It is indeed huge. I went with Bryan (from Vancouver), Ellen (from Florida), and Micro (local). We had a really good time, but it did take a while to get there. We first had to go to Central, then catch a ferry, then take a bus when we get off. I'm glad I went though. There was also a Buddhist monastery nearby, called the Po Lin Monastery, and that was also very cool. We left the area via a cable car, then had some dinner before heading back to campus. It was a great day. All told, the trip took around 10 hours. I went out last night to a jungle-themed party, and it was also pretty fun. No complaints.

So that's about it. Hopefully this post, and the other novel I just wrote, satiate everyone for a while. There's a ton of pictures up from the Buddha and from the parents' visit. Enjoy. Thanks for reading.