Villages

October first was a public holiday and to give Mum a break, Hannah and I went to explore the village next to our apartment block

Lok Lo Ha village from our flat in the morning sun.

Lok Lo Ha villiage is just 'uphill' from Royal Ascot.  It would have originally have been on the shoreline.  But then the estuary in front was reclaimed and a railway depo and racecourse built.  Then in the 1980s Royal Ascot built on a huge concrete podium above the railway, and now towers above.

Royal Ascot from the village.

The village is served by a short stretch of road but from there access is by narrow footpaths.  In the village proper the houses are a mix of standard 'village houses' packed close together.  Further up the hill some have gardens.  Everyone seems to have a dog.

Even further up the hill are what look like squatters dwellings, some of which seem abandoned.   Im guessing some date to the 50s and 60s when there was great influx of refugees from the mainland.

Government signs warn of the dangers of landslides and note that some houses are zoned for removal.

Royal Ascot rom the squatters houses up the hill.

Village temple

and guard cat

Another village temple

Kyo Chan

In September Kyoko came for a brief visit.  As always it was great to see her. 

Kyo-chan at Star Ferry terminal.

Visiting the Che Kung Temple at Tai Wai.

"Che Kung Miu is a temple for Che Kung (車公), who was a general during the Southern Song Dynasty (1127-1279) in ancient China."   

"The original temple was first built at the end of the Ming Dynasty (1368-1644) and was renovated 1890,[4] 1993 and 2004.  The recent renovation is considered to have "very much diminished the authenticity of temple".  A new temple was built in 1994 in front of the original one.  The original temple has been preserved in-situ; it is only occasionally open to the public.  It is classified as a Grade II historic building since 1987.  The current Che Kung temple, in Japanese-style, was built in 1993-1994 at a cost of HK$48 million. It is eight times the size of the old one."  (wiki link)

I wondered who the Porsche belongs to...

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Weekend

An exciting weekend.   We took delivery of the new bunk-bed for Hannah's room.   This is a 'Flexa' from Denmark and rather expensive, but fitted Hannah's requirements exactly.    

Hannah's room has never looked so tidy (before or since).   Hannah was happy to sleep in her own room like a big girl for 2-3 months.  But once winter started she moved back to our bed to sleep with Mum, Dad and Minimi.

A bike-ride with Daddy to Tai Po.   This is Ma On Shan from the promenade at 'Science Park' between FoTan and Tai Po.

Kites at the Tai Po Waterfront Park.

School Matsuri

In early September Hannah's school held a BBQ evening / summer matsuri

Video:  Japanese class doing bon-odori

Video:  Hannah on the climbing wall

Bike Ride

On Sunday, we hired bikes at Shatin Park and cycled to Ma On Shan and back.

Hannah took Popo-chan (for some of the way...)

Hannah was delighted to find swings

Bike path at Ma On Shan prominade

Rainbow at MaOnShan.  Looking across the ShingMun river from near the racecourse.

First Day of School

Soon after we moved in, Hannah had her first day at her new school.

She was very brave. 

And a little silly

Well done Hannah!

Hannah's Birthday Party

A couple of days after we moved in to our new apartment we held Hannah's birthday party with her  friends from her old school and Parkview.

We held the party at 'Funzone' in Kennedy Town.   Not the most original choice - but due to moving house we just didn't have time to organize Hypogryff rides with Goatie Tony.   Anyway Funzone is very convenient and the kids always have a ball.

Nannami and Satchie

Hannah was so happy and excited when everyone sang 'Happy Birthday', that Mum had to hold her down to stop her floating away.

Video:  Happy Birthday

Ella, Ritsu, Nanami, Sachie and Kia from school.

Maddie-sister and Maddie

Seri

Jacob from Tower 1

Jacobs sister Selina and Nana