Visit from Greg Wells

Last week we enjoyed a brief visit from an Australian colleague, Mr Greg Wells. Greg is the principal of Ellenbrook Christian College in Perth. He came to Hong Kong for a conference, and at Craig's invitation he made his way up to the New Territories for some different sights of Hong Kong.

After exploring some of Tai Po, we took a taxi to Tai Mei Tuk where we rented two family bikes. It was twilight, and the weather was cool and breezy.

After our joy-rides, Greg treated us all to a delicious meal at Luca's. (The grin on Craig's face is due to the genuine steak he is about to consume.) Thanks for making the extra effort to visit us, Greg!

Wordless Wednesday (for Amanda)

Photos from Jemilla

 My school photo

My class: 4B. We have been learning about Islam and division. My teacher's name is Mr Kadow. Every day he asks us how we want to be greeted: with a hug, with a high-five, or with a handshake. What would you choose? My best friend in the class is Ava.

Last Thursday was my class' turn to lead Chapel at school. I played an archaeologist looking for Chinese artefacts.

The archaeological team

Me talking about the Chinese characters

Chinese characters are interesting! We found connections between Chinese characters and the Bible.

Lining up for the sacrifice of the lamb at the end of Chapel

This is me at my friend Michael's birthday party.

More fun and games. I got this shirt from Joelle.

My friend Ava

We did matching pedicures on a sleepover.

Jane's birthday party (She is in the middle, next to me.) We are from lots of different countries including Finland, China, Australia, New Zealand, Brazil and the United States.

On the day of mid-Autumn Festival I leaned against a car's exhaust pipe and got burned. Now I have a crescent scar on my leg. (Note from Renee: Jemilla is actually quite proud of her moon scar and is hoping it won't fade too much.)

It was our helper's birthday last week. We took Aunty Celine out to tea at Triple O's because she had never eaten there before.

Stomp

Keegan has been waiting and waiting for today to arrive. When we heard that Stomp was coming to Hong Kong we immediately booked tickets for our wannabe drummer. Described as "musical theatre of choreographed percussion, movement and physical comedy", Stomp appeals to people of all ages. This afternoon's show is actually the fourth time that Craig and I have seen the performance. Our previous viewings were in New York, Brisbane, and Perth.

Here is Keegan on the MTR (first class!) holding Stomp drumsticks we bought in Brisbane.

We enjoyed lunch at Ebeneezers before the show.

At the Lyric Theatre, Hong Kong Academy of Performing Arts, Wan Chai

It was really special to spend this time with our middle child. Keegan loved the show, of course, sitting on the edge of his seat at times and hooting out loud with laughter at others. I confess I confiscated his drumsticks early on, as he was temped to tap along with the performers' beats. We all admired the way the performers used everyday items like broomsticks, garbage cans, newspapers, basketballs, etc to tap out an infectious beat. Perhaps Keegan will even swap his dreams of one day playing cricket for Australia to joining Stomp and touring the world. I'll ask him tomorrow as he's fast asleep now... dreaming of drumming...with cricket stumps.

Here is a Stomp video from You Yube to give you an idea of the performers' energy and enthusiasm.

 

Dizzying heights