Opiskelua Aasian tahtiin
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| Spring brought the sun |
Maaliskuu on startannut aika pitkälti kääntelemällä sivuja sopivaan tahtiin koulun virkistävässä
‘’learning garden’’ salissa. Midterm tentit veivät suuren osan ajasta tässä
viime viikkoina. Visuaalisia esityksiä varten on myös koottu materiaalia yön
pimeinä tunteina monta kertaa. On käyty läpi ryhmätöitä Japanese Business,
Marketing in China ja Business policy and strategy kursseja varten sekä
piirretty kiinan kielen merkkejä testeihin valmistauduttaessa. Puolivälissä
lukukautta mennään jos katsotaan tenttien aikataulua. ’’Kevät’’ on myös
saapunut kaupunkiin mukanaan varmat 25 astetta päivittäin. Kesää odotellessa.
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| Lounasboxi lukemisen lomassa |
Viikonlopun
aktiviteetteina olen vieraillut mm. sekalaisten MTR stoppien läheisyydessä
sijaitsevissa ostareissa, syönyt SOHOssa ja törmännyt tuttuihin viiden vuoden
takaiselta New Yorkin vaihto-oppilas leiriltä. Käyn läpi nopeasti tässä
tekstissä myös hieman Hong Kongin opiskelijoiden suosimia iltarientoja. Tulevia
viikkoja / viikonloppuja varten on myös plänätty messeviä reissuja!
Learning in the garden
This month has been a little different from
the previous one since Midterms took place during the first two weeks. I also
got to be a part of some very creative and innovative group presentations. It
has been great to learn about Marketing in China and Japanese business and
interact with the local and non-local students from Asia. Asia does not look
like I used to see it after a couple of months in these classes.
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| Main Library @ Campus |
I prepared myself to take the tests mostly
by reading a lot in the learning garden and that’s were many other IASP
students also lost the track of time. I got out of the building one day and
wondered why it’s so quiet out…the book got my attention until 3am. This
happened more than once! You’ve got to
do it Asia style once you’re here. In the learning garden there are several
bubble study groups that are available for students to prepare for
presentations etc. I find these top modern facilities great! A reservation can
be made via Internet and the door to the bubble room opens with 3 student
cards.
I think I took the right courses to learn
about business here. The professors do a great job in providing some
interesting information and sometimes I think to myself: ‘‘how is it possible I
haven’t heard of this before’’
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| Studying for midterms |
Random MTR stop
The first weekend in March was very short
since I really only had time to do stuff on Saturday. That’s why we decided to
head to Dragons Centre shopping mall (right now can’t remember the random MTR
stop) to have some dinner and see the hilarious arcade arena. They had loads of
things to choose from but I ended up taking sushi for about 3 euros. The
arcade/gaming area looks like it would attract a lot of little kids but instead
we saw quite old people taking the gaming serious in this place. You had
the possibility to buy tokens and play a random game. The winner would get a
massive amount of these tickets and with for example 200 of them you got a
coke. Some of these old ladies had sport bags filled with the tickets…I guess
they wanted the rice cooker that was worth 3000 tickets. Dragon Centre is very
90's and also has a roller coaster and an ice rink inside of it.
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| Dragon Centre |
Tourist afternoon and reunion
Last week I met my friend from NYC 07’
camp. What a great city to meet! As they were backpacking their way through
Asia and stayed in HK only a couple of days we did a tourist loop around Hong
Kong Island and Kowloon. I had not taken the Peak Tram up to Victoria Peak and
the weather wasn’t that great the last time so doing this was definitely worth
it! This time you could see the whole skyline and the tram was actually kind of
cool. The way up is very steep and I could just imagine it what was like a
hundred years ago…
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| Dutch friends / Reunion in HK |
We also used the escalator system to go up the
hill in Hong Kong Island. This is the longest escalator system in the world
located outdoors (800m). On the way up you’re able to stop in SOHO for some
great restaurants and pubs. These are very nice but the prices aren’t the best
for a student. One advantage of going abroad to study is the connections you
get and this was once again a good reminder about that. It is quite amazing to
meet some people you met in NYC on a high school exchange, great!
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| Living Victoria Peak style |
Dinner party with CUHK Vice-Chancellor
We were invited to have a Chinese dinner
with some CUHK professors and the Vice-Chancellor of the Uni. This was a great
evening that included some performances by the exchange students. As the
Vice-Chancellor said; ‘’it is more fun to see blond and blue eyes performing
traditional Chinese dances’’. This event
was held in the newest building on campus named Pommerenke student center.
Quite a nice view from the balcony!
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| Pommerenke was sweet! |
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| Marketing in China - IASP students at the dinner |
Wan Chai and LKF?
Hong Kong nightlife student version
includes horse races for pre-gaming and a beer on the 29th floor
followed by a visit to 7-eleven. This is a crucial part of some of the Wednesdays
and weekends for exchange students here. These two areas are highly popular
among the students but the clubs aren’t very affordable on weekends…except for
ladies. Many clubs in Hong Kong offer drinks for free for the whole night for
ladies. When students here go out it’s very different from my previous
experience in Finland or anywhere else.
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| Europe |
Hong Kong has happy valley races on Wednesday
where you’re able to meet a lot of people going to Wan Chai later on in the
evening. Placing a bet on a horse was not my typical Wednesday a year ago! On the weekend people go out to Lang Kwai
Fong and hang out in the front of 7-eleven which is a kiosk type of shop
offering small items. You spend a lot more time outside here on a night out
which is great!
Trips: to be continued
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| A lot of places to see still in HK and Southeast Asia |
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| More books to learn Mandarin! |
- Niklas
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