In percisely one month, Hong Kong will no longer be where I live. It will always be home but it will merely be a vacation whenever I come back- at least for the next five years. That’s a scary thought. Every day, as I walk through Hong Kong, watch as the skyline go by when I’m on the bus, I can’t help but think what it would be like when I leave.

Many of us have left and gone our own ways for the summer, saying good-bye doesn’t seem so bad when we know we will see each other during the summer. But the hard part is saying good-bye to Hong Kong. The skyline, the night-life, the hardest roads to drive on. Family, relatives, friends I have known for the past few years, friends I just met the last few months. I don’t know where or how to start saying my farewells.

I’m not exactly sure how I am feeling about it all, but I do know that this month is going to fly by. Especially  because starting next week for the next three weeks, I will be busy during the day. Who-ever I meet up with, it might very well be the last time I will see you  before I leave. I have to start thinking about packing, start thinking about whether I need to buy anything and just preparing in general- physically and mentally.

Having said that, I am still finding loads of time for myself and my friends. I have been meeting friends for lunch, coffee during the day, working out, dinner with the family, and possibly meeting more friends after dinner for a movie or a drink. I’m really enjoying what I do at the moment, trying to savor the good moments, make the most out of the best night life in Hong Kong.

I love Hong Kong. I wouldn’t have asked to grow up anywhere else.

I love my friends. You know who you are.

God’s been really challenging my thinking and my thoughts. But i am grateful for the friends that I could talk to about the challenges. He allows me to be scared and nervous one minute, then the next minute, I could feel his comfort through his words.

Not sure where else I’m going with this post….

POOOOOOOOOKE.

Blah Blah Blah.

As the title so clearly says, I’m not feeling very inspirational at the moment but yet I really wanted to write an entry. I will probably just write random thoughts because that’s the way I am feeling at the moment.

Typhoon 8. Kinda sucked but it wasn’t bad.
Cab ride to Central with 3 strangers.
I got my ears pierced!
I love going to lunch with friends.
Staying up late is fun.
I miss the beauty of Fiji. My Sonalevus.
I need to exercise… I’m getting a belly.
Kickboxing training is intense.
Lemonade Tequila!
Hopefully the rain will go away tomorrow.
A little more than 1 month until Cambodia.

Is everything set? I’m nervous…
I’m going to miss HK.
No more HKIS! That is kind of sad…
Cambodia lacks night life, enjoy it now!
BUZZZZ. buzzzz. Mmm.
The secret to Life. LOA.
What you think, you will attract.
You make me smile and all giddy.
I want to make my tan line even worse.
Sun Sun, Come back out!
Lots of love. Lots of hugs.
Hynah. Bend POKEEEEEEEE.

I could probably go on forever…. but I’ll stop myself. That has got to be the most random post I have ever written on wordpress. Sorry about that. It’ll improve. I promise. Either way, I hope you got a little insight to my life lately.

Cheers,

Three days. Friday June 13th.

That is insane. When I think about the night where we, the class of 2008, will be sitting on the platform waiting to get our high school diplomas, i think about the past four or more years that I have been going to the graduation as a spectator, watching and clapping as much friends walk through the stage and throwing their hats in the air.

For most of us, school is over. And it has been over for a week or more now. it started to get to me at the Senior Baccalaureate service watching the band play. Songs of joy, songs of sorrow… we’ll never be together as a class again after this Friday.

9 years in HKIS. It’s been good.

Instead of getting all sentimental before Graduation, I will just say…

Enjoy the last few days, say goodbye to the people you love, spend as much time with them as possible and don’t get too Emo. Party it up with friends because the parties won’t be the same wherever you go.

The last month or two have been crazy, I’ve disappeared off the face of the earth to many people, but I have met many new friends at the same time. God has walked with me all through out this time, and I continue to praise him in everything I do.

I leave to Cambodia in less than two months, that’s incredible. I remember thinking there are still months until I leave but it’s coming to a close realization that I will be on my own in a totally new environment. Praying for God’s guidance and preparation.

Three HS Students, myself included took a trip to Cambodia back in November 2007 to get footage in hopes of creating a documentary in 2008. This would be our Senior Project. It’s never going to happen, you might think, but here is a glimpse of the full documentary. We have procrastinated, we have partied, we have had arguments, but we have also worked together very well. This trailer is our first full product and we are very excited!

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This is the trailer of the upcoming documentary “The Forgotten Children”, based in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

This is an independent group project between three students from Hong Kong, aimed to raise awareness of the current living condition of children living in landfills in Cambodia. Many thanks to the Center for Children’s Happiness (CCH) for their gracious time and their efforts to save the forgotten children.

If you would like a copy of the documentary, please email:

jdctheforgottenchildren@gmail.com

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We really hope you will take time to watch it, and We hope that it will increase your curiosity about Cambodia and the lifestyle of these children. Every time I watch it, it digs into my heart a little more.

Cheers,

JDC Productions 200
Joanne Lam, Dominic Wu, Charmaine Chen

Hi there,

I would like to say in advance sorry for being MIA the last few weeks and the upcoming few weeks. School is ending in less than a month, and I have been busy working on my senior project every single day- as well as other projects. Though I don’t do much at school anymore, this documentary is keeping me very busy.

I have definitely been enjoying myself these last two weeks, many events have happened, one including the opening of Island ECC new venue as well as the EDGE (the youth room). I have had a few chances to catch up with friends and I look forward to more once things slow down.

I will have to write more in the next few weeks, but for now, I’m definitely enjoying the end of Senior Year. Perhaps one of the best two weeks of senior year. I hope you are feeling the same way, though I am ready to graduate- enjoy it while it lasts.

Cheers,
Joanne