I seem to having an insatiable thirst these days for any kind of sport available. I've been ranting about not getting the chance to go wakeboarding but it is an expensive sport so I've gotten creative: yesterday Dionna and I made our way down to Shatin in the New Territories of Hong Kong to rent a bike (HK$15 an hour, about 1 british pound!) and ride around, taking in the scenery of a place at once so near to and so far from the bustling centre of Hong Kong island that people assume characterises the entire SAR. However, cycling around the little streets, going mad with my bicycle bell to warn off old people and young kids alike, I thoroughly enjoyed soaking up the atmosphere of the more relaxed, residential and friendly new territories. When we went to return our bikes, our bike rental guy kindly helped us take a picture, while his shy daughter ran away from my imposing camera lens. Strolling across to the fruit shop, I loaded up on fresh mangoes, durian and japanese grapes. It was a real treat!

Today, on the other hand, I threw myself into the unchartered world of street hockey with some of the other PCLL-ers and we had some interesting, tiring games of 3 on 3. After that, I took a sprint around the track with Ro, played an hour of tennis with jeremy and with the humidity, I think I'm about ready now to down a can of diet coke and crash out on my bed.

And seeing as it's Fri night, I still have to hit the alcohol! Time to get prepared. Peace x