Report
From Newsletter #5:
In the afternoon of May 26th a bunch of us paid a trip to Park Island for bowling, exploration, and some great food. We gathered at the ferry pier in Central. A handful of us enjoyed our time chatting and catching up at the ferry pier, and was joined by those who were already on Park Island after taking the 2:30pm ferry.
Once we arrived at Ma Wan we took some nice pictures around the ferry pier. After introductions, we headed to the Green Green Club for bowling. We managed to get two lanes for our 7 initial players. Later we had 2 additional people joining to make our group 9 in total. One of the highlights of our bowling time was one of our member’s young boy jumping around and doing cartwheels and more after every ball he bowled. It was a nice casual bowling time!
Next, we made our way to the beautiful Ma Wan Park. Everyone enjoyed taking many pictures of the outdoor murals, the amazing landscaping, and more. Ma Wan Park also offered our attendees a great deal of opportunities to learn more about plants and Mother Nature. We checked out the hilltop lookout, and we enjoyed a rest up at the top as well. The last part of the park we explored was a renewable energy learning area that describes solar, wind, and hydroelectric power in fairly simple terms.
After bowling and so much exploring around Ma Wan, everyone was quite hungry. Thus, we went on to have a delightful dinner at the Pattaya Island Thai restaurant that was on the main public beach in Ma Wan. The Thai combo platter and the chicken, pork, and beef satay strips were major hits. Everyone loved the food and the atmosphere. It was also a great place to end a beautiful day and watch the sun go down. Once dinner was finished and darkness was set, the Tsing Ma Bridge was lit up in all its brilliance for our visitors to snap some more nice photos. It was a great end to a wonderful day.
Invitation
Explore an amazing place in Hong Kong, bowl, and eat some good food. This event will give new and old Texas Exes members a great afternoon to get to know each other better. If this sounds good and you can make the time work, then please RSVP via email with ‘Park Island Exploring, Bowling and Thai Dinner’ as the message subject and your name in the body of the message at hongkong@alumni.utexas.net.
The Plan:
We meet at Central Pier 2 at 2p on Sunday May 26th. The ferry to Park Island accepts Octopus and costs $22. Alternative transport available, but not suggested. Let us know if you won’t be taking the ferry.
From the ferry pier we go to Green Green Club together. We will play 2 games of bowling at a cost of $75 per person. After bowling we will explore Ma Wan Park as it’s a nice place to visit and take some pictures. We will then see the old fishing village before we walk to the Thai restaurant for a nice view of the Tsing Ma bridge and the ocean. Dinner will be $125 per person, so $200 for bowling and dinner.
If you have any issues on Sunday May 26th, you can call us at 6481 6005. Don’t forget to RSVP via email with ‘Park Island Exploring, Bowling and Thai Dinner’ as the message subject and your name in the body of the message at hongkong@alumni.utexas.net.
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