The end of first semester
The end of first semester
Sunday, 20 December 2009
The last week of term at any school is a busy time. I have found this term to be perhaps the busiest I have ever experienced anywhere, for a combination of reasons, and this past week has been especially so. In fact, I am spending this weekend writing and proof reading university testimonials, and I have a large number remaining to finish - these are an important priority for me (and for the students who need them to secure university offers!), and so for that reason I’ll write fairly briefly in this week’s blog in order to get back to that task.
Unfortunately the pressure of work meant I had to miss the combined staff end-of-term afternoon tea at the Park Hotel on Friday afternoon. However, I was able to join and enjoy the special Christmas-themed end-of-term buffet dinner in the canteen on Thursday evening. This was a formal dinner, and the students looked very smart indeed in their suits and formal dresses. To be more precise, the boys looked extremely well-groomed and handsome, and the girls looked extremely cold given the inappropriate style of contemporary fashion in winter temperatures of just 12 degrees Celsius!
A copy of the menu is shown to the above left (click to enlarge), and to say that the superb food was enjoyed and appreciated by everyone present would be an understatement. As a memento of that happy occasion, I’ll finish with some photos (below) of the specially decorated canteen just before the students arrived, at which time taking general photos became all but impossible.
May I take this opportunity to wish everyone a very happy, peaceful, restful and well-earned holiday!
Special Christmas display at Sunshine City, our local shopping centre at Ma On Shan. (Click any picture to enlarge or to see the entire scene)