Alumni Tour to Penang

Philip Kwok
The alumni tour to Penang was so far one of the most enjoyable trip for us. We experienced some of our “first time” during the trip: joining the alumni tour; travel to Penang of Malaysia; travel along with so many new friends. We were so contented that all the itineraries; ticket, hotel, activities, meal, sight-seeing spots, timing, were being arranged perfectly which made us feeling comfortable and relaxing.

During the tour, we learned a lot about the history and culture of Penang. We visited some tangible and intangible heritage sites/activities, such as, the tricycle ride around Pitt Street of Georgetown, Fort Cornwallis, Cheong Fatt Tze Mansion, etc. Besides, we enjoyed traditional Nyonya cuisine and Penang famous dishes from location restaurant and hawker centre. However, the most memorable highlight should be the fine dining night with the hotel veteran at the Macalister Mansion, in which we tasted astonishing dishes and wines, and shared our hearts under the well-decorated boutique hotel. Definitely, we cannot miss to mention the unforgettable moments at the mid-night whiskey appreciation workshop.

Ricky Tsui
It’s just awesome!

As a first-timer of the alumni tour, I was amazed by everything of the tour. Undoubtedly, the flight, hotel and itineraries were world class and well appointed. What’s more, we had opportunities to meet with local hoteliers and people from travel industry and they showed us behind-the-scene and shared their inside stories! I am definitely inspired a lot and had better understanding the current happenings of Penang and Malaysia.

Along with the wonderful buddies of SHTM alumni, I gained a lot from them. And many thanks for buddies’ contribution, whiskies at night and chit chat together, it brought me to the feeling of “O Camp” in years ago which was hearty warm and feels like at home talking with bros and sis.

All in all, the SHTMAA trip was unbeatable and extraordinary. I am hoping to join the trip in next years and years.

Family Fun Day

Kerry Kwok
On July 25 2015, we had a visit in Green Atrium located at Yuen Long, which is a sustainable green building together with an organic farm. When we arrived, we first went to the organic farm. The staff introduced different species of farm produce to us. After that, we had a mini workshop. We tried to put the seeds into the soil and had an unforgettable firsthand experience of farming. Then, we also went to 'Living Kitchen', a place for participants to understand more about low carbon and healthy cooking.

After that, we had a great lunch at the clubhouse of Park Signature. We had Mushroom Risotto, Pregio Tiramisu, Bruschetta with Prawn and Mango Salsa, etc. Together with organic juice from an organic market 'Farmer's Market', our lunch was delicious as well as healthy.

After lunch, we went to 'Green Planet', which is an interactive learning centre. We watched a short film there so as to know more about farming, ecology and environmental protection. It was an exciting experience because of the 5D effects.

Our visit ended at around 2p.m. Though that was a rainy day, the whole visit gave us a happy, fruitful and meaningful weekend.

Lily Leung
我愛香港、我愛地球 … 所以我也愛環保！真的没想到在香港的私人屋苑裡竟然别有洞天。藉此多謝SHTMAA為我們安排參觀位於元朗的The Green Atrium。

從九龍塘開始向農場出發，沿途上我的心情有點迷茫，因為 … 我真的對The Green Atrium毫無頭絮，心想這是個什麼東東的地方呢？是廢料回收站，抑或是個温室，又或是外牆鋪滿了緑色植物的建築物？

登登登登 … The Green Atrium是一個有機農場，在這裡你可找到種植場、體驗館、餐廳和商店等。光是聽我描述已覺得很吸引呢！更何况我有機會到此一遊。

那天我在The Green Atrium的有機種植場裡見到了不同品種的植物，包括辣椒，香茅，秋葵，火龍果，大樹菠蘿等 … 真的多不勝數！還有兩位年青有為的導賞給我們講解什么是有機種植，他們還教我們如何將種子放進泥土培植出幼苗。挺有意思！

接着我們去到The Green Atrium的O2 Cafe參觀。聽名字都猜到那裡是一間餐廳。裡面的枱枱櫈櫈全是用回收卡板制造出來，跟環保主題相互對應。當然那裡也供應有機健康餐單給客人，讓客人吃得放心和健康。

喔! 對我來説，整個活動的亮點就是午餐。從用餐的地點，食物和飲品上的安排，你、我、他他他也可感受到Alumni主席Maurice的一番心意和用心對每一個人。當然亦要多謝SHTMAA的一班委員們，默默的在背後付出努力，不停為我們舉辦各種不同類形的活動，讓那股凝聚力得以延續下去。

説着説着，真的有點眼泛涙光，感動留涕，差點想以身相許呢！哈哈！