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
我爱香港、我爱地球 … 所以我也爱环保！真的没想到在香港的私人屋苑里竟然别有洞天。藉此多谢SHTMAA为我们安排参观位于元朗的The Green Atrium。

从九龙塘开始向农场出发，沿途上我的心情有点迷茫，因为 … 我真的对The Green Atrium毫无头绪，心想这是个什么东东的地方呢？是废料回收站，抑或是个温室，又或是外墙铺满了緑色植物的建筑物？

登登登登 … The Green Atrium是一个有机农场，在这里你可找到种植场、体验馆、餐厅和商店等。光是听我描述已觉得很吸引呢！更何况我有机会到此一游。

那天我在The Green Atrium的有机种植场里见到了不同品种的植物，包括辣椒，香茅，秋葵，火龙果，大树菠萝等 … 真的多不胜数！还有两位年青有为的导赏给我们讲解什么是有机种植，他们还教我们如何将种子放进泥土培植出幼苗。挺有意思！

接着我们去到The Green Atrium的O2 Cafe参观。听名字都猜到那里是一间餐厅。里面的枱枱櫈櫈全是用回收卡板制造出来，跟环保主题相互对应。当然那里也供应有机健康餐单给客人，让客人吃得放心和健康。

喔! 对我来说，整个活动的亮点就是午餐。从用餐的地点，食物和饮品上的安排，你、我、他他他也可感受到Alumni主席Maurice的一番心意和用心对每一个人。当然亦要多谢SHTMAA的一班委员们，默默的在背后付出努力，不停为我们举办各种不同类形的活动，让那股凝聚力得以延续下去。

说着说着，真的有点眼泛涙光，感动留涕，差点想以身相许呢！哈哈！