Today was our school's 30th Anni Walkathon. We started from Kam Fat Playground in Chilok. We walked MacLehose Trail sections 10 and 11 (i guess =_=). It was a fine day for the walkathon coz the weather was fair for us. ^^ It's just couldnt be better. Blue sky and warm sunshine - making me sleepy though (haha)

 

I had breakfast in McD with TCWong and waited WFSiu there. We then took a taxi to the designated gathering point. We gathered in the playground and waited for everyone to turn up. We departed at 9:15 and i got there with Rhys at just a minute past 10. Uncle Kelv was before us. He got there sooner. We took about 45 mins. I tried to walk fast and occasionally i ran because i wanted to get myself prepared for the 'Island Walk - 50km' on the 1st of March. It was ok. I was happy about the timing. I think i could do better though since it wasnt a difficult trail.

 

Some of the teachers, including me, were planning to hike for another one or two hours after the school event. However, we did something else which we thought was much better than our original planning. We saw some ppl having BBQ alongside the road under such fab weather. We then thought why shouldn't we have one too. hehe then we dropped our rucksacks at the BBQ pit. Some of us immediately went to a supermarket and bought all the things we needed. It was SUCH a good and relaxing day. LOVED IT ^^

 

Everyone did so well today! Well done boys and girls. We also made the right decision today (hahahahahahah) Well done and a big hand to US!~

I remember when I was young, I had to protect myself against the winter cold with thick clothes, especially during Christmas and the Chinese New Year holidays. Last year’s Christmas wasn’t very cold. I only had to wear a short-sleeve T-shirt and a thin jumper on top. For the Chinese New Year holiday, I only had a short-sleeve polo.

 

In Hong Kong, we will have no winter after 10 to 15 years. We can actually experience the temperature outside now. The winter season spans from Dec to Feb but we only have a few days of cold weather. Shops selling winter clothes can pull out their summer stocks again. People seldom buy big jackets anymore.  

 

The weather is changing dramatically around the world in these recent years. I had lived in London for a number of years and I had never heard of ‘heat wave’ in Europe. The hottest summer temperature I experienced when I was there was only somewhere between 23 and to the highest 27. Since three to four years ago, the temperature has risen to a ridiculous level of about 34 and 35. In some hotter parts of Europe, the temperature is even as high as 40. At least a few people die under the blazing heat every summer.

 

I read an article lately about the arctic summer ice. A few years ago, some scientists predicted that there would be no more summer arctic ice after 30 years. However, recently, the rate of the ice melting is quickening. If the rate remains unchanged, there will be no more summer ice even sooner.

 

  On the left: Now      On the right: in 2040  

 

All these thank to global warming and greenhouse gases. If we don’t do something about it, we and our next generation will pay the cost.