BEST Thai in Hong Kong

Every Thanksgiving break, I like to go home for a short vacation to see my family & friends, annoy my pet hamster, and EAT. Before coming back to the States, my family asked me where I wanted to have a decent dinner at. Without hesitating, I chose Mango Tree. 

The setting of Mango tree adds a modern twist to Thai restaurants' typical interior designs. The dangly lights were especially catchy to me. 

Mixed Satay with Chicken, Pork & Beef

Kale with Salted Fish

After having boarding school food for an extended period of time, I am always ecstatic to see actually cooked vegetables. 

Phad Thai

One of my favorites at Mango Tree- just look at how delicately made that piece of egg is! I have tasted a lot of Phad Thai before, and none of them beat this. 

Curry River Prawns

I warn you- this light yellow curry with egg, Thai celery and onions does not taste like normal curry at all. In fact, it does not taste like curry, but as a person who hates spicy food, this is perfect for me. The crab version of this curry is one of Mango Tree's signature dishes. Because our family does not want to completely lose our etiquette and battle against the crabs like barbarians, we decided to go with the river prawns, which is just as good. Out of the many people who tried this dish, I have never heard a single one of them not yearn to drink the whole bowl of curry (oops... double negative). 

Sago Pudding

Sticky Rice with Mango

One of their signature dishes as well. Yes, I hate mango and therefore, I don't eat mango; but I do fight for the biggest slice of coconut cream covered sticky rice.

Water Chestnut in Coconut Cream

A refreshing dessert- the chewy texture of the yellow jackfruits and the bouncy texture of the red water chestnuts contrast in the iced coconut cream.

No pressure, but this restaurant is a must-go-to.

5/F, Cubus,
1 Hoi Ping Road,
Causeway Bay, Hong Kong
(852)2577-0828

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Soul Train

I have stayed out of the theatre for a while since my last performance 3 years ago; I tried looking for opportunities to be on stage, but they just didn't fit well to my always-flying-across-the-pacific-ocean schedule. This fall at my school, I decided to join the fall play- Pullman Car Hiawatha by Thornton Wilder.

The play ended in claps and cheers as well as in queries. Pullman Car Hiawatha is set on a train travelling from New York to Chicago in the 1930s. It depicts the lives of about a dozen individuals, including people and objects like "the field", who all have their own problems and obsessions. In the middle of the play, the scene transform to beyond the train in the universe, where the sun, planets, and arch angels appear. Though highly symbolic, this play is beautiful and represents the souls of being (our cast decided "soul train" would best describe the play). 

As the porter and workman of the play, I was at first clueless about my roles. Luckily, I was able to grasp hold of the characters before the show and add my own twist to bring the house down and "play". Until being on stage again, I did not realize I've missed owning the spotlight. 

Thanks to this girl, my make-up got done!

Our Cast

Beauty in the Water

Swimming season just ended; I'm starting to miss it already. This season had been a roller coaster ride filled with misfortunes but managed to end with quite some flying colors. Things I've learnt this season:

1. Do not limit yourself because you are more capable of doing more than you think you can. 

2. Trust that there is a reason behind everything, even at times of failure. 

3. "Forget what lies behind and strain forward to what lies ahead." -Philippians 3:13

I can't express how thankful I am for everything that happened this season, even for my misfortunes that helped me to view swimming in a different way (when I had to sit out of the meets) and made success taste sweeter than it was. Now it's time for some off-season training! :)

Aka The Most Awkward Photo