"Kissed" by Fishies

Remember I mentioned being "kissed/eaten" by little fishies in a pool in Zhu Hai? Well this is what it looked like. Ok, so it seems a bit freaky looking at this picture, but it wasn't actually that bad. I was browsing BWG's site and I came across this photo:

My fingers are frozen over the keyboard as I struggle with all the thoughts swirling in my head. I'd love to share my experiences from the trip to Mongolia. My two weeks volunteering at a summer camp for street kids. But it's so hard to put it into words. So much happened. I think I'll sort out my jumbled thoughts in my journal first before I make a post.

All I can say right now is I would love to go back next year.

Meanwhile, here's the photos from the trip: http://public.fotki.com/bbubalz/mongolia_missions_trip/

Feel free to check out all the other albums too:)

Lost in Translation

I'M BACK. After being in Mongolia for the last 2 weeks, I suddenly find myself in culture shock to Hong Kong. Weird. People keep stepping on the back of my flip flops because I walk too slow.

There's loads to share, but it'll have to wait while my brain re-digests Hong Kong and its quirks.

Family Funtime

It's been 2 years since our last official family vacation. When I think back to when me and my bro were kiddies sharing the hotel bed, fighting over the blankets, I've seen how far we've progressed. Although we're now all grown up and have separate beds, we still fight over the TV remote. But it was great to just get away from HK as a family and share some down time together. We went to Zhu Hai, China, a resort area, for hot springs. Not much to do there, but sometimes its nice to do nothing. Chilling in the hotel, eat, hot spring, eat, massage, eat, eat, eat!!!

The most interesting bit was at the hot spring facility. They have over 60 different pools you can dip into. The wackiest of the bunch was the "fish tank". It's literally a big pool with fish in it. These fish are supposed to eat the dead skin off you. So of course we couldn't miss out on this once-in-a-lifetime opportunity of being eaten alive by hundreds of fish! It was quite scary at first, being nipped at by the little buggers. There are some big ones that actually had me checking for blood after they give you a lovebite. Once you settle in and hold your feet still, about 10-20 fish will swarm and feed off your dead skin. Waste not, want not. I wish I had photos.