One of our friends is in the local orchestra. A couple weeks ago, HKBU hosted a concert of difference concertos composed by Brahms and Mahler. We were invited by my friend to watch them play the flute for the concert. The concert was hosted in Hong Kong Cultural Centre Concert Hall in Tsim Sha Tsui. My friend Rebekka has played the flute for fourteen years and was very excited to play in an orchestra while she’s traveling abroad.
They played Brahm’s Violin Concerto in D & Mahler’s Symphony No.1. I personally liked Mahler’s Symphony No.1 better because the symphony felt lighter and more lively than Brahm. However, the violin soloist was very good and was even studying in Austria to play in one of the orchestras there.
I met lots of new people at the concert as well! It was even Colin’s birthday. He’s from Hunan and was turning 20 that day. After the concert, we gave him a small pastry and added a candle to blow out when the clock struck midnight. Since everyone was from different countries we made a video for him of all us saying “Happy Birthday” in our native language. Some of the languages included Turkish, German, Finish, and Arabic.
A few days later my school was hosting an event. Everyone was given a ticket, and if you completed all of the challenges you won a prize. I had a lot of fun doing all of the mini games. A few games include: eating a lemon slice without grimacing, darts, and ring toss.
One of the interesting games we played was 15, 15, 20. In the game, each person chooses a number 0-20 that is a multiple of five at the same time. As they shout their number each person holds up either one, two, or no hands. If the number of total hands is equal to the number the person shouted, they would win a stamp to add to their ticket. It was actually really challenging because you couldn’t guarantee what the other person would do and could only hope for the best. In the end, I completed all of the mini games and received a bear for my prize.
Taila