Tsuen Wan & Chinglish Art Museum

Yesterday the class gathered at the lobby in the morning and took a bus to Tsuen Wan where uncle Graham lived when he first moved to Hong Kong. We visited the Chan Ancestral Hall, which contained various rooms of the old and the new. There were rooms of old furniture like old school bed frames and also things like old fashion steamers and anti-ant pots for storing food. There was also an exhibition room showing the more contemporary aspects of Tsuen Wan and project plans showing what could be done in the future. We also visited a Temple except the smoke was getting too overwhelming so we didn't really stay very long. Afterwards, we all went to eat together as a group and I drank over 1L of liquids. We had a lot of fish, and supposedly it was freshly caught too! Brandy, Henry, Jenn, the girls and I then went to a food market and looked at all the different fruits that were available. We even bought 2lbs of mangosteens and ate them right in the middle of the sidewalk like true Asians. Speaking of immersing ourselves into the HK culture, I have been capable of traveling alone for a few days now. I'm beginning to think I'm more comfortable with finding places here than in Vancouver, and Fu and I have also started to cross the streets when we're not supposed to, like true locals. Haha. Back to the food market, we found a lot of Engrish at the food market and enjoyed the fact that fruit was classified as a "wet good." After the market we all headed over to the Art Museum to see the Chinglish exhibition. It was interesting but also really confusing. I didn't really get half the stuff, but it's art right? I don't think you're supposed to understand it. Michelle read on a sign that was explaining how in 2008 the traditional Chinese used will be changed to simplified in other places other than China. That really upsets me. I have always been anti-simpified, and it's not just because I was taught in traditional, but the fact that everything is about efficiency nowadays that the meanings behind each character and the culture is going to be lost just in order to save the time of writing out a couple more strokes. If Taiwan decides to comply I will be an angry kid for a long long time.




Haha. I don't know what Michelle and Jen are examining. Maybe a special way to do to the Honger pose.
Fu and I on the bus
The class and uncle Graham on the bus
The old and the new
Old kitchen
You've all seen this in Olden day Chinese soaps
mmmm shrimp
Do you think this is beautiful?
Read between the lines