話說上個星期六好好天氣，岩哂出去玩啦係咪？我地ＨＫＳＡ上個星期六就去左Livermore既Amustment Park – Boomers 度過左半日好精彩既假期喇。想知道有Ｄ咩？睇落去咪知道囉！
我地首先玩既就緊係緊張又刺激，挑戰各位心臟既MINIGOLF啦!!!
你睇下佢地幾咁投入！
連小動物都想黎挑戰我地既MEMBER!
跟住落黎仲有咩玩呢？再一次挑戰我地咁多位MEMBER既體能極限！我地不如黎個小型賽車啦！
之後玩下水又點話呢！成身濕哂都咁好玩！
唔少得既當然係LASER TAG同ARCADE啦!
日落之後，我地一行人浩浩蕩蕩去左一間中國餐廳，以一餐佳餚作為一日既句號，都算唔錯啊！
Intern Historian
Simon
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And the most stressful of weeks is over.
I suppose a part of me is relieved, while a larger part is missing the excitement of rushing for the deadlines and being challenged in all aspects to collaborate with each other on different levels in the attempt to create as flawless of a K-Con as possible.
But all over. HKSA Spring 2010, 26th Semi-Annual Karaoke Contest…gone and over.
Perhaps I should start by extending my appreciation to our numerous sponsors, our many service providers, our audiences, our contestants, our judges, and most of all…our officers. (Definitely not intending to sound like a President’s Acknowledgement ><)
Without our sponsors, we would not have been able to provide for the facilities and equipments that enhanced our show each in their own ways. Without the providers of those facilities and equipments, the show couldn’t have been nor would we have had the beautiful supplements of flowers, trophies, booklets, buttons, etc. Without our audiences, the show wouldn’t have been as exciting or our contestants as wholehearted. Without our prized contestants, this show wouldn’t even be at all. Without our judges, there would’ve been no standard, no contest, and no enthusiasm. Thank you for all your support.
And for my fellow HKSA officers…
Throughout the entire journey, from choosing positions, to writing the skits, to carrying out each of our roles, to designing the buttons, to creating each page of our beautiful booklet, to actually putting on the show…I’m sorry if I’ve been negative in any way. I’m sorry if I’ve been unsupportive in any way. I’m sorry if I’ve failed to handle my responsibilities in any way. I’m sorry for deficiency in any aspects.
But also, thank you. Thank you, each and every single one of you, for having been there for each other. Thank you for being there to hold each other up when we were all too exhausted and worn out to stand by ourselves. Thank you for all the physical and emotional support that each one of us needed to make it through the hectic week. Thank you, all of you, for being you. Thank you.
And onto the day of the show.
Semester after semester, we’ve strived to strip our club of the reputation of tardiness, and so preparations started early, each position on time. Flawless. Three hours later, we were ready to begin. First time in the 5 semesters I’ve been in HKSA, we were ready to begin on time. But of course, due to professionalism, we decided to hold back the show time due to some unexpected issues. But I’m proud of us. I’m proud that we have finally succeeded in our goal to begin K-Con on time.
P and VP Welcome. I hope every single one of you sitting or standing in 10 Evans could feel the sincerity of our appreciation and the pride of our club through the speech of our administrative personnel.
Skits. Perhaps our theme for this semester was an ounce more complicated than any we’ve done so far, but we hope that you still walked away from our show with a lesson learned. Misunderstanding. Things in life aren’t always merely as they seem, and each one of us has personal reasons for each action we carry out. We may not always agree, we may not always approve, and we definitely may not always know of each other’s reasons, but we must learn to accept each other’s choices in life. We must learn to understand that we may not always understand, and that somewhere deep inside, we are all simply trying to make it through life happily, selfish or selfless. Understanding.
Contestants. I’m more than positive each one of us walked into the room with someone’s name in our hearts, be it an acquaintance, a friend, or a loved one, each person that sang on the stage were received by the mental and emotional support of someone else in the crowd. They each had their flaws, yet each had their strengths. They entertained us in their unique ways, and they undoubtedly gave a performance that left marks in our hearts. Whether they received your approval or not, whether you understood their reasons for standing on that stage or not, I’m sure they all put forth their best foot to give to us the best of their ability.Thank you, Isaac. Thank you, Sun. Thank you, Viola and Helen. Thank you, William. Thank you, Horace. Thank you, Steven. Thank you, Romi. Thank you, Susan and April. Thank you, Terry. Thank you, Charlie and Mona. Thank you, Man Hei. Thank you, Venus. Thank you, Andrew. Thank you, Jayson and OSY. Thank you, Yafine. And thank you, David and Steven.And congratulations, Yafine, Terry, and Venus.
Judges. Thank you for your time, thank you for your input, then you for your performances, thank you for being our judges. Whether they, in your hearts, were worthy of being judges or not, they all have their experiences, their accomplishments, their valuable opinions, to be considered a worthy contribution and part of our show. Indubitably, we were all blown away by Ashley and Robert’s performances. Their power and their feelings, so wholly conveyed by their song that they must’ve captivated each of our hearts. Here, I will, void of shame, say that each time I hear Robert sing, he can put me on the edge of tears, if not already crying. Then there was Edward’s critique of our finalists, which undeniably opened our eyes as to what aspects of a performer must be paid attention to. Thank you, Ashley. Thank you, Edward. And thank you, Robert.
And so another wonderful experience has come to an end. The 8th and last K-Con of our beloved senior advisor, Joyce Lam, has come to an end. And if you’ve looked over our booklet, you might’ve seen the half page we dedicated to Joyce and Simon. So here in this blog, I want to send with them my love and support for all things to come, for all obstacles they’ll meet, and for every part of themselves they may lose down their paths. Thank you both for the wondrous memories and marks you’ve made in our lives and in HKSA. Thank you for all the times you’ve given us on personal and business (club) levels. Thank you for having been in our lives. Thank you.
And thank you, my fellow officers. We’ve made it through. :] Thank you, my dears. Thank you.
And here’s to everyone, may happiness and understanding be with you, always.
Best regards,
/K.
Spring ’10 Historian.
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一年一度既INTERN EVENT終於都結束左喇!
今年四個新既INTERN, 究竟攪左一個點樣既EVENT出黎呢?
大家睇埋落去啦!
呢個名為 Believe it or not? 既問答遊戲, 簡直就係挑戰人類腦袋既極限。
自認有創意既人，都會比我地四位intern精心設計出黎既問題難倒。
不過難，又有乜好怕喎？
你地睇下我地玩得幾投入！
話咁快去到第二部份！
呢部份我地HKSA既OFFICER搖身一變，變成各種身懷絕技既高手！
究竟誰真誰假？
去到最後一部份！我地將會考考大家既生活小常識！平時習以為常既事物，係唔係真係咁平常呢？我地推翻常理，將世界上真正既一邊帶比大家睇。
最後贏左既當然有得玩又有得拎啦！
不過輸左都唔緊要喎，因為我地仲準備左好好味既咖哩魚蛋比大家品嚐架嘛。
睇完哂Ｄ相？開始後悔無黎到？唔緊要，黎緊仲有咁多活動，跟實HKSA就實無錯啦！下次再見啦, BYEBYE.
HKSA Intern Historian — Simon
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登登登~
平時日日留係BERKELEY, 個人未免會有悶悶地….
今次，我地一齊南下，一齊向STANFORD 出發我地10點係Sproul Plaza 集合，人齊後，車隊一舉出發 ＝）
經過一小時後， 我地終於到達由STANFORD HKSA 介紹ge中國餐館了 （辛苦哂喇各位司機~ )
果到d野好好食呀，特別係隻雞呀， 真係無介紹錯wor =)
食左呢餐飯後，我地同STANFORD ge 學生都已經熟了不少 ＝）
好喇好喇，我地再一齊開車，今次我地終於一齊到了STANFORD ge Campus 了嘩!! 真係好靚呀!!
跟住我地就一齊大踏步向前行了
一路行，我地都見到唔少palm tree點解咁得意呢，唔係岸邊都會見到呢d 樹？原來係STANFORD自己係果到培值，所以真係幾貴架 xpp”
STANFORD’s Tower
入邊都唔錯架
風景超靚!!!!!!
STANFORD 好靚ge church
之後， 我地黎到Art Museum入邊d野刀幾得意架
時間真係過得快, 咁快就完左個tour 了 =(真係好多謝STANFORD HKSA 為我地準備 ge 糖水同埋咁詳細geSTANFORD歷史=)希望係不久ge將來，可以再合作吧 =)
HKSA
Chapman~
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Do you want to sing and feel like a star?HKSA Karaoke Contest will be a place where you can showcase your stage performance skills!! Our 26th K-Con will be hosted on April, 2nd. So please don’t hesitate to register and become one of our 15 contestants!!
If you are interested in participating in our K-Con, please drop by our table from Tuesday-Friday 11:00 to 2:00.
Fee for singers:Solo:member: $20, non-member: $25Team: member: $25, non-member: $30
Deadline for signing up is March 12. Also, you need to confirm the names of the song you will sing and send us your videos in either avi or mpeg format by that day!! For late videos, $5 each will be charged.
Feel free to contract us If you have any questions.
E-mail: hksaofficer@gmail.com
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Hi!到左三月，一個又一個既Mid-terms一定令到大家透唔到氣喇!就知道大家一定係好忙溫midterm溫到抖唔到氣啦..所以就一定要襯住weekend抖下氣,係時候由HKSA為大家減減壓喇!今個星期就等我地HKSA帶你去同我地UC Berkeley 叮噹馬頭既Stanford University參觀下, 吸收下天地靈氣啦!今個星期六我地會同Stanford既香港同學會舉行聯校活動，到時除左會由Stanford既學生做嚮導帶我地去參觀佢地既學校之外，仲會一齊行上佢地既Dish Loop一覽Palo Alto 同灣區既景色，鍾意大自然既你一定唔可以錯過啦！日期: 3/6/10時間: 10:00地點: Sproul Fountain價用: FREE＊＊記得要自備水同防曬用品＊＊——————————————-Aren’t you cramming for your horrible midterms and studying all night long? …Have no fear! HKSA is here to rescue you from the depths of midterm hell! Come out with us this Saturday and let yourself free from the reigns of midterms at Stanford University.This Saturday, March 6th, come join us for a beautiful and relaxing afternoon at Palo Alto. Relieve some stress by walking around the Stanford campus and challenge yourself by hiking at Dish Loop of Stanford. Enjoy some quality time under the sun with the entire San Francisco Bay at sight. This will also be a great opportunity for you to capture the scenic nature.Date: 3/6/10Time: 10:00Location: Sproul FountainFee: FREE* Note: Please prepare drinks and sunscreen according to your own preferences.Check out more via Facebook Event!http://www.facebook.com/?ref=home#!/event.php?eid=329106454190
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每逢佳節倍思親，一直以為呢度無咩新年氣氛一直都無諗過係美國可以行年宵, 更加無諗過會搞手之一 ，但係今年終於做到了 ＝）２月１９日係Spring Semester’s Night Market, 亦都係我所講的年宵~我地HKSA今次決定令Night Market 更加有新年氣氛， 所以我地決定賣一啲中國傳統食品例如年榚，蘿蔔糕，茶葉蛋同埋腐竹糖水 xpp”真係超好彩，本來以為會落雨一路都驚更，「希望在明天」呢句野真係真的！！night market５點開始， 客人都越黎越多而我覺得最開心同埋得意ge係，唔同國家ge人都黎幫襯，所以我覺得今個night market真係好成功咁promote Chinese culture~
「嘩，JJ, Victor，真係無介紹錯wor, very delicious!!」xpp”
「Joyce, 你D年糕好香呀！！」
咁ge場面， 真係拍得住維園架~
Charlene ge poster 好kawaii 呀！！
這就係傳說中ge「腰馬合一」 ？
努力煎糕的側面 xpp”今次night market, 我地offciers 都落左好多力架＝）不過我相信都係值得的，因為今年我地為好多留學生畫上一個外國新年ge美好回憶~我會記住呢一日，因為過左呢一日，我又會多左一個快樂ge 記憶~24/2/2010卓男 ~HKSA historian
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Hello everybody! It’s the first official event of my life in HKSA because I am the new intern of this semester! Let me bring you back to the previous exciting event of HKSA!
It was our game night last Friday. To see what happened, just take a look at the pictures!
Although you are not majoring in Architecture, you still could’ve built a unique building with your own hands, or just destroyed it!
Simon
’10 Spring Historian
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Dear HKSA enthusiasts of this new Spring,
My apologies for the delay of what were supposedly entries for the first three events, but here will be a condensation. :]
Allow me to begin with our WTH Orientation. First and foremost, I must apologize on behalf of HKSA for the mess of a beginning, and for hosting an event on what seemed to be a busy Monday for the many that had to leave early. Upon reviewing my photos of the night, however, I’m convinced by the candid smiles and laughs that it was undoubtedly an enjoyable experience of new friendships, reminiscent snacks, and mind-boggling games.
Perhaps the first game of 心靈相通 wasn’t as challenging as we hoped it would be, what with all those cheating ways. 
But here’s props to all of you, with those tricks up your sleeves! But mind you, HKSA will be trickier next time! Then the new element of song in our second game 大電視 was entertaining…when watching those shameless and brazen vary notes of syllables and called them songs! As for our final game of Jeopardy, most of you were probably fighting as hard as you could, attempting to score points by rummaging through your current events and random knowledge! And then…who’d forget SCISSOR SALAD? Congratulations to Angus’s team! :]
That Friday, HKSA had its Hotpot Social at the same venue. Once again, another impressive turn-up, and we hope our food variety and amount were enough to satisfy those taste buds and stomachs craving for hotpot! And trustfully, the interspersed HKSA-relevant slideshows and videos that filled the night interjected the static that may have overwhelmed had we allowed the night to continue with mere hotpot? Then there was the video of HKSA’s interns of last semester, which was rather difficult to hear (thank you, UCB, for allocating funds to covering vandalism of bathroom stalls, meanwhile increasing our fees and lacking in decent utilities!), but still managed to bring laughter to the scene. :]
And so I hope you walked away from this night warmed to the heart (and stomach) knowing how we are as HKSA, how we are as individuals, and how we are as friends. :]
The most recent of events, K-Night, proved to be an anticipated event once again! With enough attendees to fill up four rooms, it was an entertaining night of singing, games, and catching up. As I made my way through each room, the laughter and smiles that lit up each enjoying face were wonders to see. I recall opening the door to a room in which practically everyone was on his/her feet, all hyped up, singing a couple of lines to a song then passing the microphone along. Although I wasn’t a part of this hype, it was nonetheless a joy to see everyone immersed in such a festive and fun moment, laughing, singing, and delighting in his or her night. Albeit short, I trust that everyone had a great time?
And the atmosphere followed as we sat in Jac’s Bistro for dinner. Each table, making a ruckus and loud as hell, fought their best to grab the attention of the attendants. As the dishes made their ways to the corresponding tables, hunger subsided and the night came to an end.
HKSA so good so far? 
Best regards,
/K.
’10 Spring Historian
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.A 4-week winter break and welcome back to Berkeley. 17 weeks to go!
Check out the photos below and find out how much fun it was that night! Credits to Karen and Captain for the photos~
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