Hobby

Having been away from the swimming pool for more than 20 years, I started to learn to swim last month. My girlfriend was a competitive swimmer. She participated in many swimming competitions during her school years. After convincing me to go to the gym, my girlfriend then persuaded me to swim with her. Every summer, she took me to the sportswear shop, urging me to buy a swimming suit and swim with her. Whenever she urged me to do so, I refused and went away. Part of the reason was that I wasn’t interested in swimming. Part of the reason was that I wanted to observe her reaction to my refusal. ...

Last time, I wrote about my goal in 2023 on archery as a comeback player. Two weeks ago, I participated in a local archery competition and didn’t win, as expected. During the previous months, I practised a lot as an amateur archer. It was raining and windy on the last night before the competition. However, I didn’t skip the regular lesson and tried my best to gain experience in facing adverse weather conditions. Perhaps it was my first archery competition since I rejoined archery. I was so excited that I woke up at 4 AM that morning and spent almost an hour falling asleep again. Coincidently, my friend who participated in the same archery competition also woke up at 4 AM. ...

Kirby’s Return to Dreamland Deluxe was released on Feb 24. This is the 5th game of the Kirby series released on Nintendo Switch. As a fan of Kirby, on the release day, I left the office sharply at 17:45, rushed to the console game shop and bought the game. This game is a remake of the original Kirby’s Return to Dreamland in 2011 for Wii. Since I don’t have Wii, I didn’t play the original game before. I treated this game as a completely new game instead. ...

This Thursday, I will perform in a concert, Bands around the World, organised by Sforzando Wind Ensemble. The band will begin with a sorrowful piece, Cry of the Last Unicorn. After that, the band will perform a series of music pieces about different places in the world. In previous years, most of us could only stay in Hong Kong. Now, most of the travel restrictions are relaxed. Before travelling the world, let’s enjoy the concert with music from around the world. ...

The lockdown finally comes to an end. Those previously restricted premises are now accessible to everyone. During the lockdown period, I learned to cook. Now I know how to make many different dishes and desserts, both Western and Eastern. I studied coffee with multiple brewing methods. Now I know how to make most of the coffee and espresso-based drinks offered by coffee shops and cafes. I learned self-haircut. Now I am happy with cutting my hair. I like to try different hairstyles and help my brother do haircuts too. ...