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Best wishes for your happiness throughout the year.

One of my objectives to Hong Kong was BODW forum last week
regarding my interest in Takaharu & Yui Tezuka’s job on Fuji Kindergarten.
Moreover, Tom Dixon was the first speaker of that day.

As soon as Takaharu & Yui Tezuka stepped on stage,
they broke the ice by their color identity,
making everyone be familiar to them in a few moment.
They are easy to be recognized by their color.
(Takaharu himself is blue while Yui, his wife is red and their daughter is yellow.
if they have a son, his color will green.)
Then Takaharu Tezuka handed on his wife telling about
“Roof House”, the housing project with only one condition
that family members love to have lunch on the roof!
and this roof house led to another simple condition for their educational project
“Fuji Kindergarten”–to provide a roof house for 500 kids!
view their wonderful jobs at Tezuka Architects

White boiled shrimp is my childhood favorite dish in Hong Kong.
It may look very simple and simple
but the natural sweetness that burst out like firework
glitters great taste all over the mouth.
Due to the short cooking time and the freshest ingredient,
the natural flavor plays its star role.
So this is a must menu for my trip to Hong Kong.

I just went back from Hong Kong.
My first flight when I was 5 years old is Hong Kong.
Since then Hong Kong is our family regular destination.
The wonderland for me at that time was toy stores
where I and my brother could stay all day.
Another big issue for our family is eating Chinese food there.
As a little kids, I did not know where and which restaurants were.
My memory is only one word “yummy”.
However, our Hong Kong visits became less and less, heading to explore the world in other locations. So this trip was like seeing the old friend.

For many people, Hong Kong = shopping.
But for me, Hong Kong = eating Chinese food.
I and my sister ate and ate delicious Chinese food.
There are many changes in Hong Kong — some is so admirable while some is missing.
Main roads and buildings are still the same as my memory files.
Public transportations are so admirable — very easy and convenient.
But some essence of Hong Kong seem to fade away.
People are more friendly, waiters are more generous, which are good things.
However, I missed those careless or bad manners, which always were a spice of Hong Kong trip for me.

kidzania is the edutainment town for kids offering different kinds of working experiences in a realistic city setting. At two-third of the actual size, all facilities are designed to be just the right size for kids.

From pilot, baker, doctor, news reporter, designer to chef, kids will learn to make a living by their choices and get a pay in kidzania currency. Also they can use their earning to buy things at kidzania or learn how to save it in the bank by opening their account at the bank in kidzania and keep them for the next visit. Moreover, the experience in kidzania will enhance kids to develop their independence, social skills.

Kidzania originally born in Mexico in 1999. With its great concept, kidzania now expands to Japan in 2006 and this fall 2007 was opened in Jakarta, Indonesia. In 2008, kidzania will go to Lisbon and Dubai and more in 2009 at Barcelona, Seoul and Taiwan.

I think it is the very interesting theme park that kids will have fun while learning the value of working and who knows they may discover a new side of themselves.