Airplanes and Airport

I took these pictures in Shanghai (again). This Boeing 777-300ER is getting loaded with food at the side of its door. Airplanes are always busy at airport. They don't just rest there, they need to add more fuel for the next journey, get loaded with food and water, be cleaned up, be checked for any damage... ...

Boeing 777-300ER can fly one of the longest routes in the world, and because of the long distance it covers, it needs two BIG engines to power. Can you imagine how big the engines are? The diameter of the engines are more than 2m (taller than a door!).

I realise how similar airports can be nowadays. You see, this is Shanghai Pudong Airport, does it remind you of our Hong Kong International Airport? And guess what, Terminal 3 of Beijing International Airport looks more or less the same!

How many airlines are there? + Smile~

This is the picture I took from the Hong Kong International Airport few weeks ago. Can you tell me how many airplanes are there and how many airlines are there? Airline logos are printed mostly on the tail of an aircraft, it's like a flag flying in the wind, isn't it? Therefore the national airline, or the biggest and most important airline of a place is often called "Flag Carrier".

The picture above shows you Cathay Pacific's Airbus 340-300. How do I know the model of the aircraft? It's easy to tell. For Cathay Pacific, if you see four engines without a "goose hump" (the one with the "goose hump" is Boeing 747), that is an Airbus 340. And if you can see only 4 doors on the aircraft, instead of 5, that is Airbus 340-300 instead of Airbus 340-600.

And you can see the side cargo door is open, they need this big door to load the big cargos into the airplane.

I took this picture in Shanghai Science Museum. And it was a tank of orange fish. I happened to see one of them facing me and it looked as if it was smiling at me. Isn't it cute? I hope to see you smiling at me like this when I see you in the school.

The airport under the wing

I took this picture while I was in the flight to Shanghai weeks ago. I was sitting by the wing so I could see the operation of the wing. That night we took off using runway 07R, that means I would have Ma Wan under my feet when the airplane left Hong Kong.

Under the wing you can see some lights and a blur image of the Hong Kong International Airport. It's such a beautiful picture, although it is quite blur.

The Hong Kong International Airport is a two-runway airport, that means it has 2 runways. Usually one is for take off while another one is for landing. In most cases, all take-off and landing airplanes head to the same direction because head wind makes take off and landing easier.

The flaps are extension of the wing. They are extended during take off and landing to increase the lift while the airplane slows down. The airplane must slow down during landing because landing in high speed is very dangerous!

gut gut was sick

Gut Gut was sick last Saturday. When I groomed my chinchillas on Saturday morning, I discovered a big patch of fur lost on Gut Gut and there was little blood on the skin. I was so afraid that something very wrong happened to Gut Gut. At that time I had to go out for something so I couldn't send him to the vet immediately. After the first brief observation I found that he was still playing and eating as usual, no signs of tiredness or sickness were shown, so I wasn't too worried.

I brought him to the animal clinic in the afternoon and had a medical check. The vet said he's alright and nothing serious happened to him. Gut Gut was prescribed with some medicine and I have to put it on him 2-3 times a week.

Gut Gut is all right now, and skin is recovering very well.

The World is Just Awesome!!

Recently this video is my favorite.




Let's learn and sing this song later!

Since I was as young as you, I already liked documentaries. I like to see animals on African flatland, I like to see strange creatures deep in the sea, I like to see how a baby is developed from a single sperm and ovum... ... I think this world is just fabulous! And I want to see more about this world because it is such a big world and there are more funny things happening outside. That's why I want to travel around the world. I want to see this world first hand!

Hiking @ Chung Yeung Festival

It was Chung Yeung Festival (or the "Double Ninth Festival") yesterday, I went hiking with my 3 friends. Traditionally, the Chinese commemorate their ancestors and climb high in this festival. I don't need to commemorate my ancestors (it's just not my family practice), but I chose to climb high with my friends. It felt so good to walk in the countryside because the air is fresh and it's good to have some exercises.


We hiked from Tsuen Wan to Tai Po, along Shing Mun Reservoir, yesterday. It is the most inland area in Hong Kong so the only things we could see were trees and hills. And because of the location, trees can grow much taller here.

Now you can see how tall the trees are!

We saw some animals when we hiked yesterday, the most common was monkey, as you may know, we can find most monkeys living around Shing Mun Reservoir. You have to be careful with the monkeys, don't feed them, because they may attack you and snatch your food.

Another animal we saw was a cow. Yes, it was a REAL cow. It was calmly eating grass, and ignored our existence when we approached to take photos. I guess it just gets used to human beings and so it was not afraid of us. Again, we were very careful when getting near it, not to harm or irritate it.
After a short hike (which lasted less than 3 hours), we arrived Tai Po and went to my friend's house to have some cooking fun. It was such a happy and healthy holiday.

I'll leave Hong Kong to Shanghai today and will not be in school on Thursday and Friday. So I'll see you next Monday. : )

Miss Nickie

It's fun to visit the Science Museum!

Yesterday, I visited the Science Museum at Tsim Sha Tsui because I wanted to see the deep sea creature exhibition. It was such a great fun to visit the museum because there are lots of things to explore and see.

The deep sea creature exhibition was great, there were many specimens and photos about bizarre animals which look more like from another planet! Of course, human have not explored most of the ocean so far, so there is still chance to find more and more new creatures.

One of the exhibits is this mirror fun. We all look at the mirror everyday, but what we don't know is how illusions can be made by mirrors.

In this photo, you can see my reflection in the mirror. My friend Barry is holding a camera but you can't see him. It's a little difficult to explain what happened and why did it happen here. So I suggest you to have a look at the Science Museum yourself.

How many Miss Nickies are here? This is an easy trick done by mirrors called multiple reflection. Just two mirrors with carefully adjusted angles can create lots of images.

If you visit the museum, one of the big things that will stun you is this aircraft named Betsy. Betsy is the first aircraft of Cathay Pacific Airways and is now retired and rests forever on the ceiling of the museum. This aircraft is about 70 years old!