We zijn nu sinds zaterdag in HK. Tijdens de vlucht hebben we beiden niet geslapen (lees, 4 films gekeken). We kwamen aan met enige vertraging om 06.45 lokale tijd. Eenmaal aangekomen hebben we meteen een simkaart gekocht en onze octopus cards opgeladen (soort van OV chip, maar je kan er ook mee betalen in de convenience stores). Dat was meteen gelukt. Toen liepen we tegen ons eerste probleem aan.
Het lukte ons beide niet om geld op te nemen met onze pin passen. Gelukkig lukte het wel met mijn op het laatste moment aangevraagde credit card. Hiermee kunnen we even vooruit.
We zijn meteen naar So Kwun Wat village gegaan, ongeveer 30 minuten rijden met de taxi, die grap kostte 200HK dollar, een schijntje in vergelijking met wat je in Nederland zou moeten betalen. Eenmaal daar hebben we onze spullen neergezet, en we zijn toen meteen doorgegaan op een marathon aan familiebezoeken. We hebben Mahjong leren spelen, gecoached door de tante van Chu Kan. Hoewel ik dus geen woord cantonees spreek is het toch aardig gelukt om het spel door te krijgen. Wellicht waag ik me er volgende keer aan om wat locals uit te dagen in de hoop mijzelf iets te verrijken.
Vandaag (maandag) hebben we onze eerste (kennismakings)dag gehad op de HKU. De studenten hier zijn ook net begonnen. Het schijnt dus dat de Bachelor of Dentistry in HK 5 jaar duurt, hierdoor zijn wij als beginnend 6e jaars ongeveer gelijk aan beginnend MSc studenten in HK. Totaal duurt de opleiding hier 8 jaar, wij mogen dus van geluk spreken dat het totaal 'maar' 6 jaar is voor BSc + MSc i.p.v. de 5 jaar kort geleden.
Naast onze groep van ACTA komt er ook een grote groep exchange students uit Indonesie deze week, deze zullen we denk ik ook een dezer dagen ontmoeten. We moeten nog een paar dagen wachten tot onze supervisor dr. Tsoi terug in HK is en dan kunnen we beginnen met het echte werk.
Tot die tijd genieten we nog even van onze vrije tijd. Het begint al laat te worden, ik denk dat ik maar eens ga bedenken wat ik ga eten..
Dane
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Hi all,
So we've been in Hong Kong since saturday morning. During the flight we didn't sleep at all (I actually watched 4 movies). Our flight arrived at 06:45 with a minor delay, somebody got kicked off for security reasons at Schiphol, they didn't specifiy what kind of securty issues they had with him or her unfortunately. When we got our luggage we immediatley went on to charge our Octopus cards (equivalent of the Dutch Chipknip). After that we encountered our first problem, we weren't able to withdraw money from the ATM's with our debitcards. Luckily I brought my creditcard that I applied for at the very last moment and that one actually worked.
We left the airport, heading for So Kwun Wat village by taxi. It was a 30 minute drive, I was expecting much more as it's pretty much across the country. This cost us about 200HK dollar. Which is, in my opinion, very cheap compared to the Netherlands. When we got there we dropped off our luggage and immediately departed on a marathon consisting of family visits. One of Chu Kan aunts taught us how to play Mahjong. Even though I don't speak Cantonese or any chinese dialect, I was actually able to grasp the essence of the game.
Today (monday 09-09-13) we had our first (introduction)day at the HKU. The regular students are also starting this week. So it seems that the BSc programme in HK takes 5 years, opposed to the 3 years in Holland. And a MSc + Specilization takes another 6 years for a grand total of 11 years. So after a quick calculation we concluded that we are lucky that we can do the same programme in 9 years in Holland.
Besides our group of 4 people from ACTA another group of exchange/elective students will be joining us from Indonesia consisting of about 20 people. 2 of which will be on the same department as us (DMS). We still have to wait a few days until Dr. Tsoi is back in the area so we can actually start with our research.
Until then we'll have to enjoy our free time. Speaking of which, it's getting late, I'd better find something to eat..
Dane
Naast onze groep van ACTA komt er ook een grote groep exchange students uit Indonesie deze week, deze zullen we denk ik ook een dezer dagen ontmoeten. We moeten nog een paar dagen wachten tot onze supervisor dr. Tsoi terug in HK is en dan kunnen we beginnen met het echte werk.
Tot die tijd genieten we nog even van onze vrije tijd. Het begint al laat te worden, ik denk dat ik maar eens ga bedenken wat ik ga eten..
Dane
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Hi all,
So we've been in Hong Kong since saturday morning. During the flight we didn't sleep at all (I actually watched 4 movies). Our flight arrived at 06:45 with a minor delay, somebody got kicked off for security reasons at Schiphol, they didn't specifiy what kind of securty issues they had with him or her unfortunately. When we got our luggage we immediatley went on to charge our Octopus cards (equivalent of the Dutch Chipknip). After that we encountered our first problem, we weren't able to withdraw money from the ATM's with our debitcards. Luckily I brought my creditcard that I applied for at the very last moment and that one actually worked.
We left the airport, heading for So Kwun Wat village by taxi. It was a 30 minute drive, I was expecting much more as it's pretty much across the country. This cost us about 200HK dollar. Which is, in my opinion, very cheap compared to the Netherlands. When we got there we dropped off our luggage and immediately departed on a marathon consisting of family visits. One of Chu Kan aunts taught us how to play Mahjong. Even though I don't speak Cantonese or any chinese dialect, I was actually able to grasp the essence of the game.
Today (monday 09-09-13) we had our first (introduction)day at the HKU. The regular students are also starting this week. So it seems that the BSc programme in HK takes 5 years, opposed to the 3 years in Holland. And a MSc + Specilization takes another 6 years for a grand total of 11 years. So after a quick calculation we concluded that we are lucky that we can do the same programme in 9 years in Holland.
Besides our group of 4 people from ACTA another group of exchange/elective students will be joining us from Indonesia consisting of about 20 people. 2 of which will be on the same department as us (DMS). We still have to wait a few days until Dr. Tsoi is back in the area so we can actually start with our research.
Until then we'll have to enjoy our free time. Speaking of which, it's getting late, I'd better find something to eat..
Dane
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