Running for a Children Hospital in Kenya

One more update of myself - I have just registered as a runner for Shoe4Africa, a charity organization which focuses on improving healthcare issues in East Africa. For the coming races, Monami and I will be running for them to raise money for a children Hospital in Kenya.

Please visit their website and see the meaningful projects Shoe4Africa have brought to the kids there so far. If you are moved by their initiatives as I do, please support me and Monami by donating any extra dollars you spare for the cause!

My donation page (click on the image to visit the original site)

Thanks so much for your every support so far!!!

Cherry Blossom Photos Uploaded

I have uploaded some of the photos I took during the cherry blossom festival in Tokyo here, enjoy and hope you share my support towards Japan!

Thanks so much for everyone who helped me posting the photos at the University of Hong Kong today, particularly Dr. Yoshiko Nakano from the Department of Japanese Studies and Luci Cheng from the School of Modern Languages and Cultures.

Stay tune for more fund raising efforts! 

Japan's First Post-Quake Cherry Blossom Festival

Sakura at Kitanomaru Park, Tokyo. Taken on April 10, 2011Just came back from a last-minute trip to Tokyo. I was there to take pictures of the city's cherry blossom festival, and hopefully to organize a fund-raising photo exhibition when I get back to Hong Kong.

Cherry blossom, or "Sakura" in Japanese, signals the arrival of spring, and a new start for Japan as the country struggles to recover from its worst earthquake in history and a Chernobyl-equivalent nuclear crisis. Through the pictures, I want to offer my condolences to those who were killed in the disaster, and most importantly, to support people who survived from the temblor to carry on their lives.

Sakura at Nationa Theatre of Japan. Taken on April 9, 2011

The first photo appearance will be at the "Japan Earthquake: What Can We Do to Help?" discussion forum at the Univesity of Hong Kong on April 18 (Monday), 5:30pm at the Global Lounge.

A bit tied up sorting pictures and pitching around for exhibitions. Will upload more photos and details of the shows later. if you want to help me organizing them/happened to know any places that may fit for a charity event, please let me know!