Shek O Shenanigans

Yesterday some of the international students hosted an awesome beach party at Shek O Beach. It was an all-day affair, but because it was quite foggy, I waited until the early evening to head over. The party was at the far end of the beach, at a raised deck area near the bottom of a rocky mountain. They had done a great job of preparing. The rock faces were filled with glittering tea candles, colorful neon lights were hung above the deck, and all the BBQ pits were fired up. The DJs were spinning ultra awesome techno/electronica, and there were tons of drinks. I tried a shot of absinthe for the first time. I thought it was interesting how the shot was prepared. Some absinthe and a sugar cube is placed on a spoon and set on fire. Absinthe is poured over the spoon and down into the cup below. Eventually, all the sugar and liquid is burning inside the cup. You blow the fire out and drink the concoction hot. I can't say it was tasty; it was really sharp and potent but had a sort of pine-needle aftertaste.

Groups of people kept running into the ocean and swimming around. After a few drinks, I went for a swim as well. The cold water was quite refreshing; it was about 23 degrees out, so pretty nice swimming weather. Overall it was a great night, although I lost my famous Bank Giro Loterij hat! Damn!