Jermaine Wong, 16
St Paul's Convent School
Challenge: Find out more about astronomy Hello everybody, guess what? I'm in Hokkaido, Japan! The countryside is lovely and there's lots of lavender in the fields. The nights here are awesome, and much better than anything I have seen at CUHK. I don't have a star map of Hokkaido, but I just love the stars here. Last week, before I left for Japan, I continued to read the books that had been recommended to me. I also went out one night with my parents to Shek O. The sky wasn't too bad there, not very clear, but far better than I thought it could be in the city. I used some of the knowledge I have gained from the books I've been reading and from the camp to point out the northeast star. My dad had brought a compass and checked that I had found the right star. Fortunately, I was correct! Then I was chatting to my dad and I made another big discovery - when he was younger, my dad had really good grades in Physics. He told me many theories related to astronomy. I'd better go and start putting in some more hard work on astronomy.
Amy Yang Miu-yuk, 15
Hong Kong Chinese Women's Club College
Challenge: Lose weight The good news is that I lost one kilogram this week! I also learnt a lot during the week because I joined a programme organised by the Department of Health's Oral Health Education Unit. I went camping in the Breakthrough Youth Village and learnt leadership and communication skills as well as oral hygiene skills. I also made some new friends. During the camp, we had to play outdoors games and I sweated like a pig, which was great for helping me lose weight! While reading last week's Sunday Young Post, I learnt that I should be taking 10,000 steps per day in order to keep fit and stay healthy. This is 7,000 steps more than I had been doing so I will now start this harsh task. I am also going to start brushing my teeth after every meal. I hope it will make me feel less hungry!