Day 2 - Maneo

The starless night masked the sky. Below its shade was a bright city, with pale yellow and greyish white squares dotted over the endless sea of grey. Each solid object formed a jade cube, each jade cube formed a block, each block formed a rectangle, and these rectangles spanned the heights - challenging the sky with the might of the human civilization. Flying high, a Crow scoured the tidy and organized streets; its engines and its dark oil, its men and their dark coats. Swinging by its tree - too small to be a proper one, too large to be a bush - to land on its busy nest, it placed itself on the outer rim of the collection of branches and plastic scraps with its beak full of what appeared to be a hunk of trash. All families of all composition began their periodic meals, crows feeding their younglings, mothers feeding their children, certain men feeding their ego, and certain ladies feeding their desires.

So was how the affairs were orchestrated in the city, all except for the child who gazed over the horizon through his dirty windows, from his small, absent room. Only the lights of streetlamps and roaring engines introduced themselves into his ceiling and his walls, as he turned off his lamp to enjoy the artificial view with a glass of whisky - on rock, of course - between his long, thin fingers.

Good morning.

Ever since I was young, I've always wanted to be an author. Fun fact: I named my english name after a character from a Roald Dahl book. Being a university student, however, takes a large toll on my efforts to write page after pages of literature. My studies demand its hours.

This is also the reason why I resort to short stories and photography: it doesn't take much time, and takes the audience to the point. See it as a short movie that takes place in your mind.

In today's tour, I'll walk you through some iconic places of Chinese University of Hong Kong, alongside some close ups I think were cool.

It's near monsoon season, so the clouds are a little cloudy. The creamy skies cover the rays of sunshine, and the world disperses into the darkness of shadows.

On the rooftop of a building named Mong Man Wai is a pathway that is composed of arcs of yellow. It's a popular place for a lot of photographers. I managed to visit at the right time to get the perfect picture.

From here, we can also get the scenery of the opposite side of the river that divides CUHK and Ma On Shan. The metropolitan look gives me a bit of a Gotham vibe, but I'm having second thoughts.

CUHK started off as a union of various colleges with its own dormitories: Chung Chi College, United College, and New Asia College. Currently, there are many other colleges, but these are the oldest.

My dormitory is located in United College; walk through the road that enters the College and you will find a small waterfall that derives from the iconic water tower of United College.

Inspired from my last set of picture that utilized a fast shutter speed, I take a similar picture with the flowing streams of water.

I exit my College and go down to the more popular areas of CUHK. On my way, I take pictures of the scenery.

CUHK is also famous for its abundance of Bamboos. It is rather a disappointment that the Typhoon last year shook up a good portion of the Bamboo shoots we can find around the campus.

The picture I take of the bamboo trees would be more surreal if it were all straight, but I suppose it will do for now.

Near the University train station is a park with a fountain and a nice scenery. This is probably the most popular spot for photographers. I capture a frame of the fountain.

I walk around the gardens and encounter a bleached tree. Something about this tree gives me the chills; I helplessly snap a picture of the tree.

Perhaps it's the isolated positioning of this tree that makes it so unique.

A rather successful photo run, I think to myself.

I return back to my dormitory with my camera slipped into my bag. Remembering the occasion midway through, I pull the camera back out again and capture the flowers.

It doesn't matter whether you have a girlfriend or not; you will always have someone who loves you and will support you through your wild journeys of the sea of life.

The ocean will not always have fishes: some places will have a lot, other places will have few. It's your job to explore and find out.

Happy valentines and good hunting.

• J