Run for Unity

After my tentative post yesterday, I thought I should talk a bit more about this Run for Unity thing. This activity is kind of like the Olympic torch. Runners pass a baton to each other and they cross time-zones and circle the world in 24 hours.

The young people from the Pacific island of Fiji will kick off the event at 4pm in their time zone. At 5pm, by means of an internet link, they will pass the baton on to the next time zone. 
Over the course of the next 24 hours, the baton will pass through locations of every latitude and in each location personalities from the world of sport, culture, as well as civic and religious leaders will participate.

For more information, check out the press release by Focolare:  http://www.run4unity.net/2008/com_eng.html

How to relax on a busy weekend

This weekend, I will be participating in an event called "Run for
Unity". This event will be hosted by Focolare Youth on May 10, 2008. It
is basically a worldwide relay: They start running from New Zealand,
then you cross time-zones to Australia and so on... I have to be in Tsim
Sha Tsui at 1.45pm til about 5pm. Not sure what all that time is for,
but I bet it's going to be fun.

Also this weekend, I'm going to be confirmed as I said in my last post.
We had our rehersal last Sunday (which wasn't all that brilliant), and I
think, as one of the local pop songs say, we are ready. We know what
we're doing and why, I think this will just be great, brilliant.

As for how to relax on a busy weekend, the following day is Budda's
birthday, and here we get a holiday for that. I'll be able to catch up
on sleep, finish some homework, and just take a break.