Celebrating continued employment...

Before reaching tenure, Katherine works on a contract basis for the University of Hong Kong. Her initial contract was for three years (concluding at the end of 2010), but this week, the University decided to go ahead and renew her contract for an additional three years (concluding at the end of 2013). We didn't expect that to happen this early, so it was somewhat of a surprise, but obviously something exciting and worth celebrating. As such, last night we went to 西碼頭環 ("Western District Pier"), a recently-discovered favorite seafood restaurant of ours on the Kennedy Town seaside, to commemorate the occasion...

豆苗 (green pea sprouts) in broth

東風螺 (or "花螺" - a species of sea snail) in a spicy sauce

花蛤 (or "花甲" - a species of sea clams)

Slices of venison with asparagus, onions, and potatoes in a sweet sauce

Every dish was outstanding (though the snails took a little more prying work than we would normally prefer ;>) and it was a lovely evening.