Being a part of the dancing community means that you have to actively look for spaces and studios…read morefor rehearsal; whether the place is suitable for dancing is one thing, whether the rent is affordable is another. Rents for dance studios in government sports centers are guaranteed to be cheap, although extra bucks are required in renting their audio sets, but the sum of these is still far lower than that of renting private studios for an hour. Because it is so affordable and economical, these studios are always fully booked and you have to get up early in the morning (like 7 am) to book online; there are even some hardcore fanatics that get up at 5 in the morning to go line up at the entrance of the sport center to book. Right, I might have been sidetracked too much, back to this sports center in particular. Due to recent rehearsal, I have finally set foot into this center that I have not even heard of before. Truth be told, Po Kong Village is as unfamiliar a name as a place abroad; located near diamond hill, it is a 10 minute walk from the MTR station uphill. This makes the center relatively inaccessible to those who are not living in the neighborhood. The facilities are relatively standard, squash courts, a gym room and a basketball court separated into badminton courts. Be warned however that the air con in the entire complex is pretty strong, after a long walk up from diamond hill station, it is most likely that you will be all sweaty. Do remember to dry yourself as soon as possible after going into the complex or you might risk catching a cold~

I love coming to the swimming pool at the SCAA on weekday mornings! It costs HK$28 per entry to the…read morepool, which is a little bit more than the public swimming pools, but it's worth it (this is an extra fee on top of the SCAA membership fee). The water is just so much cleaner than the Victoria Park swimming, the locker room is much bigger and less cramped. You do need to bring your own amenities: towel, shampoo/conditioner/soap, and a lock for the locker, but it's quite easy to manage. If you want to do lap swimming, there are specific lanes for it - look for "circle lap swimming" yellow signs.

I never realized the value of having a sports club sponsor a rugby team up until recently. I've…read moreplayed rugby for Causeway Bay and for many years all we had was a changing room and a couple of showers. Hong Kong Football Club has... Hong Kong Football club and a few other teams have their own fancy clubs. Some how we managed to get the SCAA on board and since then I've discovered things about the place I would have never imagined. It has a huge range of facilities, including bowling as well as the other more boring sports like badminton... or squash. There are also a couple of restaurants within the complex that cater to different preferences in terms of cuisine and cash flow. Most of the time I go there (with my team) to eat in their new Inside Out restaurant, a simple place that serves great burgers, lots of beer, and has one sports or another playing on big screens. It was obviously designed to support sports teams as it's partitioned off from the rest of the floor, which happens to be a DIY barbecue. It's certainly better off that way, for safety reasons, considering the amount of alcohol consumed during the meal. And there was me, walking by the place twice a week thinking why on earth would people want to join that place just for a driving ranger?! It turns out there is a lot more than meets the eye and still more for me to experience. It's a great place to go with a group of friends for a list of occasions - drinking games while golfing, a hardcore gym workout, or just a meal with the family, it's got it all.

Only paying members of the club are allowed to come eat, but they may bring guests for lunch and…read moredinner. The downstairs area is where I've often had dinner, which is more Cantonese style cooking, whereas the upstairs area which I had just been to most recently had Western cooking, heavy on the Spanish and French style cuisines. For appetizers, I had the escargot, which wasn't my favorite but was not bad, there was a lot of garlic and butter in the sauce, a lot of which were outside of the snails but I wish there was more garlic inside the shells. For main course I had the duck breast with duck confit with corn on the side. It was a bit underwhelming, with the breast being a bit dry and bland and not the greatest pairing with the sauce/glaze on the side. The leg confit was better though. My partner had the black cod, though, and that was easily the best dish of the evening. The cook with sear was perfect, and had a great maple glaze and leek that complemented the butteriness of the fish.

I was visiting relatives in Hong Kong and originally we were supposed to go have dinner at Tai Ping…read moreKoon but for whatever reason, that place was super packed and they don't take reservations. Anyway, my uncle happens to be a member of this club and surprisingly they have a full running restaurant and bar here. So we came here for dinner and the food was delicious! The "jai jee gai" (I suppose it's the Chinese style fried chicken?) was my favorite. We also added a bit of fusion by ordering chicken curry, which was also very good. I suppose there are a lot of Indians here so they have a lot of Indian cuisine options on the menu. Pro tip: Only members of the club are allowed to pay the bill. So yeah, being the typical Chinese person that I am, I was trying to fight for the bill since I don't see my relatives often but my uncle beat me to it.

Nice escape from the congestion of HK island. Awesome that there is a small playground for kids in…read morethe courtyard. Ate at the Dragon Room. The daikon dumplings are pretty awesome.