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| Love and Hugs are contagious!
Share it out and it will come back multiplied.
Looking after yourself is as important as to achieve all your goals during your university journey. Give yourself a big hug from time to time, relax yourself and embrace the mother nature, how about a little more hugs from our cuties fluffies? That will sure make your day and give you great support and unlimited motivation to pay it forward.
Continue the success of our Comfort Paws - Therapy Dog Program in the past two years, "Love & Hugs" aims to provide a broader-spectrum for students to connect not only with dogs but also the nature, people and even themselves. Throughout our activities and workshops, students will find their ways to build competencies such as understanding and caring others and to express their feelings.
Program Content
- Comfort Paws (Human Animal Interaction)
Human Animal Interaction could reduce stress level and raise the awareness of animal welfare.
- Nature Connection
Connect with nature and embrace the power of it
- Self Expression
Expressing yourself and care others in different ways
Let’s embrace the power from nature and share your unique experience with your friends.
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Comfort Paws - Dog Dog Station (May)
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Coffee & Coco would like to support you during the final! Come with your friends to relax and have a great moment with our fluffy cuties! All HKUST students are welcomed to join! Fill your availability below, we will arrange the best fit schedule for you all. More sessions are coming! No worry if you cannot make it this time.
For joining Dog Dog Station, there is nothing you have to prepare. After getting your confirmation, come at the timeslot and Coffee and Coco will there and wait to have fun with you!
Invite your friend to join us too! Put your friend's name in the remark if you would like to join the same session and make sure your friend also submit his/her registration. You may share a bit about your dog experience with us too.
Dog Dog Station with Coffee and Coco
1) Date :4 May (Tue)
Time : 10:00 - 10:30AM / 10:30 - 11:00AM / 11:30 - 12:00NN / 12:00NN - 12:30PM
2) Date : 21 May (Fri)
Time : 2:30 - 3:00PM / 3:15 - 3:45PM / 4:30PM - 5:00PM
Venue : Common Area of Wellness and Counselling Centre (5/F, Lift 3)
Quota : max 3 ppl / group, max 2 group
*First come, first served*
Registration Link : TBC
Confirmation / Waitlist email will be sent before 28Apr 2021(Wed).
Remember to go through the safety measurement and reply to confirm your spot.
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Comfort Paws - Dog Dog Station (Apr)
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Dog Dog Station was original an animal assisted activity that therapy dog will be stationed and students are welcomed to come at anytime during the session. In spring semester, we are gradually resuming Dog Dog Station for you all to relax and have a great moment with our fluffy sweeties! Fill your availability below, we will arrange the best fit schedule for you all. More sessions are coming! No worry if you cannot make it this time.
For joining Dog Dog Station, there is nothing you have to prepare. After getting your confirmation, come at the timeslot and Coffee and Coco will there and wait to have fun with you! All HKUST students are welcomed!
Invite your friend to join us too! Put your friend's name in the remark if you would like to join the same session and make sure your friend also submit his/her registration. You may share a bit about your dog experience with us too.
Dog Dog Station with Coffee and Coco
1) Date :9Apr (Fri)
Time : 2:30 - 3:00PM / 3:00 - 3:30PM / 4:00 - 4:30PM / 4:30 - 5:00PM
2) Date : 21Apr (Wed)
Time : 2:30 - 3:00PM / 3:00 - 3:30PM / 4:00 - 4:30PM / 4:30 - 5:00PM
Venue : Common Area of Wellness and Counselling Centre (5/F, Lift 3)
Quota : max 3 ppl / group
*First come, first served*
Registration Closed
Confirmation / Waitlist email will be sent before 7Apr 2021(Wed).
Remember to go through the safety measurement and reply to confirm your spot.
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Animal Education Talk – Love Languages of you and your pets
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Not everyone expressing and receiving love in the same way. For human we have "The five love languages", what about our pets?! Love and Hugs would like to invite you to join our Animal Education Talk - "Love Languages of you and your pets". We invited Ms. Debbie Ngai, the founder of Hong Kong Animal Assisted Therapy Association(HKAATA) to share her findings of the interesting interactions among different species and the meaning behind. If you are interested to know more about your pets, you are welcomed to join us!
Love Languages of you and your pets
Event : Animal Education Talk
Date : 14Apr 2021 (Wed) Rescheduled to 19Apr(Mon)
Time : 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
Venue : Zoom
*HLTH1010 2-course-hour could be attained
Register Now!!
Registration Deadline : 12Apr 2021(Wed) noon
Confirmation will be sent be for 13Apr (Thu)
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As a dog lover, you may be familiar with dog stress signals. How could we help them to destress? Mr. Eric Lee, Tellington TTouch Companion Practitioner P1, is invited to provide us 2 "Dog Dog training" - "Loose Leash Walking" & "TTouch for Canine 101". Through the trainings, we will learn different practical skills on helping dogs to destress and the important of positive interaction between human and dogs. If you are interested or curious about communicating with dogs, please join us!
A) Dog Dog Training – Loose Leash Walking
Date: 17 Apr 2021 (SAT)
Time: 2:15PM - 3:45PM
Venue : Multi-Purpose Room, UG Hall 8
Content : skills on communicating with dogs through your body language while walking.
B) Dog Dog Training – TTouch for Canine 101
Date: 24 Apr 2021 (SAT)
Time: 2:15PM - 3:45PM
Venue : Multi-Purpose Room, UG Hall 8
Content : Know about the skills of Ttouch, which could strength dogs' physical and mental development.
Language: Cantonese /English
Group Size: 15pax
Instructor: Eric Lee
Registration Closed. You may email posvibes@ust.hk for spots checking
Registration Deadline : 12 Apr 2021 12nn
Confirmation Email will be sent before 13Apr 2021(Tue)
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Self - Expression - Contemporary Dance Workshop (Mar)
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In November2020, we had successfully held 1st "Introductory of Contemporary Dance" with Passoverdance. They are coming back again in late Mar!! This time we have 2 instructors Jo Leung (Choreographer) & Nina Chiu (Visual Artist) to guide us and explored new ways to express ourselves and be connected with others! No dance experience is needed!
Introductory Contemporary Art & Dance Workshop
Date: 24, 31Mar & 7Apr 2021 (Wed)
Instructors : Jo Leung(Choregrapher) and Nina Chiu(Visual Art)
Target: HKUST students who are interested in dance and arts
Fee : Free
Format: ZOOM
English Group(Updated on 16Mar)
Time : 6PM - 9PM
Quota : 10 -20 pax (Depending on the no. of enrolment, we might separate into 2 groups)
*Priority will be given to HKUST members and those who can join all three workshops.
Register NOW!
You may visit Passoverdance for more details and +VibEs' Instagram for our students sharing!
Background about the Programme
Commenced in July 2019, Passoverdance launched Jockey Club "In Search of Voice in a Cramped City" Dance Education Programme+. In the 1st Chapter, they promote Contemporary Dance among youths and Universities. If you are interested to express yourself in a new way, join us NOW!
+Jockey Club “In Search of Voice in a Cramped City” Dance Education Programme
Presented by: Passoverdance
Funded by: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Passoverdance is financially supported by the HKADC
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Message in a Bottle (Spring 2021)
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This is the 4th round of "Message in a Bottle" since 2020. No matter you are in Hong Kong or not, you could meet someone in our HKUST community from their words!
Make a new friend that you won't be meeting
Write about yourself without knowing the recipient!
How it works?!
Only one rule:
Don't share your name and your contact method!
1st letter (Submit before 22 Feb 2021)
Handwrite a letter about why you would like to join "Message in a Bottle". You may attach photos and drawings together with your letter.
2nd letter (Reply before 8 Mar 2021)
3rd letter (Reply before 29 Mar 2021) *One more week for you to prepare your reply due to mid-term.
4th letter (Reply before 12 Apr 2021)
Meet your unseen buddy (19 - 23Apr)
You are invited to meet with your unseen buddy and finally introduce yourself face-to-face. (if situation is available) You could give your buddy your handwritten letter by hand and exchange contact for future contact.
JOIN US by finishing your registration and send your 1st letter to posvibes@ust.hk before 22 Feb 2021. You will receive a "Message in a Bottle".
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Animal Education Talk - Human and animals : friends, enemies, or both?
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How would you define the relationship between human and animals? Are all animals have the same relationship with human? Any changes from the past till now? We invited Ms. Debbie Ngai, the founder of Hong Kong Animal Assisted Therapy Association(HKAATA) to share her findings of the bonding between human and animals with the changing situations. We will have a follow-up discussion group with different real cases afterwards. If you are interested to know more about animal and go deeper discussion with your peer, grab the chance now!
Human & Animals : friends, enemies, or both?
Event : Animal Education Talk
Date : 31Mar (Wed) (1st day of Mid-Term Break)
Time : 11AM - 1PM (HKT)
Venue : Zoom
Quota : 200pax
*HLTH1010 2-course-hour could be attained
Event : Discussion Group
Date : 31Mar (Wed)
Time : 2PM - 3PM
Venue : Zoom
Quota : 20pax
*Only for those joining the talk, first-come-first-serve
**HLTH1010 1-course-hour could be attained
Register Now!!
Registration Deadline : 29 Mar 2021(Mon) 12:00nn
Confirmation will be sent before 29 Mar 2021.
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Animal Education Talk - Get to know Therapy Dog
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Whether or not you are a dog lover, you may wonder what the therapy dog session is about and what special talent a dog should have to become therapy dog. Eddie, a licensed therapy dog evaluator, will share what should be expected during the session and the roles & duties of therapy dog that might be beneficial to you. All HKUST members are welcomed to join!
Topic : Get to know Therapy Dog
Date : 19 Feb 2021 (Fri)
Time : 14:30 - 15:30
Venue : Zoom
Speaker : Eddie - licensed therapy dog team evaluator
Quota : n/a
All HKUST members are welcomed!
Register NOW!
Registration Deadline : 15Feb 2021 (Mon)
Confirmation will be sent on 16Feb 2021(Tue)
For more information, please email us at posvibes@ust.hk.
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Message in a Bottle (Winter 2021)
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"Message in a Bottle" was successfully hold in Spring and Fall in 2020. Let's have a new start in our Winter Break time!
Make a new friend that you won't be meeting,
Write about yourself without knowing the recipient!
How it works?!
Only one rule:
Don't share your name and your contact method!
1st letter -"Your time in UST"
Submit before 30Dec 2020
Handwrite a letter about your time in UST to let your buddy be more familiar with your background. You may attach photos and drawings together with your letter. Do not forget to send your holiday blessing to your buddy!
2nd letter - "Your goal in 2021"
Reply before 10Jan 2021
Reply to your buddy’s letter. In the second letter you may talk about your new goal(s) in 2021! Let’s motivate each other to keep on or try out some new things! You may attach photos and drawings together with your letter.
3rd letter - “Anything”
Reply before 20Jan 2021
Reply to your buddy with anything that you would like to know and you would like to tell. Again, you may attach photos and drawings together with your letter.
Meet your unseen buddy
Late January
You are invited to meet with your unseen buddy and finally introduce yourself face-to-face. (if situation is available) You could give your buddy your handwritten letter by hand and exchange contact for future contact.
JOIN US by finishing your registration and send your first letter to posvibes@ust.hk before 30 Dec 2020. You will receive a warm "Message in a Bottle" before 2021!
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Finally it's our Winter Break time!!
Why not wear your most bizarre/creative/ embarrassing outfit and join our virtual party!
Share what you like, and get some inspiration from others. You will be chit-chatting with your new friends about university life and favourite pastimes.
Don't forget...... it's UGLY SWEATER PARTY!!!
**Special prizes will be given to those creative!!
Share about anything
Date : 30Dec2020 (Wed)
Time : 2PM -3PM (HKT)
Content : Share about yourself (i.e. your favourite book & movie, comfort food you had during study, your favourite cuisine you made in hall, or your favourite moment you had!
Registration before 28Dec 2020 (Mon)
Confirmation Email will be sent on / before 29Dec 2020 (Tue)
Join our UGLY SWEATER PARTY Now!
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Nature Connection - Hiking to High Junk Peak (Postponed)
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Hiking to High Junk Peak
High Junk Peak (釣魚翁) is a mountain that lies within Clear Water Bay Country Park. It is hailed as one of the three sharp peaks in Hong Kong because of its precipitous incline. From arriving the highest accessible point on the Clear Water Bay Peninsula, you will overlook the magnificent Clear Water Bay.
A) Sunset Shooting at High Junk Peak with Spiro
Date : 27 Nov (Fri)
Time: 4 -7 PM
Gather Point : 4:00PM HKUST / 4:30PM Ng Fai Tin(五塊田)
Dismiss Point : 7:00PM Sheung Sze Wan(相思灣)*
Difficult Level : Moderate **
Quota : 15 pax
B)Hiking to High Junk Peak
Date : 7 Dec (Mon)
Time : 9:30AM - 1:00PM
Gather Point : 9:30 HKUST / 10:00 Ng Fai Tin(五塊田)
Dismiss Point : 13:00 Clear Water Bay 2nd Beach*
Difficult Level : Moderate **
Quota : 15 pax
Registration Link : https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_b2DoihTp9VwftCB
Confirmation Email will be sent on or before 25Nov (Wed).
*From the dismiss point, we could take Bus 91 back to HKUST.
**The 10mins path going up /down the top of High Junk Peak is steep. There are gravel sections, and occasionally you’ll need to scramble. The rest of the trail is level.
You are highly recommend to wear hiking shoes or sports shoes with better grip. Running shoes is NOT recommended.
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Self - Expression - Contemporary Dance Workshop (Nov)
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Commenced in July 2019, Passoverdance launched Jockey Club "In Search of Voice in a Cramped City" Dance Education Programme+.In the 1st Chapter, they promote Contemporary Dance among youths and Universities. They are coming to HKUST in this November! If you are interested to express yourself in a new way, join us NOW! No dance experience is needed!
Date: 10, 17, 24 November 2020 (Tue)
Time : 7PM- 10PM
Venue : Multi- Purpose Hall, UG Hall VII
Language : English
Instructors : Gabbie Chan (Choreographer) & Priscila Chu (Music Artist)
Target: HKUST students who are interested in dance and arts
Quota : 12pax*
Fee : Free
*Priority will be given to those who can join all three workshops.
Registration Link :https://ust.az1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_bKOHlleXwdbhXJr
Registration Deadline : 3 November 2020 (Tue)
Confirmation will be sent before 4November 2020 (Wed)
You may visit Passoverdance for more details.
+Jockey Club “In Search of Voice in a Cramped City” Dance Education Programme
Presented by: Passoverdance
Funded by: The Hong Kong Jockey Club Charities Trust
Passoverdance is financially supported by the HKADC
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Comfort Paws - Animal Education Talk (Oct)
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"Love & Hugs" would like to invite you to join 2 Animal Education Talks - "Reading Dog Emotions" & "Human Animal Interaction". We invited Ms. Debbie Ngai, the founder of Hong Kong Animal Assisted Therapy Association (HKAATA) to share her findings on interacting with dogs and also animals welfare in our daily life. If you are interested to know more about animal, you are welcomed to join us!
1) Topic : Reading Dog Emotions
Date : 15Oct (Thu)
Time : 6:30pm - 8pm (HKT)
Content: Different dog signals of their emotion, ways to build relationship with dog and ways to show respect to dog
2) Topic : Human-Animal Interaction
Date : 26Oct (Mon)
Time : 6:30pm - 8pm (HKT)
Content: The interaction between Human and Animals, the rules of "5 Freedoms of animal welfare" and ways to show respect to dog
Registration of Aniaml Education Talk is now CLOSED. If you are interested, you may contact us at posvibes@ust.hk.
*Participants must join the whole session to get 1.5 course hours in “HLTH1010 Wellness & Personal Enrichment Event”.
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Self - Expression - Message in a Bottle 2020 (Sep - Dec)
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**Registration extended until 4Oct.**
"Message in a Bottle" was successfully hold in Spring Semester 2020. In Fall Semester 2020, all HKUST members are welcomed to join us.
Make a new friend that you won't be meeting,
Write about yourself without knowing the recipient!
Around 310 B.C., the Greek philosopher Theophrastus threw sealed bottles in the sea to prove that the Mediterranean was formed by the inflowing Atlantic. 🐚🌎🌊
And in the 18th century, a treasure-hunting seaman from Japan named Chunosuke Matsuyama, shipwrecked on a South Pacific island with 43 shipmates,⚓️🌴 carved a message into coconut wood, put it in a bottle, and threw it to the ocean.🥥🍾🌊 It was found in 1935—supposedly in the same village where Matsuyama was born.✉️🎐
In the 20th century, doomed World War I soldiers used bottles to send last messages to loved ones. 💂🏻♀️💌And in 1915, a passenger on the destroyed RMS Lusitania tossed a heartbreaking note that read, according to one report, “Still on deck with a few people. The last boats have left. We are sinking fast. Some men near me are praying with a priest. The end is near. Maybe this note will—" ⛴📝💂🏻
Today drift bottles on the internet will be used for you to make a new friend and talk about something in your life 📩 and hopefully you will be able to meet them in person one day 👱🏻♀️👱🏽🤝🤲🏾
How it works?!
Only one rule:
Don't share your name and your contact method!
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Write your
1st letter -
"Your favourite place"
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Handwrite a letter talk about your favorite place. It could be somewhere you are used to be or you never go. Draw some pictures or paste some photos to share why it is attractive to you. You may guide your unseen buddy to go there too.
Take a photo of your letter and send it to posvibes@ust.hk. (Keep your letter as you will be invited to come to our final event to share this letter at the end of the semester)
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Reply and write your
2nd letter -
"What bothers you recently"
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Reply to your unseen buddy and share whether you have been to that place. Stick a photo or draw a picture of sharing your feeling with it. Share a piece of story that bothers you recently. |
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3rd letter -
"Your happy moments in 2020"
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Reply to your unseen buddy by giving support or your secret way to destress. Stick a photo or draw a picture that can alleviate your buddy's concern. Share your happy moments in 2020. |
| Meet your unseen buddy |
You are invited to meet with your unseen buddy in the end-of-semester gathering and finally actually introduce yourself face-to-face.
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JOIN US by finishing your registration and send your first letter to posvibes@ust.hk before 4 Oct 2020. You will receive a "Message in a Bottle".
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