HKUST Vibes

We’re officially wrapping up our dog mingling sessions for the term. A huge thank you to everyone who stopped by to de-stress, share a cuddle, and bring so much life to this program!

Swipe to meet our Semester MVPs (Most Valuable Pups)—from our ”Rising Star“ to our ”Comeback Queen,“ these four-legged legends really carried us through finals. 🐕✨

🎂 Extra special shoutout: Our legend Chow Jai is turning 14yo! 🥳 14 years of being the best boy.

Have a restful break and see you all next term! 🐾

今個學期Dog Minging Session已華麗完結！多謝晒每一個嚟參加嘅同學。呢個Term真係不得了，記得碌到個Post最後，睇下邊個係「最強新人」同「回歸女王」，四隻狗狗真係由Sem頭呵到我哋Sem尾🐕✨

🎂 周仔迎接14歲了，講聲生日快樂先啦！🥳

🌠Comfort Paws Program is made possible by the support of Dr Edgar Shih & Family Fund since 2022.
🌠「毛牽無掛」動物輔助計劃自2022年起由施熙嘉醫生家庭基金慷慨贊助。

🫖 We are HIRING! Summer Content Creators 🥢
There’s a classic Cantonese saying when welcoming someone new: “One more person, one more pair of chopsticks.”

Well, we’ve already set up the extra chairs and tables. Now we are just waiting for you.

If you want a paid summer gig where your ideas actually land and make an impact, come join the team.

You’ll get to:
🫖 Brainstorm, shoot, and create high-impact content for the HKUST community.
🫖 Work with a highly supportive team.
🫖 Earn a competitive rate of HKD 65/hour.

📩 Email your CV & portfolio (social media links, videos, or photos) to [email protected]
🗓 Deadline: 11 Jun
🚀 Bonus: Stand out from the crowd! Send us a raw, unedited 1-minute self-intro video. Just grab your phone, talk to us, and show us your vibes!

Applications will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Interviews start on 4 Jun, so apply early!

🔗 Check out the link in bio for details.

🫖 【請人！暑Sem Content Creators 🥢】
多個人，多雙筷。我哋連位都幫你開埋，等你過嚟一齊玩🦐🦐

今個暑假，做份真係將你ideas落地實踐嘅intern。無論係擅長出設、整圖、拍嘢、剪片定寫字，我哋都歡迎你

你會得到：
🫖 深度參與科大社群嘅Content企劃及製作
🫖 技術上比足Support、精神上會瘋狂打氣嘅小隊
🫖 時薪 $65

📩 Email你張CV同過往作品（IG link/片/相）到 [email protected]
🗓 6月11日截止 ⚠️ 【On rolling basis | 6月4日開始面試，夠人就收隊，快啲報名💨】
🚀 Bonus: 拍條1分鐘短片介紹自己，唔使色水，零剪接都得

🔗 詳情撳Bio條Link

#夏日熱辣辣

Finals = 🤯? Get free coffee & survival cards! ☕️
Swing by Room 5022 (Lift3/4) to get
☕ Free Coffee 3-in1 Pack
🔤 An Alphabet Card
😮‍💨 A 5-min breather

Instead of staring at that same open tab for another three hours, why not re-learn your ABCs with us? 🧠✨

We’ve officially re-interpreted the alphabet for the finals experience:

🤤 A is for 𝓐𝓽𝓮 (the energy you‘re bringing to that exam)
😒 B is for 𝓑𝓻𝓾𝓱 (your inner monologue when you hit page 2)
🧑‍🍳 C is for 𝓒𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓮𝓭 (our collective current state of mind)

Drop by to get a ☕️ and add your survival vocab! ✍️


讀到變成NPC，個Mon仲白過你份paper？

行過嚟Rm5022 (3/4號𨋢)抖一抖，順手拎走 👇
☕ 免費咖啡包 — 撐你捱多一晚，苦中帶點甜
🔤 字母卡 — 即場揀一張代表今日你嘅 vibe

5月尾相信大家都已經係「字識我，我唔識字」嘅Finals狀態。所以我哋好無聊咁整咗套Finals 限定版A-Z，因為呢個season，Apple同 Banana真係救唔到你：

🤤 A is for 𝓐𝓽𝓮 (今次個)
😒 B is for 𝓑𝓻𝓾𝓱 (Page 2 一出，靈魂出竅)
🧑‍🍳 C is for 𝓒𝓸𝓸𝓴𝓮𝓭 (宜家嘅only status)

POV: You’re stressed about finals but then you see these faces. 🐶✨

WE CAN’T BELIEVE IT’S WEEK 12 ALREADY! Our therapy dogs have been wagging their tails so hard to make your life just a little bit cuter.

Guys, please say these out loud:
🌍🦖 Puppy saves the world!
🎀🪿 They are so cute and they made my life cute too!

Which therapy dog did you meet this term? Let’s give them a shout-out in the comments! 🐾

POV: 啲狗狗會唔會太cute🙎🏻

喊出嚟咁快就Week12？班狗狗已經出力搖晒尾，幫大家回吓血🪷

大家一齊讀一次（真心）：
🌍🦖 狗狗拯救世界！
🎀🪿 佢哋真係好得意，令我都好得意！

今個 Sem你見過邊隻狗狗呀？快啲講聲多謝（多謝晒）！🐾

🌠Comfort Paws Program is made possible by the support of Dr Edgar Shih & Family Fund since 2022.
🌠「毛牽無掛」動物輔助計劃自2022年起由施熙嘉醫生家庭基金慷慨贊助。

“Your social battery is running low. You may want to charge it asap🔋”

There’s a social battery inside each of us. Some people can stay at 90% or above for long periods of time, showing up energetically every day for all kinds of activities. Others may need some “me time” to preserve their energy and avoid social burnout🫩

As an introvert, my daily social battery lasts only about four hours. If I overdo it socially, I’ll spend the next few days not wanting to talk. There is a pretty interesting term to describe this situation: “social hangover.” It is the label given for a kind of temporary burnout experienced after lots of social interaction. Kind of like a real hangover😵‍💫

So how can you avoid it?

It might sound cliché, but the key is really about finding balance: once you’ve hit your limit, don’t push yourself. Just like after a hangover, you reach for some hangover soup to ease the discomfort. The cure for a social hangover might be reading a book, watching a movie, or just sitting by the sea with the breeze on your face🌬️

If you ask me where is my favorite place to recharge?
My answer: my bed lol🛏️😴

Feel free to share your favorite place to “plug-in”🔌

📹 & ✍🏼 Kevin Zhou

「社交能量即將耗盡，請盡快充電🔋」

每個人嘅身體裏面都裝住一塊社交電池，有啲人可以長期維持90%以上嘅能量，並能夠每日活躍地參與唔同嘅活動，有啲人則會選擇為自己劃出一段獨處嘅時間去維持自己嘅能量，避免社交疲乏🫩

而我作為一個I人，每日社交能量能夠維持嘅時間只有短短嘅4小時。如果過度社交，跟住幾日就會變得唔想講嘢，同人交談嘅慾望大幅下降。而最近我發現呢個情況有個頗有趣嘅term去形容 — 「社交宿醉(social hangover)」，意指進行過度社交後覺得精疲力竭，短期內唔想再參與其他活動，就好似宿醉咁😵‍💫

咁點樣去避免呢？

雖然係老生常談，但最主要其實係搵到一個平衡點：當reach咗自己limit嘅時候，就唔好再勉強自己。就好似宿醉之後，我哋需要搵啲解酒湯去舒緩不適。社交宿醉嘅解藥可能係睇一本書，欣賞一部電影，或者係坐喺海旁吹一陣海風🌬️

我最鐘意嘅「插電空間」就係：
我張床🛏️😴

你哋又鍾意去邊到「插電」呢🔌

我喜歡收集光，因為它能賦予平凡時刻以別樣的魅力，給予我治癒。太陽帶來活力，月光給予寧靜。深夜獨自回宿舍時，路燈的指引，光下的影子，也像是在默默陪伴。在收集光的過程中，我學會了專注，去留意那些慢慢給我帶來溫暖的事物，從光亮的指引中尋找自我，尋找美好。
在科大，我想鼓勵大家嘗試去收集光，去擁抱這裡的每一種光。收集光的過程就像在給靈魂充電，光收集得多了，前方道路也就更明亮了。希望大家能在埋頭趕due的同時，也能記得抬頭看看光賦予的美好瞬間，讓光給予自己能量。當你感到疲憊時，試試看去收集光吧！

📹 & ✍🏼 Emma Chan

I love collecting light because it infuses ordinary moments with unique charm and offers me healing. The sun brings vitality, the moonlight provides serenity. When heading back to the dorm alone at night, the streetlights guide my way, and the shadows cast by the light seem like companions. In the process of collecting light, I‘ve learned to focus, to notice those things that gradually bring me warmth, to find myself and beauty.

At HKUST, I want to encourage everyone to collect light, embracing every form of it here. Collecting light is like charging your soul; the more you gather, the brighter the path ahead becomes. I hope that while you’re buried in deadlines, you‘ll remember to look up the beautiful moments light bestows, letting it energize you. When you feel exhausted, try collecting the light!

最近成日俾人問：「你唔驚落後㗎咩？個個都咁chur，你咁chill得唔得㗎？」

其實對我嚟講，做一個「chill guy」唔係Hea，而係一種選擇。係喺溫書溫到頭痛嘅時候，同自己講：「飲杯茶、唞啖氣先。」係喺打完邊爐飽到上心口之後，約埋班friend去運動還吓債。係覺得迷失嘅時候，自己一個去海邊坐低，聽吓浪聲，俾個空間自己唞吓氣。

我成日覺得，真正嘅友情唔係一齊鬥chur，而係一齊喺急促嘅生活入面，搵到屬於我哋嘅節奏。我哋可以一齊溫書搏盡，但都要一齊搵藉口畀自己放鬆。

你呢？今日俾咗自己抖吓未？

📹 & ✍🏼 Spencer Liu

Lately, people keep asking me: “Aren’t you scared of falling behind? Everyone’s grinding so hard, and you’re just… chilling?”

For me, being a “chill guy” isn’t about slacking off — it’s a mindset. It’s telling yourself to pause for a cup of tea when your brain’s fried from studying. It’s dragging your friends for a workout after a heavy hotpot feast. It’s sitting by the sea alone when you feel lost, letting the waves reset your mind.

I’ve realized that real friendship isn’t about burning out together. It’s about finding our own rhythm in this fast-paced world. We lock in and study hard, but we also give each other permission to breathe.

Have you given yourself a break today?