Or, a vision in a dream. A Fragment.
HK is schizophrenic. My first few days here I wore myself out walking… I’m staying at hong kong university, located midway up the northwestern slope of Victoria peak on Hong Kong Island, with not much but middle-class housing staggered into jungle greenery. But walking from the main gate of campus it’s not long before you hit the ‘hallmark’ of civilization … Read More
ad for the new low-cost carrier from macau [it’s a casino showgirl taxiing in an airplane.]
went to happy valley (跑马地) last night and bet on the horses.
not as good as I expected (or hoped?)–though maybe I should have opted for the “anchovies flavor”. better to get congee at a restaurant…
so everyone knows Hong Kong is dense. Population-wise that is. (take whatever meaning you want from that) Since there are a lot of people living in a very small place, everything is close to… everything else. Which is sometimes disconcerting. “Nah, that can’t be an amusement park,” I think to myself, because it’s in the middle of all those skyscrapers. … Read More
AT 11 A.M. AT THE HONG KONG OBSERVATORY THE AIR TEMPERATURE WAS 15 DEGREES CELSIUS AND THE RELATIVE HUMIDITY 43 PER CENT. DURING THE PAST HOUR THE MEAN UV INDEX RECORDED AT KING’S PARK WAS 4. THE INTENSITY OF UV RADIATION WAS MODERATE. PLEASE BE REMINDED THAT: THE FIRE DANGER WARNING IS RED AND THE FIRE RISK IS EXTREME. THE … Read More
strangely empty street in causeway bay street vendors on the edge of temple street market skyline in the daytime (taken from the star ferry, of course)
nothing beats studying at home. 24-hour exam handed in, so my first class done! economic, social & cultural rights. it was great, so glad I came early for it… sort of a crash course on human rights in the UN system, and more importantly I got to read up on the right to development. Worth reading: Amartya Sen (Development as … Read More
I love double-decker buses. shot taken on my way home from badminton:
went to a fabulous restaurant last night on (49) hollywood road, near lan kwai fong. it’s a sichuan-style restaurant called 大平伙, run by a painter. his wife does the cooking. I don’t know how my aunt finds these places–set menu, and I believe set sitting time, in a small intimate place (about 4-5 tables only, and we were the largest … Read More