life is hard
just a note to say I’m in KL and about to catch a bus to Singapore. Back in HK by the end of the week.
weather warning
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
touristy shots
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)
some things never change
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
flower shop in hung hom
I love double-decker buses. shot taken on my way home from badminton:
大平伙
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
the (eight) dollar store
…with its individually-wrapped plastic fruit. (why wrap it in plastic? to keep it sanitary?)
lamma island
since I was relatively caught up on my reading, and the weather has finally warmed up, I grabbed a bus on saturday afternoon to aberdeen and took a wonderful boat ride out to lamma island (南丫岛), the third largest island in the area (after hong kong and lantau islands). Population of about 6000. yung shue wan (榕樹灣) port on lamma … Read More
stanley
I decided to hop on a bus yesterday and see where it takes me. after a gorgeous bus ride along the hill overlooking the south china sea (during which I passed a couple of beaches and repulse bay, apparently the residential playground of the rich, judging by the yachts all over the place), I ended up in stanley, on the … Read More
a couple of HKU pics
looking down over the pathway from the east gate of the uni: where my current course is being held, in meng wah complex: campus architecture is not the most… aesthetic, let’s say, but since there are palm trees I’ll learn to deal with it. I’m here a few weeks before the 2nd semester starts because of a special 3-week seminar … Read More