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)
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
montreal restos by metro stop
inspired by idlewords’ taste of subway and jeremy & vinita’s to-the-point montreal restaurant guide, I’ve cobbled together my own little list of montreal restaurants by subway stop. highly selective and by no means exhaustive, I’ve only included places I felt have something worth noting. so far, anyway. still adding as I go along. hope you enjoy!
外国人 (wai guo ren)
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a bus from montreal to toronto is sixty bucks. a sri lankan van, which costs $40, drops you off at your door. me: “ah, hello, is this the number for rides from Montreal to Toronto?” them: “No.” damn, if only I spoke tamil. good thing there’s the chinese carpool, going rate at about $25. on the way to t-dot I’m … Read More
bonne fête nationale
in honour of saint-jean baptiste day, the 129 bus was decorated with balloons, plastic blue & white dollarama flowers adorned the front window, and attached to the fare collector was a sign trumpeting “bonbons gratuits”, along with the promised goods. montreal bus drivers are great.
because the world should be black or white
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compare this ad, of a typical variety found all over asia: …with this one, which is currently displayed in most metros in montreal: it’s really funny, the poster says, “picture yourself tanned!” and includes a mirror that’s tainted very very yellow. but more like a dirty colour rather than anything remotely pleasant. from the new york times: a vision of … Read More
late metro rides
it’s a curious group of people on the metro this 11 pm. some are reading like the normal rush hour crowd; others look dazed, as if they don’t know why they’re there; still others who are tired and want to be home and even their clothes look like they’ve been worn for slightly too long a day. 15 down, 45 … Read More