>

Tue - March 14, 2006

Cold spring

Posted at 03:27 AM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Mon - December 5, 2005

Real winter

Posted at 02:24 AM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Sat - November 19, 2005

First day of winter

Posted at 10:48 PM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Mon - October 31, 2005

First day of fall

Posted at 03:57 AM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Mon - September 12, 2005

Dinsney Hong Kong

Posted at 01:03 AM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Wed - June 29, 2005

Dinosaur fossils at Cityplaza

Posted at 01:38 AM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Fri - May 13, 2005

No hand washing after toilet

Posted at 10:07 PM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Sun - April 24, 2005

Kung Fu Hustle

Posted at 01:46 AM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Sat - March 5, 2005

Quan Yin opens vault 2005

Posted at 05:27 PM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Thu - November 4, 2004

Uncharted territory

Posted at 10:10 PM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Tue - August 10, 2004

Heatwave over Hong Kong

Posted at 01:28 PM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Fri - March 26, 2004

The clipping lady

I am on the mini-bus to work, as I do every morning. The ride is short, only 10 to 15 minutes, depending on traffic. Today the bus has more passengers than usual, so I am lucky to get a one-seater, as I don't have to share seat with some stranger.

While sitting and looking out the window, I hear a clicking sound from behind me. "Click-click," I hear again. The sound is familiar but too soft to make something of it. "Click-click, click-click," I hear again. The sound is that of two fine metals. I have an idea of what it is, but didn't think it is possible, so I disregard it and continue to mind my own business. "Click-click, click-click, click-click," I hear yet again. By now I am sure of what it is. Then as if by reflex, I turn my head back to confirm what I thought is impossible--that of a lady sitting behind me clipping her fingernails with a nail clipper, on the mini-bus.

Posted at 10:26 AM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Sun - February 15, 2004

Quan Yin opens vault

Posted at 10:35 PM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Wed - January 21, 2004

On with the show

Posted at 07:07 PM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Tue - January 20, 2004

2 fail attempts

I really ought to kick myself in the butt right about now. I purposely stay in tonight to capture the fireworks and laser show from outside my window. Then I fall asleep. Who falls asleep 7 at night? By the time I wake up, it is 8:12 pm, which means I just missed the first show. I quickly get up to take the battery from the recharger and insert it into my Optio S4. While I am doing it, the second show comes on. Great, I am missing the beginning part again, just like yesterday, but at least I am capturing the heart of it.

Posted at 09:58 PM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Mon - January 19, 2004

Testing S4

What a great way to test my brand new Pentax Optio S4. I am backing up my PowerBook, when a sudden burst of lights flash before me. I look out the window to see a fireworks display and laser show shooting off the top of buildings from across the harbor.

Posted at 06:13 PM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Thu - January 15, 2004

Stop buying magazines

Sometimes the simplest resolutions may be the hardest ones to keep. One of mine this year is to stop buying English magazines at retail. I figure if I can stop myself from this impulsive habit each time I pass by a newstand or bookshop, I can save quite a bit of money that way.

Posted at 12:43 AM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Thu - November 27, 2003

A speaker-mobile in the wrong hands

As if the two flights weren't scary enough, this time I ran into an obnoxious man on the train from the airport.

Posted at 12:08 PM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Tue - July 8, 2003

The kid on the bus

I just witnessed the most horrifying scene. I got on the mini-bus to work this morning. Minutes later an Arab kid came on and sat right in front of me. I saw him started rubbing his right eye with his index finger, then rubbed it against his thumb to get rid of the buildup. I didn't think much of it at first, until I saw him used the same finger and started digging his nose.

Posted at 03:00 AM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Wed - April 16, 2003

Street talk

Here's a typical conversation you might hear from two acquaintances who run into each other on the streets of Hong Kong today:

Posted at 03:41 AM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Sat - April 5, 2003

Farewell My Concubine

Last night I went to a video store looking to buy a DVD movie by Leslie Cheung--who past away on April 1st--as a token of remembrance. I knew it will be either Happy Together or Farewell My Concubine, as they were international award winners and truly memorable films. Happy Together is good, but it is more of a Tony Leung film--his co-star in the movie--for it is told from Leung's narrative. Farewell My Concubine, on the other hand, is Leslie Cheung all the way, stretching his acting abilities through several generations. How often do you see actress Gong Li in a more-or-less supporting role? Thus, I decided to get the latter.

Posted at 04:42 AM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Fri - April 4, 2003

SARS and microwave

I avoided eating out the last couple of nights due to the SARS outbreak. Suddenly, the microwave that came with my condo, which was hardly used for over a year, is getting all my attention. I stuff everything edible I find at the corner OK Shop (a 7-Eleven wannabe) into my microwave: precooked chicken wings, Napoleon pasta, congee, seafood fried noodles, you name it. I even bought a microwave-safe plastic rice-cooker and a steamer, so the microwaveable food comes out, well, more edible. They are not that bad, really.

Posted at 04:46 AM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Sun - February 23, 2003

What? No TV?

I get that a lot. Most people think I'm joking when I first tell them that. But when they find out I'm serious, their response is usually, "but, why?

Posted at 12:00 AM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Thu - February 20, 2003

Doorman

Hong Kong is a place where people mind their own business. They go about on their way as though everyone is on a mission. It doesn't matter what that mission is, but getting to it is priority one. Some, along the way, are so determined that they disregard the slightest of manner.

Posted at 12:00 AM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry

Sun - February 16, 2003

Burglary

Yesterday, I had people come in to install a stainless steel front door--sort of like a screen door, a mini-gate, if you will--and a stainless steel frame for my kitchen window. Last month two apartments in my building were burglarized on the same day, both lower floors. Considering there are only 28 units in this building, the chances of my condo being picked is relatively high.

Posted at 12:00 AM in category

| Comments | Complete Entry