Changes

paolast — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 02:30:52 +0000

…bit tired of wordpress, will start posting at:

http://myhk.posterous.com/

and maybe, maybe MYHK will move there definitely in the future.

Just thought I let the very few of you reading this know…

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paolast — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:52:00 +0000

(but from abroad)

Inside of Texworld France envelope

Tung Po Kitchen Part 2

paolast — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 18:22:13 +0000

Always rowdy, always loud, always too much beer, always with amazing company, but above all always delicious. (and always a hangover the next day)

Local Textures 11

paolast — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:04:31 +0000

At the claypot restaurant by Ign.

Local Textures 10

paolast — Sat, 05 Dec 2009 09:00:06 +0000

Edible reindeer

Our neighbours

paolast — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:24:56 +0000

We have noticed quite a lot of animal life in the ‘hood lately.
Meet Porky, the terracota warrior pig.
Chow Chau, the dog that sleeps on the sidewalk with or without a t-shirt.
Miado the cat that guards the kitchen door of a greasy dim sum restaurant.
Bambs and Peps the medicinal deer.
And last but never least Doug the auspicious jade duck.
Gotta love our urban zoo.

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paolast — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 11:22:29 +0000

The Tower & The Moon

Urban Hike

paolast — Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:00:49 +0000

From Star Street, up the stairs at Ship Street, pass the haunted (beautiful) house, overtaking some tourists on their way down ( “hey! you’ve come the hard way” they quipped) left at Kennedy Road, on and on bypassing the fancy pansy 60´s residential buildings, over and under a semi highway at Cotton Tree Drive, around Hong Kong park, down Upper Albert Road, up Wyndham, left on Hollywood and safely home.

The weather was bliss. Sunny and clear but not too hot.

In Hong Kong the beginning of autumn feels like the beginning of spring elsewhere, airy and giddy. Finally done with the scorching summer heat, on with the open windows and off with the air conditioning!

Follow the red big road: http://bit.ly/E8zFL

Lunar July

paolast — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 06:20:33 +0000

It is Lunar July, the time of the year that according to old HK traditions the gates of Hell swing open and ghosts or lost souls take a stroll trying to find a place to stay.

Around the neighborhood we have seen families huddled around a small fire throwing paper bills at it. These are wishes of prosperity for their ancestors and also a way to calm down the roaming spirits that hide close to the walls and in shadowy areas. That is why, or so I have been told, in this time of the year one should not walk too close to the walls or dark areas…

I also heard that evil spirits reside in the 18th floor of Hell, although for Hong Kong standards nowadays I calculate that is more like the 44th floor (and forget about the harbour view!).

My neighbors in particular are burning incense next to the elevator to workship their ancestors with candles and incense. I can’t imagine seeing this in any of the apartment building I have lived in my life and yet it reminds me of my grandmother’s altar with Virgin Mary and the never ending candle.

Mom&PopShops 1

paolast — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 10:26:43 +0000

…as they dissapear from the urban landscape