previously Hong Kong, one photo a day (Feb 13th 2006 — Feb 13th 2008), now posting archive photos of cities I’ve been to
A banner outside a kindergarten in the Western District — “The kid asks: what is love? The parents say: a smile, a hug, caring words…that’s love…thanks to the parents who let kids learn about love and being loved in daily life.”
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I have to confess, I had a lot of this streetside food the last time I was in Hong Kong, it carries a lot of good flavors, MSG, fun and childhood memories…and it’s yummy!
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Nature combines with this hard grey wall to create some sort of art on the streetside.
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Perhaps you have noticed that I have posted a “shops from the bus” series to in the past few days (missing posts again :p), here’s a dried goods shop in Sheung Wan and the specialty is dried salted sausages, ham and probably salted fish plus a lot of different kinds of sauces.
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A very typical neighborhood restaurant and you can just read the menu and decide if you want to go in…
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I hope you can see the bikes, the shoes and the cars in this photo — these are paper tributes that people burn and suppose the departed ones would receive in heaven.
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Sorry for missing posts again…I’m in Beijing and working on a big event on Saturday. I need a lot of luck because it’s very complicated and huge. Anywaz, about this photo, just a shot of the bank. Btw, real of unreal, how many people can you see in it?
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Road work and traffic jam…an unhappy married couple…they are always together but drive people crazy…
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Lots of seats available…this is the lecture of a program I’m doing :-), it’s very tough to be in Shanghai and doing it in HK…
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Rain or shine, these umbrellas keep these hawkers from tough weather…
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Behold, the mountain in the background is the famous Lion Rock, famous for its shape and that it is visible from various places in Kowloon. The term “Below the Lion Rock” generally means “life in Hong Kong” carrying a hidden meaning of it being tough. There is also a song with the same name which touches the heart of many HK people and is considered the most representative song of the city.
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Here’s a view of Causeway Bay from the Eastern Corridor, a seaside highway providing fast access from the eastern part of HK island to Causeway Bay/Wanchai. This photo was taken near the exit of the highway.
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They are quite rare now…this kind of old fashioned shoe shop can be found only in older areas, many of them have faded out long time ago…
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There was a time when plastic products manufacturing was a major contributor to HK’s economy…not any more, most of HK’s manufacturing industries have moved to Mainland China now. This photo shows another part of the exhibition showing a typical home-based business in the 60s — making plastic flowers.
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I wonder if Red-A still exists…it was a household name some years ago…saying “Kleenex” to mean tissue papers is exactly like saying “Red-A” to mean plastic products. I searched on the internet and can’t find any info on this brand…
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Here’s another look at the partially hidden display of yesterday’s photo.
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I took this photo at an exhibition at CityPlaza. This corner displays what a typical HK home of the 60s looked like…I particularly like the slippers under the cabinet…very good details
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The name of this tiny shop is literally “White head man” in Chinese…he works on the street in Sai Wan Ho (eastern HK island) and he repairs watches and replaces batteries.
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