Hello from HK again!

Just a quick hello from hot and humid Hong Kong! Today's forecast calls for a chance of thundershowers with a high of 31 degrees (which is right now and with humidity it's 46 degrees Celsius..eww). I don't think I'll be going on many outdoor excursions this time around...it's way too hot to be outside! But that won't stop me from taking pictures of anything and everything Asian! Stay tuned!

I didn't take this picture (my brother did) but I really like it! HK on a clear night with 8s exposure

p.s I have upgraded to a 12 megapixel camera (no more 4 megapixels yay!)

Sunday

Our Lady of Carmel Church in Macau
captured in perfect lighting! :)

A little reminder to myself to go to church (or start going) more often. I hope you had a great weekend.

What happened to summer?

Nothing better on a hot day than getting wet!
Taken outside Taipei 101 back in March 2009 where the temperature was tropical.

A week ago, it was 30 degrees with 90% humidty. Yesterday it was chilly and windy. Has summer already left us? :(.

On Birds and Business (I seem to like aliteration lol)

Mong Kok's Bird Garden:
A place where old men bring their pet birds to hang out and show off.
Many types of interesting and exotic birds are on display as well.

It's so funny how businesses in Hong Kong all seem to congregate together. If you want to look for travel agencies they are all located on 1 (or 2 ) floors in the same building. There is a WHOLE mall of stores solely devoted to weddings and whole streets and neighbourhoods of furniture or home renovation or the like. And a cell phone mall and computer mall! Sure makes shopping convenient and maybe that is why Hong Kong is a mecca for shopping! Another example pictured above, is the Bird Garden in Mong Kok.

Instant Noodles

Having a quick (only 10 mins to devour this) instant noodle break during a weekend hike with the Uncle.
Look at the price! (40HKD ~ $6+ CAD). This is what happens when you eat in the middle of nowhere!

Instant noodles and I were meant to be today! Not only was I having a conversation with someone about how I have not had instant noodles in many months (except for when I ordered them in Hong Kong) and as a result had a craving for instant noodles. I also found this picture AND I found out that my family has finally stocked up on them. Yay. Now I can eat instant noodles for tomorrow!

[Edit:] I did end up eating instant noodles this afternoon! :)

Porkchop cont'd

Have you EVER seen a pig swimming? I haven't. Did you even know that pigs could swim? I haven't even seen many pigs in my lifetime.
It was definitely a once in a lifetime opportunity to see! lol

Oops I seemed to have missed a day and therefore I owe 2 photos today!

It's unfortunate that Porkchop ended up in the water. His owner lured him with a piece of bread to the edge of the pier and kicked him off. I was playing with my something on my camera and the next thing I knew, there was a splash and some gasps and a pig swimming. Porkchop wasn't too happy with this arrangement though. He swam and hid under the pier for a while and my Uncle reports that he was crying. Poor porkchop! He was so upset that when his owner tried to call him to shore, he refused. It looks like he was having some trouble climbing up on those slippery wet rocks.

Meet Porkchop!

Meet porkchop, the pet pig of this Sai Kung resident.
His owner is trying to entice him with a piece of bread and very funny things happen afterwards.
To be continued...

Yesterday at the drive-in movie theatre, I met this super sweet and fluffy dog that was named Drumstick and totally reminded me an encounter with the above photo. The photo sucks but it is the first in a series of events that happened shortly after the photo was taken (which I will continue tomorrow).