eye and my chinese new year

KUNG HAI FAT CHOY (Happy New Year) 宫海发财

Alas, the Chineses New Year has come and gone and to document what might be the last chance i'll ever get to experience it, I put up a small collection of images taken over 2 nights. The celebrations generally carry on for several days after the event starting with a parade on Kowloon side. The following day hosts the most awe-inducing firework display I have ever seen. Like Christmas, the rest of the holidays are centered around family and food. 

eye and my calligraphy kit

Check out this nifty chinese calligraphy set. My sister-in-law spotted it in the infamous night market on Kowloon side and picked it up for me. It makes learning chinese characters a lot more fun.

I took a stroll around Sham Shui Po  深水埗 a few days back. The name directly translates to Deep Water Pier. It's found on the Kowloon side of Hong Kong and is renowned for it's markets. It's a great place to go if you want to experience the more traditional side of chinese communities. (All images below taken with a canon 18mm-55mm lens)

Some more Street Laundry!

    

Mong Kok Street Signage

    

I thought I'd stick up a couple of photos from the same location to illustrate how dense the haze can be in Hong Kong. 

I couldn't resist snapping this shot from the Apple Store Hong Kong. I would have liked to take a couple more but I was copped after the first shot. Note the stalker flash reflection in the glass...I legged it!

A Rainy Day in SoHo

SoHo ( short for South of Hollywood Road ) is full of up-market international restaurants and bars but what I love about it is the street lined markets that open late into the night. A word of warning...watch out for the flying fish!

Sunday in Hong Kong is the helpers' day off. The streets can be seen thronged as they meet each other with picnics, playing cards and gossip. It's an amazing sight to see. Here is a photo I took last Sunday.

I took a few snaps around the Lotus Gardens at the Chi Lin Nunnery. The dragon flies were out in full force.

    

Bamboo is preferred over steel as a scaffolding for construction in China. Apparently it has a tensile strength of three times that in steel. It looks tasty too!

A comforting vision of Health & Safety practice!

eye and my climb

I made a trip to Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island a while back. Thought I'd pop up a picture to show how outrageously dense the city is.