Yet Another Foggy and Humid Day in Hong Kong

A very foggy and humid evening in Hong Kong!

Construction, Construction & Construction! Argh ...

Moving Tram ...

A glimpse of Sunshine!

One tough lock for the rusty gate ...

Another peaceful nite at Salon de Ning

Its entrance is one of the unique elements that attracted me to return frequently ...


the shades / shadows look like a roasted duck hanging upside down ... o my, I always think about fooooood ....


Make sure you look up to take the ceiling fixtures ...

Many great items and figures for snapshots

I wish I can sing and dance ...

New drink named Gold Gold Gold, festive enough ...

Evening in Central ...

Central, Hong Kong

A quiet (and very humid) evening right before the rush hour

But still pretty packed inside the tram

Perfect time to get some refreshment.

Things I will never get used to ...

I am usually not the type that would listen to music on the go but recently I notice my new habit of putting on earphones and crank up the music whenever traveling on all types of public transportation in Hong Kong.

After so many years living in Hong Kong, I am still very annoyed and not used to the loudness or outright noise pollution around me. Perhaps it is part of growing that made me very impatient nowadays. Instead of forcing myself to blend into the background noise I now opt to crank up my music and let the noise pollution takes it own course around me.

My recent tug-o-war experience with a stranger on holding the lift door open for a running lady was another common incident and situation I often put myself in. It is a simple gesture that a kid should know but why the heck do people in Hong Kong keep on ignoring??? Is it really that painful to wait for someone? Is it really that important to save the precious few seconds?

Some MORE random thoughts!

Dear iPhone users (including myself), when was the last time you did the following?

• Finger swipe across the various pages full of apps icons, back and forth, back and forth and then back and forth again, looking for apps to click on only to realize 1o - 15 mins have lapsed already and you are still undecided? (next stop = destination!)
  

• Stare at the iPhone apps icons and ended up flipping through your camera rolls for the 10 millions times for the same set of pictures taken?

• While waiting for the next train the arrive at the boarding platform, you feel bored and take out your phone to snap pictures of incoming train? (and then flip through the pages over and over again???)
  

I am guilty of all the above!!!

Some random thoughts of the day

Some random thoughts of the day:

• When queuing up for cash at ATM, it is ALWAYS the line next to you that moves faster!!!
• Dumping your own tray / trash at fast food joints like MacD or Burger King, would it ever work in Hong Kong?
• Holding the door for strangers, is that a kind act or stupid one to most people in Hong Kong? humm ... I guess I will continue to be the stupid one if that is the case ... I really don't mind ...
  

Oil Lamp in my living room? (moBlog)

A lovely lamp that would look great in my living room!!

Jason's moBlog - Picture of the Day

On my way to the airport via Airport Express



Interesting sighting ... a guy peeling oranges at the airport???

Jason's moBlog - Picture of the Day

A coffee a day, keep sleepy away!

Jason's moBlog - Picture of the Day

Li Yuen Street West, Central, Hong Kong

Jason's moBlog - Picture of the Day

Something that would give you immediate Food Coma!

Life as I know it ... or perhaps ... Life as I KNEW it

I have been reading Alain de Botton's The Art of Travel and I somehow find the following excerpt quite fitting and "spot on" regarding how I have been feeling for quite some time since my return back to Hong Kong.

Charles Baudelaire [has a] lifelong ambivalence towards travel ... No sooner had he returned to Paris from his Mauritian trip than he began to dream once again of going somewhere else. Nothing, 'Life is a hospital in which every patient is obsessed with changing beds: this one wants to suffer in front of the radiator, and that one thinks he'd get better if he was by the window, ... [I]t always seems to me that I'll be well where I am not and this question of moving is one that I am forever entertaining with my soul.' ... The destination was not really the point. The true desire was to get away -- to go, as he concluded, 'anywhere! anywhere! so long as it is out of the world!' --- The Art of Travel by Alain de Botton, p31.

I no longer think this way, I am over that phase and turned over a new leaf; but I am certain that many out there can still relate to. I now understand that this is not the right away to life or anything for that matter. One should make the most out of your current state and move forward with hope, strength and determination.

Jason's moBlog

I really enjoy taking pictures, to capture what's happening around me aside from just the food I am eating. After so many months, I finally got myself an iPhone and I have been taking pictures / snapshots with it within hours of opening the box (even before the 1st full charge!). I am going to start a little Jason's moBlog project on the side using my iPhone and the "Best Camera" photo editing App I purchased. The applied effects are quite unique and somewhat Lomo style perhaps. Love it!

In 2010, I want to ...

With 2009 in the past, I welcome 2010 with open arms. In 2010, I want to ...

eat more,

cook more,

sleep more,

hug more,

read more,

write more,

listen more,

smile more,

tweet more,

blog more,

and of course, exercise more ...

The Art of Observation ...

I am not weird at all, I just find it interesting to watch people, study their behavior at different locations, settings and times. The way how each individual behave tells a unique story and I often let my imagination fills in the blanks to complete the story.

When I watch people dance in a Jazz club / lounge, I often see people with a genuine smiles on their faces, expressing their emotions through their steps and moves. Loving couples would dance passionately and look at each other in such a way that some passionate kissing are bound to occur. Not to mention the occasionally ass grabbing.

When I travel on the MTR, there are all sort of things that interest me. I realized a while ago that there seems to be a pattern of things one sees during different time of day.

Morning Rush Hour @ MTR

• People reading newspaper (from hard copies, on mobile phones or people reading off other's)
• People sleeping / napping either standing or sitting down
• People listening to their music
• The general atmosphere was rather quiet and depressing with very few hints of smiles or energy which morning stands for.
  

Evening Rush Hour @ MTR

• People Reading Tabloid Magazines
• People chatting energetically over the phones (where did the energy comes from?)
• People listening to music
• Not smiles once again but plenty of raised eyes brows as a result of crowds pushing onto the train at every major station.
• People getting out of the train by squeezing through the crowds without saying excuse me
• People standing still in the middle of the train door without a slight intent to move aside to let passengers alight the train

Evening at coffee shops

• People discussing about their financial futures and other related insurance options.
• Students reading through their notes with their head nodding along the musics from their iPods.

Outside Jockey Club Betting Branches

• Groups of middle aged men standing or leaning against the street rail outside the branches with newspaper in one hand and a radio or some sort on the other
• People sitting inside the betting branch, all facing a row of monitors hanging off the ceiling displaying a bunch of numbers flickering in different colors. (which reminds me of groups of ladies and lads inside bank branches all looking up into a single monitor with their fast moving hand over a number pad

I don't know why but I find all these little details very intriguing. I like to piece all these details together in understanding how such behavior come to be so. Eating behavior is another interesting area to explore in my opinion.

A smart move by HMV? Nah, I don't think so ...

I have noticed that over the past few months, HMV has been replacing their selection of VCD movies with blue rays or normal DVDs. From having a VCD section to several shelves worth of VCDs over a period of few months, somehow suggests to me they are phasing out VCDs one step at a time. I am a supporter for DVD and blue rays but there are some movies just not worth watching on DVD! By phasing out such an option, I think HMV is taking away its potential business, at least from me.

A simple way to say Merry Christmas!

A simple yet very effective way to add a little XMAS spirit around town! Merry Christmas!

Mr Sunshine I welcome you!

Sometimes all you need is a bit of sunshine to brighten up your day. Enjoying something simple like sandwiches and a banana cake can be an option indeed. It is a good way to get your mind of work or indulge yourself into a moment of peace. Live music would be great just like the wonderful performances of the girl's choir performing at IFC during lunch time on this lovely day!

All we need is a little XMAS in all of us!

Talk about Christmas spirit, this man has it all in my opinion! What we all need is a little merry Christmas in your heart! Merry Christmas indeed!

Chriastmas is fast Approaching! Woohoo!

Usually when Starbucks changes its cup, XMAS is fast approaching. I also heard of another indication of XMAS which is when Kenny G is out with a new album. In any case, having a Gingerbread latte and XMAS brownie on a late Friday night was a good way to get into the wonderful XMAS mood! Are you in the XMAS mood yet?