Aug 12 2011

The exchange rate


Yesterday I exchanged 200 RMB for HK$223.8 at the rate of 1.119 at Hong Kong Exchange, one of many little windows at the shopping areas.


Aug 12 2011

What did Citi Bank do?

Not sure what did Citi Group do to warren this protest in Hong Kong. Actually I saw this in my last year travel there too. Due to Lehman Brothers? I couldn’t remember the third picture was about Citi or someone else.
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Aug 12 2011

Star Ferry

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Aug 11 2011

Auntie Jennie’s apartment

Aunt Jennie”s home is pretty neat.

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Aug 11 2011

Hong Kong

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Jan 28 2011

A few scenes of Central, HK

The tram and double decker bus
花旗诚信破产 Citi … bankrupt .. shame on America
同德大押 a pawnshop
减压网球训练班 tennis training for you .. whatever, it’s tennis, good enough for me in whatever the form.

the tram and the bus

Citi .. shame on you America

a pawnshop

减压 tennis ?? what


Jan 28 2011

The stores and 鏞記 Yung Kee

Is Hong Kong still a shopper’s paradise?
Coach handbags is everywhere, next to boldest names, like Tiffany and LV .. I spot this little thing after lunch at the famed duck restaurant 镛记酒家 – 鏞記 Yung Kee.

initial: the place fo true style seekers looking for something different

It’s different .. but the name plate is missing an r

Duck is one of my favored food .. so it’s fitting to dine here .. The duckie is good .. Yung Kee in Oakland, CA, in 2021
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Nov 2 2010

Hong Kong 香港

The Fragrant Port that China took back from the Great Britain in 1997.


Oct 20 2010

Jennie’s honey


Auntie Jennie introduced this New Zealand honey to me:

“UMF” is the property which gives active manuka honey it’s special healing quality. UMF manuka honey with a rating of 16+ has the highest level of antibacterial activity, giving you faster, more reliable results.


Sep 28 2010

The last day

Auntie Jennie had this tea waiting for me when I got to her apartment on Sunday. I was very humbled. There were many instances that I wanted to express my feelings, wanted to let her know that I care about her. But I never managed to conjure enough courage to get the words out of my mouth. Seeing the tea was one of such moments. .. but I chickened out by inspecting the tea in detail. I