Happy 55th Birthday 五十五岁生日快乐 ...

Today is the 55th Independence day
of the Country (Malaysia) I was born in, 
my grandfather migrated to 
this country during the 1930's from China 
to work in the carpentry industry;
both my grandfather and father are carpenters
but I chose to be a teacher
...
I wish all Malaysians 
a Happy Merdeka (Independence) Day
...

Jalan Gereja, 

Kuala Lumpur

"The Big Boss" 唐山大兄 ...

It was 1971 when I first saw his movie "The Big Boss", 
I remember vividly because at that time 
I was 7 years ago and the cinema 
was just opposite the rented shop houses we lived
...
I still remember back then, 
the cinema entrance fee was 80 cents (US$0.30) 
the local Chinese were so crazy about Bruce Lee, 
I remember the queue to buy the tickets were 
so long and when the tickets were almost sold out, 
people crawled over each other to fight for
the last tickets
...

Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui Promenade 

香港尖沙咀海濱花園星光大道

When to let go 何时放手 ...

Letting go your child does not mean 
you don't care about them anymore, 
and maybe 
The sooner you treat your son as a man, 
the sooner he will be one, 
but the question is 
when is the right time to let go
...

Chi Lin Nunnery

Diamond Hill, Hong Kong 

鑽石山志蓮靜苑,  香港

To Pray or Not to Pray 祈祷或不祷告 ...

God giveth and 
God taketh away
...

Po Lin Monastery 寶蓮寺

Hong Kong Lantau Island, 香港大嶼山 

Finding yourself 寻找自己 ...

Life's challenges are not supposed 
to paralyze oneself, 
but rather 
to discover ourselves 
...

大嶼山天壇大佛

The Big Buddha at Hong Kong Lantau Island

Food Paradise 美食天堂 ...

Hong Kong people are obsessed with food,
just about every corner of the street
there is some place to eat 
and one can surely eat from dawn till dusk 
...

"Sharp Chili in Tiger Skin” 虎皮尖椒 ...


Shank 牛展 ...


Fish Soup Rice 魚湯泡飯 ...


Steambed Bun 小籠包 ...


Beef Rice Noodle 牛肉腸粉 ...


Shanghai Nian Gao上海炒年糕 ...


Fire Duck Noodles 火鸭燒鍋賣 ...


Beef Meat Dumpling 牛肉賣 ...


Pig Neck Meat 豬頸肉 ...


Duck Wrap 火鴨包 ...


Deep Fried 9-Stomach Fish 炸九肚魚 ...

Lunch with my students in Hong Kong

The Orient Seafood & Hot Pot 東匯海鮮火鍋飯店
Quarry Bay, Hong Kong 鰂魚涌, 香港

Greenery in a Concrete Jungle 绿化在水泥丛林 ...

Amidst the concrete jungle of 

Tsim Sha Tsui, the greenery 

at the Kowloon Park

is a little breath of freshness 

within a few minutes of walking distance 

from the streets of Hong Kong

...

Kowloon, Hong Kong 

九龍, 香港

Meeting Jacky Chan 会见成龙 ...

As a fan, I think I have seen all 
his movies from
him as a stunt man in Bruce Lee's 1971
film in "Fist of Fury" and "Enter the Dragon"
to his first movie in 
"The Young Master" in 1980 
...
A little sad to hear his retirement announcement 
from action movies few months ago;
well, he is 10 years my senior.
At 58, 
he must be proud of what he has acheived
...

Madame Tussauds
The Peak, Hong Kong 

香港太平山山頂

The History of Chinese Tea 中國茶史 ...

I must admit that I am not really 
a museum person, 
but the 
Hong Kong Museum of Tea Ware 
certainly caught my attention 
with its systematic education and exhibiting 
the history of Chinese Tea planting, Tea making, 
and Tea drinking by 
using different medias 
...

Inside Hong Kong Garden 

香港公園內

Hiking with a Great View 郊野樂行香港太平山頂 ...

The Peak Trail of 3 km
takes one (me) around 1.5 hour, 
it's a good experience and
you should try it when you are in Hong Kong 
...

From The Peak Trail, Hong Kong 

香港太平山山頂

Doraemon 100 years before 多啦A夢出生前的100年祭 ...

100 Years Before the Birth of Doraemon exhibition 

from Aug 14 to Sep 16

at Hong Kong Tsim Sha Tsui's 
Harbour City 
...
(HaHa, best time to visit may be
before 7 am and after mid-night,
otherwise the crowd will probably like this)
...

Tsim Sha Tsui Harbour City, Hong Kong

尖沙咀海港城, 香港

Glorious Food 食食食 ...

The menu says 
"8-Treasure Rice"
(燒味八寶飯)
Roast Goose, BBQ Pork, Roast Pork, Chicken, 
Squid, Pig Knuckle, Saled Egg, and Red Sausage
...
Well, I am still in Hong Kong, 
busy with teaching and of course food tasting
of which both are challenging
... 

Tai Hing Roast Restaurant 太興燒味餐廳
North Point, Hong Kong 北角, 香港

Early Bird and Early Worm 早到者 ...

I think we may have condiser too much
of the good luck of an early bird
who "might" get the worm
but not
the bad luck of the early worm
who "may" be eaten by the early bird
...

Shatin 2012 Horse Racing Season Finale 馬季季終賽馬日

Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong 沙田馬場, 香港

The Statisfaction of Hard Work 不打折的辛勤工作 ...

Many people say,

one should work smart and not work hard

...

But I still have a romantic idea

about good old-fashioned

hard work

...

Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

鰂魚涌, 香港



Weather forecast 氣象預報 ...

The daily weather forecast in Hong Kong
seems 50% chance of rain for the next 2 weeks
...
Last weeks tyhoon have shut down most of Taiwan,
I really hope for sunnier days while I am in Hong Kong
...

Hong Kong International Airport

香港國際機場

Here I go again 我又去香港了 ...

I am flying to Hong Kong again, 
another 3 weeks of lectures,
Hope to see you soon
...

Air Asia flight 

KL - Hong Kong
These pictures were taken on my flight
to Hong Kong on July 8, 2012

Tell me what to do 告訴我該怎麼做 ...

I am leaving for a lecture assignment in Hong Kong
on tomorrow and will not be back in KL until
almost end of August,
and my wife's birthday is next week
...
I have not missed her birthday
since I know her 20 years
...

Putrajaya Flora 2012 布城花节
30 June - 8 July, Putrajaya Flora 2012 布城花节

A touch of serenity 寧靜的天空 ...

I have been in the classroom

lecturing 8 hours a day

for almost 2 months now,

I needed this one

...

Putrajaya Flora 2012 布城花节
30 June - 8 July, Putrajaya Flora 2012 布城花节

Free 免费 ...

Free Daily Newspapers

was perhaps first

introduced in the mid 90's,

despite having to read

the ads which sponsor them;

in my opinion, it is really a great business model

...

Quarry Bay, Hong Kong

鯽魚涌, 香港

The Winning Smile 勝利的微笑 ...

I am sure all of us would like
to have that smile,
but you should see the
smiles of those
who had put their bet on no. 1
...

Shatin 2012 Horse Racing Season Finale 馬季季終賽馬日

 Sha Tin Racecourse, Hong Kong 沙田馬場, 香港