Life-wide learning day -- outing in a showery day

In such a boring rainy day, man, you got to cheer up, rite?

Mei Dou Cafe forever

Diving bell and butterfly

Heard of this book for years, and knowing the prizes won by it, I dare not enter the cinema for it until some film-addicts invited me to go. Why no gut going for it? Just the same for the reason for recommending it now, the reflection of one's life towards love and life.

In fact, the tone of the story was not that sad and heavy, instead it was full of humour. The use of first-person view and narration was an interesting perspective to see one's life on his own. When Jean-Do laughed at himself for all the "troubles" suffered the "lock-in" syndrome, his life began in another way. What the film inspires me most is, we always can only treasure what is left after we lose. Death is not terrible, unable to love is even worst.

A happy evening

CNY Firework Show [Photo Show]

Kite Runner

Unexpectedly, I really found this movie lovely and really touching. Much effort of the director was put in the first half the film, just like its original story, the friendship between two boys, a young master and a servant, which turned out to be of closer relationship after the death of one of them, was full of the simplicity of childhood. The ups and downs of lives of these two boys revealed the stratification of social status, background and tribes. Before I can have clearer understanding of the so and so of the social and political issues mentioned in the movie, I was deeply attracted to the sound, the scenic views in the movie. And ultimately, the courage and love shone from people worth all tears shed in the cinema.

Funny snapshots in this cold holiday

I met Gaylord's "Swift and Safe" again in Central MTR, yeah, I was not in the museum.

At the end of each Chinese New Year, this store is always crowded with people, doing their shopping for traditional snacks for the festival.

It was really weired to find nobody in this X-box on the move, just because every body was busy preparing for the New Year. Who cares about the box?

Happy New Year!

In the Year of Rat, I would like to say...
Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Gong Xi Fa Cai!
Wish all the best to you!

A very wonderful family dinner with my friend

After the New Year Eve dinner (early version) at my home, I joined my friend's family 'annual dinner' on last Sunday. Needless to say, we had a wonderful dinner. Thanks to whole Wongs family, and the sweet kitten ambassador. Really lovely!

My best pick of mall in this CNY (so far...)

I mean the one above. Not below. Don't you find it funny to sit next to a fat rat?

Though the rats are rather stupid, lots of people like to take photographs with them~

My simple CNY eve dinner

Thanks to these two VIPs to my home! It's been a while not making such "serious" dinner at home, though it is just simple traditional dishes I used to have before Chinese New Year. And the quality was still so far so good. At least, I heard no complaint from my friends about any getting-poorer cooking skills. Most of the dishes were cleared! Perhaps it was also due to the severely cool weather, and my apartment was still pretty cool with heater and oven on. (Yes, we turned on the oven as heater to supplement the weak heater.)

Menu of the day:

Pig's tongue stewed with dried mushroom, oyster, and "hair" vegetable

Steamed pork sausage and pork liver sausage

Steamed fish

Fried glass noodles with dried shrimp and white cabbage

1 bottle of Riesling

1 bottle of Sauvignon Blanc

Mouth-watering? See if you have the other chances~

What's more, this is the gift I got. Lovely!

New seating plan before CNY

Chinese New Year is getting close...

Guess, where is it?

First visit to the new Central Star Ferry Pier

The New

The new one has already been in use for months and nearly a year. But this was the first time I visited it, as it is now "far away" from its original position, and sitting next to the outlying island ferry piers. Good news is it takes even shorter time to travel between Tsim Sha Tsui Pier and Central Pier and the bad news is, Victoria Harbour is getting narrower. Even worse, this new Central Pier only makes me feel really like in the Eastern Hollywood, bringing me back to 1920s, or in the film shooting areas of Shaw's brother (邵氏片場). Faked and vague.

The Old

Thanks to people in HK, they kept the old image of Star Ferry Cental Pier. And now, it's only in our memory...

Unforgettable Sunday for June

Congratulations! You've just finished the AC. Live your life to the with new vision!

1315 Playground @ Fotan

We 1315 Playground have the largest number of participating artists for our own studio in this year. This is a not-so-easy-to-take photograph of all of us, in front to the works of Marc (left), Sisi (Middle) and Sam (Right), just finished a happy afternoon while meeting visitors to the studio on the first open house weekend in 2008.

Old friends met again.

Fotanian 2008

Starting from 2003, artists working in Fotan studios had a joint open house activity every year. From a visitor to a participant, I love the loose but creative atmosphere of the area.
In the last few weeks, folks were crazily busy preparing for the exhibitions. I had my work framed on stretcher this afternoon. It was the first time I used the electric saw, built a stretcher from scrap wood, and finished the framing in an afternoon. Things happened so naturally. Partners of studio kept chatting and exchanging recent news about each other. I simply enjoyed meeting people around, like staff of the sponsoring body, and the staff of the design house I visited few nights before. By the moment I left the studio for home before midnight, I still found familiar faces heading to their studios on my way home. All people are of sparkling eyes and eager for the Fotanian 2008. Though there were disputes in the preparation works of this Fotanian 2008, who cares? Most of us are more concerned for a good show and lots of responses from viewers of our works! Will you join this show?

Fotanian 2008
Date: 12/1, 13/1, 19/1, 20/1
Time: 14.00 - 20.00

Our studio:

1315 Playground

1315, Block B, Wah Luen Ind. Bldg., Wong Chuk Yeung St., Fotan

A cosy loft-like design house

I can hardly tell you how warm and comfortable when I firstly visited this place last night.

My friend started this office last year in an old flat in Central. Run by two hardworking girls and a team of crazily devoted guys, this company is now working on projects not only from Hong Kong, but Macau, Europe and China.


I am really glad to see the progress and achievements of these innovative girls. Add oil! Have your business keep expanding!
Visit their webpages, see if their design services fit some of your needs.