A Smorgas....

....Umanling and I have been mad busy with getting into our new HK digs and have been neglecting our blog! Please accept this paltry offering to tide until we can get back to the real biz of exploring Asia.


Bet you can't guess what they sell here!
(birds nests for bird's nest soup!)

a shot from the beach in Stanley!


Sideways in the Midlevels!

Happy Valley!


at the furniture store!


the tram!

yes! the immigration robot!


our happy home! (we're on the top left)

All Hail MEGABOX

In a city known for its shopping malls, Megabox is truly a giant. Umanling and I went looking for lighting and curtains, but as you will see, we found so much more....

Enter the box...



Photo for scale....





Inside the box...a world of adventure










Home Depot doesn't dare to stock the auto toilet!


The Mega Rink!


Yay MegaBox!

Lions in the office!

I came in to my office building today at lunch after running an errand and ran into an impromptu Lion Dancing exhibition in celebration of Chinese New Year. I shot these videos with my cell phone video camera so they're not so great but you should be able to see their magnificence!

Trip To Stanley

Stanley is a nice little area on the south part of Hong Kong island about 20 mins from Central. It was a little cold the day we went, but it is a good place to go get away plus they've got a great market with all sorts of cool stuff. Here's a lil' clipio.

Kung Hei Fat Choy!

The Chinese New Year is in full swing! The "Spring Festival" as it is known is one of the biggest holidays here and everybody is taking some time off to celebrate the arrival of the Year of the RAT!


Umanling and I attended the annual New Year's parade in Kowloon on Thursday night...we were a bit back from the action but here are some photos anyway along with some general pictures documenting the festivus.....


Kreme Hei Fat Arse!!!!


Methinks Minnie is gonna be big this year




At the parade there were many sights, but not too many good photos, sadly. Even more sad was the fact that I brought the camcorder yet when I pulled it out it was out of juice...so sad.

The fire hydrants here look like Kenny...



Yes, it's true...



Lost in translation...


Olympic mascot Nini with the recently renamed Umanling



they also have Krispy Kreme here...

mmm...chunky

If you ever have a need for a poo spackler with a sexy mascot just give me a call...

mmm...beans

At Oliver's Super Sandwiches there's more than just sandwiches on the menu! Hooray For Baked Potato Bolognaise!