Tuesday, February 5, 2008

Happy Chinese New Years!


We like to eat.
Temple at Lamma Island.
She protects the entrance. It's actually a cub under her paw.
Typical cemetery in China. This was at Lamma Island. We didn't know we were heading towards a cemetery - but we kept seeing those pieces of paper that they burn when someone dies. I paid my respects :-)

On a side note, people in China never order exactly 7 dishes when eating. 7 dishes is the number you have when someone in your family dies, so when going out to eat, always order less than or greater than 7.
Our transportation to Lamma Island and Po Toi Island...there are over 1000 islands that are a part of Hong Kong.
On Po Toi Island. me being stupid hehe
Daai pai dong (Canto for food market). "Tofu fa" is the greatest...especially on a cold day. It's a Chinese dessert, and can be served hot or cold. This was at Lamma Island.
Po Toi Island. Can you see a sea turtle?
Squat toilets - public bathrooms in China. Don't fall in! You'll find more of these in mainland rather than HK. But this one was at Po Toi Island
One of the Beijing Olympic mascots. cute :-)
it's the Year of the Rat starting Feb 7. say cheeeese! This was at Causeway Bay

Chinese New Year's decorations at Tsim Sha Tsui
More decorations. China goes all out!
Happy Chinese New Year!!! Gung hei faat choy

On a side note, here's a great Taiwanese drama, very popular in China, to enjoy: It Started With A Kiss(惡作劇之吻)

It's based on the Japanese manga, Itazura na Kiss. It moves slow at times, but it's still a nice chickflick drama :-) It's cheesy at times, but....yeah.

I really like one of the songs that's in the drama. it's called Kao Jin Yi Dian Dian - Lara (靠近一點點 - 南拳媽媽) which means, roughly, "Come near, a little closer"




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