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3rd Anniversary of Lamma-zine
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Best of the Blog
2005 |
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GENERAL: |
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Jan 9 |
'30% of Lammaites will do this on a Saturday
night:'
I wish to complain in the strongest terms about your
methodical deprecation of the residents of Lamma! |
many |
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RESTAURANTS & FOOD: |
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Jan 24 |
Shaving Beards, Heads & Chests
Last Saturday turned out to be a bit of a close shave for
a few folk on Lamma Island... |
Dan Peterson |
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Jan 22 |
'Life is for Living'
Yes, Bobsy leaving feels a bit like the end of an era in
Lamma's history! Restaurants |
L-G, life cafe |
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Feb 1 |
The Lamma Diet!
Are you "Broke on Lamma?" Now you can "Eat Well For $20 a
Day!!" |
(Grandma) Hilda |
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Mar 22 |
'Western Food Corrodes My
Innards'
As the constables departed, Woo's unsettled stomach
rumbled. "Cursed gweilo food defies human consumption," he growled back. |
Jay Scott Kanes |
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MUSIC: |
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Jan 29 |
Dao Lang Spreading All Over Lamma!
...getting
lost again in this hauntingly beautiful music with the eerily floating,
mesmerising vocals by Dao Lang... |
L-G |
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CONSTRUCTION: |
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Feb 14 |
Passion Point or Lover's Leap?
Today, on "Sweets & Flowers Promotion Day", eh,
Valentine's Day, let's avoid the usual soppy, syrupy, sentimental
declarations of eternal love & devotion... |
many |
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Apr 5 |
Long Live the Democracy Wall!
Some of the posters are intriguing, funny, creative or
sometimes baffling, like the trio above. |
L-G |
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PEOPLE: |
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Feb
24 |
Pinky's 2nd-Biggest Fan
I DO enjoy her uninhibited passion, vulgar honesty and
sense of style. |
Maureen |
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Feb 27 |
Once upon a Time...
I think she has caught the 'Lamma Fever',... |
Marie-Margault |
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TOURISM: |
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Mar 10 |
Lamma Tourism Ambassador Appointed
the population size of
Lamma island (95-04)?
124 people (including
74 Gweilo builders, 58 photographers and 28 drug dealers) 7,325 dogs,
some snakes, and 1 ventriloquist. |
Fortune Chan |
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Mar 27 |
Fit! HK Magazine Launch
Lamma resident launches fitness, health and beauty
magazine in Hong Kong. |
Katie Harling, Claudia |
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Mar
31 |
'Sneaky-O/Bunnyrabbit Conundrum' Solved!
Have you noticed that some people get irritable,
irrational and moody at a certain time every month? |
Sneaky-O |
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Apr 8 |
Paul the Butterfly Man
Paul Lau's 'butterfly farm' at Lo So Shing near Sok Kwu
Wan has no fences or enclosures. His strategy to attract a variety of
butterfly species is to plant the kind of plants that they like. |
Zep |
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Apr 17 |
Lamma Property: a Good Investment?
Looking for a flat on Lamma is still a
show-up-in-person affair, as none of the local property agents has a
website listing properties and not even active email addresses. |
L-G |
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Apr 19 |
'I'm a Total Life Addict & Dedicated Groupie'
From attending Life's first
anniversary I can tell you that Life is joyful, playful and? sexy!
Healthy food seems to be in fashion and to go hand in hand with
gorgeousness. |
Sleiman & co. |
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Apr 21 |
'Name the Bikini Shop' Contest
Guy Miller: Sun Sea Sand & Sex, Dare
to Wear, Who Dares Swims, The Lamma Triangle, Bare Wear, Itsy Bitsy
Teeny Weeny, The Bikini Line, Tease to Please, Flash n' Splash, Lamma
Splashion Studio. |
many |
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Apr 23 |
'Chinese Forum Moderator Spiel'
Hear ye, all Lammaites! Your favourite
online community, ?My Lamma Forums? is to get another new moderator! |
Samson |
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Apr 30 |
A Pair of Chinese Opera Birds
A field report from L-G, newly
self-appointed Ornithological Correspondent for the Lamma Birdlovers
Society (Lamma-BS): |
L-G |
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May 1 |
Lamma May Day
May Day, Tin Hau festival, Dragon Boat/Sampan races,
Chinese opera & May Pole dance are all taking place TODAY! |
L-G |
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May 3 |
'Fairdinkum Fantastic'
I caught one of these "creative vandals" in the act, in
flagranti! It was not a youngster, but the father of a Lammaite,
visiting from Ecuador,... |
L-G |
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May 9 |
We Have a Winner!
Two of our contests in our forums have concluded, the
"Name the Bikini Shop" contest and the creative writing assignment about
the Chinese opera in our Chinese forum: |
Nicole Kam, mo |
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May 18 |
Happy 50. Birthday, Chow Yun-Fat!
Chow Yun-fat: "Lamma island has many
scenic spots, such as the Cheung Po-tsai cave, the reopened Tin Hau
temple, the seafood is delicious." |
Charlotte |
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May 19 |
Mr DickStock & the Poly Creativist on Flickr
Mr DickStock has even founded a public group called
"Lamma", describing it as: "About Lamma Lamma Island People, Pictures,
Community, Fun, Music, Art...all that Good Stuff!" |
Mr DickStock, Andy Maluche |
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May 29 |
'Lamma Gets Greener'
This was an extremely well-organised
PR event, including media reception desk, caps, stickers, signs, tree
name tags, photographers, videographers and celebrities... |
L-G |
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Jun 6 |
'June 6th is Magic Monday of Love'
I've spent all Sunday separated from
my lifeline, email, due to an incapacitating toothache and a desperately
urgent search for a dentist's office open on a Sunday. |
L-G, several others |
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Jun 9 |
Yoga Bunny Detox - Liquid Psychiatry - No Nasties!
But sometimes you come across
something small, simple, looking so innocuous, revealing its surprising
weirdness only after closer scrutiny: |
L-G |
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Jun 14 |
Trap, Neuter, Release!
In the old days their numbers were
controlled by starvation, disease, toxic chemicals, dogs, snakes and VVs. |
e |
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Jun 16 |
What's Cooking in Yung Shue Wan?
But what else is new in Lamma's
restaurants? Let's show you via pictures I shot recently, totally
non-representative, of course: |
L-G |
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Jun 17 |
Bontempi Gigapix Fandango i-Bamboozler
They all congregate in a single forum
topic and join in a creative ritual called colloquially "making up loads
of BS"! |
Beanburglar |
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Jun 22 |
'In at the deep end'
Happy about their performances, they
were very unhappy about the lousy organisation of the races again this
year. |
Moley, Claudia, Katie |
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Jun 23 |
Giving Birth on the Ferry (Almost)
It's become almost common practice for
mothers to be flown to hospital on HK Island when the baby's due to
arrive very soon. |
Mr Tough |
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Jul 6 |
A Brief History of Lamma
Yes, the Internet is the greatest
source of time-wasting misinformation, obfuscation and distraction the
world has ever known! Ain't it insanely great? |
L-G |
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Jul 11 |
Dont-Touch-My-AndyMaluche.com
If you are easily offended by vulgar
speech, references to sexual exploits (especially those practiced in
solitude), outright childish stupidity or if you are a potential client,
partner, sponsor or investor please read no further. |
Andy Maluche |
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Jul 16 |
Breakfast With Lammadonna
Just enjoying a nice congee working
breakfast at Kiwi Cafe with Ms Yu Lai Fun (our District Councilor) and
Lamma-Por. |
L-G |
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Jul 20 |
Looking for a Holiday Resort?
Quite a number of local and overseas
tourists are contacting this website for info about where to rent a
holiday resort or short-term flat on Lamma. |
L-G |
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Jul 23 |
Happy 3rd Anniversary, Lamma.com.hk!
In these 3 years, 1,020 registered
members have started 2,234 topics, posting 20,930 messages, generating a
24.51MB database of messages. |
L-G, chuckm |
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Jul 25 |
Sunset Photo Contest: Open for Voting!
Right now is one of the best times of
the year for Lamma Island's many devoted sunset watchers. |
Ingmar, Gisela, etc. |
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Jul 29 |
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