May 31: Last
Day of YSW Ferry Pier Shop
They've had to close the decades-old shop for
good today, pending the renovation of
the entire pier.
See our 18-year-old Lamma
developments forum for details
and plans...
My favorite photo of this sad
event:
Harry Harrison's
photo of the 2 Lovely Lamma
Ladies at the pier, together
with a decades-long,
almost-daily customer.
Discuss on Facebook...
P.S. The
ancient Pak Kok ferry pier will
also be renovated, err,
completely rebuilt soon.
More details...
... and even more details & pics
& info ...
May 28: Lamma's Da Vinci
"Delighted to meeting you on
Lamma, Nick! You have inspired
me to revive my portrait drawing
passion!",
said Jerry Tan
who has spent a day's vacation
to enjoy the tranquility of our
island!
He blogged
extensively (in Chin.) about his
visit and the Lammaites he met.
Here's my edited and links-added
translation of excerpts from
Jerry's blog:
"Yesterday evening, when I
walked up and down the YSW Main
Road en route to the beach, I
saw an old man sitting on a
sidewalk chair. Next to him was
a simple bookcase with some
English books and DVDs. Despite
the almost constant flow of
people, no one stopped to check
out his books and no one greeted
him. He read a book quietly and
rarely lifted his head.
The
old man is a bit special. The
silver scorpion on the face and
the long, white waterfall on his
chest dazzled me. I had to stop
and have a closer look. I was
afraid that my greeting would be
dumb and I am afraid to disturb
his silence.
Dorothy, who walked around the
island with me, is a neighbor of
the old man. She likes to buy
and buy when she chats with her
neighbors, no matter how much
money. Always eager to support
the local businesses, that might
probably be why she is so
popular on this island? Walking
on YSW Main Street, almost half
of the islanders will greet her.
Dorothy asked if I wanted to
take a photo with the old man. I
explained that I think his looks
are like the Renaissance master
Leonardo Da Vinci. I liked his
beautiful beard and would love
to take photos and draw a
picture of him.
After taking a group photo, the
old man took out a note card and
encouraged me to
take a picture of
it. It was full of English
titles and links: the
website of Lamma Island,
his own
website, his own
MixCloud music DJ mixes
and
contact information.
He
explained that he was an
ex-radio DJ, a RTV journalist
(1974-1980) and an associate
editor of the radio (1980-1986).
There are many of his programs
still on the Internet. I asked
the old man for his. He replied
'Nick!'."
Read more in Chin....
P.S.
Lamma da Vinci or Leonardo da
Lamma?
May 19: Coffee!
