Lamma-zine Blog - Index, Sorted by Date

Sat, Oct 3, Hung Shing Yeh Beach, photos by Dirk Claus.
Power Station Beach, photos by L-G:

Family visit on National Day by most of my 3 HK-Chinese step-children, 2 sons-in-law and 3 step-grandsons, visiting their....

Crafty People Doing
Crafty Things

Another Lamma weekend with a wide range of activities for all ages: Round Lamma Race,...

Happy 60th Birthday, PRC!

Banner at the YSW Library, opposite the ferry pier, front/back, night/day.

Sep 2009

The Detoxed Yoga Bunny
How to Lose 175 Pounds

Finally, after 1.5 years of strict weight loss diet and exercise, I've reached my goal of....

Mother of All Rock Piles

Evidence Found of Lamma Island Rock Piles-Arctic Link
Iqlauit, Canada: New scientific evidence has been discovered....

Asian Food Extravaganza

Every Friday evening in The Waterfront Restaurant, they're offering a "choice of delectable Buffet items from around Asia".

Junior Police Callers

Junior Police Call volunteers handing out burglary prevention leaflets along Main Street this Sunday morning.

	A Spontaneous Mini-Vacation How to enjoy a mini vacation on Lamma on a weekend but staying away from the often huge and maddening weekend...		Lamma Fun Day Calendar, Featuring YOU! Calling all Lamma residents and ex-residents. Your photo could improve the lives of....
	Lamma's Cool Quad Bikes The local Fire & Rescue Services have been using these cool- looking, fire-red quad bikes for years, the only motorbikes....		Stars of Mid-Autumn Carnival Photos by Bob Davis. See Harry Harrison & John Hutton above perform in the Football Pitch on Sat, Sep 19, & the enthusiastic...
	HarryLi - Lamma Birdographer See more of HarryLi's fantastic birds photography in our longest-running and most popular forum.		Are You Courageous, Responsible & Supportive? The job market is still really tough out there and the job ads are becoming very specific and very...
	The Shining World Hero Notice that last sentence about "Acknowledgment of heroes of the world for their noble actions to save the planet."		Mini-Robinson Crusoe Is Leaving Lamma This story is Alanika's reply to me asking for the reasons of him leaving Lamma soon....

We Are the Champions

So it is eight weeks on and I completed my mofo Bootcamp!! Wooohooo... It has gone fast and there have been many glaring...

Photo Pros Point Lenses at Pets

Does your pet want to be 'a somebody' in the animal kingdom?

IMAGE+TEXT Exhibition

IMAGE+TEXT, Exhibition by Robert Scherle & Chris Hall,
Sep 7 - Oct 3, Culture Club.

My Rooftop Canopy Got Koppu'd

My brand-new rooftop garden, exposed 360 degrees and unprotected from the extreme...

iMiEV Electric Car Departs

As I just found out, our local police is actually following our forums with great interest and is a bit disappointed about all...

Her Smile Was Priceless

Yesterday, I just got to Lamma Island. It's a small island not too far from Central, Hong Kong, but it's so far from the noise and....

The Official Court Artist Went Cold Turkey

I've been asked quite a few times to provide Before-After photos of my weight loss.

iMiEV Electric Car Arrives

Did you already see the shiny, brand-new electric vehicle of the Lamma Police? It arrived yesterday morning, Wednesday,...

Liz Gower - Tree Hugger Extraordinaire

More and more trees are being cut down all over Hong Kong and there are multiple notices....

What's a 'HOODOO'?

"CHARLOTTETOWN, PEI, Canada � Before I even met Canadian truck-driver Joe Thibodeau when strolling through a city park,...."

Bookidzine Opening -
Bookazine For Kids

"We are delighted to invite you to free Afternoon Tea for Mums-to-
be and new Mums: Wed, 9 Sep."

'Green Lamma Green' Goes HK-Wide

What are all these people ogling at (or should that be googling?) Is it a contest, a flash mob,...

Single Mom w/Baby on Lamma?

"Is it safe for a single mom to live with a 4 month-old baby on the island? Is it inconvenient?"

Open Space - Music, Movies, Markets, Masterpieces

"Open Space Calendar:
Art Jam - Sunday September 13th, paint the day away: noon 'til 6"

Aug 2009

	Trade Winds Lamma Moving Adventures! "I have just moved to Lamma and was asked by Steve Dressler to write a short testimonial...."		LammaBBQ.com A warm welcome to our new advertiser, Great Wall BBQ Place, just on the right side of Hung Shing Yeh beach and online....
	Fun to Go Back to School? Bake & Yard Sale, Back-to-School Fun! Venue: Island Life Studio		Hungry Ghosts @ Tin Hau Temple Buddhist ceremony for Chinese Ghost Festival marking the start of the Ghost Month, Tin Hau temple.
	Dan Is Going to Be Grown Up! "A little song, a little dance, a little seltzer down your pants!" � Chuckles the Clown.		Dreaming of a Rooftop Canopy A canopy-less Village House dreaming of having a canopy? A canopy-less Village House is....
	What's New in the Lammarina? A private guided tour of the Lamma-1 luxury property development in Nga Kau Wan.		Our Way to a Greener Future HK Electric has recently published a very informative and colourful bilingual booklet, their 2008 Social and Environmental Report.

	Do Kungfu Cyborgs Like Organic Water? Some of us Lammaites not working in town rarely venture off our semi-idyllic island.		Indian Curry Night @ The Waterfront So what about the actual FOOD at the Indian Curry Night in The Waterfront?
	Last-Summer-In-Lamma Series It's Alanikali's last summer on Lamma. He sounds sad to be leaving, so he's put together....		Top 3 HK Community Website The weekly Time Out Hong Kong magazine has just published their list of HK's Top Websites. They awarded this website in the top 3.
	Handstands, Pull-ups & Virgin Cocktails Could you imagine me, Lamma- Gung, doing a handstand, balancing on a beach ball for....		The Age of Wireless? Yes, technology is moving fast and the advances especially in communications have been astonishing....
	One of My Favourite Places in the World "I have to say, Lamma Island is one of my favorite places in the world."		Flooded Farmland in Yung Shue Long Valley What many Lammaites worried about has finally happened this morning.

Do You Like Mandarin Orange Bikinis?

Some of you will know of Mandarin Orange already, so will welcome the news of another....

Fountain Shopping

Having to leave my old, fixed pond behind on my former rooftop, Lamma-Por & I ventured off-Lamma to Fish Street....

Farewell to L-G's Rooftop Jungle & Pond

I've called my rooftop garden a "low-cost, all-year source of joy, relaxation, education, fitness....

HK Electric's Local Profits Decrease 35%

"Emission reduction work at the Lamma power station continued during the first half of 2009..."

TV Options on Lamma: Complex & Confusing?

Today, 8/8, is the 1st anniversary of the start of the Beijing Olympics 2008,....

Summer Break for Moving

The Lamma-zine will go on a moving summer break till I'm all set up and operational in my new home office.

July 2009

Harvest Season in the Lamma Forest

Forest fruits and seed pods harvested in the Lamma Forest.

Siuyu's Spectacular Panoramas

Sitting in Lamcombe Rest. for dinner, who's passing by on his trademark racing mountain bike,

Cherish Our Children, Cultivate Our Community

Hans Andersen Club Newsletter (Jul-Sep '09, pdf, 2.4 MB),
Summer '09 Program Table.

Ban Bikes, Dogs & Kids !!!

Is this a catchy headline or what? It's a bit different from the usual positive-news feel of the Lamma- zine, but expressing some of....

Lamma Island's Island

Have you ever visited Lamma Island's very own island, located inside a man-made lake in the former Lamma Quarry,....

Capoeira @ Island Life Studio

Want to see a few more of my pictures from every Saturday's Capoeira lessons....

Mika's Missing

MIKA went missing in the 10th July between Yung Shue Wan and Hung Shing Ye.

Radio 3 Interview w/L-G

Phil Whelan - Morning Brew - Radio 3, RTHK, preparing to interview Lamma-Gung live today.

7 Years of "That Fine Lamma Uniqueness"

It's exactly Jul 23, 09 10:07 right now, exactly 7 years since this website saw the virtual light....

Solar Eclipse Animation

From a top secret location on a trig station near the Lamma Winds, the newly opened Jack Brooke Solar Observatory....

Lamma-Gung's Rooftop Flat for Rent

We're moving on Aug 1 to another nearby new rooftop flat, so our current flat will become available.

The End of L-G's Rooftop Pond?

A fellow forum moderator asked me about my outdoor rooftop pond and problems she's had....

My 5,000th Forum Message

Here are the photos from Vene's sale, resized and quality-improved.

Consistent, Committed, Caring...

"...will continue serving Hong Kong and our customers the way we have always been...."

Vivid Vibrations in Open Space with the Punk Pussy

Exclusive party: Friday, July 17, 10pm-4am: Open Space, Tai Ling.

The Waterfront Reopened

As many will know, The Waterfront now has a nice new kitchen after a total refit.

Is Steve Getting Unplugged?

Lammaites Steve Cray (Red Star Rising) & Sue Shearman play bc Magazine's unplugged night, tomorrow, Thu, July 16.

Best Documentary Award:
Save the Human!

Sincere congratulations to Bobsy & co. for just winning the "SCMP Documentary Award".

Welcome to Neusimmaxia, Irrastejats, Grdonatkos, Lymbordildity, LofeEffeny & Dathawattebum?

L-G, a Health & Fitness Nut?

Today, Sunday morning, 7:30am, in the Football Pitch, you could have witnessed a really strange and unusual sight:

Most Scenic Road on Lamma?
Cable Road #1!

Today, I've been biking the first Cable Road from the upper Power Station gate all the way to....

Emission Reductions @ Power Station

HK Electric has marked the completion of the first of a two-phase emission reduction....

Alba Wins the Heart of England

Lamma movie Masks has won the BEST SHORT INTERNATIONAL Tammie Award at the....

	Want to Adopt a Pet Python? Attached photos of the python found outside my neighbour's lawn. It had half of a cat in its mouth when found.		The Lamma Bugle, Dec 1994 Only 14 and a bit years late, attached for your delight and delectation, is the December 1994 edition of The Lamma Bugle....
	Primary School Graduation Goodbye green, goodbye bugs and a lot of animals. Goodbye friends, goodbye classmates and teachers.		A Stray Cat on Lamma A new book, A Stray Cat on Lamma boosts Lamma Island's reputation as a haven for animals and their human admirers.
	Village Gossip Runs Rampant New chapters in the serialisation of Emily the Ice-Cream Lady's memoirs have been published!		Maria, Tigra da Lua Maybe it's an innate wanderlust mixed with her fierce independence that's seen Lamma's Maria Soares live....
	A Small Romanitical Story The early morning sun casts its golden rays over Yung Shue Wan bay. A large White Egret slowly glides in from the west....		Swapan Mukherjee's Lamma Album Many of us have browsed some of the photo galleries that Lamma visitors put online after....

June 2009

Bootcamp 2 - Intensive Indoors Fitness Training

The heat's rising but your workouts don't have to stop!
90 minute sessions:...

Spicy Bones Mystery

...a human skeleton had been unearthed during excavations for the new sewer system.

Isle Be Damned or I'll Be Shot?

Great success and HK-wide appreciation for The Lamma zombie movie "Isle Be Damned"!

I Do Not Like...

"The disadvantages of Lamma, from my point of view:

"I do not like..."

One-Woman Country & Western Musical

Marg Szkaluba (Pissy's Wife) runs at the Deli Lamma Restaurant on Sat, July 11 2009.

Fruit of Weaver Maid

The Scarlet Sterculia (Sterculia Lanceolata, 'Fruit of Weaver Maid' in Chinese) fruits are ripe once again!

Spiders in the Sky Season

While hiking in the hills of Lamma these days, there's life and death drama all around you.

New Photo Galleries

Lamma Dragons Party, Boot Camp 1, Tree Planting.

Get Moving With Links Moving

Moving home? Have a limited budget? We have the solution!
(Advertorial)

YSW Swimming Pool & High-Diving Platform

The (semi-public) Yung Shue Wan swimming pool with high-diving platform is open now!

R U Tough Enough
4 Bootcamp 2?

The Island Life Studio Proudly Presents - Back by Popular Demand - Bootcamp 2.

"I'm climbing Mt. Stenhouse tomorrow"

This was one of the first sentences spoken to me by Lamma-Gung.

Only on Lamma (?)

Finally, the weather combined with the lack of anywhere flat to run has persuaded me to join a gym again....

Street Pole Dancing

Browsing the web for you about all things Lamma, it's usually only all the touristy stuff I can find.

Dragonboat Season End Review

The ladies generally rose to the challenge and we managed to hit a few team records this year.

Charmingly Unpretentious Expat Communities in Appealingly Ramshackle Villages

Summer School @ Banyan House

With the long, hot summer months ahead of us, many parents are looking for....

Rusting Away...

Where on Lamma?

	Firefighters in Action! Returning home from an occasional foray off-island a friend alerted me to the fire brigade in full action.		New Police Station A Lands Dept Notice has popped up on the Main Street noticeboard, announcing the planned building of a new police station.
	Get Published! Is there something you wanted your fellow Lammaites to know, any local topic close to your heart, a rave or rant....		First Summer Visitors The very best time of the year to photograph bugs is coming up, so get your gear ready, if you're one of the surprisingly numerous....
	Reduce, Reuse, Recycle! It's all free to sell/trade off YOUR stuff next Sunday, June 7, 11am-1pm @ Island Life Studio.		Free Classifieds Moving season, loads of people moving on, into and out of Lamma these days.
	Further Fun in Filmland: Masks Premiere It's the evening of Saturday, the 30th of May. Dave Parker and myself are on the way to....		A New Lamma Gravity Pocket? I've always wondered about the truth behind stories from Senior Lammaites about the infamous....

May 2009

8*8 Reasons to Love Living on Lamma

Let me present 8*8 reasons why I still love living in our island community,....

Trig Point -- Today @ 9am

Ascent to the highest hill of North Lamma, the Trig Point (140+ metres) above left, via the wind turbine.

A Restaurant Worthy of Jade Chiefs

Continuing our series of little-known Yung Shue Wan restaurants which most of us...

Now You See It, Now You Don't

A new photography workshop is now being offered by professional photographer Andy Maluche.

Memoirs of an Ice-Cream Lady

Cool Sweetness - Part 1;
Tasty Memories Stay Strong - Part 2;...

HK: Immunized from Swine Flu Fear?

Have a look at this great story written by Lammaite musician (ex-NUDE,....

5 Years of Underground HK

THE UNDERGROUND was created in April 2004 as a result of the dearth of live music venues in Hong Kong.

Bavarians & Lederhosen on Lamma?

...we were about to be visited by a bunch of Bavarian guys in lederhosen.

Business English Made Easy

Business English Made Easy, a two-volume set by long-time Lamma resident Frank Murdoch,....

The Lamma Fun Day Needs YOU!

Each year the continuing success of the LFD relies heavily on the huge support of all our volunteers.

	Masks Premiere Click for the full story of "A Film Set on Lamma Directed by a Lamma Resident": Masks - Lamma Stars in a Movie.		The Valiant Mikania Exterminators The infamous rapid-growing "mile-a-minute" weed is taking over big areas of Lamma.
	Jointly Build a Joyful Lamma What's the low-profile Hans Andersen Club's Lamma Island Center up to these days, over there in No. 19, Tai Wan New...?		ART HK 09 Attending this huge art fair of over 100 art galleries in the Convention & Exhibition Centre,...
	Don't Be a Lamma-Pooper ...I was again amazed about the number of dog turds on our paved paths, sometimes right in the middle of the path.		Living Lamma Update Are you looking for a comprehensive update of what's been happening to the Lily Pond and the construction waste dump?
	Lamma 500 Round-Up A piggish dragonboat drawing by a certain well-known cartoonist, plus a few assorted contributions from our correspondents.		Sea, Sand, Sunshine, Sounds, Sweat, Silverware: Success! Alliteration aside, what an awesome day's racing was had by the 37 competing teams.
	Lamma 500 Photo Gallery #1 The first photos are coming in from the third annual Laracy Gall Lamma Int'l Dragon Boat Festival		Free Fitness Corner ...a public and free Fitness Corner with LifeTrail exercise equipment just besides the YSW Playground.
	This Sunday on Power Station Beach! 37 Teams to Compete at the 3rd Laracy Gall Lamma Int'l Dragon Boat Festival....		Five-Star Green Electric Kitchen What is this huge, glowing contraption that HK Electric and govt. officials are launching....

Lamma Under Quarantine?

Did Lamma Island get close to being quarantined a few days ago?

Self-Employed Expats & Chinese Retirees

An intern working in Time Out HK magazine was doing research on our website for the story below....

Appeasing the Goddess

The ceremony was first done prior to last year's dragon boat festival and the weather was superb, of course.

Romer's Tree Frog:
A Lamma Icon

Not many places as small as Lamma Island can claim the discovery of a new animal.

AROUND Sound Surround

When was the last time you went trough a terrible ordeal, getting massively inconvenienced and annoyed about your fellow....

May Pole Power!

Photos by Katie Flowers & Lamma-Gung.

Apr 2009

	AROUND Sound Festival in South Lamma AROUND is a month-long sound art festival about listening.		The Biggest Loser of Lamma? At my weekly weigh-in this morning, I discovered that I have lost exactly 150 pounds since starting my personal....
	Eco-Adventure #1: Bike-Powered Water Pump Eco-Adventures of the Valiant Eco-Warriors in the Tai Peng Community Garden!		It's Love For David & Lamma You'll remember "David" the sun bear rescued by Animals Asia from a bile farm in Vietnam...
	Friday Night Frivolity @ Island Bar The Lamma music scene was once again enlivened with another rip-roaring Friday night.		KayokoKats Kayoko: "This is one of the reason I love living here in Lamma. There are so many cats and cat-loving people!"
	Fisherman Village Fisheye Views Forum moderator Leggova got a brand-new fisheye lens and she loves it, rarely ever taking it off.		El Destroyo Invading Lamma Again! Click to see the full poster.

Save the Human Launch Party

L-G's photo gallery - Website - Facebook group - Story on HolisticAsia - Promotional video

Lamma Dragons - The Season So Far

An excellent start to the 2009 dragonboat race season saw the Lamma Ladies take Silver....

Operation Pinky

Cutting edge Eco Art teachers Katie Flowers and Claire Kirk have developed an innovative new approach to educating....

Lamma Garden of Remembrance, Revisited

I paid a return visit to the Lamma Garden of Remembrance columbarium up just beyond....

Tin Hau Festival in Yung Shue Wan

More of Lamma-Gung's photos above in the Tin Hau Festival 2009 gallery.

Electric Cart to Lamma Winds

Remember the hot, controversial topic in Feb 2008 when HK Electric was occasionally running diesel-powered vehicles....

Bamboo Poles Become an Opera House

Each year, workers on Lamma Island bind together thousands of bamboo poles to create an....

L-G the Accidental Mountain-Biker

Despite using a second-hand mountain-bike almost every day as part of my ongoing quest....

LAMMA DAY This Saturday!

Lamma Day/Tin Hau Festival/ Dragonboat races: Sat, Apr 18, 10am-3pm: Reclamation area in front of Football Pitch:

City Hordes Invade Lamma

When too many thousands of big-city folks arrive on an outlying island like Lamma, the place deteriorates lickety-split.

Digging for Easter Eggs on the Beach

A few photos from the yearly Easter event organised by the evangelical Lamma Church,...

Excavate Lamma

Look what I've just found on Facebook where big virtual crowds of Lammaites are gathering and socialising these days.

Saving the Yung Shue Long Valley

The SCM Post sent a photog. today for a story about the recent near-destruction of...

Garden Passages

What's the Tai Peng Community Garden all about?

The End of the Lily Pond?

Discuss this very heated topic in our Yung Shue Long Valley Development forum and the Chinese forum.

Easter Sunday Disco

Party Moms & Dads!
Funk up your family's Easter celebration with a 2-hour glittery dance session!

Eco-Yoga-Hike to Trig Point

YSW Ferry Pier - Po Wah Yuen - Pak Kok Village - Tai Peng - Lamma Winds (via Snake Tail & Back Passage) - Trig Point!

Cirque du Soleil @ Island Bar

Photo Gallery in progress...

Panoramic Lamma Views

I've taken this on a clear day, May 30, lying on a huge rock at the top of Ling Kok Shan, the 250-metre hill behind SKW.

After a Rainy Day...

Photos taken on the path from Tai Peng Village to the Kindergarten & Basketball Court, probably the most romantic path in N Lamma.

I'll Make the Same Mistake...

Exploring some of my favourite areas of Lamma by bike, this is what I came across in the former temporary helipad.

Cirque du Soleil du Lamma du Ching Ming Festival

This year's Lamma Dragons fundraiser is happening on the Ching Ming Festival holiday.

Mar 2009

Rocky Malcolm - Lamma Celebrity

Rocky Malcolm's fame is increasing week after week.

A Weekend of Roots & Rugby

Astrophonix @ The Island Bar;
Transnoodle & El Destroyo @ Grappa's.

Outdoor Candle Light Yoga

How did some Lammaites observe Earth Hour today from 8:30-9:30 besides switching off their lights?

Public Swimming Pool on Lamma?

A discussion about whether Lammaites would like a public swimming pool or not....

	Promoting Energy-Saving Culture Smart Power Campaign 2009 Promotes Energy Saving Culture.		Power Station Beach Life Power Station Beach rarely fails to surprise and delight the amateur and professional photographers...
	Twinkling CNY Ferry Pier Photo by Vivian Lam, design & animation by L-G...		Young Lammaites on RTHK Radio Televison HK broadcast a great Chinese documentary about Lamma's Young People on ATV Home last Sun, Mar 22.
	Earth Hour - Sat, Mar 28, 8:30-9:30pm In 2009, WWF is calling on 1 billion people in 1000 cities to be part of Earth Hour.		Future Recruits for the HK Police? ...join our Junior Police Call recruitment exercise on 2009-02-28, Sat, at 1430 hrs,....
	Little Learners on Lamma Banyan House, the early learning centre which opened in Yung Shue Wan last summer, is having an open day on Sun 29th March.		Blooming Rooftop ...just a few blossoms from Lamma-Gung's Rooftop Jungle & Pond.

Lamma Dog Poisoned,
Dies on March 18

In the back of the VV lay a young-looking female dog, convulsing so violently...

Return to Lamma,
After Nearly a Decade

'Why are you going to Hong Kong, Mummy?' asked my daughters. 'Because it's my home.'

CNY Carnival!

A Big Bowl Feast for Lamma's elderlies and celebrities.

BBC BBQ

Thursday night's chilly thunder- storms did nothing to deter the largest crowd yet for James' BBQ at the Banyan Bay Cafe.

Tai Hang Dim Sum

There's a restaurant on Yung Shue Wan Main Street that you've probably never visited...

Drug-Free!

Within one year, my health has progressed from 6 different daily medications for various health problems to zero pills!

B&B BBQ - Curiousity Satisfied

Mini Review of Ribs at B&B Bar & Restaurant.

Tung O Beach Cleanup

Tung O Shek Pai Wan is on the south coast of Lamma Island, with a really spectacular coastline.

Singing Hymns on Power Station Beach

Power Station Beach, as an open, non-regulated, unrestricted beach...

El Destroyo - Psycho-
Grooveabilly Powerpunk Trio

...The Island Bar for an evening with The Curs and special guest headliners El Destroyo.

Snow Dog Days

We've had actual "bean-sized hail" in several locations in HK last Friday,...

Want to Learn Kinergetics?

Do you want to learn about Muscle Response Testing?

May the Forces of Power, Courage & Beauty Be With You Always!

Kongkretebass have been invited by HK Live! to open...

Lamma People Slideshow

Best Lamma People photos by Lamma-Gung.

Cleaning Tung O Beach

This Sunday, March 8, 10am, Tung O beach.

Lamma's Official Mascot?

Another little masterpiece of an eye-catching, funny, effective and deceptively simple concert poster by Harry Harrison.

Feb 2009

	Nature Magick by Peter Zezschwitz Some of my photos in the Lamma-zine end up in various places on the Internet...		Junior Police Call A large scale Junior Police Call recruitment exercise will be held at the coming Sat, 2009-02-28, 2:30pm at Hans Anderson Centre.
	Meat Eater on Bicycle vs. Vegetarian in SUV The best and quirkiest Lamma-zine headlines are sometimes based on submitted quotes.		My 1st Surgiversary It's been exactly one year since my weight loss surgery (Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy) in Queen Mary Hospital.
	Gina & Anna - Newspaper Delivery Ahhh, another Sunday morning, sleeping in late, relaxing to a cup of coffee or tea,...		Stumbling Randomly Through the Hills What started out as just a little quick stroll up to Lamma Winds ended a few hours later in...
	A Spicy Afternoon Beer Look what our Alert Reader and Lamma-zine writer OM found in the Cultural Center this week.		Masks - Lamma Stars in a Movie With a modest production budget but a big theme, independent film-maker Alba Rayton....
	Fellow Lammayans and Friends! As we all know the economy has not been good lately and it is not likely to get any better....		Forum Message #50,000! When webdog founded our forums on Tuesday, July 23, 2002 10:07am,...

Lammayan Tigers

In the Old Days when Lamma was connected to the northern land mass, the sea level was much lower.

Mogwai -- Screech-Honking Blasts of Sonic Delirium

I was returning home from Mogwai's second HK gig in about two years.

A Little Valentine's Day Encounter

Yes, it's something I thought I'd never ever put into the Lamma- zine, a Hello Kitty sticker!

Unlucky in Love?

The Island Bar is celebrating Valentine's Day one day earlier than everybody else, on an "unlucky" Black Friday, Feb 13th

51,272 Runners & a Very Happy 發 (Fat) Woman

Last Sunday was the Hong Kong Marathon. My decision to participate was made one year...

'She's Crazy,' Said the Landlord, 'Completely Crazy'

In 1989 I started teaching slightly more formal yoga sessions on Lamma.

Serendipitous Stroll on a Spring Sun-day

Serendipity:
lucky in making unexpected and fortunate discoveries.

Jobs for the Boys

Summer students working in New Holiday Mood. Story printed in English Street, a magazine for HK students.

A Boot Camp? On Lamma?

Made the same New Year's fitness resolution as last year?
Well, here's your chance to succeed!

New Baby Group

There are some little creative art projects happening on the walls of Yung Shue Wan, sometimes unintentionally.

Clive Brook-Fox Memories

A rather larger than usual, albeit somewhat subdued crowd, gathered at The Island Bar.

'You Great Big Idiot!'

She was referring to my SkyJump off the Macau Tower yesterday ("the world's highest"), calling it "Pure Unadulterated Idiocy".

Feisty & Flashy Flamboyance

Visiting Macau for one night to celebrate Lamma-Por's birthday, we were astonished by the CNY lighting displays...

20-Cylinder Engine With PLF Spin-Cycle

Give your Alter Ego A Lift:

Go Pink - Get Powerful

Jan 2009

			Yoga with Wendy Teasdill on Lamma Wendy will be doing an in-depth session at Yoga Central, Sat, Feb 7, 12 noon-6pm.
	RIP, Clive Brook-Fox Clive died at Queen Mary Hospital on Thursday morning, 29th January... Wake at The Island Bar from Sunday 3pm...		'LAMMA Bigger and Better for 2010' Amid all the economical gloom and doom in the news these days it's so refreshing and uplifting...
	Tying Yourself in Knots Lamma Island rose up out the South China Sunday afternoon sea in all her glory... for the first time in 1987.		Gong Xi Fa Chai Buffalo, Lantau � Bob Davis 2009 Good luck & good fortune in the Year of the Ox!
	Kung Hei Fat Choy Picture by Rocky Malcolm, Rock Pile Builder & Balancer Extraordinaire.		Bike Mike's Farewell This sure ain't Kansas, Toto! It's not Lamma either! There's frigging snow everywhere!

	Cunning Canines Guide Lamma-Gung to New High For the first time, Lamma-Gung reached the 353-metre-high peak of Mount Stenhouse.		Beach Wedding Photos Photos from a wedding photo session at Hung Shing Yeh beach.
	Mia's Frog Large numbers of people seem to follow the Lamma-zine, but actual, specific feedback on recent stories is still...		One-Woman Musical @ Deli Lamma Bigbox Theatre presents "Marg Szkaluba (Pissy's Wife)", a one-woman musical story...
	Trash & Garbage Everywhere... After our last email conversation, the places along the Yung Shue Long drainage channel...		LAMMA '09 Becoming No. 1 in Google - the first result in all searches for "Lamma" or "Lamma Island"...
	Secret Crystal Caves Photo poem submitted by Lamma Artist Katie Flowers who also took these additional pictures in a Lamma crystal cave.		The Tale of Oswald Ox "The odd couple" and "dynamic duo" behind HK's bestselling English-language children's books"...

	L-G Goes to Disneyland L-G made it all the way to Disneyland HK for the very first time a few days ago...		Rocky Caught Red-Handed If you've been wondering about the strangely beautiful and artistic rock piles on Power Station Beach...
	The Back Passage of the Snake Tail In progress...		Scenes of Money and Death in Local Pub? Bingo will be happening tomorrow night at The Island Bar...
	Yung Shue Wan? No, Yung Shue Ha! In progress...		The Hills Are Alive With the Sound of...Tourists! What better way to celebrate the start of a brand-new year than with a little hike in our hills.
	Fancy a Secret, Private Beach? There are the public beaches just besides absolutely deserted and much more beautiful beaches.		Best of Lamma-zine 2008 Taking stock of another great year for the Lamma-zine, I've compiled a little list of my own personal favourite stories of last year.
	Ageing Western Men With Greying Ponytails "...a hippy enclave that is one of the last vestiges of the old trans-Asian overland trail."		Lamma's Cloudmakers Photographic evidence of where some of the emissions from the Power Station actually come down during some of the year.
	Snake Banquet When was the last time you've had dinner with 150+ fellow Lammaites?		Wishing You a Happier 2009! May your lives and dreams recover this year and help you to re-focus on what's most important and precious in your life!