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Aug 9: Alien Quiz Night
Aug 6: New Ferry, Sea Superb
Aug 5: Wow!
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July 29: HK's Largest Solar...
July 24: Unfavourable for Humans?
July 22: YMCA Taking...Lamma Quarry
July 21: LammaFlat in 3D
July 20: The Socialist Utopia
July 19: Elderlies Happy Day
July 18: Ground Investigation Works
July 17: Lamma-Gung the Elderly?
July 16: India Dog Dispute...
July 15: ...Organic Gardening?
July 14: YSW in the Summertime
July 13: Fun For Fit Kids
July 6: 'Woodman, Spare That Tree!'
July 4: 'No Any Ball Games'
July 3: 60th Graduation Ceremony
July 2: Animating a Sunset
July 1: LammaFlat for Sale
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The Creative Vortex of
Bric-a-Bracs
"more
than just a sleepy fishing village and a weekend
destination for city dwellers, lamma island..."
SCMP Pays Up (Finally)
A few of you might
remember this SCMP "The LoDown" lead story about Chow
Yun-Fat planting trees up in Tai Yuen.
HELP!
Our 8-year-old forum is
throwing a major tantrum! It doesn't allow forum members
to attach pictures to their messages anymore.
Electronic Mistress & DJ
Wash
Congrats to Lammaites "Elemiz"
& "Bitchie" for being featured amongst the very best DJs
in...
Yu Lan Festival
One of the many
advantages of having 8+ years of fully searchable
Lamma-zine stories (2,500+) is that I can...
Free Wine Tasting
Chateau Lamma is a
brand-new and cozy little place is located in Tai Yuen,
just after the Yan Yan store,
Weekday Lamma Main Street
Photos by Rambo Lai from
his Photos and the Days photo blog. For more of Rambo's
amazing and unusual photos, see...
Alien Quiz Night @ The Waterfront
Summer season is slow,
cozy and leisurely on Lamma Island, even more so than
the rest of the year.
New Ferry, Sea Superb
"Lamma Island has a
new ferry ship! HKKF, the company that runs the ferry
service between Central and Lamma Island...
"
Wow!
A first in Lamma.com.hk's
8-year history, a most unusual photo of a light show
above our much-photographed YSW ferry pier.
Swiss National Day Lunch
Yung Shue Wan has almost
20 restaurants offering "Western", Italian, Indian,
Thai, Turkish, Vegetarian.... But no Swiss food!
July 2010
HK's Largest Solar Power System Launched
Solar power photovoltaic
panels have been erected on several Power Station
rooftops...
Lamma, Unfavourable for Humans?
"Lamma, of all the outlying islands, is poorly formed in
terms of auspicious natural fung shui..."
YMCA Taking Over the Lamma Quarry
It's been rumoured for a few
months, but it's now official, as I've just been informed today.
LammaFlat in 3D
Have you ever seen a Lamma flat
in 3D, see above? As a 3D computer artist and animator in a
former life (pre-HK),...
The Socialist Utopia
"My daily
commute is an exercise in extremes. In the morning, I wake up in
the socialist utopia of Lamma Island."
Elderlies Happy Day
After my recent experience with
getting a Senior (over 60) discount offered in a cinema -
without asking for it!...
Ground Investigation Works
A new govt. notice has appeared
on some YSW noticeboards, alerting some of our Alert Readers.
Lamma-Gung the Elderly?
I was going for yet another 3D
movie (my latest passion) in the IFC shopping mall, vis-a-vis
the Lamma ferry pier in Central.
'No Any Ball Games'
Today, just a few random shots
from my Sunday morning hike along the deserted Snake Trail,
returning via the crowded....
60th Graduation Ceremony
Are you considering enrolling
your own children in the local primary school?
Animating a Sunset
Another fine sunset was just
starting to get interesting, so I grabbed my camera and tripod
and used a ladder to climb....
LammaFlat for Sale
Our classifieds have become THE
place to sell stuff between Lammaites and to find a flat to rent
or buy, more successful....
June 2010
Tai Chi vs Fit'n'Fun Camp -
1 : 0
While Lamma-Por was still recovering from another late night of Worldcup football....
Weaver Maid Fruit Orgy
Finally, a glorious summer day after days and days of almost permanent rain. Returning to my pre-breakfast-exercise fast hikes.
Rainy-Snaily Monday
Another all-rainy day! Too wet to venture outside with my fancy, expensive, but not water-proof camera equipment.
You Can Leave, But You Never Do
"Fourteen years ago my daughter Iona had pointed an accusing finger out of the plane window,..."
Saturday Night
Brazilian Party on Power Station Beach, plus a few
more nightly photos.
Brasil Party @ Power Station Beach
Sat Jun 19, 4-11pm: Power Station beach: DJs, Afro
Dance Drums, Capoeira, Maculele &....
Men in Black -
the Lamma Sequel
"They do not wear sunglasses or carry laser guns,
nor do they gun down extra-terrestrial beings."
Max &
Jo's Big Clean Up Adventure
"Max and mummy took a bag and gloves and went to
pick up rubbish from the pavilion."
Fantastic Lamma Day!!
"Not sure if you've heard, but Lamma Dragons did
brilliantly yesterday at Disco Bay!"
Chinese Folk @ Football Pitch
Click for my photo gallery of a surprisingly
beautiful & professional, but free cultural
performance in the YSW Football...
Somber Thoughts
Prevail
The Official Court Correspondent visited Victoria
Park on June 6, with quite a number of fellow
Lammaites, taking pictures....
How to Store a
Dragonboat
Today, Sunday morning, many Lammaites were sleeping
off their hangover after the 2:30am USA-England
Worldcup football game.
In the Celestial Kingdom
"Beginnings
Wind and water, earth and sky,
nature's seasons passing by."
Lamma Twitch
Many of us are afflicted
by the "Lamma Twitch", according to a forum on GeoExpat
where somebody enquired about...
Lamma Snake Sightings
Claudia McGregor Tarr,
the creator of this new Facebook group, Lamma Snake
Sightings, introduces the group and has....
Robot Unicorn Attack on Adult Swim Games
I'm blessed with a unique
group of most interesting, even fascinating friends on
Lamma.
Public Ferry Forum
Read the reports,
comments and conclusions from Senior Moderator Alan and
myself after attending this "Public Ferry....
The Lure of the Dragon
"Those Dragonboaters!
They must be crazy, they are so full on, especially the
women."
Idyllic Power Station Beach Boats
Photo Gallery of boats
stored on the PS Beach foreshore, threatened to be all
cleared out...
Reviewing Our Ferry Services
Public Ferry Forum by the
Transport Dept. in the Primary School tomorrow, Sunday,
2 - 3:30pm!
Children's Books by Paul Strahan
"Focus on telling stories and then writing becomes much
easier. That's the approach of...."
Festive & Frivolous Sok Kwu Wan
Click above for another
Lamma-Gung photo gallery.
May 2010
Apr 2010
Lamma Property Story in SCMP
An SCMP freelance writer
contacted me recently with the property questions below,....
My Favourite Lamma Photos
Alba the Filmmaker has just asked
me to supply 10 photos for a documentary about Lamma she's been
working on.
The Voyage of the Balangay
"When you are
sailing on a replica of a 2000 year old wooden boat, fighting
towering waves the size of angry...."
Ouch! My Abs!
My expensive Lululemon
yoga/exercise mat above hasn't been getting any action....
Lamma Bands & Events
The surprisingly wide variety of
events happening on Lamma and all over HK performed or organised
by Lammaites....
A Tea Party...in a Bar?
"In keeping
with our standards of mad dress, idiotic games and alcoholic
haziness, the Lamma Dragons are hosting their...."
'I Miss the Lamcombe'
"...visiting
the Lamcombe wasn't necessarily for the food. Sometimes it was
great, sometimes excellent, and...."
Fog-Hiking
After our recent Easter Monday
experience of climbing Mt Stenhouse in dense fog, I've developed
a kind of affection....
Baroque
Backchat
RTHK Radio 3 live discussion
about The Baroque, the planned marina/clubhouse/spa hotel/
residential dev. in Tung O Wan.
Solar Lamma
Power Station
HK Electric has been announcing
their 2010 Smart Power Campaign, promoting a "low carbon
lifestyle" to....
Easy Dozen Easter Eggs
Lamma visitors have been flooding
in and out of Yung Shue Wan in their thousands during this long
5-day Easter weekend.
Climbers Enter the Clouds
"Eight
climbers together scaled the 353-metre Mount Stenhouse, Lamma's
highest peak, on April 5."
Happy Easter to All Readers!
Cookie from Lalamama, the new caf頦amp;
bakery (formerly Green Cottage.) How about visiting Power
Station Beach today,....
Island Bar Reinvents Itself
"Soon To
Change Into "MONTY'S BURLESQUE"!
Breaking News! In keeping with Lamma-zine's cutting edge...."
Mar 2010
Acts Prohibited In Forest
Almost anything seems allowed in
Lamma's mostly wild forests - exploring, digging, mountain-
biking, camping....
Kumar's 50th Birthday Bash
"Wednesday
night at The Island Bar found us (and loads of you) partying
today, March 24, from 6-ish until far too late-ish..."
Bamboo Pit Viper
Photos submitted by Nancy the
Frog Lady, taken up in Tai Peng Village, this weekend. This is
one of the few really poisonous...
SketchCrawling Through Yung Shue Wan
"Through a
Facebook link, I came across this wonderful web site,
www.sketchcrawl.com"
Incense Tree Poachers
An update about the tree poachers
currently active at night, from our friends at the Living Lamma
group:
'A Sort of Serious Rehearsal'
"Once upon a
time in deepest, darkest wherever, there lived a mighty tribe of
pygmies called the Faqawi."
Gail the Lamma Celebrity
"First-in-a-lifetime experience on Lamma: At times, the
city-dwelling day-visitors to this outlying island astonish...."
Turkish Chef Wanted
What's happening in Yung Shue
Wan's always active and ever-changing culinary scene? Just
another little update:
Building a Rooftop Canopy
Following up on this Lamma-zine
story, Aug 23, '09: Dreaming of a Rooftop Canopy , this
village house finally got its....
Feast of Excited Insects
"Did you know
that Saturday March 6 was "Ching Che"
[Jing Zhe]
or Feast of Excited Insects Day?"
Lamment
"...a likeably grizzly man in
his early 70s. All dirty
fingernails and lanky, matted
hair and a beard like a Manson
Family....
"
A Man. A Moth. A Moment!
This is the hand of 2nd-hand
Gary and his new "pet", found
very close to his S-Mart
2nd-hand consignment shop,....
Feb 2010
Bobsy the Valentine
Lamma's most famous and not-publicity-shy-at-all
hippie has been featured in the latest edition of
Marie Claire HK.
Durian for Dessert?
One of the delights not available in any of Lamma's
restaurants is the (in)famous, "slightly" smelly,
but utterly delicious Durian fruit.
CitiCrook!
The unusual & intriguing sights you come across on
HK Island are making an occasional visit well
worthwhile.
My 2nd Surgiversary
Exactly two years ago, Feb 25, 2008, I was wheeled
into the surgery theatre of Queen Mary Hospital.
'Best Wedding I've
Ever Witnessed'
Nick the Bookman - Official Court Music Reviewer,
expanding into reviews of weddings.
Central Oasis
Walking from the Yung Shue Wan Shopping Mall - also
known as ifc Mall - over to the Central-Mid-Levels
Escalator,....
Family CNY Visit
3 generations of my Chinese family - 3
step-children/3 grand-children/2 sons-in-law -
visiting Ah-Gung and Ah-Por.
Yoga Wendy Is Back!
The first yoga lesson of my life was with Wendy in
Sally's yoga studio near the Tofu Lady on the way to
the beaches, 1 year ago.
Happy Lunar New
Year!
Photos of the
festivities at Yung Shue Wan's
Tin Hau Temple -
by Dirk Claus.
Lili's Flat
Our free classified Buy & Sell, Rent & Let forum
have become a major place for finding, renting and
selling Lamma properties.
'I Like It! Stay Like
This!'
While out shopping mid-afternoon today, a female
(married) friend complimented me again on my new
slimmer....
Confucius Grew Up on
Lamma
Chow Yun-Fat, Fat Gor, Lamma's favourite, most
famous and richest son is still going from strength
to strength.
Jan 2010
Super-Foods from the LifeForceMan
Super-Foods Sunday workshop in
JUSTGREEN, Jan 31, 2010, presented by the LifeForceMan.
Double Trouble
The former Spicy Boys and newish
band The Sleeves whooped it up in The Island Bar today; see my
photos below.
Super-Foods @ JUSTGREEN
Quick, guess where in Yung Shue
Wan is this shop? Even long-time residents seem to have a
problem recognizing and finding this....
How Many Years Ago?
A historic photo of the harbour,
the old pre-ferry pier jetty, and Po Wah Yuen in the background,
with almost no buildings!
Best Lamma Concert Photo Poster
This is the very best photo
poster for a Lamma concert I've published in quite some time.
Lucas the Haitian
"We're
organising collection boxes around Lamma for donations for the
folk in Haiti."
Piano Duet for Kids @ Bookworm Cafe
"Thanks for
your support.
Lamma's First
Piano Duet for Kids is successfully completed."
Solar Eclipse Over Helipad
Jan 15 2010, 5:48-5:52pm,
Yung Shue Wan, Lamma Island,
Hong Kong, China.
Mr Kebab Opening
Replacing the former Spicy
Island, Mr Kebab - Turkish Rest. opened on Jan 16.
Party Animals on Dog Beach
"Dozens of
Lamma's leading residents, the fleet-footed, furry, four-legged
ones, and their two-legged assistants,...."
The Secret Undercover Policeman's Ball
"...was well
attended, with an enthusiastic squad of 'undercover ops' dressed
in an assortment...."
Best of
Lamma-zine 2009
Taking stock of another great
year for the Lamma-zine, I've compiled a little list of my own
personal favourite stories.
Happy New
Year 2010!
Many thanks to all our readers,
sponsors, advertisers, photographers, writers, content
contributors,... and critics as well!