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Lamma-zine
Dec 2020
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Happy Holidays!
Dec 25 -
Good Riddance to Gnarly 2020, Wishing You a Sunnier 2021!
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$888
Dec 24
- Christmas shopping in Wellcome, we were surprised by the total cost at the
cash register!
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5G on Lamma?
Dec 10
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First example from my new smartphone with 6 (!) built-in lenses and up to
48Mixel resolution, see above.
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1st Day of Advent
Dec 1
- The very first Swiss chocolate from behind a numbered cardboard door!
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Nov 2020
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Aquabike For Sale?
Nov 20 -
YSW ferry pier, an ancient bike magnet-fished out of the harbour.
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November Sunset
Nov 18 -
Mute Planet: "November never fails to bring us extraordinary
sunsets in this part of the world."
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Exploring South
Lamma
Nov 17
- "Fantastic day exploring abandoned
villages of Mo Tat Wan and Hoi Ha on a photo tour."
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Oct 2020
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Mandelbulb Maniac!
Oct 11 -
A few of my recent artworks, all 3D fractals intensively mutated, tweaked
and Photoshopped...
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Huge Tree Collapse
Oct 10
- "Thank you,
police, Lamma Fire Station and FEHD staff for assistance."
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Did Thor Get Hammered?
Oct 6
- "Thor", a Danish world traveler, has visited
194 countries so far without flying.
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Sep 2020
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Pak Kok Pier
Progress
Sep 12 -
Good progress so far, will it really take almost 3 years to complete and
open?
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SunseToday
Sep 10 -
Plus my best result from playing around with my sunset photo.
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Aug 2020
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Shovel in the Stone?
Aug 31 -
This might be the Lamma version of the Excalibur/King Arthur origin story.
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5G on Lamma?
Aug 27 -
"The above fluorescent green area represents
CMHK outdoor 5G coverage."
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Garden After Rain
Aug 19
- "My garden
after the rain - Lamma Island. Playing with a macro lens and flash
diffuser."
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Ocular Hybridisations
Aug 2 -
Karen
Taylor's amazing eye drawing inspired me to create a series of
computer graphics "hybrids".
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Lamma
Fashionista
Aug 1
- A safer way to wear a face mask, protecting
the eyes as well, modelled on our very own catwalk, Main Street!
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Jul 2020
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We're Being
Surveyed!
Jul 23 -
"YSW Pier Improvement Opinion Survey. Sense of Place and Well-being
Survey."
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Home Sweet Home, YSW
Jul 22
- "An original
collage created for Ewan, captain of the young Lamma Dragons."
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Wasp vs. Spider
Jul 21 -
"The spider will be dragged off to its lair, still alive, and used to
incubate the wasp's eggs."
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Pirate Treasure Map
Jul 14
- "Some say the
three treasures of Hamish McYardley are still buried on Lamma Island to this
day."
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Jun 2020
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Typically Lamma!
Jun 25 -
Just below the North Lamma Kindergarten. Notice the face mask!
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Lamma's Soundtrack!
Jun 11
- Lamma has finally got a semi-official
soundtrack, the "Powerstation Beach" album!
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May 2020
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Lamma Life
May 27 -
Click for 13 MPixel high-res version.
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Apr 2020
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No Words
Necessary...
Apr 30 -
Wow, this has become my Facebook photo with the most reactions, shares and
comments ever!
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Professors Visiting
Apr 29 -
A history professor from a US college wrote a
book about Nick the Bookman's famous great-grandfather.
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Brown Booby Visiting
Apr 4 -
Big commotion among bird lovers the other day! An extremely rare HK visitor,
a Brown Booby.
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WE Love Lamma!
Apr 3 -
"When 'Professional and Dedicated Guardian
Angel (Outsourced Cleaners)' meet 'Loving HKers'."
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Mar 2020
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Greenest Island
Mar 20 -
"Here, on the greenest island of the
archipelago. Stay sane, stay safe, everyone."
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"Remember
Rambler?"
Mar 18 -
Who's taken up Rambler's coveted mantle as
Lamma's best (IMHO) close-up nature photographer?
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Feb 2020
Jan 2020
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Nick the YouTube
Star
Jan 27 -
This is the story of Nick's peaceful life, and why he's never shaved his
beard.
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Quarantine!
Jan 23 -
With the Coronavirus outbreak in Wuhan starting to spread across the world...
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EMDs Are Banned!
Jan 6 -
...publicity campaign against all these electric transportation devices.
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Nov/Dec 2019
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Last Day of Cheung
Chau Ferry
Dec 31 -
Last day of the Aberdeen - Cheung Chau ferry route from Tsui Wah pier.
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2020 Calendars
Dec 30
- Last day of LAZERARTI exhibition @ Lamma Art
Collective: Jan 1, 2020.
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Solar Power System
on Your Rooftop?
Dec 29 -
HK Electric will buy solar power generated on your rooftop....
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Balcony Jungle
Dec 28
- I'm returning to transforming my real-life
photography into wildly colourful AI Deep Dreams.
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Yummy!
Dec 26
- Christmas Set Menu in Jing Jing, our yearly
indulgence.
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Very Merry!
Dec 25 -
Merry Christmas & a Very Happy New Year 2020.
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Oct 2019
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LazerArti Exhibition
Oct 25 -
"To celebrate the 2-year anniversary of The
Lamma Art Collective's first ever exhibition 'Lamma On Board..."
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Looking for Haunted
House Volunteers
Oct 24
- "The booth and haunted house will be
started at 6:00-9:00PM on Sat, 26 OCT."
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Street Cleaner Fa
Oct 23 -
"There is such a wonderful community here;
people are friendly, kind and we look after each other..."
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Around Lamma Races
Oct 19
- Lamma has been surrounded today, 41
"OC6, OC1, Surfski, Coastal Rowers..."
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Helping 116K People?
Oct 15 -
When I've answered a few questions from Facebook about local businesses...
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Lamma Phone Case
Oct 14
- "Lamma Island.
Eccentric, independent, and removed from the Hong Kong rat race."
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In Memoriam
Oct 1
- 7th anniversary of this traumatic accident off
Pak Kok.
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Sep 2019
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Mandelbulb
ManiaCreations
Sep 27 -
A few more of my very own mutations, tweaks, lightmaps & post-processing of
3D fractal graphics.
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Join the Tech Tribe!
Sep 20 -
"The theme of the party is Neon
Glow-in-the-dark. You guys will be the main decoration!"
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Aug 2019
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We ARE FED UP!
Aug 16
- This "protest banner" has appeared at the Pak
Kok ferry pier.
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Post-T8 Hibiscus
Aug 1
- After all this T8 typhoon rain, storm and
general greyness yesterday and today...
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Jul 2019
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Successful Strive
Jul
31 -
Poster in the YSW ferry pier, getting ready for renovation, lasting till
well into 2021.
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Harry's Gig Posters
Jul 26
- Some of the very best of Harry Harrison's
poster artworks for Lamma events!
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All-Around Sunrise
Jul
25 -
Very first sunrise photos from our brand-new village house's rooftop.
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Tour and/or Pub
Crawl?
Jul 24
- I mistook this very nice poster for humourosly
announcing kind of a daily pub crawl.
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I Live on a Tropical
Island
Jul
23 -
"I live on a tropical island, covered in a
fervent fertile jungle settled by concrete villages..."
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17 Years!
Jul 19
- Whoaah! 17 years already, longest-lasting job,
err, lowest-income "Labour of Love" of my life!
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Lamma Marinade
Jul
18
- A new Chin. chef introducing a completely new
menu of Chin. specialties.
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Riot...
Jul
16
- This will be your only chance to witness a
"riot" in our (almost) always peaceful island community.
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New Home Sweet Home
Jul 9
- We've moved from one village house to another
one in this same village.
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Full Moon Sunrise
Jul
8
- Full Moon Sunrise, shot in the opposite
direction of the actual sunrise. June 18.
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Moving
Jun 20 - Jul 7
- My PC and the Lamma-zine are taking a break
for most of the duration of our mega move.
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Jun 2019
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Back on the Bike
Jun
19
- Pier at the far end of Pak Kok, facing HK
Island across the East Lamma Channel.
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Full Moon
Sunrise
Jun 18
- Opposite the sunrise today, the full moon was
setting, reflecting some of the sunrise colours.
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Sunset Flight
Jun
16
- Occasionally, I get lucky, finding details in
my photos only while post-processing them.
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R.I.P. Island Bar
Jun 9
- "My tribute to The Island Bar which closes
today after 38 years!"
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May 2019
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Rooftop Racket!
May 30 -
Songbirds making such a racket on our balcony at 5:30am, keeping me awake!!
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Lamma's Da Vinci
May 28
- "Delighted to meeting you on Lamma, Nick!
You have inspired me..."
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Apr 2019
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Medical 'Vacation'
Apr 14
- Queen Mary Hospital in-patient for suspected
spine tumor, until further notice...
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Mar 2019
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'L' is for Lamma!
Mar 23
- The fun-loving Lamma Dragonboaters seem to
love all smileys!
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Plant & Garden Tour
Mar 10
- "Sign up today for a plant and garden
trawl of the northern NT on March 27th."
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Green & Happy
Mar 6
- Learn more about energy efficiency, renewable energy, low carbon lifestyle
and smart city....
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Feb 2019
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Cupid's Boss
Feb 14
- Another masterpiece from Lamma's best-known artist, SCMP cartoonist Harry
Harrison!
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Jan 2019
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Lammaguana
Jan 31
- This cutie has become a real YSW celebrity, appearing in many photos
by locals and tourists alike!
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Dec 2018
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Moving Soon?
Dec 20
- Are you moving to/from/on Lamma soon? We can highly recommend....
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Stumbling Randomly
Dec 17 - Stumbling
Randomly through Pak Kok on a recent warm December day.
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Nov 2018
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Joint Art Exhibition
Nov 29 - Grand Opening
on Dec 1, Sat, at 4pm. The exhibition will be open from Dec 1-16.
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LAMMA LIFE?
Nov 10 - How old is this
and what's the meaning/story behind "Lamma Life"?
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Oct 2018
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Fun Day Pics
Oct 27 - A few of my
random shots from Lamma Fun Day!
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Live Life While You
Can!
Oct 15 -
Neighbours have been moving an old couch atop their village house's small
rooftop cabin.
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Sep 2018
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Loved 1,000 Times
Sep 19 - Many of my
1,548 Facebook Friends have been generous in reacting to my almost daily
posts.
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Waiting for a T10
Sep 15 - While taking pictures of the sunset today - just ahead of T10 typhoon Mangkhut hitting HK.
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We-Re-Cycle
Sep 7- 'Lamma We-Re-Cycle, Action on 9/15.'
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Sunset-Mania
Sep 6 - Just a few recent sunsets, starting with today's.
For
a few more close-ups...
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Aug 2018
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Before the Sunrise
Aug 11 - I usually sleep very well, till these amazing sunrises keep waking me up through our bedroom window.
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Jul 2018
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Press to Pay
July
30 - Is it still operational, this DIY self checkout contraption
in Yan Yan Store, home-made in 2015?
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Good-Bye to Marckq
July
25 - "Lamma Lamma Lamma. What an island. My home away from my
new home."
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Beach Partayyy!
July 22 - Marckq: "Great party! Thanks for coming and hope everyone enjoyed it!"
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Reopening Diesel's
July 7 - Our longtime readers and most Lammaites will remember the former Diesel's, an iconic bar!
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Visiting LegCo
July 6 - Pre-registration, airport-style security check-in, phone call, bags X-ray, id card check.
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Jun 2018
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Evolution of a Sunset
June 29 - (shot over half an hour from the very top of our village house rooftop cabin.)
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Bombay Food!
June 1 - One more delicious "dining experience" by Lamma-Por & Lamma-Gung!
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May 2018
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Sunset Admirers Society
May 26 - Here's yesterday's amazing & spectacular, but totally free & almost daily light show!
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Another Busy MayDay
May 19 - Preview of another framed masterpiece from master cartoonist Harry Harrison.
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Ferry Ride Home
May 16 - Some photos seem to strike a nerve and become very popular witin hours of being published.
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AirBnB on Lamma
May 8 - AirBnB has been growing from just 18 properties listed on all of Lamma 4 years ago to 65 properties listed today.
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Apr 2018
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Adventure Summit
Apr 30 - Just found this chart in the summer brochure of an NGO who's very active on Lamma all year round. Guess which one?
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Snakey Survey
Apr 28 - Which venomous snakes have YOU personally seen on Lamma?
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Just Kitchen's Moving
Apr 26 - Free
Drink! ~ Low-cost buffet ~ MAGIC MOON BAND Live ~ BELLY
DANCER ~ FUN!
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Bloomin' Hippies
Apr 20 - Lamma
Hippies (botanical term: Hippeastrum) keep on regrowing
and blooming again every year!
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Praise for Tsui Wah Ferry!
Apr 19 - It's really refreshing to be a frequent passenger of such a responsive, friendly and helpful ferry company! Let me elaborate:
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Just Kitchen's moving!
Apr 17 - "Georgian restaurant in Lamma invites you all for its closing up party from the present location."
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Easter Crowds on Lamma?
Apr 1 - Some of
my recent snapshots about a happy, peaceful life on the
North side of Lamma.
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Mar 2018
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Hong Kong Camera Show?
Mar 16 - HK
Flower Show in Victoria Park on Friday opening day.
Seeing the huge, annoying hordes of photographers...
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Lamma Events!
Mar 11- So many
Lamma-based events from today till Easter! Click above
for all events that have a Facebook page.
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CAREnJOY for 7,500 Elders
Mar 8 - HK
Electric's community care programmes, has reached out to
more than 7,500 single elders on HK and Lamma Islands.
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Can't Stop Deep-Styling
Mar 7 - I still
can't stop Deep-Styling some more recent photos! The
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Feb 2018
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Leaflet for VV Drivers
Feb 28- Police
handed out this leaflet to VV drivers a few weeks ago,
just a reminder of the Govt. regulations.
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Just Another Lamma Weekend
Feb 24 - All
these events are happening today and tomorrow in North
Lamma alone.
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Feb 22 - "Today's
shelter building with 13 kids ranging in age from 1 1/2
to 8 years old."
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Artsy Beardies
Feb 21 - Meeting
of the proud beardies in Yung Shue Wan.
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Feb 17 -
So many events are happening in Lamma Art Collective, up
to 3 events/day! Wonderful!
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Kung Hei Fat Choi!
Feb 16 - Here's
my little home-made greeting card, re-purposing my
digital Valentine's Day card,
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Feb 15 -
Midnight at the Tin Hau Temple in Yung Shue Wan!
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Ready in Blue for CNY!
Feb 14 - Chinese
New Year, time to clean your home/house thoroughly,
inside AND outside!
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Feb 13 - Who
else is offering special menus tomorrow night? Contact
me!
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Feb 11 - For
even more Lamma events (including the ones without
Facebook Events pages like above):
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Jan 2018
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Jan 31 - "Special
appearance by The Magic Moon Band."
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Jan 26 - "Middle
Eastern Vegan Brunch tomorrow at 11:30."
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Jan 23 - One
colour-perfect leaf from my Balcony Jungle today. Yes,
it's been a slow news day, nothing exciting to report...
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Jan 22 - "DRAGON
BOAT!!! LAMMA DRAGONS NOW RECRUITING!!
Stop hibernating and get fit!"
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Jan 9 - On this
coldest day of the year so far (9C on Lamma, 7C in New
Territories), here's a picture.
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Jan 1 - My
sunrise/sunset photographic obsession is continuing
unabatedly...
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Dec 2017
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Dec 31 - Another
marvelous drone photo by Tony Ng.
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Dec 30 - These
are most of the event posters for public events &
happenings just on Lamma in the next two days.
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Dec 29 - Today,
5:37pm.
Plus 1 minute earlier and 1 minute later.
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Dec 26 - This is
a wonderful new Wildlife Map of HK from the World
Wildlife Fund.
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Dec 25 - Happy
Holidays to all our readers around the world! (147
countries according to our last Usage Statistics)
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Dec 24 - NORAD
(North American Aerospace Defense Command) tracks Santa
every year on his frantic trip!
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Dec 17 - Artist
Sham, Just Kitchen's Sam, a major Sham-fan, plus 2 minor
Sham fans.
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Dec 16 - ...HK
Electric's tariff increase of around 2 percent for 2018
over current tariffs?
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Dec 15 - "This is a
100 page glossy package celebrating my year of drawing.
I'm very proud of it and I'm selling copies."
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Dec 14 - Leaving
Lamma for the holidays and New Year? Here are a few
tips...
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Dec 13 -
Christmas special menus so far: Jing Jing and The
Waterfront.
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Dec 12 - Free
Kinesiology intro/ Open House this Saturday in Central
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Dec 9 - One more
fun poster for the Island Bar by Lamma's inimitable
Harry Harrison!
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Dec 8 - Our
outdoor Christmas tree is ready...
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Dec 7 - Lamma on
Board exhibition. 25 International Artists, 75 Unique
Artworks.
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Dec 6 - Same
venue, Sunday, Dec 10: Much more Christmas Bazaar
info...
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Nov 2017
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Nov 30 - YMCA
Mountain Bike Challenge Day in the ex-Lamma Quarry,
Sunday, Nov 26, '17
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Nov 29 - ART x
TEA with artist Dora Tsang & BASAO tea tasting by
neighbour Jack Cummins.
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Nov 18 - "The Second
Biggest Number", by Nick the Bookman
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Nov 17 - The
Lamma-zine will be very happily covering the festival
again this year, staying in town.
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Nov 16 - A most
unusual sight over North Lamma the other day:
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Nov 15 - A
first-time-ever sight in the East Lamma Channel a few
days ago: a huge container ship crashing into Magazine
Island.
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Nov 14 - "We
would like to thank you for all your efforts and
wonderful support towards Lamma Fun Day."
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Nov 7 - "Six Hundred
Parents and Children Join Lamma Treasure Hunt by Hans
Andersen Club."
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Nov 6 - "Join Us to
Help make a Harmonious Community at Lamma"
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Nov 5 - I took a
few more pics of our "Harmonious" environment just
outside the venue.
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Nov 4 - Just a
few of my snapshots from Lamma Fun Day 2017
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Nov 3 - "Live music
all day, two extraordinarily talented auctioneers with
voices of angels and bodies chiseled from granite."
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Nov 2 - "Ever
seen a square pumpkin? How many shapes can a
pumpkin have?"
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Nov 1 - "Makeup
and bodypaint by @facepaintbyabigail #art #bodypaint #facepaint #makeup #halloween2017"
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Oct 2017
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Oct 31 - All
photos courtesy of Michelle D Chung, edited by
Lamma-Gung.
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Oct 30 - "Want to
pre-order your Lamma Calendar? We have discounts between
now and Friday 3rd November."
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Oct 29 - Plus
many other Fun Day events, bands and latest news...
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Oct 28 - Fun
event in Lamma's (HK's?) only Georgian restaurant,
Just Kitchen, yesterday!
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Oct 27 - "Come for
the food, stay for the view"
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Oct 26 - After
the big success with last Friday's Diwali Buffet (sold
out inside & outside)...
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Oct 25 - David
Ogg took a hike up to Snake Trail this afternoon to
check out the damage...
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Oct 22 - Our
Official Court Poet waxes lyrically about seasonal
dragonboating (and the closely related, all-year
outrigging).
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Oct 21 - See you
this Friday night for their Diwali (Hindu Festival of
Lights) Buffet?
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Oct 20 - Bombay
is becoming our regular Indian place for meeting
friends, so I don't mind promoting them a bit here.
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Oct 19 - "Thanks Ben
Appleby for the amazing artwork on the Lamma Island IPA
label."
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Oct 18 - I can't
get away from taking all these orange photos these days!
Something wrong with my camera, perhaps?
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Oct 17 - Just
trying to capture a good sunrise over Lamma from the
Cheung Chau ferry. Yes, I can be that chee seen
sometimes...
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Oct 14 - Spot
the poster artist, a perennial Midlife Crisis Cowboy.
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Oct 8 - Huge
swarms of tourists swarming over much of Lamma, creating
long queues at the ferry piers and filling our...
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Oct 6 - ...
Lamma couple we had a fantastic Olive Leaf veggie brunch
with yesterday!
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Oct 5 - Nobody
missed meat, not even us omnivores.
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Oct 4 - ... @
Lamma Space Station
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Oct 1 - Lamma
Spotlights of the Week, Oct 1, '17
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Sep 2017
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Sep 28 - The
Lovely Lamma Ladies look great again in the Lamma-zine
and Josephine Skelton is a true cheerleader!
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Sep 27 - "I guess my
celebrating the arrival of autumn was a bit premature."
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Sep 22 - Today,
I've finally reached the top level of Google's hobby
artists, becoming an official Deep Dreamer!
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Sep 20 - "It is 7am
on Powerstation Beach. ...remains of a party from the
night before...."
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Sep 16 -
Submit up to 3 photos to Lamma Calendar by Sep 17!
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Sep 15 - Beach
Cleanup, Floating Tubes, Red Star Rising, DJ
Jimbrowski.
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Sep 14 -
Dress code: Spacey
Launch location: TBA (open-air Spacecraft during Full
Moon).
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Sep 13 -
Getting carried away with my creative experiments is a
favourite pastime...
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Sep 12 - 150sqft
micro flats have arrived on Lamma at $5,000/ month!
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Sep 4 -
My latest creative experiments with my High Tide @
Fishermen's Pier photo.
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Aug 2017
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Aug 31 -
"Sham Wan beach on Lamma Island is the heartland
for endangered green sea turtles."
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Aug 23-
First T10 typhoon in HK in over 5 years today! Last
time, see T1 typhoon Vicente:
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Aug 21 -
"Twenty families strolled around Lamma Island and
unfolded the "secret" of..."
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Aug 19-
"By going deeper into the dream you will discover
amazing new dimensions..."
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Aug 14 -
The frequently moving seabed investigation platform just
off the Pak Kok ferry pier today.
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Aug 13-
Thank you, Eco-Marine, HK Hiking Meetup, The First Penguins, Sea Kayak HK, Plastic Free Seas,
Living Lamma...
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Aug 12 -
A new favourite picture of Laudable Lamma Luminary Joyce
of Jing Jing Bar & Rest., of ex-DIESEL's fame,
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Aug 11-
There are almost daily volunteer beach clean ups
happening nowadays on Lamma...
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Jul 2017
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Jul 24 -
Highest tide of the year, this morning @ Fisherman's
Pier. Global warming and rising sea levels in action?
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Jul 23 -
This is what happens to a color laser-printed poster
after a few weeks on a rain-lashed, open-air billboard.
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Jul 20 -
What is this contraption that appeared today just off
the Pak Kok ferry pier?
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Jul 19 -
"So heartfelt thanks to One and All. You're on The
Roll Of Honour."
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Jul 14 -
Khachapury, a kind of Georgian pizza, was enjoyed for
late lunch in Just Kitchen.
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Jul 13 -
...an unexploded, 1-foot-long naval artillery shell on
the beach just behind The Waterfront.
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Jul 12 - This
morning after 5:48am.
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Jul 11 -
Liao Ning Aircraft Carrier leaving HK this morning,
viewed from end of Cable Road, Pak Kok.
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Jul 10 -
"Two HK Electric teams have won the first and third
prizes in an international competition..."
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Jul 7 -
Watching the Chin. aircraft carrier Liao Ning
pass through the Lamma East Channel.
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Jul 4 -
Lamma Events Calendar - July '17: http://Lamma.com.hk/
index_events.htm
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Jul 3 -
Lamma Calendar 2017 this month, showing sunset at the
Pak Kok ferry pier.
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Jul 2 -
Two stories from our regular correspondent Nick the
Bookman today:
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Jul 1 -
Flags fluttering high above YSW Main Street...
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Jun 2017
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Jun 30 -
I've received an encouraging, automatic message from
Facebook to Lamma Gung today: 29,000 Likes so far!
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Jun 29 -
It's so unusual to have a film premiere on Lamma, an
island without a single cinema.
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Jun 22 -
"Large coffee, two small teas, two packs of tissues,
please."
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Jun 21 -
Lamma Wildlife of the Week, by Lin Zhang
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Jun 17 -
Lightning Storm @ 2:33am this morning!
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Jun 16 -
I've just updated our archives, making every story
easily accessible by date and heading.
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Jun 15 -
"O tempora, o mores!"
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Jun 12 -
Nests with pink, speckled Bulbul eggs are regularly
found on Lamma's balconies and rooftops these days.
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Jun 7 -
"Duo from mainland China arrested after Lamma
Island crime spree"
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Jun 5 -
...enjoying a great Mediterranean lunch and glass of
house wine in The Bay in Mo Tat.
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May 2017
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May 28 -
"Trade Winds provided a quotation very quickly. It
transpired they moved out the previous tenant."
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May 15 -
A warm welcome to Rose the Flower Seller, the new
mascot of the Tai Peng Community Garden!
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May 6 -
Love the look of the recycle boxes at the YSW ferry
pier.
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May 5 -
How do you know that a new gadget has really hit the big
time, reaching mass appeal?
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May 4 -
HKKF ferry on its route from Yung Shue Wan to Central.
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May 1 -
Some of Mr. GoGoHippies home delivery of Hippeastrums
bulbs.
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Apr 2017
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Apr 30 -
View areas of our home island you haven't visited yet!
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Apr 28 -
"500ha of West Lamma for low density residential
development"
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Apr 25 -
"New Scheme of Control Agreement with the
Government, effective for 15 years."
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Apr 21 -
"The University of 3rd Age is entering its 12th year
now."
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Apr 20 -
Our cover girl from Easter Sunday has become quite a hit
on social media.
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Apr 19 -
Off-island dragon dancers have been invading our village
noisily today...
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Apr 17 -
These huge, amazing flowers are blossoming in multiple
colours all over Lamma.
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Apr 16 -
My favourite pics of the Easter Sunday dragonboat
races...
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Apr 11 -
This morning, sipping my first pre-sunrise coffee on the
rooftop...
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Apr 9 -
"About 39 marines and sailors from the USS Makin
Island spent 9 hours hiking..."
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Apr 8 -
After all the grey, foggy, smoggy days recently, this
happened just a few minutes ago today...
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Apr 1 -
Refreshments provided in The Island Bar afterwards (for
a modest donation).
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Mar 2017
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Mar 31 -
"Starting from 1st April 2017, all passengers travel
between Central and Lamma Island or Central..."
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Mar 25 -
"I Want You to Party!"
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Mar 23 -
Our Police Chief - LEUNG Yuen-shan, Rachel, OC Lamma
Island & Peng Chau Cheung Chau Division,...
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Mar 20 -
"Movie actor and city legend has lent his support to
the Lamma Animal Welfare Centre."
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Mar 18 -
YMCA Lamma Island Outdoor Centre Open Day: Sat/Sun 18/19
Mar.
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Mar 17 -
Two of the bands shifted the venue for their Sat night
gig, performing in the Island Bar instead.
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Mar 8 -
"My bathroom has energy efficient lighting."
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Mar 5 -
A few of my press clippings of the last 5 years.
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Mar 4 -
See former Spotlights ~ Submit your best Lamma
photos/videos!
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Mar 3 -
Peace Love Lamma ~ Dickstock R.I.P. 2017
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Mar 2 -
"Amazing how much change has happened in 70 years."
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Mar 1 -
"Dug, under force from the Japanese, by local village
residents."
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Feb 2017
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Feb 24 -
Spring travel season is starting up soon and our
Lammaites from 70+ countries...
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Feb 23 -
Angel Wan: "In your opinion, who would be the most
recognisable, notorious or well known Lamma
personalities...."
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Feb 16 -
Robert Lockyer: "How did Lamma Island get its name?"
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Feb 15 -
Ka-Wing Chan: Trig Point @ Lo So Shing public beach.
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Feb 8 -
"I'm recording the "Sounds of Lamma" relaxation CD.
Please help me for sound selections with this poll."
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Feb 5 -
"Kitty and I got lost off the trail on the backside
of Mt Stenhouse. After a few hours of hands and knees
ascent..."
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Feb 3 -
In Central Ferry Pier 4, Lamma visitors waiting for the
ferry to YSW.
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Feb 2 -
Click for a personalised video showing a large number of
current/former Lammaites.
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Jan 2017
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Jan 24 -
What a difference a year makes! Exactly 1 year ago, this
was the temperature INSIDE my home office.
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Jan 23 -
I just can't resist taking photos of these glorious,
irresistible Lamma sunsets from my rooftop or from
wherever...
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Jan 22 -
I love this description.
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Jan 21 -
All items are Lamma-Brand-ed and targeted at passing
tourists and locals happy & proud of living here.
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Jan 18 -
From our Lamma standard 3Mbps to 30Mbps, I'd be happy in
my home office!
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Jan 17 -
Book signing this Saturday of Harry Harrison & Sarah
Brennan's new book.
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Jan 6 -
Rushing to the YSW ferry pier from Pak Kok Village the
other day, I got distracted by all the sights along the
way.
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Jan 5 -
Photo by Ines Topps (supplied by Andy, a former LOCC
team member, to illustrate why he loves Lamma and
Lammaites)
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Jan 4 -
Harry Harrison: "I went viral! Hooray! I think I'll
put my fez on..."
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Jan 3 -
The most foreboding, remote place on North Lamma?
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Jan 2 - Lamma's
Beachfest, partially inspired by the Burning Man
Festival @ New Year Eve midnight.
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Jan 1 -
News, Events, Stories, Pictures, Forum, Artworks,
Classifieds for/from the Lamma Community & Visitors.
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Dec 2016
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Dec 31 -
Lamma NYE Beachfest lineup...
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Dec 27 -
Ascending Ling Kok Shan (above Sok Kwu Wan) the hard
way...
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Dec 22 -
Read more about these & other restaurants' festive
menus...
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Dec 19 -
A few more photos from last night...
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Dec 18 -
It's turning more and more Christmassy on Lamma, even
some of my quite cynical mates are getting into the act.
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Dec 17 -
The free mulled wine or hot cocoa, plus minced pies
surely were delicious!
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Dec 16 -
Video/Photos Map: Click on the map below to see Mike
Chau's flyover videos and in-depth photo galleries:
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Dec 15 - ...plus a
surprising, new use of the OSC Santa Claus sleigh...
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Dec 14 -
"That's still to come because I've space/time shifted
... for an unexpected treat."
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Dec 13 -
Press release with details...
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Dec 12 -
More photos of this mountainbiking race...
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Dec 11 -
Cable Road, Trig Point, Snake Trail, Graveyard, Lamma
Winds, Hung Shing Yeh,...
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Dec 10 -
I've received a lot more Facebook comments and feedback
than I usually get by sharing this China Daily video.
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Dec 9 -
Among the several Operation Santa Claus events by The Island Bar,...
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Dec 8 -
Congratulations to HK Electric for winning this
impressive award!
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Dec 7 -
For a direct link to daily updated Lamma Events:...
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Dec 6 - "You liked
1,895 things this year"
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Dec 5 - Dec 28, The
N. Lamma Library will close, to be replaced by a temp
mobile library for 3 years.
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Dec 2 -
"Island Bar Annual Operation Santa Claus Music Quiz";
etc.
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Dec 1 -
It took a little while, but here they are, my first-ever
mushrooms grown in our....
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Nov 2016
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Nov 30 - This quite new
health & fitness app on my smartphone keeps on praising
me. Flattering or annoying?
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Nov 29 -
Click on more OSC events happening this Sun! Scavenger
Hunt; 10km Run; Sea Kayak; ...
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Nov 21 - New weekly
edition of our Lamma-zine photo/video showcase,
featuring some of the best of...
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Nov 19 -
"Holy shit, we just won two awards! We make beer - Non
o' that watery shite!"
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Nov 18 - A person fell
overboard and drowned, according to Lamma police.
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Nov 17 -
I got lucky tonight
while shooting the sunset from our rooftop.
*Almost* missed
this shot.
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Nov 16 - Nick the
Bookman: "I've probably smashed all interweb
records of reviews for use of this word over the years."
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Nov 15 - There was a
discussion a little while back about the high cost of
veggies on Lamma.
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Nov 12 - Click for
details of this book by two home-grown Lamma artists.
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Nov 11 - Seen from my
rooftop, Pak Kok ferry pier, onboard Aberdeen ferry...
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Nov 10 - "We have
the Grand Opening today, free snacks and salads, only
drinks will be charged."
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Nov 9 - Let me present
a new edition of our Lamma-zine photo/video showcase,
featuring...
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Nov 8 - "Ciaran
the Clown has kindly consented to clothe me, your coy
cyberscribe,..."
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Nov 5 - "Connection
is not always about WiFi":
Lamma Island Outdoor Camps, by YMCA"
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Nov 4 - "happy Lama,
sad Lama, mentaly disturbed lama"
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Nov 3 - Nancy & hubby
Kam running this shop now, taking over from the Village
Head and his family.
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Nov 2 - This seminar
was so far beyond my own experiences and went so far
above my head...
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Nov 1 - Trick or Treat
on Lamma:
More of my photos...
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Oct 2016
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Oct 31 - "Zombies
and ghosts will invade soon.
Witches, spooks and
devils doom."
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Oct 30 - "Lamma Fun
Day reaches 16th year as island's 'raw' community spirit
continues to flourish."
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Oct 29 - Halloween
starts early on Lamma,.. today in The Island Bar, Hans
Andersen Club, YSW Plaza, etc.
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Oct 28 - Walking past
my living room window last night, I suddenly noticed
this sight very close by the Pak Kok coast...
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Oct 27 - "How
did you prepare for this 'Truly Wicked Panto' at home?
Being Truly Wicked to each other?"
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Oct 23 - 80th Birthday
party of Peter Berry, owner of The Waterfront Bar &
Restaurant on Sat, Oct 20!
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Oct 22 - "Never in
my dreams as an aspiring illustrator, did I think that I
would one day walk into a store to see my work."
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Oct 21 - For typhoon
updates, just click on the left side of this website, HK
Weather Info - Typhoon Warnings.
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Oct 20 - Reviews from
Nick the Bookman - Hunter - More about the Hip & Happy
Hippy
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Oct 19 - MicroForest
DIY Workshop, Outdoor Exploration & Creative Writing.
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Oct 18 - "Art
Exhibition: Original Paintings, Chinese/Western Style,
by Artist Angela Mary Bhana."
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Oct 17 - Another
edition of our weekly Lamma-zine photo/video showcase,
featuring...
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Oct 16 - Quite a number
of first-time-ever events this year! A dog talent show, a
charity run and Acro Yoga lessons.
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Oct 15 - A few of my
collages of my best Lamma-zine photo collages: 1 year of
life on Lamma.
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Oct 14 - Just a little
walk during and after sunset yesterday through Lamma's
close neighbour, Aberdeen.
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Oct 13 - ...featuring
some of the very best of Lamma's many very creative &
talented people: Lamma Spotlights III.
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Oct 12 - Best of Lamma-zine
photos, submitted to the Lamma Calendar for
consideration.
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Oct 11 - This new LED
light from YSW's Bike Lady, with "5 Light Modes": Spot,
Flood, Full, Strobe, Night Vision (red).
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Oct 10 - "Anyone
know who put these signs up at the entrance to Tai Peng
a couple of days ago, and why?"
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Oct 9 - "Eddie Chu,
the newly elected Legislative Councillor, has been
visiting YSW on 9 Oct."
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Oct 8 - "The hiking
season is upon us. Over the next few months as the
weather cools..."
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Oct 7 - As island
dwellers, some of us are lucky to live in places where
sunrise/sunset/ rainbow-watching can be...
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Oct 6 - Creating an
eye-catching poster for Lamma's walls is tricky as there
are many competing...
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Oct 5 - "...to the
Police, the NSA, the FBI and CIA, the Swiss Guard, the
inhabitants of Middle Earth,..."
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Oct 4 - More
farewelling fun & silly shenanigans in The Waterfront
Bar & Restaurant.
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Oct 3 - Just a gust of
wind or a little fan is enough to inflate this cleverly
designed airbags.
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Oct 2 - Mr. Illmatical
is looking for a room to stay on Lamma. He writes:
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Oct 1 - "Four years
on, still no report into ferry deaths" (SCMP).
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Sep 2016
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Sep 30 - Vegetarian
Sunday Brunch @ Olive Leaf, Ayelet's home, Pak Kok, Sep
25, 2016.
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Sep 29 - Such a pity!
My favourite HK print publication, reading it weekly
since issue #1 25 years ago.
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Sep 28 - Underwater
Video Footage by Lonely Lamma Diver.
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Sep 27 - My photo album
from last night @ The Island Bar, Mon, Sep 26, '16.
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Sep 26 - Dan Peterson
writes: "A Fond Farewell for Kumar (x2)."
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Sep 23 - Are You a
Lamma Newbie, recently having arrived, despite all the
dire warnings?
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Sep 22 - Lammadonna's
Islands District Council Working Reports have gone
monthly, after being yearly before.
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Sep 21 - See former
Spotlights ~ Submit your best Lamma photos/videos!
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Sep 18 - Did you know
that they have dragonboat races on nearby Ap Lei Chau Island?
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Sep 17 - Beyond Pak Kok
Village, all of Cable Road #1, former Police Station,...
Click for subtitled photo album.
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Sep 16 - "A thousand
good, million good, a full moon, lovers unite. Wishing a
happy Mid Autumn Festival."
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Sep 15 - A positive
shout-out to Maxim, HK's biggest (?) Mooncake seller.
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Sep 14 - When admiring
another dazzling sunset, turn around. The most colourful
parts of the spectacle might be all...
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Sep 13 - Are we all
admiring our brand-new, typhoon-proof, fake-wood,
Flintstonesque
village signs all over Lamma?
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Sep 12 - "I am
surprised you even get time to think about being bored.
Living and loving Lamma."
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Sep 11 - 6am today,
Lamma-Por wakes me up excitedly, being amazed about
these rare colours!
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Sep 10 - Click on the
posters to find out more or add your own!
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Sep 9 - Reports on the
demise of our 14-year old Lamma forums have been greatly
exaggerated.
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Sep 8 - "Eye on Back",
by Used Pencil (graffiti painting on an old, heavy,
wooden door.
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Sep 7 - "I turn on
the light and see some blood is oozing out of a small
puncture wound. The pain increases..."
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Sep 6 - Nick the
Bookman writes: "Seems a suitably inscrutable way to
sum up this Weird Year 2016."
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Sep 5 - See former
Spotlights - Submit your best Lamma photos/videos!
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Sep 4 - Potential
Lamma's Next Supermodel, Deija, on the ferry from
Aberdeen.
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Sep 3 - Another
first-ever Lamma event: Float in a tube off Power
Station Beach while watching a movie.
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Sep 2 - "The
question remains, once they had fully checked your ID
card, did they put you in irons or simply escort you
somewhere?"
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Sep 1 - Another huge
barge in Yung Shue Wan Harbour yesterday, full of cement
mixers!?
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Aug 2016
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Aug 31 - "We
pledge a song, a smile and plentiful supply of
path-fresh..."
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Aug 30 - To learn more
about the events in the Island Bar under brand-new,
social-media-savvy ownership.
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Aug 29 - Lamma
Spotlights of the Week, Aug 29, '16
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Aug 28 - "Take part
in the 'LAMMA SMILES FOR CHILDREN' PAGE', of the 2017
calendar. Submit your photo."
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Aug 25 - What's new
from Joyce, Marlon, Carlos, Brad, Terry, Jane and Ira in
Yung Shue Wan?
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Aug 24 - I've been
asking Dr. Fion Chan SY about having been declared
"Cured of Diabetes".
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Aug 18 - "Even after
housesitting nearly 20 times in Europe, New Zealand,
across Asia..."
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Aug 17 - Plus 4
off-island stand-up comedians...
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Aug 13 - We're once
again looking for photo submissions for the Lamma
Calendar pages.
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Aug 12 - What has Lamma
come to?
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Aug 11 - We love
watching sunsets while waiting for the ferry.
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Aug 10 - New Sri Lankan
food to be offered soon in the Waterfront Bar &
Restaurant.
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Aug 9 - A real first, I
think, free beer to anybody (over 18) showing up on
Friday night at the Blue Goose Tavern!
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Aug 8 - Not counting
our surprisingly wide variety of poisonous snakes,...
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Aug 7 - "The
FINALS!! Yes, they're coming today in the YSW Basketball
Court!"
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Aug 6 - IT'S OFFICIAL:
The Island Bar is one of the top 10 places to watch the
Rio Olympics.
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Aug 5 - What are
the Lamma Outrigger Club members up to these days?
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Aug 4 - Lamma
Spotlights of the Week, Aug 4, '16.
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Aug 3 - Sharon A.
Birkett, Official Court Poet:
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Aug 2 - Shot with my
smartphone remote-controlling a lens-only camera.
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Aug 1 - Click on
the posters to find out more or add your own!
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Jul 2016
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Jul 31 - Hung Shing Yeh
public beach this morning, by Ronald Sastrawan.
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Jul 30 -
More "Typically Lamma!"
photos...
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Jul 29 - We dined with
our last Pokemon contest winners on this
sunset-facing,...
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Jul 28 - Lamma's Pak
Kok areas with DJ Clark, testing 4 mobile service
providers with 4 mobile phones...
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Jul 27 - "I'll take
a few steps back and try to give a 'behind-the-scenes'
look."
|
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Jul 26 - ...visit our
many elderlies - many of them living alone - at their
homes to make sure they're OK.
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Jul 25 - The very first
Pokémons have just been spotted on North Lamma.
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Jul 22 - Click for Nick
the Bookman's Reggae Festival review & more photos...
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Jul 21 - Sitting in
Andy's Seafood waiting for our sunset dinner, playing
with my smartphone-controlled 30* optical zoom lens.
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Jul 20 - Lamma is ever
a-changing... No more raving-all-night and wild, crazy
dance parties?
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Jul 19 - To have a
great look at what the Outrigger Canoe Club got up to
recently, July 16.
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Jul 18 - "Do you
want to paddle?
Please come along to our Outrigger Open Day on the 23rd
of July."
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Jul 17 - "The Pinoy
Sports Association Basketball League 2016 will open on
Sun, July 17..."
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Jul 16 - "A woman
was dramatically rescued in an outlying island in Hong
Kong Saturday afternoon."
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Jul 15 - Lamma
Spotlights of the Week, July 15, '16.
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Jul 14 - Click to
upload your Lamma Calendar photos!
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Jul 13 - Nick loves all
these touristy girls (& guys) to pose with him happily
at his bookstall.
|
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Jul 10 - Well, that was
an epic thunder & lightning storm last night!
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Jul 9 - Time to update
our old Lamma Bilingual Yellow Pages and our Lamma
Links, combining them...
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Jul 8 - Lamma
Spotlights of the Week, July 4, '16.
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Jul 7 - "9 July
'16 - Power Station Beach - Lamma Island"
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Jul 6 - HK Observatory
reports localised lightning strikes, mostly over N.
Lamma.
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