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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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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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Nov 20:
YSW ferry pier,
an ancient bike magnet-fished out of the harbour
by Alex Summerson:
"I caught that magnet
fishing, so technically, going
off the mandatory law every
human follows 'finder's keepers'
then, that's my bike you're
selling.
90% of the time it's just
scrap metal or rebar. A few
things that weren't:
Electric hand saw, old
trolley, bottle tops, fishing
gear.
The above bike is the best
thing so far, we thought the
same as Mike Soares, be a great
garden ornament and talking
point, haha!
Don't do it expecting to
find anything of note, it's just
great fun.
Few beers, some
mates, my son repeatedly saying
'You've caught another magnet,
Dad' every time it comes up
blank.
A few people have said we
should keep what we find and
show it off but didn't think
anyone would be bothered and it
really is mostly scrap metal. We
had an audience when we found
that bike though which they
seemed to enjoy.
I need stronger magnets,
loads of things down there I
can't lift as they're just too
heavy for the ones I have. So,
anyone got any super powerful
magnets, hit me up!"
Loads of great comments on this
picture...
Nov 19:
Marckq Schmidt:
"Even though I don't live on
Lamma anymore and haven't
visited for over a year, I still
enjoy reading your Lamma news
every week.
Greetings from
Canada, where it was already
freezing last night, -3
C."
Remember Marckq? Building a boat
from scratch with friends,
launching it on Powerstation
Beach:
Nov 18:
Mute Planet writes:
"November never fails to bring
us extraordinary sunsets in this
part of the world.
#lammaisland
#sunset
#muteplanet"
Nov 17:
Photos by
Ewa Wilkinson.
She writes:
"Fantastic day exploring
abandoned villages of Mo Tat Wan
and Hoi Ha on a photo tour. With
each strong typhoon these
abandoned structures are
deteriorating further, thus
severing the visual connection
to the past."
Nov 16:
Close-up, "zooming in": Yung
Shue Wan panorama
Photos by Hana Ripley.
Nov 15:
Pak Kok ferry pier construction
is making good progress
(viewed from coastal path from
YSW)
Arriving @ Pak Kok pier
Photo by
Anton
My ferry arriving from Aberdeen
Nov 14:
Roby and the
impressive coffee roaster in
Coffee Philharmonic
Original wall painting by
Freddy Law
  
Their
door, decorated by the same
artist ~
Take-away only, give
phone # before drinking inside
(Covid) ~
Follow this little sign
from opposite the Lamma Clinic
Nov 13:
Restaurants in Yung Shue Wan are
awakening from their long
Covid-19-induced slumber!
The Island Market HK
writes:
"Happy Friday, Lammaites! Wind
down for the weekend with Friday
night food and drinks in the
village:
Enjoy the milder weather and sea
view on
The Blue Goose
Tavern
patio!
Celebrate Diwali with some live
music and a FREE buffet (only
pay for drinks) at
Spicy Island
Restaurant & Bar!
Waterfront
Restaurant & Bar
hosts their regular Friday night
Steak Night, only $110 including
a standard drink!
Cool down in Jing Jings with a
freshly prepared meal from Chef
Marlon, followed by a nightcap
across the road at
Diesel's Bar &
Restaurant!
Craving some Thai? Look no
further than the brand new
location of Little Thai
opposite Granny Chan's (12A
Taiwan New Village)!
Socialise with a sundowner and
some authentic Spanish cuisine
at
Dale Candela!"
Nov 10:
Great news from
HK Electric, sole
power supplier for HK and Lamma
Islands:
"Mr. Wan Chi-tin, Managing
Director of HK Electric,
attributed the adjustment of the
Basic Tariff to an increase in
capital expenditure, required
for the "coal-to-gas"
transition in electricity
generation to support
Government's environmental
policy, the reinforcement of
transmission and distribution
systems, as well as the
installation of smart meters to
help transform Hong Kong into a
Smart City....
On the other hand, a
significant drop in electricity
sales brought about by COVID-19
and the prevailing economic
downturn has put pressure on
tariff....
HK Electric will continue to
provide relief measures and
energy-saving programmes
including the distribution of
dining coupons to
underprivileged households, as
well as programmes like NGO
Catering Subsidy, SDU
Electricity Charges Relief and
other energy conservation
initiatives....
HK Electric has achieved good
progress with the
"coal-to-gas" transition to
combat climate change and
improve Hong Kong's air quality.
With the commissioning of the
new gas-fired unit L10 early
this year, the proportion of the
Company's gas-fired generation
has reached about 50% of the
overall electricity generation,
and various emissions have been
reduced significantly....
When the other two new
gas-fired units and the offshore
liquefied natural gas terminal
currently under construction are
commissioned in the next few
years, the proportion of our
gas-fired generation will rise
further to about 70% with
corresponding reductions in
emissions."
Nov 3:
The Beer Shack
writes:
"Come panic watch the US
Election results at The Beer
Shack! We will have food, coffee
+ beer deals. Free beer for
Americans upon arrival.
Depending on the outcome, there
will be a champagne toast and/or
high ABV beers to get you
through the rest of your day
(and the next four years).
* We are aiming to keep this
a friendly space. Malarkey will
not be tolerated. In other
words, 'Will you shut up
man?'"
Diesel's Bar & Restaurant
writes:
"Tomorrow morning Diesel's will
open at 10am to show the US
election carnage. CNN on one
telly and Fox (on mute) on
another. Only if Biden wins will
Fox be unmuted..."
Nov 2:
Nov 1:
The very first website I launched
and webmastered in the last
millennium is still going
very strong, offering HK tourist info
worldwide in almost 20
languages and a growing number of social
media channels:
Oct 31:
Memories of Lamma Halloweenies
2016.
Brand-new photos of
tonight coming up tomorrow!
Click for loads more photo
memories of YSW Halloweenies...
Oct 30:
The People of Lamma Island
writes:
"In 2015, Colin and Jessie,
relocated
The Blue Goose Tavern
from Wan Chai to Lamma after the
building owners decided to
sell-up.
In addition to the
waterfront…" See
More
Some of my favourite photos over
the last 5 years:
Koalafied couple, created by
Jessie (I believe?)
Their former place in Wanchai
Colin & Jessie's reasons for
moving to Lamma
Logos by
Laudable Lamma Luminary Harry
Harrison
Their
signature burger & fries and potato skins
(my favourites!)
Let's hope that their concerts &
events can resume soon!
Oct 29:
Click above to find out or add
your own language(s).
Oct 28:
I never get tired of this view:
Our
Tsui Wah ferry
with its very friendly & helpful
crew arriving at Pak Kok ferry
pier to take us to work, school,
shopping, a meal or just a day
out, away from our stay-at-home
routines and our no-restaurant,
no-public/no-private transport,
only 1 part-time mini-shop
secluded subtropical island
idyll. Just 20 leisurely,
comfortably seated minutes to
noisy, crowded, all-face-masked
HK Island.
New ferry pier construction
barge dwarfing the actual ferry.
Zooming out on this barge at
sunset from our home's rooftop:
Oct 24:
Living Lamma:
"Biodiversity Survey:
We have started the biodiversity
check with birds on Lamma Island
ten years ago, throughout the
time, we have expanded the
categories to plants,
butterflies, dragonflies, moths,
insects, amphibians, reptiles
and inhabitants in intertidal
zone and streams. To
date, we have recorded 1,118
species of fauna and flora, some
of which are even firstly
discovered.
A total of 119 butterfly species
were recorded in the Lamma
Island, including 12 uncommon, 6
rare and 7 very rare species. As
nearly 50% of Hong Kong's
butterfly species were recorded,
indicate that Lamma Island is an
important butterly hotspot in
Hong Kong."
In the meantime,
Living Lamma's beach cleanups
continue, following Covid-19
restrictions, but still having
fun while doing good. Join them!
Oct 23:
"HK
Electric launches a new
one-stop 'Smart Power EV
Charging Solution' service for
free in support of the
Government's $2 billion
'EV-charging at Home Subsidy
Scheme' to help install electric
vehicle charging-enabling
infrastructure in car parks of
private residential buildings."
"HK Electric customers
interested in applying for the
Government's subsidy scheme are
welcome to call the new "Smart
Power Services Hotline"
(2510-2701) or fill in an online
form available on the company
website (www.hkelectric.com/EV-en )
or email to ev@hkelectric.com.
Meanwhile, HK Electric's EV
fleet will reach 166 by the end
of this year, representing about
50 per cent of the present
contingent, a vast improvement
from the two electric vans that
were introduced in the 1980s. By
the end of 2020 all operational
sedan cars in the current fleet
will be replaced by EVs or
hybrid vehicles to further help
curb roadside emissions."
This press release from HK
Electric is kind of exotic for
Lammaites, as so very few of us
own any cars. They can never
drive them on Lamma itself, as
we're public/private-traffic-free
(except a few dozen VVs for
goods deliveries).
But HK
Electric's Lamma
Powerstation provides ALL
electric power to HK Island,
including recharging all
electric vehicles there.
They're also using a few electric
vehicles on Lamma, but they're only permitted
to drive them inside their
Powerstation and on their own
two
cable roads across N. Lamma.
P.S. Some more
good news:
CLP Power and HK Electric Launch
Funds to Support
Marine
Conservation and Sustainable
Fisheries
Oct 16:
Linda White:
"Spotted in the garden this
morning - a sleepover Lamma
style:
This is what I woke up to
three years ago on my way to
work. I love how Princess has
managed to find herself a proper
mattress (possibly with peas
underneath) and Frette sheets
while all the sleepover guests
have to make do with various
uncomfortable cushion
arrangements and Ikea blankets.
The discarded beer can bottom
right, the discarded tutu center
left! What's not to like?"
Oct 14:
Pete Spurrier:
"You are undistinguished and
dreadful, I'm afraid, according
to a beautifully opinionated
1969 guidebook."
Lots of comments in
Lamma Island Uncensored...
(Private group, apply to join if
you're a current resident.)
Oct 11:
Oct 10:
Oct 9:
Sooty-headed Bulbul, 1 Oct. '20,
by Karim Babakishi
More fantastic Lamma Birds
photo...
Oct 6:
"Thor", a Danish world traveler
has visited 194 countries so far
without flying:
Once Upon a Saga.
He has become stuck in HK for
many months now due to Covid-19.
Thor has visited Lamma several
times and taken the mandatory
photos with Nick who hasn't left
HK since 1986, but loves to
travel in his mind via reading
many books.
SCMP story on Thor
& another world traveler who's
based in HK.
Thor
emailed photos to Nick
(cc to me, Nick's social media
assistant). He wrote
"You are a very interesting man.
Please stay that way."
Adding a bit of colour to these
2 colourful characters:
P.S.: Answering
the question in the title:
No,
Thor did NOT get hammered on
Lamma. He left his mighty hammer
Mjolnir at home, 6 years ago.
P.S. II:
Thor replied to my email,
linking to
his interview by
fellow world traveller
Drew Binsky: 1+
million Youtube views! We
thought that Drew's video
interview with Nick
was amazing with 100K+ views. We
were wrong, but not too shabby
for a guy who hasn't left HK
since 1984!
This makes the
3rd world traveller to almost
all countries worldwide who all
got interrupted by Covid-19
shortly before completing their
records. All have met Nick and
one of them, David, is still
based in HK, and another one,
Thor, has been stuck in HK all
year.
P.S. III:
Thor has posted
about his encounter with Nick:
"I recently had the pleasure of
paying Lamma Island yet another
visit.
I describe it as a
hippieish/creative island with
regular local Hongkongers as
well. And it predictably took
less than five minutes to find
someone on Lamma Island with a
longer beard than mine.
"Nick
the Book" was happy to take a
photo with me. He is a former
journalist and definite
intellectual. And yet within a
few minutes of our meeting he
went into a rant about aliens
living on the far side of the
moon harvesting energy directly
from the sun....
...Upon scratching the
surface I've found that Nick is
a truly interesting man. He
doesn't own a phone or a laptop.
A friend helps him stay
connected to the world. Nick has
also met and spent time with a
long list of A-list
celebrities...."
Guess who's that friend helping
Nick as his volunteer
Social Media Assistant?
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