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Gail the Lamma
Celebrity
"First-in-a-lifetime experience on Lamma: At times,
the city-dwelling day-visitors to this outlying
island astonish...." |
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Turkish Chef Wanted
What's happening in Yung Shue Wan's always active
and ever-changing culinary scene? Just another
little update: |
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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.... |
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Feast of Excited
Insects
"Did you know that Saturday March 6 was "Ching Che"
[Jing Zhe]
or Feast of Excited Insects Day?" |
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The SketchCrawlers of Lamma Island: Roz,
Perry, Vicky, Dina, Elkie (left to right)
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 Roz
Keep -
Lamma Artist -
art gallery: |
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Through a Facebook link,
I came across this wonderful web site,
www.sketchcrawl.com.
It was started 5 years
ago by an animation and story board artist living in San
Francisco. He likes to sketch and sent an email to a few
friends to meet him to draw together; the idea being
that they would meet in a pub and try to get round 7 of
them in one afternoon/ evening! Hence the name sketch
crawl after the pub crawl idea. They only made it to 4
pubs (luckily), as I doubt if they would have been able
to tell us about it!
Anyway he spread the word
to friends and soon he had arranged another crawl and
then another. Each time, the groups got further away and
the idea for it going global started.
Now after 5 years and 26
sketch crawls there are more than 120 countries and
hundreds of participants. It's all documented on a
forum- style website,
www.sketchcrawl.com.
In November last year, I
started coaching drawing on Lamma for both adults and
young people and have around 11 students now. It seemed
natural to get a group of us together for the sketch
crawl and we met at the Green Cottage at 10am on Sat,
Feb 27.
Chatting with a co-owner
at Green Cottage, ex-
fashion designer, fan of sketchcrawlers that day. He
gave us all a free drink on the house!
Dina, Vicky
and two ladies from the New Territories arrived and we
spent 3 hours sketching Lamma. It was great fun and we
have posted our results on the
Sketch Crawl web site.
For the last 3 months I
have been enjoying teaching fine art classes on Lamma. I
am very pleased to have had a chance to stay on home
turf and not to have had the ferry commute!
I don't teach arts and
crafts so much as basic drawing skills which can be used
for many different creative activities. Both children
and adults enjoy improving on their drawing and are
willing to put in the practice needed.
I have a class once a
week in which I have been introducing some drawing
concepts to a lively group of year 4 primary students.
The course consists of developing drawing skills by
observation of real objects, using different drawing
materials, e.g. pens, different pencils, watercolour
pencils and charcoal.
Perspective, shading,
figures, illustration have all been touched on and we
have used tempera and watercolour paint to learn a
variety of painting techniques including washes,
textures, brush work and colour mixing.
For this class, I have
had the use of
Banyan House school which is a beautiful space
half way up Tai Peng.
On Tuesday mornings there
is a small group of dedicated adults who like to meet up
at the Fishermen's Village near the library for drawing
and painting coaching. We work for two hours and have
lots of fun discussing and sharing ideas at the end of
each session. Sketching and drawing are worked on at
these sessions and will form the basis for later
painting work.
Colour mixing,
perspective, proportion, and shading are all covered in
this session. We use watercolours as they are easy to
carry around and dry quickly outside. We have had a lot
of fun with several keen students enjoying their new
found skills.
New classes for children
over 7 yrs at Banyan House start April 15th. Thursday
classes for adults are ongoing. Meet at the Fishermen's
Village at 10am or HSBC at 9.45 on Tuesday mornings.
All the classes cost 100$
per hour. The adult class lasts for 2 hours and the kids
classes one hour.
Email me or call me at 9348 8726. See the
Flickr photo stream of my work and the Sketch
Crawlers'.
See all images... |
Perry Chau: Tin Hau temple
Mandy: A view of a typical
Lamma house.
Dina: One of many
restaurants on The Main Street; this one is called B&B
which stands for beer and babble!
Dina: The wonderful
vegetarian cafe, Green Cottage; über-cool & friendly.
Emma: 11yrs. Another of our
young members.
Vicky: Beautiful coastline
view
Roz:
Fruit and veg shop on high street. |
Perry
Chau: Yung Shue Wan coastline
P.S. More about these classes and the Sketch Crawl in the blog of a
participant:
Queenie Bee - a creative buzzness.
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Nick the Bookman
- Official Court Music Reviewer -
Nick's website.
(video stills by Alba; text edited by L-G) |
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Steve's acoustic night at
Diesel's
March 7, 2010
Once upon a time in
deepest, darkest wherever, there lived a mighty tribe of
pygmies called the Faqawi. Their homelands were
verdant and lush with tall semi-impenetrable foliage.
Quite often, individuals would get lost and the
jungle/veldt/ high plains would echo to their plaintive
cries of "We're the Faqawi"...
I'm reminded of their sorry
plight, because I've been walking up and down Main
Street for about 20 minutes, trying to find Steve Cray's
(semi-)unplugged gig. I thought it would be at The
Island Bar, but no! Eventually, someone says it's taking
place at Diesel's.
 It's
Steve Cray's second acoustic/electric set at Diesel's,
and there's quite a large audience waiting in
anticipation. The show's supposed to start at 1930, but
is running about 30 minutes late, due to some last
minute rehearsals between Steve and Franklin, his
amiable new bassist in Red Star Rising. Apparently
Franklin had about one day to learn 13 new MP3 downloads
of tonight's material. Will he rise to the challenge? We
shall see.
The gig starts about 2000
hours. Alba is filming the show for her never-ending
Lamma documentary. Marc has also bought his camera along
to get extra footage of the show, the bar, the audience
etc. Handy for the cut-aways. Gary (in his kilt) and
Nicola are still celebrating her birthday with Peta
joining in the frolics. Dick(stock) Jones, Jilted John,
Moonie, Maria (of jewellery fame) and American John the
Lawyer are opposite me. Jason and Clare (YSW's newest
residents) pop over.
 Steve
introduces "Franklin Torres, my bass player from
Colombia and good guy all round". Bit of strumming.
"This [first song] is Turning Tide." It's
an original that has a full-bodied sound and hints of
Jethro Tull and the Hendrix version of "All Along the
Watchtower" scattered through its construction.
Franklin is doing a great job on the bass, providing
extra melody lines. It's an affecting piece of Americana
in its way and not too much blues seeping in yet. On the
big screen, a Premier league replay shows Arsenal going
1-0 up against Burnley, who soon draw level 1-1. A
couple of other original songs quickly follow as Steve
informs us that this is "a sort of serious
rehearsal" for an upcoming tour of European folk
festivals this summer.
 It's
amazing what one can learn in a pub, aided by huge
intakes of grog. Phil comes over and almost drools in
envy as he tells me that Steve's acoustic axe is a
"Martin Om Orchestral model guitar. Very expensive (and
with rare red strings). The OM model was made between
WW1 and WW2 from Adirondack spruce trees - none of which
are left, especially for making guitars."
Meanwhile, Steve and
Franklin have played a few more tunes. It's probably
just my fevered imagination, but there are reminders of
Leo Kottke, Fairport Convention and early Who in some of
Steve's playing and finger techniques. And then Franklin
starts to strut his stuff...
One other thing about the
Faqawi. They love their drums, which cause unease and
panic among seasoned travellers and explorers to their
mystery lands. One expedition resulted in all the native
porters fleeing in terror as the drums stopped. When
asked why, they replied that it's "very bad when the
drums stop." "Why is that? Are we all going to be
killed?" "Oh, no. Very bad when the drums stop, because
then the bass solo starts..."
 This
whimsical observation can most definitely NOT be applied
to Franklin. His left hand has made a bridge at the
bottom of his base while his right hand is plucking
relentless, throb-free notes which augment and enhance
Steve's input. His stylish effects draw whoops of praise
from Dick(stock) and calls for some Robert Johnson.
Steve obliges with "Walking Blues" and unleashes
some fiery harmonica action to boot. One of the best
solo bass vs. solo harmonica solo duets I've heard.
While listening, the audience forgets that there are no
other instruments in the mix. Franklin is that masterful
in weaving a spellbinding sonic tapestry. At one point
he somehow manages to replicate clucking, scratching
chickens, adding a down home Southern gothic reality to
the song.
 I'm
starting to flag a little, so time to wind this up.
There's a great song called "Shampoo the Dog".
Inspired by an anonymous Lamma resident who declined a
snifter in the pub with Steve because the missus was
coming back after a few days and he had to go home
and... you know. Almost a bit of the late Jake Thackray
in there. Steve also plays a 16th Century madrigal as a
nod to his classical early roots and to show us that
anything Sting can do, he can do better.
 The
evening ends with a second more storming version of
"Walking Blues". Finally, "Ladies and gentlemen
of the jury, we'll go out on a sensible note with 'Wild
Wind' in modal G." Reminiscent of early Cat Stevens
in places. The match has finished 3-1 to Arsenal.
Franklin has made many female friends, especially Peta
who is sort of tingling at the thought of an upcoming
possible date. If she gets any happier, she'll look like
she's sat in a huge puddle. Thanks for the beer, Gary.
Happy belated, Nicola.
Well done Steve and
Franklin. You did the biz. Now, I'm off to crash. |
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Jay Scott Kanes
- Official Court
Pet Correspondent -
Cairns Media
(Photos by Jay and
Deanie,
showing Gail, the Lamma dog holding the record of
most pictures featured in the Lamma-zine over the
years!) |
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FIRST-IN-A-LIFETIME EXPERIENCE ON LAMMA
LAMMA ISLAND, Hong Kong – At times, the
city-dwelling day-visitors to this outlying island
astonish the locals. A few indulge in a first-time-ever
experience, one they'll always remember. Yet Lamma
residents take it entirely for granted.
What's this mysterious, near-magical activity?
Riding the ferries? Nope!
Eating seafood? Nope!
Hugging a tree? Nope!
Breathing fresh air? Nope (despite the city
smog)!
You'll never guess! It's "walking side-by-side
with a dog".
When a long-time city friend named Deanie
recently visited at our home in Yung Shue Wan, my wife
Eva introduced her to Gail, our dog, and
to our six house-cats. Deanie, from Chai Wan on Hong
Kong Island, mentioned that she last visited Lamma about
a decade ago. So Eva and Gail took her on a walking tour
through Yung Shue Wan, to Hung Shing Yeh and Power
Station Beach and across much of northern Lamma.
Later as we dined at the Lung Wah Restaurant, Deanie,
a grown woman with a no-longer-tiny daughter, surprised
us by proclaiming what an historic day she'd had. "It
was my first time to walk side-by-side with a dog," she
said.
Naturally, she had a few observations about the
remarkable experience. "Your dog's very quiet and good.
Even when she walked by herself in front of us, she
stopped and waited for us if we were slow and fell
behind."
Deanie came to Lamma seeking a change of scenery for
a few hours. She took away a memory likely to last into
old age.
No doubt, Gail enjoyed the stroll too, but probably
failed to recognize its big impact for her temporary
companion. Too many day-visitors from the city react
with frantic fear, even screaming or running, when they
see the local dogs out walking. Such people need a taste
of Deanie's memorable experience.
Then Deanie surprised us again. "It also was the
first time I ever saw so many cats inside a house," she
said.
Hong Kong city folks! They're so deprived. Too many
of them live in skyscrapers and focus on chasing
dollars. On Lamma, we enrich our lives even more by
sharing our homes with pets.
One dog, six cats and two humans! That's just a
medium-sized Lamma family.
Right this way! Follow me, humans. |
Most Lamma dogs love to hike in the hills.
A sofa may be comfy, but how about an outing?
Dogs know many of Lamma's pathways.
A grown woman who never has walked with a dog?
That's cause for concern.
Hiking with a canine friend! It's a pleasure. |
What's happening in Yung Shue
Wan's always active and
ever-changing culinary scene?
Just another little update:
The former Green Cottage
will be reopening very soon as a
bakery shop/cafe, run by one of
the former staff. Keep posted!
The former popular, all-local
Nam Wah Yuen will be
reopening very soon, but not as
a restaurant... as just another
Tsap For Po, a regular grocery
shop! As if we wouldn't have
more than enough of those
already along Main and Back
Street!
Another former restaurant has
been turned into a clothes shop:
Jade Chief's Bar, very
popular with locals, especially
the "noisy bunch" of fishermen,
on Nick's Corner closed down end
of Nov. It has reopened as
Banyan House (no affiliation
to the Banyan House
kindergarten), targeting mainly
weekend visitors.
Han Lok Yuen/Pigeon Rest.
is still closed (since last Oct)
and no reopening date is
available from them. They "might
be moving" to another location
in Hung Shing Yeh, they say.
Lambcombe Rest. looks
like it'll be reopening pretty
soon, too. After chucking out
the very successful former
tenants and some major
renovations, the landlords will
reopen it using the same name.
And two very popular restaurants
are advertising in print for
chefs. Know somebody qualified
and eager to move to Lamma? A
major challenge, it seems...
 
 On
a directly related note,
there'll be another exhibition &
sale of Jill Eason's crystal
chandeliers, candle bowls and
jewellery in Banyan Bay Cafe
this Thursday, Mar 11,
starting at 7pm. Probably too
early to taste the new, future
full-time cook's menu,
but they'll offer $25 wine by
the glass. See the Lamma-zine
story about Jill's last major
exhibition, in the very same
venue:
Dec 19 '09: Jill's Show of
Unique Creations
By the way, special events in
local restaurants are always
invited and most welcome to be
promoted for free in this
website's forum and Events
Calendar, if they're advertisers
or not. If it's something of
general interest, artsy or for
charity, it might even make it
onto this home page!
Following up on this Lamma-zine
story,
Aug 23, '09: Dreaming of a
Rooftop Canopy, this
village house finally got its
dream fulfilled. I did a little
time lag photography and
animation about the construction
of this new, increasingly
popular style of rooftop canopy.
It's not using the former type
of flexible cloth anymore, but
fixed, painted aluminium slates
that do not need to be rolled up
before a typhoon hits. I
expected the construction to be
done within a day or two, as
quick as our own fixed alu
rooftop was built recently, but
it took about a week in this
case.
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Jennifer the
Food Anthropologist
(abridged and edited from
her blog by L-G who'd like to thank Jennifer for
making him laugh out loud several times while doing so!) |
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Did you know that Saturday March 6 was "Ching
Che"
[Jing Zhe] or
Feast of Excited Insects Day? I didn't until I
read it in the
Sunday Morning Post.
[Editor: It's a kind of start of Spring, insects
arising from hibernation, also known as
Chinese Groundhog Day].
It explains why all
of a sudden there were hundreds of energetic
mini ants crawling all over and inside my Mac!
What the h***!
 Ching
Che
is believed to be the best day to "beat the devil" in
Hong Kong (perhaps all over China?) But I did not go
under the flyover of Canal Road West to pay a
"devil-beater lady" 50 HK$ to have her beat a paper
devil with shoes while swearing and cursing the image to
fight off bad luck.
After a panicky moment of being paralysed by
the amazing speed in which these mini ants climbed up
and down, in and out, I located the source. They stepped
onto my Mac right where the power plugs in, after
crawling along the power cable. I put the Mac on the
balcony floor and waited about 10 minutes for them to leave.
 Actually,
that very morning started with a rather big and devilish ant turning against me in my own living room! It was
scary, because it wasn't behaving like insects should:
brainless, guided by instinct, busy with their little
tasks. As soon as I stepped into the room, the ant
turned around and faced me, looking mad as hell, as if it
was a dog or something fierce. It acknowledged my presence. I
felt her. I think it was a she. And I killed her. There
was a lot of blood (ugh, who's?)
My study also had a stupid bug lying on
its back (not a cockroach, thanks heaven), which I
escorted outside because of its sheer size. I am sure
that one day
I will have to face one of those centipedes, AGAIN! I
encountered a long and fat one, almost like a snake, coming out
of the roadside greenery and crossing the road about a centimeter in
front of my open-toe shoes. It happened one night last spring
when I was coming off the last ferry and walking home all the way to
Hung Shing Yeh Beach.
I don't live way over there anymore,
but since moving back to Lamma in April 2009, I have started
walking and entering rooms with a little apprehension. I heard
that centipedes love hiding in wet towels. They can bite for
no reason. I expect the next one behind the shower
curtain.
Recently, I went to a City University HK talk
by Prof. Peter Howard from Bournemouth University, UK.
He opened with:
"Is nature cultural?"
"Is culture natural?"
He continued, "Is bird watching
natural? It's reason enough to come to Hong Kong.
You
can't keep away from nature, it keeps coming in."
I guess it doesn't make much sense
thinking about whether you like or dislike nature. It's
just there. We're in it. It's in us (or maybe I should
say all over us). What to make of a Feast of Excited
Insects Day? It's scary to think that there's one second, no ants
at all,
next second, a hundred! 50 at least. I
clean my Mac with
disinfectant wipes regularly, but maybe these Excited
Insects, these newly
awakened ants like the smell…. |
Today, Saturday afternoon, Yung
Shue Wan harbour, the Lamma
Ladies practicing hard for the
first dragon boat races of the
season starting soon. But have a
closer look at the back of the
boat! Somebody's reclining and lounging
there, in full view of the
weekend tourists and all beach
restaurants! This might
potentially severely impact the
hard-earned high-power/hard-core
image of the
Lamma Ladies, won over many
years of tough practice and many glorious
victories!
 The "freeloader" (maybe a paying
passenger?) is reclining and
sunbathing in full view of the
weekend tourists arriving at the
ferry pier and all beach
restaurants! That's how this
photo was taken by Jennifer
the Food Anthropologist who
was enjoying her regular coffee
at the new Green Cottage's
beachside tables! She emailed me
the photo to forward it to the
Lamma Ladies. Jennifer writes:
"Lamma Ladies attacking South
China Sea Saturday afternoon.
Stress-free member of The
Freewheelers Car
Club :-) in the back – linking
paddlers and passengers to share
the cost
experience of travel…
Saves you money
energy, helps other people to
paddle harder and reduces
pollution (I guess?)"
I made this a Lamma Photo of the
Day and asked the Lamma Ladies
for explanations to prevent a
major public relations disaster
for these very image-conscious
paddlers who love to
"OUT-PINK, OUT-PADDLE and
OUT-PARTY" all the other
HK teams! Captain Dawn replied:
"It may look like Vicky,
Vice Captain, is lounging
around at the back of the boat
topping up her tan and generally
having a good time, but look
again!
What you will actually see is
that she is very studiously
practicing her Pilates and is in
fact doing stomach crunches and
managed 4,325 by the end of the
session!
You see how appearances can
be deceptive! Glad we had the
opportunity to put the record
straight."
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Wescml -
Lamma Newbie:
(republished from
Libertines.hk with friendly permission) |
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02 March 2010
I moved from Sheung Wan to Lamma Island over the
weekend. I have a love/hate relationship with Sheung
Wan, Central, and the north side of HK Island in
general. Sheung Wan has a great energy to it,
particularly around 8pm when I get off work. And it's
nice to be so close to Central and the Mid-levels. But
now that I've escaped to Lamma, I can finally be honest
with myself about the negatives in the Sheung Wan
equation....
I still work in Sheung Wan, but now I get to go on
vacation everyday. On Lamma, I hear birds rather than
car horns. I smell flowers instead of diesel smoke.
People smile, and dance. And this is joyful, spontaneous
dancing, not the dancing-as-status-display that you see
in Lan Kwai Fong. People actually go out in public
without trying desperately to look "trendy." Maybe this
has something to do with the fact that Lamma is
completely free of the oppressive advertising that
poisons hongkongers minds. There are packs of
mixed-breed dogs and mixed-race children happily roaming
the streets. It's my kind of place.
But for all it's bohemian charms, Lamma is still the
SAR. On the surface, it appears to be the only place in
HK where people have some respect for the environment.
But there are random piles of garbage along the trails:
old toilets and worn out couches dropped in the middle
of green spaces. People still look at me like I'm an
alien just because I don't want them to give me two
pieces of garbage with every purchase. The seafood
restaurants, packed with hypocritical hippies, are
obviously unsustainable. Those diesel powered
Lamma-vehicles are annoying, and make an unreasonable
amount of noise. There's still a ridiculous amount of
loud construction everywhere. (Why do roads in HK seem
to require 10 times as much maintenance, at 10 times the
volume, as roads in the US or Europe?) Then there are
the three smokestacks, reminding everyone that this
isn't really a remote fishing village, more like a fake
tourist version of one.
The biggest drawback, of course, is the fact that the
last ferry for Lamma leaves at 12:30. But if it were
more connected to the city, it would be more like the
city. So that drawback is part of the charm. I'm just
happy to be able to take my headphones off. And breathe. |
A Lammaite was recently featured
in the online magazine
Hip Hong Kong:
"...a likeably grizzly man in
his early 70s. All dirty
fingernails and lanky, matted
hair and a beard like a Manson
Family reject who was just too
darn nice for any of that
murderin' back in '69. Although
his eyes darted to and fro he
appeared of sound mind and
genial spirits."
Easy to guess, despite getting
his age wrong by 20 years, Nick
the Bookman, of course. The
article, A Lament for Lost
Lamma, was written by a
daytrip visitor, Oliver Clasper,
and was pretty different and
much more controversial than the
usually complimentary drivel
appearing in blogs by other
Lamma visitors over the years.
One more quote:
"Past the hubbub of Main,
round a corner and up a steep
incline three-storey faded white
houses came into view. With
un-ironed clothes hanging on
racks to dry, crooked television
aerials poking this way and
that, and a smell of raw sewage
trickling by, it didn't seem all
that different to the centre of
a major city – with its rundown
and dilapidated tenement blocks
and eerie non-action. Only here
there was more tired shrubbery
and slightly less people. In
truth, it seemed to me like a
very odd place to reside."
These descriptions caused quite
a few heated comments on the
Hip Hong Kong website
and in our forum,
Lament for Lost Lamma.
Make up your own mind by reading
the full story and add your own
comments!
This is the hand of 2nd-hand
Gary and his new "pet",
found very close to his
S-Mart 2nd-hand
consignment shop, right behind
Emily's Ice Cream Express. A true "Lamma
Moment", a friendly commotion
ensued, with loads of friends
and passersby stopping their
leisurely evening strolls down
Main Street to
admire the biggest moth we'd
ever seen on Lamma. Nobody was
shooing away from it and nobody
would want to hurt it in
any way.
Several of us were taking
pictures for posterity as well,
always carrying cameras with us.
The moth was most
accommodating, even letting
itself being flashed while
crawling all over her new
"master" Gary. He has identified
it as an
Asian Luna Moth (Actias selene),
which lives only for one week
and is unable to eat during this
mating period.
Gary released our
pretty model back into the wild
after our successful
picture-taking session for the
"highly coveted and prestigious"
Lamma Wildlife of the Day
spot on this home page. No moths
were hurt in the making of this
story, of course. Many thanks to
Gary and his short-time pet!
  
Jennifer
the Food Anthropologist even
beat me by several hours in
putting photos on our websites!
See her blog entry
Spring, Springier, Springiest
with some great shots of even
more Lamma wildlife in spring!
She subtitled the photos with
"A Man. A Moth. A Moment!
Apparently, it lives only for a
week and is normally spotted in
Mexico… the moth, I mean."
Chin. New Year unicorn dance all
day all over YSW, going from
house to house to offer
blessings (as long as a
substantial Lai See has been
promised in advance.) Photos by
Alain Jaquier:
"I heard a din in the street
and rushed towards to see what
was happening and I took these
photos.
I'm sure you already have got
plenty, but in case you don't,
you can be free to use them or
select and pick up one to
publish as "Photo of the Day".
I can do much better than that,
dear Alain, and publish them as
a photo story, see below. All I
took myself was this bad shot
from a great distance from my
rooftop (see right).
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Jay Scott Kanes
-
Official Court
Correspondent, Proud Canadian -
Cairns Media
(Photos by International
Olympic Committee Photos) |
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Canadians Enjoy Gold-Medal Riches
The 2010 Winter Olympic Games that
closed Sunday in Vancouver looked like a success, even
when watched in bits-and-pieces from far-away Lamma
Island. Sports fans saw many highlights and one tragic
low point.
A
flurry of Canadian victories in the final few days did
wonders for the host nation's self-esteem. Never before
has Canada harvested so much Olympics gold.
When an overtime goal by star-player
Sidney Crosby ended a tense ice-hockey final, with
Canada defeating the United States 3-2, Canadians began
to celebrate from coast-to-coast and overseas.
Temporarily, they cast aside a degree of mild manners
and politeness.
On Lamma, fellow Canadian-born residents
rushed up to me on Yung Shue Wan's Main Street.
"Congratulations," we told each other while shaking
hands or embracing. "We won the Olympics, eh?"
Well, not "us" personally. But it looked
mighty good to see Canadian athletes adorned in gold and
the Maple Leaf flag wave with such prominence atop the
sports world.
 Remarkably,
Canada ended the Games with 14 gold medals, more than
any other country, which echoes host China's gold-medal
victories at the 2008 Beijing Summer Olympics. But for
Canada, such success nearly defies belief. Although
Canadians have world-class experience with ice and snow,
it's rare for such a thinly populated nation (34 million
people) to outpace all the sporting giants like China
(1.3 billion people), the United States (309 million)
and Russia (142 million).
Admittedly, athletes from the United
States (with 37 medals) and Germany (30 medals) made
more trips to the winners' podium than the Canadians (26
medals including seven silver and five bronze). But the
14 gold medals glittered so impressively, especially
beside the runner-up totals -- 10 gold for Germany, and
nine each for the U.S. and Norway. (The Norwegians
over-achieved too. No one handles winter sports better
than those five million people.)
Of course, any discussion of the
Vancouver Olympics requires a solemn moment to remember
Georgian competitor Nodar Kumaritashvili, who
died in a tragic crash when practicing for the luge
event. In tribute, 60,000 people at the closing ceremony
gave the Georgian team a standing ovation.
Within a few days, Canadians everywhere,
including on Lamma, should calm down enough to view the
Games and the gold medals with a more-customary modesty.
Then they'll yell less, simply smirk a little and think,
"Not bad, eh?"
Not bad at
all. |
Sidney Crosby scores to
give Canadians what they most want – the gold medal in
men's ice hockey.
The Olympic flame burns in Vancouver.
Fun, sports and spectacles in the snow make the Winter
Olympics special.
Fans in Canada prepare to celebrate.
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Lamma's most famous and
not-publicity-shy-at-all hippie
has been featured in the latest
edition of the Chinese Marie
Claire HK magazine; single
HK people describing what
they're looking for in their
personal Mr. or Ms. Right. If
you can read Chinese, click
above. Otherwise, have somebody
translate it for you, it's
entertaining and insightful,
revealing a lot of background on
this perennially controversial
"Laudable Lamma Luminary".
Applications to become Bobsy's
Valentine from ladies fitting
the very detailed profile above
will be welcomed.
In our
Chinese forum, people
have been commenting on this
story, agreeing that Bobsy seems
to be looking for somebody very
much like himself, vegetarian,
spiritual, socially active,
"loving the Earth"; but
prettier, Chinese and female. He
confirmed that he's indeed
looking for a "cute Bobsina"!
Good luck with that! ;-)
After this story, quite a few
local Chinese commented to him
on this high-profile full-page
story, some pretty girls even
wishing him "Happy Valentine!"
No comment was available from
his current lady love from
Shanghai, pictured here in Green
Cottage. Plus a few more of my
pictures - from the extensive
Lamma-zine archives - of this
ever-changing fashion chameleon
& "ecopreneur" over the years.
  
All cozy & cuddly @
Green Cottage, Feb 2010
The Urban Cowboy promoting
SaveTheHuman @ Clockenflap
2009
Before his "Bald Bonanza" charity
shearing @
Lamma Fun Day 2007
  
The "Armani Hippie" co-managing
Life Cafe, 2004
Opening party @
Life Cafe, 2004
Bookworm Café story in TVB
Weekly, 2003
  
Filming a
Star TV documentary about
Lamma Forest, 2005
A
favourite spot, overlooking YSW,
2005, with Puppy II
Humble beginnings, living up in
Hunter's jungle hideaway,
1993
Relaxing
after another day of
Lamma Forest trail building,
in the former Tai Peng "Party
House", 2010
One of the delights not
available in any of Lamma's
restaurants - as far as I know -
is the (in)famous, "slightly"
smelly, but utterly delicious
Durian fruit. In a rare moment
of sheer indulgence, celebrating
a family birthday, I ordered
this dessert above. Green tea
ice cream, fresh strawberry on
shaved vanilla ice, plus an
entire ice cream scoop of pure,
ripe durian flesh! This is my
favourite dish in this
dessert-only restaurant chain,
Honeymoon Dessert (27
branches all over HK, but none
on Lamma yet.) They offer FIVE
different Durian-based desserts!
Why are dessert choices on Lamma
so limited? Cheesecake, ice
cream or fruits seem to be
almost the only options
available for people with a
sweet tooth. Do Lammaites lack a
sweet tooth or are our numerous
restaurants just not daring
enough? Since the closure of
Lamma Sweet House in Sok Kwu
Wan, nobody's offering a
reasonable range of desserts
anymore!
But none of my Chinese relatives
was willing to order my creamy,
yummy, succulent delight or even
try it. Some even made funny,
disgusted faces at their
Ah-Gung's "weird" culinary
preference and Lamma-Por even
refused my smooches! Harrumph! I
loved it and will order it again
next time! Just don't sit too
close to me!
The unusual & intriguing sights
you come across on HK Island are
making an occasional visit well
worthwhile. Leaving our
simple-life "rural idyll"
occasionally for a kind of
"reverse immigration" to the
big, modern city, we can still
get surprised by unusual sights
and happenings, even after
decades of living in HK.
Case in point, this protest
action below which has been
going on for several months
outside Citibank in the very
centre of Central, at the
crossing of Pedder St/Des Voeux
Rd. The bank guards didn't
intervene in the protest at all
and probably waited for the
police and/or the street
cleaners to take action.
While I'm not sure about the
reasons behind this long-time
protest (Minibonds?), it's kind
of refreshing to see that this
kind of David-vs-Goliath civil
action is still possible in HK.
Dissenters still dare to protest
in public, taking on even
all-powerful corporate giants,
especially global banks causing
the global financial meltdown.
It brought a smile to my face,
but it seemed to be totally and
deliberately ignored by almost
all passersby, in a rush to make
more money to feed their bank
accounts.
 
 
 Returning
just a few hours later, all
traces of the protest had been
erased and cleaned up, the lone
protester disappeared
(arrested?) Just the usual
glossy advertising had been left
behind. For example, this truly
stupid ad on nearby
Entertainment Bldg. which
encourages us to "Be Stupid" and
buy their clothes. This kind of
massive billboards look a lot
more offensive to me than honest
protest banners.
Exactly two years
ago, Feb 25, 2008, I was
wheeled into the surgery theatre
of Queen Mary Hospital,
undergoing laparoscopic
Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy.
It was a "last resort" way to
lose weight which was beginning
to affect my health seriously,
making me worry about my future
life and well-being.
They removed 80%
of my stomach permanently and
irreversibly, forever reducing
the amount of food I can eat to
about a small rice bowl. Nothing
else was done in this purely
restrictive operation, no
liposuction, no removing or
rerouting of any part of my
intestines, unlike the other,
more common but riskier weight
loss operations like Gastric
Bypass which too often result in
serious complications.
Ten more days in
hospital and then my serious
hard-core dieting started; no
more alcohol, soft drinks, junk
food or anything high in fat;
eat your veggies, fruits and
proteins, 1000 calories/day, for
1.5 years! But without exercise,
the weight loss could never have
been as dramatic. Never having
exercised voluntarily before, I
hiked frequently, got a bike,
joined the Island Gym, found a
local personal trainer, took 3
Island Life Studio classes/week, even completed
a 10-week Bootcamp.
 It
all made me lose almost half of
my entire body weight over 1.5
years, 82kgs/180 pounds in
total. I've shifted from the
medical category of "Super
Morbidly Obese" to a mere
"Overweight" BMI of 28 and a
body fat index of below 20%,
being much fitter and healthier
now than when I was half my age.
My serious, still- undiagnosed
double vision problem has mostly
healed itself over the last few
months. I can eat anything again
and my digestion works better
than before. I got completely rid of all
of my
weight-related "co-morbidities"
(diabetes,
hypertension, acid reflux, sleep apnoea,
OA) and could discontinue
all my former medications.
I've also managed
so far to keep my new weight
very steady for the last half a
year (see above.) Eating healthy
(but well) will have to be my
discipline for the rest of my
life, otherwise I could slowly
regain all the former weight.
Fortunately, there are lots of
healthy options available in
Yung Shue Wan. Sharing a single
meal with Lamma-Por saves us a
lot of money for some of life's
other pleasures.
So how am I going
to celebrate my
2nd Surgiversary (a US
weight loss forum term, meaning
surgery anniversary)? I'm off
now to ride my bike over to Mo
Tat Wan Village, via Sok Kwu
Wan, have a snack of
low-calorie, high-protein
seafood, maybe hike up Ling Kok
Shan a bit.
Sorry, no big,
fancy, celebratory buffet with
Lamma-Por tonight, I just don't
have the stomach for it anymore.
Instead, we shared a single soup
and starter in The Waterfront,
the location of my very last
regular-size meal of my life,
just before the surgery.
How to Lose 175
Pounds
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Nick the Bookman
- Official Court Music Reviewer, expanding into
reviews of weddings and other major social events -
Nick's Website.
(Photos by Steve Cray; text edited by L-G) |
|
THE WEDDING -
14-2-2010
Bleugh, snurfle, groan,
etc...
I'm waking up slowly and trying to remember recent
events. Where am I? What year is it? Am I waiting
imminent arrest? Do all body parts function (more or
less) as normal? Why do I feel like someone has stuffed
a high pressure hose up my nose and inflated my blood?
Can I answer these questions?
Basically yes: I'm
at home. It's 15-2-2010. No. Yes (more or less). I've
been at THE WEDDING. Things are becoming clearer with
each gulp of coffee.
 "Best
wedding I've ever witnessed.
I hope to
celebrate many of your anniversaries.
Gav"
OK. It's 14-2-2010
(Valentine's Day) and the Kiwi boys are throwing a bit
of a do. To be precise, Marc is marrying his endearing,
exquisite, ethereal, enchanting Thai girlfriend Nuch.
They've been together for a few months (?) and he
decided that this is one that isn't getting away. All
the legalities and paperwork are being done elsewhere,
but February the 14th is the day to tie the knot/plight
the troth/jump the broomstick, whatever. It's the time-honoured
lovers' day and coincides with the first day of the
Chinese New Year.
It's the first doubling
up of these holidays in the 21st Century (at least
according to the basic Gregorian Calendar used by the
West). And as TVB keeps reminding us, there won't be a
similar occurrence until 14-2-2048. Not that I expect to
be hooting and hollering on that occasion as I'll be 93
and rising. Or dead. That might explain my quaffing a
lot of wine. Get all your celebrations in now.
Especially as Marc and Mike have laid on ample supplies
of nectar and ambrosia for the event.
"My
flower was handpicked/plucked, but "aha" there was much
more loveliness than
I could ever wear here. Marc and Nuch. Happy times,
Will Hann,
xx"
The wedding is taking
place on the roof of Marc and Nuch's flat in Kam Sham
Terrace. There's a well designed roof office and a huge
canopy over most of the rest of the roof. Essential for
today's nuptials as it's spizzling a bit (as seems to
happen every Chinese New Year in recent memory. Everyone
remains dry (outside) but their grog lifting muscles are
getting a major workout. The wedding music is all
programmed into two laptops.
"My
name is Anne. Anne Elk.
Clive"
"All the best for you both.
Annapurna"
About 80% of the guests
and revellers are raging upstairs. Nuch is downstairs,
smiling beatifically at everything and semi-keeping
guard over the victuals. There's a magnificent Thai
feast laid out. All the colours under the sun. I'm
almost sure that the spice factor alone has raised the
temperature downstairs a few more degrees from the 10-12
degrees on offer upstairs.
Kay Ross is downstairs as
well, calming last minute nerves. She's a sometime
stand-up comedienne and is conducting the service
dressed in a rather resplendent purple robe? cassock?
whatever. The wine bottles are being drained at a near
frenzied pace. The cham- pagne is waiting to go. Beers
and spirits are also being dispatched with glee.
The
weather is playing its part. Very little moisture and
some wonderfully amorphous blobs and tendrils of mist,
blocking and revealing the 360 degree rooftop panorama.
Most of Cath's Bar is here now. Dave Spicer, Mooney,
Cath & Darren, Parksy & Tiff. Alba is in the corner,
filming the action. So are several other people with
smaller cameras and cell phones. Will is manning the
laptops and playing some cool indie rock. The House of
Love and The Las among other tunes.
"I
must not get drunk at weddings (times 3)...Marcel and
Nuch, what a great way to perform your wedding. Very
different, but surprisingly good. All the best for the
future.
Dave Spicer"
followed by:
"Oh, joy. I write after
Dave Spicer...most excellent wedding, the vows were
brilliant. Inspiring. Best wishes for a long and happy
life together.
Chris"
 I've
been nattering away to Danny and our conversation has
veered into Python territory. Talk of "Life of Brian",
perhaps. Certainly a mention of John Cleese visiting
Yung Shue Wan just prior to the Handover. There's a
photo somewhere of my arse outside Pizza Milano.
Chatting with Lord Fawlty.
Also present in the picture are his daughter (who played
his daugher in "A fish called Wanda") and his second
American wife, Alyce, who's recently cleaned him out in
an expensive divorce, forcing John Cleese to go back to
work to pay for the "extra waffer theen mints" and other
luxuries of life. Anyway, the service is about to start.
So, over to Kay:
[Speech by the "Eccentric Marriage Celebrant"]
"Great day (and bloody funny service). Thanks for
inviting us. Wishing you a long, happy prosperous future
together. Happy wedding day/Valentine's Day? Kung Hei
Fat Choy.
Daz and Cath"
The
revelries are underway. I've gone walkabout for some
inexplicable reason (probably a desire to drunkenly
babble at strangers who are merely friends I don't know)
and have managed to "abduct" Anni (her word) and bring
her to the party. Somehow, she's managed to sign the
book twice, so here are her offerings.
"I was abducted (see, told
you) by Nick the book so apologies for my attire.
Have a great future together and welcome to Chelsea
Football Club. With love,
Anni
x",
and for the follow up:
"Oh, lordy,
Nick is drunk again and asked me
to do this all over again. Here
goes. Blessings to you both.
Blessings to Chelsea and
blessings to Nurofen
which has helped numb my
hangover. Happy year of the
tiger,
Anni,
xx"
 I
think I ate about 4 plates of extra-delicious spicy Thai
food which led to some tectonic eructations from me
later on. Heard a lot of good music. Watched Alba film
intensely. Managed to get a few more people to sign "the
book."
OK, this is Marc and Nuch's story and
I've intervened and rambled enough. So, I'll sign off by
saying it was a bloody brilliant day. Congratulations to
you both and may many more days like this be upfront in
your joined future. And good luck and take care of the
baby bump. Someone to look forward to in the summertime.
Here's some more quotes.
"Marc
and Nuch. May the happy dust rain down on you for many
years to come.
Best wishes,
Chris"
"Marcel and Nuch. Congratulations! What a very enjoyable
wedding. I should have expected no less from you.
Cheeky! Nuch, you look absolutely stunning and who
thought Marcel could look so darling. Lots of love, Emma
and
Isobelle,
xxx"
"Marcel and Nuch. Great to see you both so happy. Good
luck for the future.
Chok Dee, Phil"
"Dear
Marc and Nuch. Congratulations. What a great way to
celebrate the Year of the Tiger and Valentine's all in
one. No excuses for forgetting your anniversary, hee hee.
Lots of love,
Sonya"
"Congratulations on your
wedding. Best of luck for the future.
May the Year of the Tiger bring you happiness and
fortune.
Shaun"
And now a
quick word from the fellow rugger buggers. First:
"A
great friend and wicked man to share part of my life
with.
I wish you both all the best.
Peter",
followed by
the touring partner and best man:
"Marc
and Nuch. All the best. All my love from
Mike,
your best man. xxxx"
Finally,
there's Edith Hamilton-hyphen-Smythe, who said:
"It was an honour and jolly
good fun to officiate at your wedding. Thank you and
congratulations.
Edith Hamilton-hyphen-Smythe aka Kay Ross"
I suppose other tales will leak out
eventually about this three-in-one holiday bacchanal,
but for now, it's goodbye from me. And it's goodbye from
them. ntb |
Two more photos, by Cristobal de Lamma
Feb 23:
Central Oasis
Walking from the Yung Shue Wan
Shopping Mall - also known as
ifc Mall - over to the
Central-Mid-Levels Escalator,
you come across this very pretty
but surprising sight in the
overpass inside Central Market,
a route many Lammaites are very
familiar with. They govt. calls
it the
Central Oasis, a
temporary construction built by
the Urban Renewal Authority, a
kind of early glimpse, a
showcase of what the ancient
Central Market building could
become after the redevelopment.
The project is open now for
consultation and feedback.
Nielsen is doing surveys in
there now, but only of HK
visitors, not residents who are
being forwarded to a survey
section on the
URA website. One of
Nielsen's staff approached me,
mistaking me for a tourist
because I was taking photos of
all these pretty decorations and
wall paintings where there was
just an ugly, utilitarian
concrete overpass just a few
weeks ago. He didn't want to
interview me, so I interviewed
him, getting enough info out of
him to write this story!
;-)
"Central Oasis" in Central
Market overpass from ifc mall to
Mid-Levels Escalator
"Artist's
Impressions" on huge posters,
showing the proposed
Central Market redevelopment by
the Urban Renewal Authority
 
Wall
paintings in the "Central Oasis"
- Central Market overpass
from ifc mall to
Central-Mid-Levels Escalator
 Proceeding
to the Central-Mid- Levels
Escalator, a short lower section
was temporarily out of order. So
I spontaneously decided to do my
daily cardio workout by walking
up all the stairs just besides
the entire Escalator as fast as
I could, taking two steps at a
time. It's a surprisingly fun
and uncrowded experience as
almost nobody else seems to take
these stairs in the uphill
direction while the escalator is
running uphill.
The area is quaint and
interesting, lined with dozens
upon dozens of restaurants with
international cuisine and luxury
shops, mostly well above my
financial means. No pretty wall
paintings here, many walls look
something like this:
But at the top of the Mid-levels
Escalator I found more wall
paintings, streetside this time,
along Conduit Rd (?), promoting
the East Asian Games 2009:
 
Exploring Mid-Levels and SOHO on
the way down, I finally found an
affordable place, stopping for a
yummy $32 Afternoon Tea Set in
Delifrance:
Yes, the life of a "professional
blogger" is really sooo very
hard and demanding, full of
stress, sweat and
self-sacrifice....
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Mark Burns
- Director,
Asian Cricket Sixes Tour
(media release, Feb
21 2010; photo by
Lamma Cricket Club) |
|
Lamma win Grand Final to
be crowned women's
cricket champions of
Hong Kong for sixth
successive year
Lamma
Women today won the Hong
Kong Women's Cricket
League for the sixth
year running by
trouncing Willow
Wielders by 95 runs in
the Grand Final at Kai
Tak today.
The
Grand Final concept,
popular especially in
Australia and New
Zealand and played
between the top two
placed teams from the
round robin stage of the
competition, was
introduced for this
season by the HK Womens
Cricket Committee and
has proved a popular
innovation.
The win
in the final means that
Lamma CC are still the
only team ever to have
won the HK Women's
League which first
started in 2004.
Winning
the toss and batting
first Lamma put on a
very challenging total
of 184-7 in their 35
overs. Skipper Neisha
Pratt (47) and Connie
Wong (40) were the pick
of the batters. The
Willow Wielders conceded
48 extras.
In reply
Willow Wielders were all
out for 89 following an
excellent bowling
display from the Lamma
girls. Connie Wong with
5 wickets for just 11
runs, Godiva Li with 2
wickets for 30 runs from
10 overs and Fiona
Fitzgerald with 2 for 30
runs from her 10 overs
were the pick of the
bowlers as Willow
Wielders lost wickets
regularly and were all
out trailing by 95 runs.
Lamma
skipper Neisha Pratt was
awarded the League cup
by trophy sponsor Mark
Burns who told the
victorious captain that
after six wins the Lamma
CC women could keep it.
For
further information
about women's cricket in
Hong Kong see HKCA
website
www.cricket.com.hk
or see Lamma CC website
at
www.lammacc.com. |
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Lamma
captain Neisha Pratt with a supporter and 'Go Lamma!'
banner
Lamma players and supporters pose with the trophy |
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Jennifer Spratly
- PhD Candidate in food anthropology:
(republished & edited from
her blog with friendly permission) |
|
 Lamma
cats live probably over most of the island, but they
seem particularly lively in my neighborhood. They play.
They climb. They squeal. They look like they'd really
want to know what's down that well, or whatever that
deep hole is I spot from my balcony. They stick their
little heads into that black void and I fear that, one
of these days, it might happen that "curiosity killed
the cat". Or maybe cats are too smart to loose their
balance?
I see feral cats getting fed regularly
by kind-hearted animal welfare people. One of the whites
made a disgusted face at me the other day as I tried to
befriend it by trying to make sweet sounds from a
distance. The cat was like... what? And then... yuck!
And then took off. Well, fair enough. At least it's
honest.
I have also noticed that stepping into
someone's store without knowing exactly what to buy may
cause active neglect or a reaction quite similar
to the cat's, resembling disgust. Maybe the lack of sun
these past days has made some people catty?
I think about what if I had to engage in
business and family matters in the same confined space,
with only a door separating the front shop from the back
living quarters. Would the foreign person browsing "my
stuff" piss me off? Yes, probably. Customers seem to be
expected to look like we know exactly what we want to
buy. I must remember to enter stores as if entering
someone's private home. |
Yung Shue Wan ferry pier, decorated for Chin. New Year
(photo by
Jennifer)
(all photos by
Steve Cray, headline typography by L-G)
  
|
Marc Miller
-
Groom (wedding
website),
Mint
Urban: |
|
Lamma Island was our first pick – much
more conducive to food, wine and merriment…and we didn't
have to worry about drunken guests driving home
afterwards (unless someone decided to steal a VV, which
is relatively unlikely).
The rooftop has a view which matches
many backdrops offered by inner-city parks and it
allowed us to embed our new house with a great vibe and
energy of day. The stormy winds, icy, chilling to the
bone conditions and relentless rain suddenly made way
for us and it was still, calm and relatively warm –
thanks a lot you smiling Lamma weather gods!!
We managed a splendid champagne soaked
day…fun, laughter, a couple of broken cheers (and a tear
or two) – and a jolly good time was had by all – (and
the All Blacks gained 1 new supporter). |
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Steve Cray -
Red Star Rising, from
his blog: |
|
Valentine's Day
Spectacular
(I do . .
. as long as you support the All Blacks)
The dearly Lamma Island beloved were
gathered in the presence of the three chimneys on a
rooftop at Kam Shan Terrace on Valentine's Day for the
marriage of
MINT's
Marc Miller and Prakai Wannawong (Nuch). It was
the wedding with everything; Champagne, beer, top food,
wonderful people, humour and more Champagne.
The service was officiated by marketing
consultant, healer and performer
Kay
Ross in character as Edith Hamilton-Hyphen-Smythe
and looking every inch as though she just stepped off a
Harry Potter set (check out the pointy shoes)...
It was quite the most entertaining
wedding I've ever attended - let alone photographed. A
top day!
• Catch
wedding updates here: and see a web gallery of
around 100 of my wedding shots here:
wedding web gallery.
See my website by
clicking this link. |
 
 
P.S. I: I read about this wedding beforehand via
a tweet, very appropriate for a wedding so well promoted
via digital social media:
Website, Facebook group, Google map, photo gallery, poster via
mass email!
"kayross Going to Lamma Island today to do a
Valentine's Day acting gig as an eccentric marriage celebrant
- fun!"
P.S. II: The rooftop looked very familiar in Steve
Cray's great photos!
Lamma-Por and I were seriously looking at it (twice) last summer
when we were flat-hunting. We liked it but the landlord asked
way too much for it, mainly because of the amazing harbour view.
We refused the flat and then the landlord dropped the price very
significantly, finding Marc & Nuch several months later.
The flat back then, when the landlord was still occupying it,
had an impressive rooftop garden and was so densely stuffed with
toys, house miniatures, pictures, arts & crafts everywhere, like
a fairytale museum, almost like in anticipation of this
fairytale VIP wedding.
Too cold today to type and publish a Lamma-zine story! 8 degrees
outside and a freezing 13 degrees Celsius indoors in my home
office, a new personal record low for our unheated flat! 3
layers of clothing and 3 pairs of socks and still not comfy....
{*Shiver!*}
Well, just a few more days and our short winter will be over!
(from
www.GlobalWarmingArt.com)
There have been persistent rumours of wild boars roaming free on
Lamma Island in recent years. Many Lammaites dismissed them as
just another Lamma Myth (of which there are many... too many.)
We've only had occasional anecdotes and stories of very rare
sightings so far, for example from anonymous:
"This thing was moving fast, charged across my path about 20
foot away from me. It was large, fat, dark brown, hairy and with
a convex curve in its back. There was a real raw primal feel to
it, so unexpected that I thought a portal had opened from the
twilight zone, pretty awesome, actually!"
 The closest to photographic evidence we've ever come were photos
of footprints in a dug-up sweet potato patch of Lo So Shing's
Paul the Butterfly Man (Repeated
Wild Animal Raid On Sweet Potato Fields), over 1 year
ago. No photos of any wild boar ever, this most elusive
former Lamma Myth! Until now!
Sightings so far, as described on this website:
Wild boars/pigs while mountain climbing ???
So I decided to offer a huge, amazing, fantastic prize for
actual photos of the That got the Lamma-zine surprisingly quick
results. Within a day, our intrepid
Anonymous Guy - the undisputed king of Lamma wildlife
photography and the most admired contributor to our
Flora &
Fauna forum - stepped up to the task and delivered these
stunning shots below! Congratulations! So, in which YSW
restaurant you'd like to enjoy that free dinner,
Anonymous-no-more Guy?
Tigger wrote:
"Excellent pictures. And what a beauty that
is!!
"So why don't we just leave this little piece of nature
alone.
"We live with snakes, frogs, birds and the
dreaded 'Lamma Centipede', as well as the odd feral cat, dog and
the odd obnoxious human... and this little creature is
not about to do any harm to anyone.
"As they don't seem to be dangerous - after
all that I have read on the subject - it's nice to have some
more 'wildlife' on this island."
I fully
agree. Let's declare this young boar a semi-official Lamma Mascot! ;-)
3 generations of my Chinese family - 3 step-children/3
grand-children/2 sons-in- law - visiting Ah-Gung and Ah-Por on
their yearly family trip to exotic, rural, far- away, unfamiliar
Lamma Island, all the way from their homes on urban HK Island.
 I
remember the guy on the right riding on my shoulders through
Ocean Park over 20 years ago and spending the Millennium night
in hospital awaiting the birth of my first step-grandson, now
ten years old. HK is my home now.
To our astonishment, they all loved Mr Kebab's food, even though
being unfamiliar with Turkish food. The bill for 10 people,
$284, was less than our recent simple hot pot for 2 people in
Lung Wah Restaurant.) The we returned to the Lamma-Gung & -Por
Residence decorated with some typical CNY flowers & plants, of
course:
   
Then it was time for the highly anticipated exchange of CNY
presents and fried cakes, plus the traditional handing out of
Lai See packets to all the visitors, of course.
 
 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. She's such a great and experienced teacher,
inventing new, special yoga positions tailor-made for
my creaky knees by "balancing the smileys on my knees" (see
below).
She introduced me to the great health benefits of
this ancient practice and I've continued yoga
lessons with another teacher occasionally since then, becoming
quite a bit less inflexible and unbalanced. Wendy lived on Lamma from 1987 to 1993 and now
inhabits Glastonbury UK, "but the sound of waves against the
Lamma rocks lives on."
Wendy's just
returned to Lamma for a
few weeks, giving a number of yoga workshops for her many old
friends still living here, plus new "acolytes" like myself. While I understand nothing at all about my chakras and my
"body's subtle regions of the energy realms", I look forward again to "embrace
both our limitations and our unlimited potential for freedom."
It really sounds like "serious fun!" Contact Sally at
2982 4301 for details & directions, or click below:
Tin Hau Temple,
Yung Shue Wan, New Year's Eve. Photos by Dirk Claus:
 
  
 
 
 
 Our free classified
Buy & Sell, Rent & Let forum has become a major place
for finding, renting and buying private Lamma properties, without
any half-month agency fees. It's also the only place so far, as
no property agent or major landlord is offering any property on the Internet
or in any printed media yet, leading to frequent
enquiries to Lamma.com.hk for flat-finding info. There are only
a few, little-known web pages offering short- term, tiny "holiday resort" rooms, but no
long-term, regular, residential
flats are on offer online at all.
The local landlords and agents rely exclusively on word-of-mouth
and little, text-only ads in their Main Street shop windows to attract
new tenants and buyers. This is severely limiting their business
opportunities to passersby only. "We've always done business
this way, why change, why try something new that's not free?"
That's the kind of typical feedback I get when talking with
them. But the commission they receive from a single flat
rental or sale would easily pay for an entire year of
advertising on this website, the #1 Lamma website so many people
are looking at
before they move to Lamma or search for a new flat.
Finally, one forward-looking landlady has woken up to the new
world of online marketing opportunities! She's placed an advert on
this website to reach a much wider audience interested in
renting her great flat and finding a good tenant much quicker
this way. If you're looking for a fully furnished flat in a
quiet, friendly neighborhood, check out this place! Let's see
how very quickly this flat will be rented out after this home
page promotion....
I've visited the flat myself recently, chatting with the Chinese landlady, Lili, and her
current tenant, Elizabeth. They've become very good friends, even
hanging out together frequently and giving presents to each
other. All the photos and most of the
text come from Elizabeth who's returning to her overseas home
for now, but hopes to return for another extended stay soon.
The latest issue of
Timeout HK
magazine features a full page about Yung Shue Wan, including a
few sample properties. This is a very rare case of seeing any
Lamma properties listed in any media. Click to enlarge to read the entire page:
P.S. Well, it took just a little over a
week to find and confirm a tenant, Lili's fully furnished flat
is rented out now. No more phone calls, please!
So, who's next to advertise their flat on this
page successfully?
Click above to read what Twitter members have been tweeting
about Lamma recently. No need to sign up first - I didn't.
There was one very interesting tweet:
kayross Going to Lamma
Island today to do a Valentine's Day acting gig as an eccentric
marriage celebrant - fun! 8:25 PM Feb 13th from
web
More about that "eccentric marriage celebrant" and the VIP
wedding soon....
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Jo Wilson
- Secretary,
www.LivingLamma.org: |
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Dear Financial Secretary,
Life for everyone on the outlying
islands relies upon the ferry services. These are
currently not subsidised in any way, nor do they receive
financial support from Government in the form of capital
injection other than through the provision of ferry
piers.
This is a missed opportunity. There
would be significant environmental and commercial gains
were the ferry services to be given greater support. The
boats themselves could be improved to cut emissions and
the ferry piers could be renovated to include more
retail/restaurant space. There could also be more
inter-island services to support tourism.
Other forms of transport receive
support, be it directly or indirectly. Buses, taxis and
trams are given free, well-maintained roads. Some have
received cash injection to allow them to use modified
fuel which is better for the environment. MTR receives
capital grants and is allocated property to develop.
To date, the Transport Department has
held the view that a policy does not allow subsidies to
be given to public transport. However, whichever way the
Government chooses to word this, it is still clear that
the ferry services are out on a limb whilst other modes
of public transport are given assistance to ensure their
safe, regular and ongoing operations.
The last ferry tendering process turned
out to be a debacle and has resulted in total inequality
of services on different routes.
We on Lamma suffer a long and very
uncomfortable journey if we need to travel to Aberdeen.
The service is infrequent and as a result is less
frequently used, causing commuters to clog up the roads
unnecessarily when traveling to Aberdeen via Central.
Effectively, there is no convenient access for Lamma
residents to Aberdeen shops and facilities, schools in
the areas and Ocean Park.
The direct service to Central is much
more acceptable but we are all waiting with bated breath
to see how the next tendering process will be handled
and if indeed we will be made to suffer a further
reduction in this essential service. Ferry routes to
other islands are also troubled by lack of Government
support.
We note that you are inviting comments
from the public for the preparation of your budget and
we hope you will address this issue which is at the
heart of life on the islands since there is a clear
conflict between support for public transport on Hong
Kong and Kowloon versus that for the outlying islands.
Yours
sincerely, |
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Sharon - The
Island Bar & The Waterfront: |
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Following an arduous, shambolic and
at times acrimonious process in 2007-08 of meetings
with government (mostly the Transport Department),
tendering, meetings, re-tendering and the like, we
secured a largely acceptable ferry service which we
currently enjoy. Our current ferry services for Lamma
and all outlying islands will be re-tendered next year.
The Financial Secretary, John Tsang, has issued a
general invitation for public comment and input via his
website
www.budget.gov.hk in regard to his 2010-11
Budget, to be delivered on 24 February.
The
Opportunity
Simply put, we now have a shrinking
window of opportunity to make our voices heard by the
man who holds the purse strings for the government
coffers containing billions of dollars in surplus funds,
some of which need to be allocated to serving the people
who live on and visit the outlying islands.
You may register your concern in a
single sentence or in several paragraphs, using simple
logic or with heartfelt passion, and doing so now will
at the least put us on record as having registered our
wishes before the budget was finalised and at best help
to secure the necessary government funding to ensure
safe, reliable and affordable ferry services for the
long term.
Do It Now
These samples may provide some inspiration for
your own submission. Simply log into
www.budget.gov.hk, choose the channel (email/fax/phone)
you wish to use and make your voice heard now, when and
where it counts. |
Click for the complete captioned art gallery and Artist's Statement.
Back on "normal,
healthy" diet now and maintaining my body weight for the last 6
months, I've resumed exploring what Yung Shue Wan has to offer
in (moderately priced) gastronomic options. I can basically eat
anything I like again, without any digestive problems, but all
in moderation as regular-size portions are much too large for my
small stomach. Usually sharing a
single set healthy dinner, Lamma-Por and I eat out locally almost every
day. Here are some of our most recent Delicious & Delightful
Discoveries and personal culinary favourites:
Fish Grill @
Mr Kebab
Portobello Burger @
Green Cottage 26
Mango Mousse
Cake @
Shelly's Cake Express
Chicken Dijon @
The Waterfront (Lamma-zine advertiser)
 
Veggie Pasta and Duck
Breast @
B&B Seaview Rest. (Lamma-zine advertiser)
Valentine's Day menus:
B&B Rest. and The Waterfront
(click to enlarge)
 
 While out shopping
mid-afternoon today, a female (married) friend complimented me again on my new
slimmer looks, after losing half my bodyweight in the last two
years. With a friendly, charming smile, she advised me on not
losing any more weight and that she likes the way I look right
now, full of energy and with new clothes (not tailor-made
anymore, but off-the-rack from Patagonia, sports shops, local
boutiques or my Lamma T-shirt collection.)
I got similar
comments from my female HK Electric contacts during the press
briefing, from Lap Sap Ladies while hiking up Cable Route 1 ("Woaah!
Laeng Tsai!") and even elderly Chinese ladies during Dim Sum,
occasionally even from guys! To my astonishment and
occasional embarrassment, the weight loss seems to have turned me into a
(very minor, unimportant) local pseudo "celebrity".
This is still such a
surreal, weird and novel experience for me, not having received
any compliments like this in over 20 years. Well, I admit freely
to kind of liking it and trying hard to "Stay Like This!"
Well, time for
another afternoon fast hike over the top of Po Wah Yuen or to
Lamma Winds (only 12 minutes from Back Street). It's a nice,
little cardio workout (more fun than a treadmill!) before
hitting the Island Gym once again a few times a week. I'm also
looking around for a Personal Trainer and exercise classes
again. Hey, Fred, are you reading this?
Keeping my weight
very stable for already half a year now required more than just staying away from sweet
and greasy temptations. Losing all the weight (175 pounds/80kgs) in 1.5 years
wasn't actually all that hard, but preventing me from gaining it all back
will be an on-going struggle, probably for the rest of my life!
Chow Yun-Fat, Fat Gor,
Lamma's favourite, most famous and richest son is still going
from strength to strength, after decades of appearing on HK TV -
making Lamma-Por swoon as a girl - and many movies locally and
worldwide. Born and raised on Lamma Island, he's been
acting as a
Bulletproof Monk, a Pirate of the Caribbean, King of
Siam and Emperor of China. He's now progressed to star as
Confucius, the most famous Chinese philosopher, more famous
and influential through the centuries than any emperor.
In Mainland China, this movie recently has
replaced "Avatar" when the authorities pulled the non-3D version
from all theatres. The variety of movie posters above
demonstrates the acting skills of Fat Gor very impressively.
This cartoon below refers to all the double-barreled killers
he's played in his HK cult movies, directed by John Woo,
inspiring so many Hollywood copycats:
View from Family Trail between Hung Shing Yeh
beach and Sok Kwu Wan
HK
Electric announced yesterday their plans to build an offshore
wind farm to the Southwest of Lamma Island: ready in 2015,
around 100 megawatt (MW), enough power for 50,000 families in
Hong Kong, 1-2% of HEC's annual electricity output, 28-35 wind
turbines, each of 2.3-3.6 MW (3-4 times the capacity of Lamma
Winds), 600-hectare site, 4km off Lamma, $2.5-3 billions.
Details of the proposed wind farm together with its
environmental impact assessment (EIA) study will be available
for public inspection and feedback starting on Monday (8
February) at the
EPD website.
For those
of you who eager for even more details, click above to view the
entire presentation (PDF
file) with a wealth of facts, photos and charts.
Press
release:
EIA Study Affirms Southwest Lamma Offshore Wind
Farm
I've also just started a new discussion topic in
our forum. Give us your opinions and post questions and I'll
forward them directly to HK Electric and report back here with
the replies:
Marine Wind Farm off Lamma
 Being
invited by HK Electric to today's press-only briefing in the
Electric Centre above Admiralty was a most interesting
experience. It was my first-ever visit to the head office of
this website's main advertiser. A buffet kept the hacks happy,
after listening to an informative Power- Point presentation
about the planned wind farm (see tomorrow's Lamma-zine story)
and collecting handouts, CD-Rs, me even getting a "Reporter"
sticker. All the major TV networks and over two dozen media
people attended and jostled for attention. A few of my photos of
the proceedings:
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Tamara Norris
- Creativity
Director,
www.VividVibrations.com:
"Inspiring a happy and creative
planet." (photos by Tamara) |
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The Chinese New Year is approaching and
the weather has warmed up - what better time to get
things rolling again at Open Space! Here is a listing of
upcoming events and workshops - hope to see you there:
Friday
February 12 -
Jungle Movies
$40 donation to Open Space, bring your
own snacks and drinks.
6:30p.m. Kids showing - Mr.
Magorium's Wonder Emporium
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grsk5tfoXvg, rated U
-
suitable for 4 years and up.
9:00 p.m. Adults showing -
HEAD
HEAD was The Monkees' debut (and only) movie,
released in 1968. A flop in theatres, it was pulled out
and forgotten. But, to this day, it remains a hit cult
flick for die-hard Monkee-maniacs and just generally
weird people. :-)
The Monkees where famously contracted to their record
label and where known as a 'manufactured' band, but as
part of their contract, they where allowed to make and
release one album of their own choice, and they did so
by making the music movie 'HEAD'. An occasionally funny
and truly psychedelic movie, Head has slipped into that
category of the 'all time great cult moves' and is a
must for those who haven't seen it before:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0x0SPL4jbe8&feature=related
Monday, February 15th -
Family Jungle Boogie #3
3:00 til 7:00 - DJ, dancing, arts
and crafts, campfire, cartoons on the big screen. $50
per child - adults free - BBQ and beverages (for big
people and little people) available for purchase.
Sunday, February 21st -
Kids Art Jam
1 p.m. - 4 p.m - $200 per chid
includes a 30cm x 40cm canvas and all art supplies -
healthy snack provided. Adults also welcome to come and
paint - $250 for large 60cm x 80cm canvas.
Kids under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.
Tuesday February 23 -
Weekly Young Crafters Group Begins
Every Tuesday from 2:30 - 4:00 -
$450 (4 sessions). Includes all art supplies, Ages 3 - 6
years.
We are also looking to start up a
Drama Club at Open Space for kids and possibly for
adults as well. We would like to have a committed group
interested in weekly workshops with the goal of creating
a production to be staged at Open Space.
Please spread the word about the above
events and contact me if you are interested in
attending.
Thanks and happy Thursday
P.S. If you would like to host
your own party or book a private art jam session
for you and your friends please
contact me.
P.S II:
Open Space will be hosting our 3rd Craft market on
Sunday February 28th from 11:00 am til 4 pm.
We are currently accepting applications for new
vendors - the fee is $200 for the day which includes
a 3ft x 4ft (approximate) table and chair. |
Our forum remains an extremely lively place,
even while approaching 8 years of feisty existence, despite Facebook,
Twitter and other recent "upstarts" gaining popularity even on Lamma.
We've recently just surpassed 8,000 individual discussion topics
and it was quite typical that
topic #8,000 was another
one of our frequently highly effective free
classified ads.
It's well-known how passionate Lammaites are
about their pets. A good example of this passion is being
demonstrated in another forum fight between dog owners,
resulting in some very harsh words being posted. Soon, some of them started attacking the moderators of
our forum. Well, as the forum's administrator I
take it all in my stride, trying hard to remain reasonably fair,
neutral and impartial in this feisty "freedom of speech"
environment. But my moderate, conciliatory attitude can result
in being attacked from both sides occasionally, as I'm in the
middle trying to moderate, not fully supporting either side.
You're not on my side, so you must be against me!
Check out for yourself how I and some moderators
supposedly hand out "ingratitude as a reward", "prosecute
modern literature", allow "kangaroo courts to charge and
convict", "pull plugs prematurely", even commit
"great injustice" - if you believe a few of our more
opinionated members. Well, fine fictional writing still seems
alive and doing fine on Lamma, judging from these comments!
Nobody has been censored so far for strongly disagreeing with a
moderator.
I've also posted my well-intentioned but
probably futile attempts at defending and explaining our
forum's ground rules, for the amusement of some members
who'd love and enjoy to name and shame their enemies, call
each other names and dish the dirt on their neighbours and
sundry adversaries. We'll continue trying to keep the public forums a
lively, but non-libelous community platform.
Well, there's always the private-members-only
Fight Club forum which hasn't been too popular recently.
There's no worldwide audience like in the public forums, so
people seem to lose interest quickly; it's not much fun fighting with
your drinking buddies or adversaries in a non-public forum? A
member even thought that a "great injustice has been done"
when another "personal attack" message had been
routinely moved -
uncensored, unaltered - into the Fight Club where
they'd be welcome to continue their heated debate with other
members of this private club.
Judge for yourself:
Lamma Our Shire.
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Wendy Teasdill
-
ex-Lammaite Yoga Teacher: |
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 Waves
wash onto beaches the world over but somehow they seem
to break that little bit louder on Hung Shing Yeh. From
the moment I first swam there, one accidental Sunday
afternoon in 1987, I was hooked. And still they break in
upon the subconscious, every time I lie down to relax,
every time I talk a yoga class through relaxation.
Pregnant with my third child, I listened to a Radio 4 programme in 1997 in which a Lamma resident was
interviewed concerning their feelings of the handover. I
scarcely recall what they said, as my ears were
straining to hear the birds in the background: Lamma
birds! They still flew and sang, all across the world's
airways into my kitchen in Somerset.
Back in the Saturnian clutches of the
UK, Saskia held parties from time to time. Those who
don't know Saskia should at least know her legend. I
would diligently attend these parties where we who used
to live on Lamma clustered in sad little groups,
clutching at the dream of a bright island in the sun
where everyone was creative, solvent and funny.
Yes, I
knew that Spanish villas had eaten up the fields where
Lamma people once watered their pak choi with night
soil, that the narrow paths where we once danced in our
psychedelic clothes were now trodden by more sensible,
grown-up expat feet. But Saskia's Lamma days, Saskia's
puppet shows, and Saskia's Lamma parties where
unspeakably outrageous happenings just happened were, as
Carey pointed out to me last year, the forerunners of
the Lamma Fun Day. Though I knew, even before I
returned, that where Saskia and I once danced puppets
and babies existed more in our imaginations than on the
ancient soil of Lamma, I also knew that the imagination
itself was a native flower of Lamma.
But maybe this was just romantic
imagination? Perhaps I was idealising things? Not having
been on Lamma in an improbable ten years, was I editing
out that ridiculous fear of sharks and jellyfish, the
tidal blasts of rubbish, the dodgy chemical peels
drifting down from the Pearl River Delta? Was my whole
vision of Lamma perhaps skewed by a tendency to don
rose-coloured spectacles?
Weren't there nasty biting creatures
which sucked on my babies' sweet blood last time I was
there? What about the deadly but dead bamboo snake I
once found on the roof in Pak Kok where I slept? What
about that very lively rat snake I once found on my
windowsill? What about the swarms of mosquitoes, the
smell of shrimp and the way all my favourite books and
clothes turned black as soon as the humidity swelled up
in the spring?
 Well
- upon returning last year, Hung Shing Yeh was just as
vibrant in reality as in my imagination. Things had
changed a little, and it was sad that I could no longer
talk to the chickens on the way to the beach, as they
have all been whisked away by bird flu to yet another
Never-Neverland beyond the horizon.
But all my children
are taller than me now, and it was rather nice to be no
longer encumbered by a push-chair, to be able to take
walks over the hills again with Carey. I was looking
forward to seeing Boner, Roberta and Jerry's cat, who
used to sleep on our bed when I stayed on Lamma when the
children were small, and was delighted that he was still
alive. Unfortunately, he died before I could see him, but
he was given a compassionate Buddhist send-off.
A pack
of wild dogs inhabited the no-dogs beach of Hung Shing
Yeh. But they are cosmic dogs, and would sit quietly as
I did my nightly yoga practice as the phosphorescence
illuminated the waves. And of course the sun shone every
day and the black mould was still in hibernation.
And as for the people - well, they were
just as beautiful as ever. As always on the cosmopolitan
rural idyll of Lamma there were new faces and bodies,
each with their unique and fascinating story, and
Lamma-Gung was one of them. And yet - the old familiar
faces were also present, eternally present for,
strangely, nobody actually seemed to have aged. Yes, the
bitey things had bitten a few of these magical people,
and I shuddered to hear the snake-stories.
It would be easy to say I had been
fantasising, but, actually no: it's all true. There
really is an island on the other side of the world where
people manage to be creative and happy without selling
their souls. Impossibly, in less than a fortnight, I
shall be returning to pinch myself again, bringing my
eldest daughter Iona. She was made on Lamma, and the
last time she left Hong Kong she was two. Looking out of
the window of the plane, she pointed at Lion Rock, and
yelled:
"I - want - to - be - there!"
She can't remember it, but she will.
P.S. Email to the Editor, from
Taipengshan- Senior
Lammaite: "That was an excellent
piece in Lamma-zine by Wendy Teasdill whom I met
after her very first pilgrimage to Mount Kailas. She, in
fact, inspired my own trip to Kailas several years
later. At the time Wendy accomplished her feat,
Mike Morrow published a book detailing her lone
adventure. He gave me a proof copy for review and set up
an interview for a cover story I did for The Week,
the popular Indian newsmagazine. Wendy, who was staying
with Katherine Forestier at Po Wah Yuen, trekked all the
way uphill to my home and also arranged for pictures of
her trip through her husband. I understand that she,
along with her child/ children, has since made several
more trips to Kailas?
Wendy, in my book, is a great lady and celebrated
ex-Lammaite. Like the late Amelia Earhart, Wendy
Teasdill has pushed the boundaries of human
achievement." |
Inspiration for these daily Lamma-zine stories
can originate from a multitude of sources, but my favourite
inspiration are readers giving feedback.
Case in point, this story, another Flimsy Flight
of Fancy of "computer art", inspired by feedback I received just
today about this original story from
Aug 20, 2006: Scanner Jam Art Jam.
Grayson, an art student in New
York, working with scanners as well, found my story and images
and was interested in my "processes" & software.
As I hadn't looked at this story and images in
years, I checked it out and got inspired to create more images,
all from the original scanner error that resulted in this
messed-up image on the right.
See the story and images for details.
In the story I threatened the readers that
"these computer art jams are just too much fun and there could
be more in the future! Beware!"
Well, it took only 3.5 years for more to come
into being, here they are. These images below were all created
from this single scanning error above, after playing around with
Photoshop CS4 and a veritable armada, a plethora and a
cornucopia of plug-in filters and hundreds of trial-and-error
image processing operations. All of this creates mostly totally
unexpected and surprising results. They're usually pretty ugly
results but careful selection and enhancement evolves them into
"visually acceptable" results occasionally. Many thanks to
Grayson, my muse! ;-)
All of these images and any other from
my archives are available as signed prints of any size, at
pretty modest prices. Click below to enlarge and then
email me!
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