Dec 13:
Jo San, Good Morning!
Photo from
Ariele this
morning, showing the most
colourful house on Lamma, close
to the Pak Kok ferry pier. Plus
my own photo showing the front
of this unique village house.
Dec 11:
Nick the Artist's Model
Imagine just sitting by the side
of the road, reading a book, not
bothering anybody, and quite
often passersby will stop and
ask to take a picture or even
draw or paint you?
This seems to happen to
Nick the Bookman
on a regular basis, see the top
2 very recent artworks! I've got
a folder full of them as offline
Nick is usually asking the
artists to email them to me
after completion.
I'm guilty of this as well as
his image often inspires my
digital Creative Experiments.
I'm happy to publish them all
here and in the Lamma-zine.
Maybe we should organise a
Nick-themed art
exhibition?
For more Nickensian lore,
23 years of photos, artworks,
reviews and stories.
By the way, it's
Nick' birthday today, Dec 11!
Wish him all the best when you
pass by his bookstall!
Dec 10:
Decarbonisation – a Journey for
All
HK Electric:
"Why
are We Embarking on this
Journey?
"Climate change, caused largely
by the emission of greenhouse
gases generated by human
activities, is one of the most
significant and imminent
challenges faced by mankind.
To avoid the irreversible impact
of climate change, we need a
substantial and long-term
reduction in carbon emissions
through decarbonising various
aspects of our daily life."
Working Smarter and Greener
Deploying Smart Meters
Our Journey of Decarbonisation
Dec 7:
Antique Dragons For Sale
Custom-made for me 25 years ago,
in the Year of the Dragon.
Halloween horns added later,
easily removable.
All for sale, click above and
contact me!
Dec 5:
Toddler Disco, Yuleternative &
Beer Fest
What's on in YSW this month?
Dec 4:
Chow Yun-Fat, Lamma's VIP
"How Chow Yun-fat became a Hong
Kong cinema superstar without
losing his humility"
"Dokbak Tour Cast Visits Chow
Yun-fat's Childhood Home on
Lamma Island"
Dec 3:
'You Are Secured'
Reports from my free
Netvigator Shield and my
Norton 360 paid
subscription about security
risks on my home office PC.
I haven't had a security problem
in years, fingers crossed! But
the attacks keep on coming in
from phishing, botnets, viruses,
scams and malware, in addition
to all the increasingly smart
emails getting you to click on
'bad' links.
Dec 2:
2026 Lamma Calendar?
Is it time to create a 2026 Lamma
Calendar!?
Maybe something like this one
above, from photos I took of
Lamma Fun Day visitors some
years ago?
Or something like this one
below, choosing some of the
best photos from my 25-year
archive of Lamma photos?
As there's not been an
"official" Lamma Calendar
published again this year, mine
would be for sale only for
individual orders, IF at least a
few people might be interested.
Here are a few
calendars I've created
over the last 45 years.
Would YOU want a 2026 Lamma
Calendar?
Dec 1:
Wind Anemometers
A fascinating video about HK
Electric's former power station
in
North Point, before
moving to Lamma in 1982.
"A
trip
to the
wind anemometer
insistence:
Extreme winds of 150 miles per
hour (about 240 km/h) are
unimaginable even today in
Victoria Harbour...
However, during the "Ding Ugly
Storm" of 1937, the wind gusts
recorded at the North
Point Power Station of
150 miles per hour,
making it one of the highest
wind gusts in Hong Kong!
The
ability to accurately measure
the high wind speed depends on
the company's engineers who
insisted on purchasing
high-standard wind anemometers.
This forward-looking and safe
mind set not only guarantees
reliable and stable power
supply, but also provides
valuable data for Hong Kong to
improve wind resistance
standards in the future."
Plus a video about the very
first power station, opening 135
years ago in 1890
in Wanchai:
