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TANA Workshop
Apr 9
- "With colourful paintings and Chinese
calligraphy lining the walls,..."
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Protected!
Apr 8 -
2nd shot of Comirnaty (BioNTech) vaccine done a few days ago. No side
effects....
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Apr 20:
The People of Lamma Island
writes:
"Lamma Gourmet is renowned for
their high-quality artisanal
products, but it is the warm and
welcoming nature of those who
work there that make it a true
staple of Main Street. Over the
years, Luisa, and her effortless
charm, have become synonymous
with the store."
Read more...
Apr 19:
Bike Park @ YSW Ferry Pier
China Highlights
writes:
"Lamma, like other islands of
Hong Kong, doesn't allow cars.
So the islanders have a biking
culture that might be unique in
Asia since probably few places
in Asia restrict vehicles.
You'll love it if you love
biking for exercise and
sightseeing and for mountain
bike adventure.
Routes: The
Family Walk + off into the
northern/southern hills
For: casual
bikers, families, and mountain
bikers
Kinds of trail: mountain
bike trails or easy paved
pathway
Attractions: biking
fun on a pedestrian/bike-only
island
Dirt track length: 15
kilometers of prepared dirt bike
track.
Family Walk length: 18
kilometers (12 miles) in total."
Is it time for this lazy home
office recluse to get his bike
out of semi-retirement and
saddle up for another scenic
roundtrip around Lamma?
Yes!
P.S. 1: Historic Bike
Park photos:
My pre-Bike Park view from YSW
Ferry Pier, 2014
Building the Bike Park, 2014
 P.S.
2:
Major danger! If
you leave your bike in the same
popular locations in North Lamma
for more than a few days,
(including the official YSW Bike
Park above) this might happen:
The Govt. will remove your bike
periodically (approx. yearly)
and dump it (without any
recourse or way of getting it
back) in this
Bike Graveyard,
located just below the Lamma
windturbine!
Apr 14:
Celebrity chef Christian
Yang visits and
promotes Lamma in a new video by
the HK Tourism Board. He seems
to enjoy arriving and
decompressing at the YSW ferry
pier, see below!
It's fun to watch the website I
launched and ran worldwide in 11
languages (19 now) for years (Discover
HK) promoting the
island I've been promoting for
almost 20 years now via my own
website.
Plus a few more photo bubble
stills from the same website:
Guess where? The Fishermen's
Village and typhoon shelter
opposite the YSW ferry pier,
plus quite afew solar panels on
village house rooftops!
Apr 13:
Lamma Art Collective
writes:
"Welcome to
Three Paths | Joint Art
Exhibition
Three women artists -
Debra Morris , Roz Keep
and Mary Anne le Bas -
who have lived on Lamma many
years - have described the
landscapes in their unique ways.
Watercolours, drawings and
etchings.
Something for
everyone. Opening:
April, 16 (Friday) from 7pm
onwards."
P.S. On related
artsy news:
Ferry Tales of Lamma,
the printed Spring edition of
the quarterly Ferry
Brief, is out!
Get it outside HSBC in YSW this
Thursday morning, 8-9:30am!
Apr 10:
Save your bikes well before
these clearances next Thursday, April 15, in
locations all over North Lamma!
If you dare to park in any of
these locations on April 15,
your bike might end up here:
Bike Graveyard
Apr 9:
The People of Lamma Island
writes:
"With colourful paintings
and Chinese calligraphy lining
the walls, and a balcony
overlooking the greenery of Tai
Peng, it is easy to see why Tai
and Meevi chose their living
room as the setting for their
workshop. The family's three
cats bask in the mid-morning sun
as Charlie wearily joins her mum
and dad, having just woken up.
Offering art and music
classes, Tai and Meevi set up
TANA Workshop 2013, which
relocated with them when they
moved to Lamma last year."
Read more...
Apr 8:
2nd shot of Comirnaty (BioNTech)
vaccine done a few
days ago. Very quick and easy.
Zero side effects, like first
shot.
So what can I do now, ANY
restrictions lifted for fully
vaccinated people in HK, any
travel? Nothing at all? We'll
have exactly the same
restrictions as all the
unvaccinated people. We might
have to socially distance and
wear a face mask for another 1+
years everywhere in public,
including outdoors, despite only
0-2 daily local cases among 7.5
million people.
Apr 7:
See what I just received by email:
A
photo of the very well-worn
namecard I designed and printed
for Nick years ago! A Lamma
Antique?
This might be probably the most
heavily used name card of any
Lammaite? Nick does never hand
it out but lets the many people
chatting with him at his YSW
Main Street bookstall take a
picture of it if they'd like his
contact details.
It looks like I should print a
few new name cards for him, my
former "Official Court Music
Reviewer"? Check out the
little pro bono
Psychedelic as Hell!
website I've built for him.
Apr 4:
A little sampler of my recent
digital artworks. More at:
Facebook:
Lamma Gung
and
Lamma Gung Art &
Photography
Art/Photography website:
http://Lamma.com.hk/L-G/
Apr 3:
The People of Lamma Island
writes:
"Taking to the winding paths
of Lamma, Miguel poses opposite
the camera to be photographed in
his signature black and white
style. In the same way he takes
his own photographs, he
effortlessly blends in without
disturbing the natural flow of
bikes, dog walkers and speeding
VVs. 'I get close to the
scene, but remain invisible,'
Miguel explains, 'people
don't see me, and it makes me a
good observer.'"
Read more...
Apr 2 -
Good Friday:
Many thanks to
Geoff Smith
the Master Gardener for the
bulbs several years ago,
blooming every year without any
extra efforts from my side.
Apr 1:
 
Marcus
H. Langston writes:
"In a significant
announcement today as part of
the new ferry schedules, the Xin
Chao ferry will operate a Yung
Shue Wan - Discovery Bay-
Central - Yung Shue Wan triangle
service starting at 12:00 noon.
Formed as a joint venture
service between HHKF and NWFF
the new impossibly acronymed
'HKKNWFF' will see the return of
egg spam noodles in the upstairs
deluxe bar and fried eggs in the
oily red bucket below.
With capacity for 1,645
passengers, the Xin Chao and
sister ship Xin Fei will be
running 'double happy' tourist
services on weekends and public
holidays to compliment the daily
schedules. Both vessels were
Lamma regulars under the Hong
Kong Yaumati Ferry HYF company
as Man Chiu and Man Fat.
Departure times are on the
hour from each point. Ticket
prices (as shown) are around
half the current HKKF price for
the slow boat to Lamma."
P.S. More ferry
news, starting today:
P.S. 2:
April's Fool Lamma-zine stories
from the past:
2020:
Lamma to Host Post-COVID-19
Triathlon
2017:
Yogi Brad Teaching BLOGA!
2014:
Ex-Lammaite Wedding!
2013:
Bauhinia Island
2012: Lamma
Eco-cycles Launch
2011: Eco-Development
Starting Construction
2010: Island
Bar Reinvents Itself
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