What happened during May

Due to the equipment deficiency and various unpredictable weather conditions, below please find image records of mix-dated events happened during May. (Taken by my Nokia Cellphone under stormy days...) [ EVENTS ] [ FOOD ] [ PEOPLE ]

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Roller Cooster Tycoon 2

受到了不良風氣的影響，結果也沒甚么難度。蓋個公園慢慢養著，時間磨磨磨，沒了～

Que bonita

bonita
fem. sing. de bonito

bonito
adj.
1. Agradável à vista ou ao ouvido.
2. Digno de menção.
3. Irón. Em bons lençóis, bem-arranjado.

s. m.
4. Brinquedo, boneco.
5. Espécie de atum.
6. Fazê-la bonita!: fazer um disparate.
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Styling (Hair & make-up), Photography: me
Model: Bonnie Liu X.Y.
Taken at: Swire Hall, HKU, Hong Kong

Hainan Elaeocarpus and The University of Hong Kong

載著 標榜不沉的宿命
抱緊 咆哮的浮萍

你那沒有海鹽的銀河裡
我 微笑著沉下去
一顆 忘了光年的流星

記憶 水葫蘆里
霍亂 一起瘋長的心情
我 安靜地看風景
貪戀 只有刺的薔薇刑
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Photographer: me

Taken at: The Main Building, HKU, HK

Poem by: Joey C.

Hainan Elaeocarpus

水石榕

_______________________ photographer: jtyc

taken at: The Main Building, HKU, HK

Something about the sunset

NO14.我們家貓咪
此刻 只需要添加少許 的懷疑
步道上的鵝卵石 正無聲的在挪移
一堆 進化上岸的 停止回游的情緒
全脫水在花園裏 乾燥的 在膨脹壓力
再加入幾湯匙 終究會開花的雛菊
在水滾前 葉片還是努力維持著 一臉的綠
熄火的野炊 在草地上釋放原先的 想像力
鍋裏的佐料 還剩下 一指尖微量的挑剔
終於 喂飽了 我們家貓咪
卻忐忑不知 她 下一餐換吃 哪一種魚

NO53. 皺紋
我用第一人稱 將過往的愛與恨
抄寫在我們 的劇本
我用第二人稱 在劇中痛哭失聲
與最愛的人 道離分
我用第三人稱 描述來不及溫存
就已經轉身 的青春

Quoted from: 《關於方文山的素顏韻腳詩》

Photography & model : jtyc

Cheung Chau Bun Festival, Hong Kong

長洲太平清醮 - 農曆四月初八

Dated: 2nd, May 2009
Location: Cheung Chau, Hong Kong

Photography: jtyc
Official Website here

The weeklong festival climaxes with a large, carnival-like street procession featuring costumed children on stilts held aloft above the crowd, lion dances and other colourful participants. The parade winds its way through the narrow streets to the grounds near the Pak Tai Temple, which are dominated by enormous bamboo towers studded with sweet white buns, and where the main festivities take place. At midnight, athletes scramble up one of the towers in a contest to grab the top-most 'luckiest' ones.

慶典長達整星期。當所有祭祀完成後，最後一個項目就是「搶包山」。一聲號令後，參賽者就爬上包山，盡他們所能搶奪用竹棚搭建包山上的平安包。成功搶到包山上的包子，全家人在來年會行好運，而且搶得包越高，就越好運。

Cosmos Bipinnatus

Cosmos bipinnatus, commonly called the garden cosmos or Mexican aster, is a medium sized flowering herbaceous plant sometimes grown in gardens. It can be found in the wild in much of North America where it is a garden escapee, sometimes becoming weedy.
This species is considered a half-hardy annual, although plants may re-appear via self-sowing for several years. The plant height varies from two to four feet. The cultivated varieties appear in shades of pink and purple as well as white. Its foliage is finely-cut into threadlike segments.

Some more info on Wikipedia

Photography: jtyc

I dwell in possibility

click for larger version

I dwell in Possibility-
A fairer House than Prose-
More numerous of Windows-
Superior-for Doors-

Of Chambers as the Cedars-
Impregnable of Eye-
And for an Everlasting Roof
The Gambrels of the Sky--

Of Visitors-The fairest-
For Occupation-This-
The spreading wide my narrow Hands
To gather Paradise--

Emily Dickinson #657

Greeneries

Some greeneries taken by me. Let me know if you want a larger version as cellphone wallpaper or desktop.

Jessica @ 한국

韓國五天，總結如下：

１.　韓國人都很瘦，基本上沒有癡肥的男性在街上移動。癡肥的女性倒看到不少，應該是因為女生不用當兵吧～每天安排的食物都離不開這個大白菜、大蘿蔔、豆芽菜、豆腐干和喝白開水。配菜永遠是這個辣椒醬、整粒的蒜頭和鹽一小碟。就是形式上變化下，今天是火鍋，明天就是燒烤，後天是XX，如此類推。自己將就將就。

２.　韓國很乾淨，空氣也比香港好。但是市面上塞車巨嚴重，私家車巨多。垃圾桶跟香港的相比是迷你形的，小小的，就像家裡廁所裡面的那個一樣。出現的時候不會只有單個～而是成雙成對地出現，上面還有圈圈叉叉的韓語，意思是叫你把垃圾分個類再丟。可惜垃圾桶沒有提供英文說明版本，本人對此相當迷惑，握住一推紙和一推塑料袋揣摩良久，終於還是丟回到巴上司機旁邊的垃圾桶。而且買東西（是任何東西）都要你自己帶袋子，要不然那收銀美女就面帶微笑、臉不紅、心不跳地用韓語問你一句你聽不懂的ＯＯＸＸ，你回贈笑容表示認同，就額外加你幾塊塑料袋錢～

３.　韓國美女看多了就會覺得都是一個樣子，尤其是上了年紀的啊朱媽～　那個捲髮就如同在臉蛋旁邊四周圍上一圈黑麥小饅頭，曾一度懷疑怎么可能人人的髮型都一樣，是否有專門批發阿朱媽假髮的店存在。而且無論是黑是白膚色都巨亮，貌似涂了反光漆，口紅是桃紅色的，青春無敵個個還帶個絲巾。果然是紀律部隊的國家，做什麽都步伐一致。那化妝品店裡賣美白產品的都是猛男，穿個短袖緊身Tee，手持一隻細小的美白精華，沖著我手舞足蹈一番。視覺享受絕對比香港的sales好～強烈大力推薦～

４.　韓國人問卷調查，結果最想去的國家是泰國和香港。無奈韓國推行本國旅遊消費政策，導致個個在國際社交方面能力極差。本人跟那個五星級酒店大堂禮賓部服務員ＯＯＸＸ啃了半天，就來去重複個英文生字 "Internet" ，就死活聽不懂。然後再問 "email" ? "homepage" ? "computer"? 換來一臉茫然。最后我指着團章，再指香港，再做個打電話的手勢，噢～那服務員如釋重負突然很高興地拿出個fax 號碼給我，弄個A4白紙，嘴裡重複 "Hong Kong? yes? yes!" 。。。。。。本人決定默默回房，看電視。

５. 不說

６.　這國家要自備通便茶包、維他命、防曬（我被曬到起紅點點）。信用卡基本上在購物的時候用不到，現金是寶。再好的餐廳硬是缺個menu　英文｜中文　翻譯，要弄個基本單詞韓語英語對照表。

한국 Beache Palace

BEACHE PALACE
http://www.beachepalace.co.kr

The view from my hotel room's balcony : outdoor jacuzzi, swimming pool, the beach and carpark. Thanks Anson for the fish eye lense~

And the view on the sea-side pedestrain path, sunset.

Photography:jtyc
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한국 전라 북도 -- 전주시

JEOLLABUK-DO JEONJU 全羅北道 全州市Photoshop is almost useless just becuase this place is as breathtakingly stunning as it has always been. Dirtless plants and unpolluted air are what it cost for a 30 mins of walk.

I made my very first re-cycled paper: rice + water + fresh leaves + sitring and steaming. Official website of Jeonju Photography: jtyc ____________

한국 Seoul -- 이태원동. 회교도 교회

KOREA MUSLIM FEDERATION 伊斯蘭聖院

This is the very first Muslim church in the entire Korea, sitting in the area of Itaewon. Thank you Kei for the nice photos.

Kei, 당신을 감사하십시오! _____________________

한국 Seoul -- 이태원동

ITAEWON 梨泰院洞

Spotted: metal floor tiles on the ground, with greeting words in various languages.

在韓戰以後，為保障南韓人民。美軍決定在龍山梨泰院附近設置軍營，不少軍眷都居住在該處，當中包括了美韓混血兒。在長期強調單一民族的韓國，他們被稱為「異胎」，所以原來的寫法是「異胎院」。為滿足他們的需要，韓國人開始在梨泰院設置一些商店方便他們購物，經過幾十年的發展，梨泰院就發展成一個遊客區。
Many people say, “You may not know Seoul, but you should know Itaewon.”
The Itaewon shopping area covers a 1.4 km long street, stretching from Itaewon 1-dong eastwards to Hannam 2-dong. The area has a vibrant ambience with shops, restaurants, bars and street vendors. Most signboards are written in English, and English speaking people are often seen on the street.

Instead of a cup of coffe on the table, there it was, my lense cap.

More info
Photography: jtyc
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