Paddington Bear Family Organiser 2009

I bought the PB family organiser 2009 from Marks & Spencer! 50th Birthday merchansie again! 50% Discount - HK$75! I can see him every month in 2009!

Sweetest Christmas with My Friends Tigger & Pooh

Pooh's xmas tree!

Pooh & his friends in x'mas costumes!

I guess this is one of the largest X'mas Poon events in Hong Kong in recent years! "Sweetest Christmas with My Friends Tigger & Pooh" is held in Megabox during the period from 15.11.2008 to 4.1.2009. There is "Pooh's Honey Sweet Christmas Park" where you can take photos with Pooh & his friends in X'mas costumes. "Art of Pooh Gallery" features masterpieces of "Art of Pooh". Also there are the Hundred Acre Wood maze, Drawing Workshop, Meet & Greet Pooh & Tigger, etc. The photos above were taken on 27.11.2008 am. I am also impressed by the Pooh X'mas tree! It is better to go there during weekdays and weekends mornings to get rid of the people!

Paddington Bear @ Guardian

[The above pic was downloaded from the official Guardian website]

Today I searched on net and noted that there is a Paddington Bear promotion in the Guardian in Malaysia! Too bad that I am not there so that I can redeem PB products for myself!

Christmas Day

I went to Tsim Sha Tsui on Christmas nite! There were so many people so it was difficult for me to take good photos! You can see the above decorations at Ocean Terminal, New World Centre and Peninsula Hotel in Tsim Sha Tsui.

Shenzhen Trip - 7.12.2008

I have been to Shenzhen again in early December 2008! In the morning, I have visited "Dapeng Fortress" - one of Shenzhen's top eight scenic spots. It is also one of the well-preserved ancient towns in the city, which is buit in 1394 (Ming Dynasty). It served as the military defence fortress in Ming and Qing Dynastly. There are also remains of mansions, school, and temples, etc. It's good to spend half day on walking around the town. The worst thing is that it is not so convenient to go there as you can't reach there by underground train. You need to take public bus but it really took me hours to return to the city centre in the afternoon! After visiting the Dapeng Fortress, I went to Nan'ao Shuitou Seafood Street to have seafood lunch. It was not expensive when compared with that of Hong Kong.

50th Anniversary Paddington Bear with Suitcase

Yesterday I was happy to receive a x'mas gift from my friend! In Hong Kong, I don't think that I can find any 50th Anniversary PB merchanise! Especially I like PB's suitcase, not his typical "P.B." suitcase!

X'mas Decoration @ Times Square

So cute & colourful! Designed by a local artist - Carrie (?) (Sorry I forget her name!)

Hiking on 9.11.2008

Today the weather becomes cooler so it is a good time for us to go hiking! I read from the guidebook that there is a easy trail in the Wonderland Villas in Lai King. So I took a 47M minibus from Lai King Station to the Wonderland Villas. However, I did not know where the trail was so I had walked another trail (from the water tank to Kam Shan) but the view was marvellous! It was not difficult to walk along the trail, though there were quite a lot of steps. But I was too tired to walk to the top of the Kam Shan (Golden Hill)! Then I returned to the exit and found the easy trail managed by the Villas. It took me some 30 minutes to finish.

Fruit Stop Health Food Restaurant

My friend recommended this restaurant so we dined out yesterday night. It stresses that healthy food without preservatives is offered. The memu includes organic brown rice with meat / seafood, vegetarian dishes and special noodles, etc. We have ordered the above dishes (from top to bottom):-

(a) Stir fried eggwhite with vegetarian meat & fish fins served with black vinegar garlic sauce (HK$40)

(b) Curry mtton in hot pot (HK$40)

(c)Pan-friend deboned chicken steak in garlic sauce served with organic red and brown rice (HK$48) (photo above)

(d) Stir-friend angel hair with scallops & prawns in organic tomato sauce (HK$58)

(e) Stir friend spaghetti with clam meat in creamy white sauce with dills (HK$48)

The quality of the food is quite good. Dishes are priced within the range from HK40- HK90. Also with comfortable environment, though air-conditioning is not enough!

Fruit Stop Health Food Reataurant: 1/F China HK Centre, 122-126 Canton Rd, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon

Tel: 2377 1828, 2110 9238

Back to Hong Kong

I have returned to Hong Kong this Monday morning after spending 8 days in Perth, Western Australia. Air is so fresh and life is so relaxing in Perth! I need some time to get used to my "usual" life in Hong Kong again :( I shall write more about my trip soon.

No. 8 Typhoon Signal - HAGUPIT

No. 8 typhoon signal is hoisted @ 6pm today! It is said that the signal will still be in force for the whole nite! (this means that we need to work on the next day)

ThinkPad T400(WXGA)

Recently I have purchased a new notebook through HKU Space Notebook Ownership Program and I get my new notebook on Friday! It costs at HK$8,580. I'm not sure whether the price is reasonable but my Fujitsu notebook really can't work properly now! As I used to have Fujitsu notebook for years, it will take me some time to learn how to operate the new Lenovo notebook. I also need to re-install all necessary drives and internet connection, etc tomorrow. Hopefully I know how to do that.

10 Promises with my Dog

Today is our holiday and I watched the new japanese movie "10 Promises with my Dog" http://www.inu10.jp/ at UA cinema in MegaBox. It is a touching story happening in Hokkaido, Japan. Recently there have been many Japanese movies about dogs, but I think this is one of the best. Also reminded me of my Hokkaido trip in summer 2004!

Painting of PB

Yesterday I received the above painting from my friend! PB does not take his typical marmalade bottle this time - instead he takes a football! This is a creative painting!

No. 9 Typhoon Signal - NURI

The Increasing Gale or Storm Signal, No. 9, is in force now! According to HK Observatory, At 5 p.m., Nuri was centred about 15 kilometres east of HK Observatory near Sai Kung and is forecast to move northwest at about 14 kilometres per hour across eastern New Territories. If Typhoon Nuri has not weakened into a severe tropical storm, No. 10 Typhoon Signal may be hoisted!

Paddington Bear @ Metro Plaza

This year I have missed a number of chances to see Paddington Bear in person (in Travel Expo and Hong Kong Book Fair 08)! I eventually met him last Sunday!!!!! He appeared @ Metro Plaza and was so popular among kids! More photos will be uploaded in my Flickr page!

No. 8 Typhoon Signal - NURI

Typhoon Nuri is expected to be so close to Hong Kong later today! No.8 Northwest Gale or Storm Signal has been in force since 7:40 am today! The weather becomes so bad! It is better for me to stay @ home so I can watch the live coverage of Beijing Olypmics games!

Beijing Olympics 2008

What an amazing opening ceremony on 8.8.2008! I have watched the live coverage on tv till midnite!

No. 8 Typhoon Signal - KAMMURI

The No. 8 Southeast Gale or Storm Signal is in force @ 5:40 am today. So there is no need for us to go to work on the whole day:) A good opportunity for me to take a rest and surf on net!

MegaBox X Doraemon Summer Sports Victory

You can see Doraemon appearing in athletic looks in MegaBox! You can also enjoy photo-taking with Doraemon & friends with 1:1 inflatable 3-D scene- first time in HK! I visited there on 3 August (Sun) and took some photos! Until 30 August !