Goodbye, Star Ferry Pier

I just watched the bells at Central Star Ferry Pier chimed for their last time on TV news... I am really sad... I'm going to miss that sound... and the whole ferry pier...

P.S. Many people posted their videos on youtube, here's one of them

Democrats vs. Republicans

As predicted, the Democrats won the mid-term election in a landslide.

I was just talking to some friends on this topic. Being devout Christians, which side would they support if they could vote? (None of them is interested in politics.)

I really hate George W. Bush, I hated his policies on Iraq, and all those axis of evil theories... And not to forget, the environmental pollution problem, was that the Kyoto treaty or what? I can't recall the name...

I don't agree with homosexual marriages, but I think killing people is even worse. Politics is just a matter of choosing the lesser of the two evils, so I guess I'll choose the Democrats. Haha, but I'm not a US citizen.

haha, it seems that my hand is better today...

Sigh... what's wrong with me??

I started feeling some wrist pain on Monday, now it seemed to developed into carpal tunnel syndrome. i.e. my whole left hand feels numb... I can't do anything with it, and I even had to type with one hand...

Then I bumped my forehead onto a door today, I was feeling all the "stars" just like depicted in a cartoon, and now there's this huge lump on my head... and dizzy when I move my head quickly... sigh... what's wrong with me??

Interesting... Reader's comments on Literature from Amazon.com

You can click this to read it.

I don't like reading literature stuff. I have never read any of the books mentioned except the abridged version or excerpts in literature class or when I was a child. They're really interesting though...

I like this one most

Romeo and Juliet by William Shakespeare:

Son of Sammy wrote: "i just read this book. everybody like always talks about how great it is and everything. but i don't think so. like, it's been done before, right?? soooo cliched. omg."

Cheung Chau

Hong Kong is more than the city itself.

Here's one of the outlying islands.

Cheung Chau

Central

Going around Central taking photos like a tourist.

See what I got here.

Central

When's Hong Kong going to learn its lesson?

Star Ferry Pier- Last week

Hong Kong is a fascinating city with a mix of new and old. Hong Kong people (or maybe it's just the Hong Kong government) just never seemed to able to appreciate the "old" stuff.

Central Star Ferry Pier is about to be gone. NOTHING can be done by us. I don't know how they can demolish something like that (it is so important in Hong Kong's public memory) without even consulting the people.

Just looking around at the Star Ferry Pier these days, you'll see MANY people taking photos of it.

It's just so Hong Kong. I'll miss it.

Iran

I'd love to go to Iran

Here's a very good article on Iran from the National Geographic.

Places I really want to see (but have never been to)

I'm seriously thinking about where to go in Christmas... and so I dug out this list again... How come all the places I wanted to go all so far away? Why can't I like going to Taiwan/Thailand like everyone around me? I only have 8 days off...

North America

United States

South America

Peru, Guatemala

Asia

Tibet, India

Europe

Czech, Poland, Romania, Russia, Germany, Greece, Malta, Croatia

Middle East

Israel, Jordan, Lebanon, Turkey, Iran
Africa
Tunisia, Morocco, Libya, Egypt

Places I have been to (Edited May 07)

My top fav destinations!

Rome

Scotland

Ireland
Morocco

Europe 1999

Italy: Rome, Pompeii, Florence, Milan, Venice

Switzerland: Bern, Luzern, Lauterbrunnen

Austria: Vienna, Salzburg

France: Paris

Scotland: Edinburgh, Inverness, Orkney, Fort William, Mallaig

England: London, York, Salisbury

China 2000

Chongqing，Three Gorges of Yangtze River，Wuhan

Europe 2001

Ireland: Dublin, Tara, Newgrange, Knock, Westport, Connemara, Galway, Cliffs of Moher, Dingle, Killarney, Blarney, Cashel, Kilkenny

Strongly Recommended: http://www.shamrockertours.com

England: London, Bath, Cambridge, Oxford, Carlisle, Lake District

China 2002 Summer

The Silk Road: Xinqiang，Qinghai，Gansu，Xian

China 2002 Winter

Beijing
Macau 2003 Easter
Macau

China 2003

Shanghai, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Zhouzhuang
Indonesia Short Mission Trip 2005
Singapore, Batam

Spain 2005

Barcelona, Seville, Cordoba, Granada, Madrid, Toledot, Avila, Segovia

China Church Visit 2003-06

Various places in Guangdong Province

China 2006

Yunnan: Kunming, Dali, Lijiang, Shangri-La

(Updated May 28, 2007)
Morocco 2006
Casablanca, Rabat, Fez, Erfoud, Sahara, Ait Benddou, Ouarzazate, Marrakesh
Paris again half a day for transit =P