just as babies born and children grow, buildings are built and age. from drawing plans to construction permits, buildings go through a significant amount of planning. the overall process with construction accumulate much time and sweat within them, and once built, more sweating is put into its maintanance and the different stories that happen inside them. but eventually they grow old, such as this large population in hong kong. for the most part, people can’t see them from below, as the daily life involves mostly fancy store-fronts and window displays.
April 28, 2010
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December 19, 2009
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yàuhjagwái or “oil-fried ghost” as mentioned, in the making. well, actually, that’s just the oil where it’s fried and the cook/ chef/ artist. i’m not sure the rolls he’s preparing uses the same dough, but they also seem very interesting.
December 4, 2009
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beginning operations in 1979, mtr (mass transit rail) of hong kong has become world leader in underground rail operations. with the recent merger of mtr and kcrc (kowloon canton railway company), mtr operates its services through 211.6kms of rail, with 150 stations and 68 light rail stops. their services include rapit transit, light rail, regional rail, airport rail link and feeder buses.
October 9, 2009
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up at the peak(hong kong’s most visited attraction, one can see an amazing view of the increidble skyscrapers and hong kong scenery/ panorama from one of hong kong’s tallest points. what i think sometimes is that people get carried away with the view they are given, and do not appreaciate the rest there is to offer, like this amazing path there is (in the photo) where you walk around the area and can even descend down to the city by foot (it’s actually a relatively short walk).
September 14, 2009
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what you see here might not look as appetizing if you’re not used to it. what you see here is rice porridge/congee (like rice soup) with fried bread sticks known as you tiao, accompanied by a small cup of soy milk. the cantonese name yàuhjagwái literally means “oil-fried ghost” and, according to folklore. they are often made as two foot-long rolls of dough joined along the middle, with one roll representing the song dynasty chancellor qinhui and the other the wife, which are regarded as traitors (hence the deep frying and separating).
September 3, 2009
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August 18, 2009
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one of my favorite airports in the world: hong kong international. it was expanded recently (a few years back) with terminal two designed by rmjm architects, affering this interesting interior.
July 30, 2009
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last i remember is that the world famous lippo building in hong kong wasn’t always lippo. it was acquired in the late 80s from a huge australian land developing company that dissolved from fraud. these iconic towers, are pretty simbolic and literal as they represent koala trees. the obtruding windows represent koalas and the sense of warmth and security wit the solid gesture of them wrapping around the towers.
July 15, 2009
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as dense as hong kong is, it is remarkable how previous planning kept approximately 70% of hong kong undeveloped for preservation. highest in density, hong kong still manages to grow somewhat responsibly in comparison to other competing cities. they are very fortunate to be able to have top level skyscrapers and international architecture landmarks complemented by foliage and landscaping in such a hectic environment.
