Tuesday, September 30, 2008

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On the waterfront: National Day (1 October) illumination

Monday, September 29, 2008

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Sports Centre entrance

Sunday, September 28, 2008

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Four-o-nine pm

Saturday, September 27, 2008

DNA ft Suzanne Vega: Tom's Diner

For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.

I am sitting in the morning at the diner on the corner:



Have a great weekend.

Bonus. . . Suzanne Vega on the curious story of Tom's Diner: Tom's Essay

Friday, September 26, 2008

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On the waterfront.

Hereabouts, next Wednesday, 1 October, is a public holiday.

Why so? It's the 59th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China:

In other words, National Day.

Reading matters

T S Eliot, Four Quartets
Quartet No 1: Burnt Norton
Quartet No 2: East Coker
Quartet No 3: The Dry Salvages
Quartet No 4: Little Gidding
Notes

Thursday, September 25, 2008

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Six-eighteen pm: the "slow" ferry

Reading matters

'Streuth. . . forty years ago today, Van Morrison began recording what was to become Astral Weeks: wikipedia
The recording process took three days: 25 September, 1 October, 15 October. In November 1968, the album was released. . .

The Lester Bangs essay on Astral Weeks: beat patrol

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

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Post-typhoon Hagupit

Weather pr0n

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Well, that's that, then.

Typhoon Hagupit, the tally so far: eight dead in the Philippines; locally, sixty injured, three seriously; flights cancelled or delayed; almost everything closed; fallen scaffolding, flooding in the usual places; 100,000 evacuated along the South China coast; Vietnam next.

A little known fact -- outside of the Philippines -- hagupit is Tagalog for "to lash".

Oh, post-Hagupit. Today, a run on Hong Kong's third largest bank, Bank of East Asia: bloomberg

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

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Typhoon Hagupit: the (relative) calm before the proverbial storm

Reading matters

Paulson Bailout a Historic Swindle, by William Greider: The Nation

Weather pr0n

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Hong Kong Observatory raised the Number 8 at 6pm. At that hour Typhoon Hagupit was about 210 kilometres south-southeast of a little island in the South China Sea.

The "big wind" is forecast to move west or west-northwest and make landfall on the south China coast.

That's to say, well to the west of a little island in the South China Sea.

Hagupit's outer rainbands and strong winds are already upon the island. Gale force winds and heavy rains to come.

Stay safe!

Monday, September 22, 2008

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Six-o-five pm

Weather pr0n

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The last ten days have been unseasonably hot. Today, it was hotter than hot (35C).

Not for long.

Typhoon Hagupit is skirting the north of The Philippines and heading into the South China Sea. The typhoon is "relatively fast moving and mature".

The Number 1 has already been raised.

Although Hagupit is forecast to pass well south of a little island in the South China Sea, Hong Kong Observatory notes it may be necessary to raise the Number 3 sometime tomorrow, Tuesday.

What else? Squally showers and strengthening winds.

Stay safe!

Reading matters

The Amazing Gift of Woo Lai Wah, by Mike Mitchell: the online photographer

Sunday, September 21, 2008

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Free Cantopop show on the waterfront

Saturday, September 20, 2008

Stevie Wonder: Superstition

For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.

Stevie Wonder and his band play harsher, harder and louder live on Sesame Street. As someone else said, it doesn't get much better than this. Enjoy!



Have a great weekend.

Friday, September 19, 2008

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Neighbour

Thursday, September 18, 2008

Reading matters

Wall Street's Just Deserts, by Harold Meyerson: Washington Post

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Liquid play: H2O

Wednesday, September 17, 2008

Reading matters

The End of the Blue Chip Economy, by David Lindorff: counterpunch

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

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Mid-Autumn Festival lanterns

Monday, September 15, 2008

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Tung Wan Road

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Saturday, September 13, 2008

Alpinekat: Large Hadron Collider rap

For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.

Particle physics rulz:


Have a great weekend.

Friday, September 12, 2008

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Waterfront

Thursday, September 11, 2008

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Out-patient department

Wednesday, September 10, 2008

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The "slow" ferry

Tuesday, September 09, 2008

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Waterfront cafe

Sunday, September 07, 2008

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Legislative Council election day

Saturday, September 06, 2008

The Rolling Stones: Far Away Eyes

For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.

Time for a bit of country something: "I was driving home early Sunday morning through Bakersfield, listening to the gospel music on the colored radio station. . . "



Have a great weekend.

Friday, September 05, 2008

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On the waterfront

Tuesday, September 02, 2008

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Out-patients department