For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
Happy New Year
Saturday, December 31, 2011
Friday, December 30, 2011
Thursday, December 29, 2011
Saturday, December 24, 2011
Slade: Merry Christmas Everybody
For Christmas, a guilty pleasure.
No Christmas is complete without Noddy Holder's yell starting at 3'03. . .
Plus, Christmas hits: are Slade, Boney M and the Pogues made for life?
No Christmas is complete without Noddy Holder's yell starting at 3'03. . .
Plus, Christmas hits: are Slade, Boney M and the Pogues made for life?
Thursday, December 22, 2011
Wednesday, December 21, 2011
Monday, December 19, 2011
Sunday, December 18, 2011
Saturday, December 17, 2011
Joni Mitchell: River
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
From the album Blue, a song for Christmas. . .
From the album Blue, a song for Christmas. . .
Wednesday, December 14, 2011
Monday, December 12, 2011
Sunday, December 11, 2011
Saturday, December 10, 2011
Ronnie Corbett: My Blackberry Is Not Working
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield. . .
Ronnie Corbett and Harry Enfield. . .
Friday, December 09, 2011
Cold Weather Warning
The Cold Weather Warning has been issued by the Hong Kong
Observatory at 4:20 p.m. Cold weather is expected in Hong
Kong during the overnight period.
The minimum temperature in the urban areas overnight will be around 11 degrees. It will be lower than 10 degrees over parts of the New Territories and on high ground.
As Hong Kong will be affected by a cold winter monsoon in
the next couple of days, people are advised to put on warm
clothes and to avoid adverse health effects due to the cold
weather. You must also ensure adequate indoor ventilation.
If you must go out, please avoid prolonged exposure to
wintry winds.
If you know of elderly persons or persons with chronic
medical conditions staying alone, please call or visit them
occasionally to check if they need any assistance.
Make sure heaters are safe before use, and place them away
from any combustibles. Do not light fires indoors as a means
to keep warm.
Whatever the temperature, please ensure that there is plenty
of fresh air in your room when you are using an old-type gas
water heater.
Dispatched by Hong Kong Observatory at 16:20 HKT on 09.12.2011
Observatory at 4:20 p.m. Cold weather is expected in Hong
Kong during the overnight period.
The minimum temperature in the urban areas overnight will be around 11 degrees. It will be lower than 10 degrees over parts of the New Territories and on high ground.
As Hong Kong will be affected by a cold winter monsoon in
the next couple of days, people are advised to put on warm
clothes and to avoid adverse health effects due to the cold
weather. You must also ensure adequate indoor ventilation.
If you must go out, please avoid prolonged exposure to
wintry winds.
If you know of elderly persons or persons with chronic
medical conditions staying alone, please call or visit them
occasionally to check if they need any assistance.
Make sure heaters are safe before use, and place them away
from any combustibles. Do not light fires indoors as a means
to keep warm.
Whatever the temperature, please ensure that there is plenty
of fresh air in your room when you are using an old-type gas
water heater.
Dispatched by Hong Kong Observatory at 16:20 HKT on 09.12.2011
Thursday, December 08, 2011
Wednesday, December 07, 2011
Tuesday, December 06, 2011
Monday, December 05, 2011
Sunday, December 04, 2011
Saturday, December 03, 2011
Orchestre National de Barbès: lawah lawah
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
Algerian, Moroccan and Tunisian musicians. . .
The name of the band is a wry joke. . . Barbès is in Paris's 18th arrondissement.
If memory serves me well, Emile Zola's novel Nana begins in the Goutte d'Or (gutter of gold) in Barbès. At that time the area was a refuge for the poor recently made homeless by the clearance by Haussmann of whole sections of the city centre to create the boulevards and prospects as they are today.
Soon after the area became first port of call for workers from France's rural provinces, followed by workers from Belgium, Italy, Poland, and Spain. Since the 1950s, Barbès has been a starting point for workers from ex-French Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. It has some great couscous restaurants.
Algerian, Moroccan and Tunisian musicians. . .
The name of the band is a wry joke. . . Barbès is in Paris's 18th arrondissement.
If memory serves me well, Emile Zola's novel Nana begins in the Goutte d'Or (gutter of gold) in Barbès. At that time the area was a refuge for the poor recently made homeless by the clearance by Haussmann of whole sections of the city centre to create the boulevards and prospects as they are today.
Soon after the area became first port of call for workers from France's rural provinces, followed by workers from Belgium, Italy, Poland, and Spain. Since the 1950s, Barbès has been a starting point for workers from ex-French Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia. It has some great couscous restaurants.
Friday, December 02, 2011
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Afternoon
Overnight the temperature hovered around 12C. Today, however, the sky was blue, the sun shone, and the thermometer hovered around a pleasant 17.5C. Humidity is way, way down. Crisp, even. Well, crisp for these parts.
Hong Kong Observatory forecasts cold (12C) for ce soir, except under the duvet.
Thursday, December 01, 2011
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Afternoon
During the night an "intense winter monsoon" swept in from the north and the day-time temperature today dropped eight degrees compared with the day before.
Hong Kong Observatory forecasts an overnight temperature of 13C or slightly below. And not much warmer tomorrow. Ouch!
Wednesday, November 30, 2011
Monday, November 28, 2011
Sunday, November 27, 2011
Saturday, November 26, 2011
Bob Dylan: All Along the Watchtower
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
Side one, track four, from one of Dylan's greatest albums, John Wesley Harding. . .
Side one, track four, from one of Dylan's greatest albums, John Wesley Harding. . .
Wednesday, November 23, 2011
Tuesday, November 22, 2011
Sunday, November 20, 2011
Saturday, November 19, 2011
Ignatus: Le Soleil Chante / The Sun Sings
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
Whimsical film to accompany the song. . . and English subtitles. . .
Whimsical film to accompany the song. . . and English subtitles. . .
Friday, November 18, 2011
Thursday, November 17, 2011
Wednesday, November 16, 2011
Tuesday, November 15, 2011
Monday, November 14, 2011
A postcard is better than no letter at all
Thanks for the welcome back messages!
Previously, it was usual to go out each day and post a photo that very same day.
Such frequency is not possible for the time being, but as a good friend and mentor once pointed out to me apropos of something else: "a postcard is better than no letter at all".
So, life goes on.
And wherever you are, may you stay well and be blessed with moments of serenity and grace.
Previously, it was usual to go out each day and post a photo that very same day.
Such frequency is not possible for the time being, but as a good friend and mentor once pointed out to me apropos of something else: "a postcard is better than no letter at all".
So, life goes on.
And wherever you are, may you stay well and be blessed with moments of serenity and grace.
Sunday, November 13, 2011
Sunday, October 09, 2011
Time Out
Been even less well than usual these past few days. Until some of that is sorted out, I am taking a break.
Saturday, October 08, 2011
Friday, October 07, 2011
Thursday, October 06, 2011
Steve Jobs: Stay hungry, stay foolish
Steve Jobs (1955-2011) commencement address at Stanford University in 2005:
Wednesday, October 05, 2011
Tuesday, October 04, 2011
Monday, October 03, 2011
Sunday, October 02, 2011
Saturday, October 01, 2011
John Adams: China Gates
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
Music with a delicate touch. . .
Performed by Fraser Graham
Music with a delicate touch. . .
Performed by Fraser Graham
Friday, September 30, 2011
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Village square by night
[Yes, tomorrow, 1st October, is China's National Day and hereabouts a public holiday]
Thursday, September 29, 2011
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Typhoon Nesat
[A little island in the South China Sea woke up this morning to discover that sometime during the night Hong Kong Observatory had issued a No.8. . . a 'gale or storm force wind warning'. So this morning most people didn't go to work or school, the ferries stopped, and most shops stayed closed. The all-clear was given at 4:10pm.]
Wednesday, September 28, 2011
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Village Square
[A little island in the South China Sea marks China's National Day on 1st October]
Note: it's quite windy. Having battered The Philippines, Typhoon Nesat is now progressing westwards across the South China Sea. It is currently about 500 kilometres south of here and heading west-northwest. Earlier today, Hong Kong Observatory issued a No. 3. The Obs forecasts rough seas, occasional gale force winds, and "squally" showers overnight and into tomorrow.
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Monday, September 26, 2011
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Cantonese opera recital, public pier
[This event was in connection with China's upcoming National Day on October 1st]
Sunday, September 25, 2011
Saturday, September 24, 2011
Joni Mitchell: Big Yellow Taxi
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
They paved paradise. . . put up a parking lot. . .
They paved paradise. . . put up a parking lot. . .
Friday, September 23, 2011
Thursday, September 22, 2011
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Monday, September 19, 2011
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Saturday, September 17, 2011
Yves Montand: Les feuilles mortes
For the weekend, a guilty pleasure.
A classic. . . Montand first sang this song of loss and regret in a 1946 film, Les Portes de la Nuit. A year later, Johnny Mercer took Les feuilles mortes and made it into Autumn Leaves. . .
Autumn Leaves
Jacques Prévert
A classic. . . Montand first sang this song of loss and regret in a 1946 film, Les Portes de la Nuit. A year later, Johnny Mercer took Les feuilles mortes and made it into Autumn Leaves. . .
Autumn Leaves
Jacques Prévert
Friday, September 16, 2011
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Saturday, September 10, 2011
Friday, September 09, 2011
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