Tag Archives: Lantau

“There Is No Plan B”

Posted on May 22, 2013 by cecilie

I knew it was too soon to celebrate last year when the news came that there would be no rubbish incinerator on the island in the photo above. “They will never give up an opportunity to waste this much money” … Continue reading →

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Rubbish Talks

Posted on January 10, 2012 by cecilie

I thought I’d post this as a tease. It was taken… maybe three years ago? and yes, not photoshopped. Hong Kong used to look like this most of the time not so long ago, except before and during a typhoon. … Continue reading →

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Silly Season … With Animals!

Posted on July 17, 2009 by cecilie

The “silly season,”  a time where nothing’s happening and newspapers have to resort to “Cat stuck in tree for several minutes” type of news to sell copies, is called “cucumber time” in Norwegian. For obvious reasons (people use cucumbers to … Continue reading →

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Welcome To The Welcoming Dustbin

Posted on August 2, 2008 by cecilie

Now … it’s enough. Now I’ve seen, heard and tried it all. All, I say. Walking Piles through Pui O yesterday afternoon, I came across an exuberantly painted object: Wowser! What was with the orange, I asked my local dustbin … Continue reading →

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Burn Lantau Festival

Posted on March 17, 2008 by cecilie

Burn Lantau Festival, also known as Ching Ming, came early this year. Normally coming around only on boring, predictable April 5th, this year the festivities had already started on Friday, March 14! Yes, on that night, the entire hillside above … Continue reading →

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Rabid Helpers

Posted on February 29, 2008 by cecilie

Ah, Sichuan! The larder of China and with a cuisine that can make a grown man cry and a rabid anti-cooking fiend like me enjoy cooking. If I don’t cook Sichuan food every day, how will I be able to … Continue reading →

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