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Monday, March 1, 2010

Yau Tong is an area in the eastern part of Hong Kong well known for its seafood restaurants. It is also a good place to spend time on weekend doing sketching and painting or reading a book. Nearby there is a fishing village called Lei Yun Mun with many tiny houses and fantastic sea views. I would come here whenever I have the time to draw and visit some old store that still sell the traditional ‘milk tea’ and ‘toast.’ More and more seafood restaurants are popping up and fishing boats are now used as ‘water taxi’ mainly use for transportation between the Hong Kong Island and Kowloon. Eventually, this place is going to give way for expensive residential development, private yachts, cool restaurants, cafes and bar and probably the village nearby will become another up-market sea view residential property.

SOHO HONG KONG

Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Soho, Hong Kong

It was really chilly this m

orning. Packed my sketch book, I set off with some friends to SOHO area in Hong Kong looking for nice restaurant for brunch. Took the tram and after 40 minutes, we reach this place called The Real Bread Company at no. 14 Kau U Fong, SOHO. Cozy decor and good food, this place is also very popular and famous for their fantastic french style bread and pastries.

Sketch some interesting spots nearby after our brunch. The Man Mo Temple is popular among the locals and nice new fancy cafe like Lotus and old traditional one serving 'snake meat dishes'

GITONE STUDIO HONG KONG

Sunday, March 14, 2010

Gitone Studio, Hong Kong

We are always looking for new things to do on weekend in Hong Kong beside shopping and eating out. While exploring the Quarry Bay Park, we came across a interesting pottery/painting studio called GITONE Arts and Dining. http://www.gitone.hk

Started in 1992, the owner , Terrence Lee, whom is a artist teaches pottery and painting. The place also served for private dining in the evening.

WING LEE STREET HONG KONG

Monday, March 15, 2010

Wing Lee Street, Hong Kong

Last Sunday, I went down to Wing Lee Street after reading news that the location site used for filming of the award winning film 'Echoes of the Rainbow' directed by Alex Law is to be demolish to give ways for some up market development.
I realized that I have been around here so many times to take photos of old houses and shops but I have never sketch around this areas. Last weekend, I did and it feel good drawing the houses on Wing Lee Street, old mail boxes and back lanes.
The film won the Crystal Bear award at the Berlin Film Festival.
http://www.cnngo.com/hong-kong/play/hong-kong-film-echoes-rainbow-wins-crystal-bear-berlin-film-festival-739436
I just hope that these places can be reconsider and preserve as part of the Hong Kong history and heritage for the younger generation.

Movie poster.

TV antenna and phone lines can be seen all over the building.

Here the safest ways of drying clothes is to have the bamboo poles going through the clothes and secured by ropes just in case of bad weather.

HONG KONG AIRPORT TERMINAL

Saturday, March 27, 2010

Hong Kong airport terminal

The counter announced that the plane is late. Some went back shopping and others took their laptop and start to surf the net. Is time to find a place and sketch. By the time I finished with the coloring, it was already 8 pm and totally dark outside.

On the flight, cannot help wanting to know what he is reading.

HONG KONG

Sunday, March 28, 2010

Hong Kong

The Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences was established in 1996, and is located in a renovated 3 storey Edwardian style building at Caine Lane Hong Kong.

HONG KONG TAIKOO SHING

Wednesday, April 28, 2010

Hong Kong TaiKoo Shing

Playing chess is a favorite pastimes in Hong Kong.

Bronze scuplture in a nearby park.

Singapore brand cafe called 'Toast Box'.