Bangkok’s SkyTrain has seats reserved for monks. I wonder if these are only for Buddhist monks or they are non-denominational…
Nobody on the train could tell me.
The pin-man clarly wears a Buddhist-style robe, would Christian monks in a robe qualify?
If I wore a Buddhist-style orange robe would I qualify?
Too many questions left unanswered.
Hong Kong has an outstanding fishing village that’s been here for centuries. Its inhabitants speak their own dialect called Tanka. The XXI century is developing this area and the original culture is slowly being eroded.
Breakfast bomb with a dulce de leche cake and a caffé au lait. Excellent way to begin a hard work day in South America.
Soon, airlines will charge me for all my extra weight -not in my suitcases.
Another night starts in China, as the moon rises from the South China Sea.
A few days ago we attended the final round of beauty pageant/reality show produced by Hong Kong’s Mandarin station Phoenix TV.
The stage was impressive.
The whole event was a little different from what one would expect, but was definitely an interesting experience.
And a beauty pageant isn’t one if we don’t see the crowned queen.
A Japanese artist sculpts bananas.
In the picture below, from this blog, Keisuke Yamada shows his version of a sticky Poseidon -the Greek god of the sea.
Peeled and ready to eat.
But he doesn’t only do major sculptures, he also produces more contemporary art.
The man is a sensation online, and no doubt we will be hearing -and most likely also tasting, more from him.
You can eat her hair too!
Meet Yamada
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This is how the entrance of the recently opened Hong Kong Apple store looked this Thursday, following news of Steve Jobs’ passing.
Tropical storm Nesat called Hong Kong on Thursday, after leaving over 20 dead in the Philippines.
The storm’s headed to Vietnam and only its outer area triggered a number eight storm warning here.
There are only strong winds and some showers.
Some people went slightly mad
There seem to be a million videos about the hype during the opening of the Hong Kong Apple store last Saturday (I won’t even bother linking to one of them).
While many news stories about the event mentioned a protest against the Cupertino-based company’s alleged exploitation of cheap assembly-line labor in China, there were few videos available. Probably a testimony not of the brand loyalty of many here, but the pure brand love.
To take a peek at how the protest looked like, I suggest you check this video out.
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Weibo, China’s Twitter, has agreed with authorities to control the spread of information in its platform.
The company may suspend accounts of those who spread rumors or false information.
There will be a series of improved controls in place to make sure social media is as clean and accurate as any professional journalist’s work.
Fortunately, China has most media in state hands -therefore not too worried about profitability; because with this accuracy drive posting something about your last meal may end up being checked for proper nutritional value by some concerned (and always relevant) official.
You’ve been warned.
