Hello Excellent Ones,
It has been dreary for like weeks on end. At times the clouds have been so low that the view from my apartment is nothing but a grey wall and you can't see the top five floors from below. I can't remember when I last saw the sun, but I am really looking forward to seeing it again. It has been drizzling a little as well every day. Still it is @ 15 above every day. So grey and plus 15 vrs. sunny and minus 40. Ah I think grey and plus 15 will be good.
Today I will report about a few of the thousands of quirky things that I encounter in Hong Kong almost every day. Quirky is different, quirky is interesting, I kind of like quirky.
Hairy Crabs
Every January-March it is hairy crab season. Millions and millions of these creatures are thrown into baskets, live, with a little ribbon tied in a bow to keep their claws under control. Sometimes they are stacked neatly. Kind of cruel, but the Chinese love them.
Mini Austin
Hong Kong has great cars. All, however have their steering wheel on the right side rather than the left. Rather weird. Lots of German and Italian hot rods rule the road, but there is a niche for Austin Minis as well. Came by a garage that fixed only Austin Minis. Hmm. Rather interesting.
Blossoms
Ok I admit it. I like flowers even though as a big, burly guy I am not really supposed to admit it. Yet I enjoy the blossoms that abound here year round. It makes my day. And they have this amazing year round flower market. I will have to a blog just on that some day. It is pretty great.
Quirky signs
Chinglish is much better in mainland China than here in the Special Administration Region, but occasionally there is an interesting sign. Have a Blossoming good year every one.
Dogs Wearing Coats
When the temperature gets down to 12 out come the dog coats. The poor dogs might get cold. Pansies! Canadian dogs are much tougher. Many of the jackets are designer Chinese coats. Rather amusing to observe. In the summer out come the razors and many dogs are sheared to a fine stubble so they can survive the heat. One sheltie is sheared like a lion with a lovely mane. Now why did I not think of that with Lady?
Oranges
There are millions of oranges now. They are going real cheap. A pound for about fifty cents Canadian. Cheap. Bought a giant mandarin orange and tried it. It was super sour but it was an interesting size.
Have a great week everyone.
God bless you.
Love adios and peng on,
Dirk
It has been dreary for like weeks on end. At times the clouds have been so low that the view from my apartment is nothing but a grey wall and you can't see the top five floors from below. I can't remember when I last saw the sun, but I am really looking forward to seeing it again. It has been drizzling a little as well every day. Still it is @ 15 above every day. So grey and plus 15 vrs. sunny and minus 40. Ah I think grey and plus 15 will be good.
Today I will report about a few of the thousands of quirky things that I encounter in Hong Kong almost every day. Quirky is different, quirky is interesting, I kind of like quirky.
Hairy Crabs
Every January-March it is hairy crab season. Millions and millions of these creatures are thrown into baskets, live, with a little ribbon tied in a bow to keep their claws under control. Sometimes they are stacked neatly. Kind of cruel, but the Chinese love them.
Mini Austin
Hong Kong has great cars. All, however have their steering wheel on the right side rather than the left. Rather weird. Lots of German and Italian hot rods rule the road, but there is a niche for Austin Minis as well. Came by a garage that fixed only Austin Minis. Hmm. Rather interesting.
Blossoms
Ok I admit it. I like flowers even though as a big, burly guy I am not really supposed to admit it. Yet I enjoy the blossoms that abound here year round. It makes my day. And they have this amazing year round flower market. I will have to a blog just on that some day. It is pretty great.
Quirky signs
Chinglish is much better in mainland China than here in the Special Administration Region, but occasionally there is an interesting sign. Have a Blossoming good year every one.
Dogs Wearing Coats
When the temperature gets down to 12 out come the dog coats. The poor dogs might get cold. Pansies! Canadian dogs are much tougher. Many of the jackets are designer Chinese coats. Rather amusing to observe. In the summer out come the razors and many dogs are sheared to a fine stubble so they can survive the heat. One sheltie is sheared like a lion with a lovely mane. Now why did I not think of that with Lady?
Oranges
There are millions of oranges now. They are going real cheap. A pound for about fifty cents Canadian. Cheap. Bought a giant mandarin orange and tried it. It was super sour but it was an interesting size.
Have a great week everyone.
God bless you.
Love adios and peng on,
Dirk
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