CnTourist.net: tháng 10 2012

Thứ Tư, 31 tháng 10, 2012

Drying and dried seafood

Hundreds of shrimp drying in the sun on Cheung Chau

Dried fish arrayed in an artistic manner in Macau

For many people, fresh is best when it comes to food. But while I do feel that way with regards to such as my sushi and sashimi, I also do like my share of pickled and otherwise preserved edibles. Still, it's only since moving to Hong Kong that I've come to like looking at -- and
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Sassy and Parks (This week's Photo Hunt themes)

As regular visitors to this blog know, I regularly enjoy hiking in Hong Kong's country parks. I also like visiting national parks in other countries (including Japan and my native Malaysia). And while it's true that I don't go as often to amusement parks, I also have had good times whenever I've visited what could be described as the country and national parks' sassy cousins!

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MoonTrekker night photography, 2012-10-20

A night of photography on the summit of Lantau Peak, MoonTrekker, 2012-10-20 All pictures are here. Competition in Hong Kong seems to have reached a new level altogether! Firstly, the Tornado record (deadly Wilson 156kms run) was shattered last week by a bunch of superhuman men. Secondly, the Vibram HK100 race (100km) got filled up [...]
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Sunday hike sights (and -- yes -- critter spottings!)

Blue-tailed skink spotted on Victoria Peak! :)

Golden Orb Weaver spider spotted further along today's hike

Some of the views to be had along the hike were not bad either :)

For the first time in a long while, I didn't feel obliged to change my t-shirt before I got home from an afternoon of hiking. This wasn't because my hiking buddy and I didn't exert ourselves all that much
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Visiting my property – Plover Cove

Back to my Plover Cove It is, of course, a well known fact that I own Plover Cove. Not that I need to prove anything regarding ownership, but I wanted to see what it would take for me to do a Sub 2 hours Plover Cove circuit. Again, having run Plover Cove eight times this [...]
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Revisiting Jackie Chan’s old HQ in Kowloon Tong

A few years ago whilst zooming down Waterloo Road on the number 271 bus, I happened to catch sight of what was then Jackie Chan’s business HQ at #145. If you can’t remember that far back here is the post. Of course, much has happened since that first drive-by in 2006 and just by chance [...]
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New World Harbour Race 2012

First held in 1906, the Cross Harbour Race was suspended in 1979. It remained one of the most popular sporting events in Hong Kong for over 70 years, attracting hundreds of participants and thousands of spectators. The idea of swimming across the Victoria Harbour while enjoying a perfect blend of natural environment and cityscape was simply irresistible. In 2011, it was revived as the New World Harbour Race with some 1 000 swimmers negotiating a 1.8 km course, proving that the magic has not faded despite a prolonged hiatus of 33 years. It evoked memories of generations past and helped to promote swimming as a sport for all.

The Asian Open Water Swimming Championship is a 5 km race that features top athletes from the Asia Swimming Federation (AASF) Member Federations/Associations. Conducted under the rules and regulations of the International Swimming Federation and AASF, the Race is divided into Men’s and Women’s divisions.

Wilson Trail Stage 8 (abridged), Tai Po

For those who don’t have excessive amounts of time (me included, though you wouldn’t believe it looking at this site) there is a snippet of the Wilson trail than can be walked, with relative convenience and in a short time, that affords some amazing views over a large part of the NT as well as [...]
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Around the northern side of Victoria Peak and up to High West (Photo-essay)

A few months after I moved to Hong Kong, I found and bought a copy of Alicia M. Kershaw and Ginger Thrash's Above the City: Hiking Hong Kong Island (HKU Press, 2005). For a time, I followed this super helpful book's outlined hiking routes religiously -- and worried that I'd never be fit enough to complete those hikes that the book's authors rated as a 5 out of 5 in difficulty.

It's with a sense
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Ai Wei Wei’s “Grass Mud Horse Style”

When I was showed this video, I thought it is a parody of Ai Wei Wei, the Chinese dissident artist, dancing PSY’s Gangnam Style. It is not. It is indeed Ai Wei Wei himself dancing Gangnam Style, but in his irreverent and creative way. What a character!

The video is titled “Grass Mud Horse Style,” (草泥馬)，which in Chinese is a vulgar slur, a sly insult Ai coined for mocking his country’s Internet censors . The video, uploaded 24 Oct, has been swiftly censored.

Ai told the media that in making the video, he wanted to give people some laughs in their face of dismal reality – he just learnt that the home of his friend’s family was being demolished to pave way for re-development, a constant happening in today’s China.

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Frankenweenie at Times Square

Hong Kong’s Halloween just around the corner, Causeway Bay Times Square is undergoing an electrifying transformation into a pet cemetery. Presenting “Frankenweenie at Times Square,” a world exclusive, limited time only large scale recreation of a key setting in director Tim Burton and Disney’s latest 3D motion picture event “Frankenweenie.”

Dare to venture into the pet cemetery as depicted in the movie comes to life with spooky epitaphs and quirky tombstones of departed pets adorning its lawns while various characters from the movie – Victor and his dog Sparky, Elsa and Persephone, Weird Girl and Mr. Whiskers and etc., stand around you. The specially created backdrop portrays a stormy night sky, perfect for you to “flash” your scariest poses for a photo opportunity.

There’s a spooky cabin housing a special sneak peek and behind-the-scenes featurette on the making of “Frankenweenie” filled with videos and exclusive photos. This Halloween, visit Times Square and be the first to experience “Frankenweenie’s” exciting Pet Cemetery set!

Date: 1 September ~ 31 October,2012
Tel: +852 2118-8900
Website: http://www.timessquare.com.hk
Venue: Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island
How to get there : MTR Causeway Bay Station Exit A

Stock Photo ID : hkdigit-20121006-082757 (flickr)

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Halloween Events in Hong Kong

From pumpkin carving and face painting, to wandering ghosts handing out Halloween treats, Hong Kong’s malls will get you into the festive spirit.

Choose Your Dark Side at Disney’s Haunted Halloween

Date: Every Thu-Sun from 4-28 October plus 31 October 2012
Opening Hours: 10am-11pm
Admission: Various prices. Please visit website for details.
Website: http://www.hongkongdisneyland.com
How to get there : MTR Disneyland Resort Station

SCREAM and Run for Your Life this Halloween at Madame Tussauds Hong Kong

Date: 21 September to 31 October 2012
Opening Hours: 10am-10pm
Admission: HK$170
Website: http://www.madametussauds.com/hongkong
How to get there : MTR Central Station Exit J2, walk through Chater Garden for about 15 minutes and take the Peak Tram at Garden Road Peak Tram Terminus. Once there, look for Shop P101 inside The Peak Tower.

Join Us at the Gates of Hell for Ocean Park’s Halloween Bash

Date: 21 September to 31 October 2012
Opening Hours: 5:30pm-midnight
Admission: Various prices. Please visit website for details.
Website: http://www.halloweenbash.com.hk
How to get there : Take Citybus 629 at MTR Admiralty Station Exit B or Central Star Ferry Pier

Lan Kwai Fong Halloween Street Party

Date: 31 October 2012
Admission: Free
Website: http://www.lankwaifong.com
How to get there : MTR Central Station Exit D2, walk along Theatre Lane and up to D’Aguilar Street. It’s about a 5-minute walk to Lan Kwai Fong.

Happy Halloween @ Avenue of Stars

Date: 26-28 & 31 October 2012
Opening Hours: 7pm-10pm
Admission: Free
Website: http://www.avenueofstars.com.hk
How to get there : MTR East Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit J, and follow the signs.

2012 Discovery Discovery Bay Double Scary Night

Date: 31 October 2012
Opening Hours: 5pm-9pm
Admission:Free
Website: http://www.visitdiscoverybay.com
How to get there : Take a ferry from Central Ferry Pier 3 or bus DB01R from Tung Chung Citygate bus station.

Shopping Mall Halloween Events:

Harbour City Halloween Programme

Date: 28 October, 2012
Website: http://www.harbourcity.com.hk
Venue: Harbour City, Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon
How to get there : MTR Tsim Sha Tsui Station Exit A1. Walk along Haiphong Road for approximately 5 minutes.

Grand Century Place Halloween 2012

Date: Mid-September to 31 October 2012
Website: http://www.grandcenturyplace.com.hk
Venue: Grand Century Place, Mong Kok, Kowloon
How to get there : MTR Mong Kok East Station Exit D

Langham Place 2012 Halloween Party

Date: 29 September to 31 October, 2012
Website: http://www.langhamplace.com.hk
Venue: Langham Place, Mong Kok, Kowloon
How to get there : MTR Mong Kok Station Exit C3

Lok Fu Plaza Haunted Circus

Date: 22 September to 28 October (every Fri, Sat, Sun and public holidays) and 29-31 October 2012
Website: http://www.lokfuplaza.com
Venue: Lok Fu Plaza, Lok Fu, Kowloon
How to get there : MTR Lok Fu Station Exit B

Frankenweenie at Times Square

Date: 1 September to 31 October 2012
Website: http://www.hkdigit.net/2012/10/frankenweenie-at-times-square/
Venue: Times Square, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Island
How to get there : MTR Causeway Bay Station Exit A

Spooky Golden Halloween at the Gold Coast Piazza

Date: 12-31 October, 2012
Website: http://www.goldcoastpiazza.com.hk
Venue: Gold Coast Piazza, Castle Peak Bay, New Territories
How to get there : Take bus K51 from MTR Tuen Mun Station Exit C2

Stock Photo ID : hkdigit-20081031-201654 (flickr), hkdigit-20121018-080103, hkdigit-20121006-082241

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