Tudou | Potato | Translation
March 6th, 2010 by admin No comments »Here is an excerpt from the Google Toolbar Autotranslate:
If you upload pornographic images, depending on the impact would be locked dark room until the kill file.
Chinese New Year
February 14th, 2010 by admin No comments »Here is a short 1 min video from my apartment window on the 7th floor as hordes of Chinese celebrate their Lunar New Year with loud firecrackers and spectacular fireworks …
Roast Pig Siu Mei
February 7th, 2010 by admin No comments »
Roast Pig 燒肉
Originally uploaded by yabbox
I passed this Siu Mei (烧味) restaurant in Jordan, in a side street just off Shanghai street. These two pigs really looked enticing, and there were other cuts of meat hanging alongside with lovely looking crackling, plenty of meat and a lovely barbecued flavour-ful skin.
I can’t imagine those burned little pig’s ears would be the delicacy they reputedly are however!
The chef didn’t mind me taking some photos and even tried to ‘pose’ for some shots while at work.
The pork ribs were roughly sliced through the bone and served on a bed a rice with a minced ginger sauce.
Happy Valley
February 4th, 2010 by admin 3 comments »
A Night at the Races
If you’re in Hong Kong on a Wednesday evening you have to go to the races. I arrived in Hong Kong on a Tuesday and stayed for 9 days, which meant I could go the races twice! Racing in Hong Kong is very accessible, in terms of travel and getting involved; it’s a lot of fun, a lovely grass race track where the going is always good and a great mix of local’s, mainland Chinese (both of whom love gambling), with a lot of working foreigners and other tourists from all over. » Read more: Happy Valley
iPhone Getting Started
December 22nd, 2009 by admin No comments »I just bought an iPhone online in Hong Kong and it was delivered by TNT, unlocked. Excitedly I took out the user guide, bizarrely called ‘finger tips’ and learned how to turn the phone on. » Read more: iPhone Getting Started
Time Wasters
December 19th, 2009 by admin No comments »
Albino Black Sheep
From a games page on We Live in Beijing, I started playing a game called Bloxorz, which is hosted on Albino Black Sheep, a predominately flash based gaming zone. Damien Clarke, the designer behind Bloxorz works for DX Interactive, and from this site, you can find out more about Bloxorz by clicking on ‘Flash Games’ and then ‘Bloxorz’. » Read more: Time Wasters
Canon Camera Can
December 7th, 2009 by admin 1 comment »
Ghost Ship
Originally uploaded by yabbox
My office colleague has borrowed a Canon EOS 400D Digital Camera for her first trip to Hong Kong and so we wonder down to Victoria harbour so she can take her first souvenir shots of Hong Kong.
I’ve been meaning to upgrade to a Canon Powershot G9 or G10 for some time. Now I’ve seen there is a G11 on the market and still I’m managing with my little Ixus 80.
Train K26 – Shēnzhèn xī to Huángshān
December 7th, 2009 by admin No comments »Overnight train to Huangshan
Tuesday 1st December 2009
Train K26 – Shenzhenxi to Nanjingxi
Originally uploaded by yabbox
My last entry explained my stressful journey from Hong Kong to Shenzhen Xi Train Station. That is where I boarded this train to Huangshan.
Shenzhen Xi is a little used train station in the industrial part of Shenzhen. The K25/K26 train service is a privately run route from ShenZhen West 深圳西 to Nanjing West 南京西. I’ll be travelling as far as Huangshan 黄山.
I didn’t know there were private train lines in China and apart from the branding in the restaurant car, it is little different from any other train journey in China.
Hong Kong to Shenzhen
December 7th, 2009 by admin 2 comments »
Hong Kong China Border
I wouldn’t normally regale my trip across Hong Kong and through the Shenzhen border, but when preparing for this small trip, I didn’t find any info on the route to Shenzhen Xi Train Station.
I stop by the travel agent in Hong Kong to finalise the next segment of my journey, where I’m handed my train ticket from Shenzhen to Huangshan. Here Kelvin warns me that the train leaves from the West Station in Shenzhen, which is much further from the border than the main station – basically it is in the middle of nowhere. » Read more: Hong Kong to Shenzhen
