Casual dining

After a long day of tedious work, we arrived at New Town Plaza to look for places to eat. Like every shopping mall in Hong Kong, it is packed with people. We lined… Read More →

Miscellaneous

Browsing through my photo albums, I have found an assortment of miscellaneous old photos on this lonely night…    

Dondonya

   Dondonya is a Japanese restaurant specializing in donburi (a Japanese rice bowl dish with assorted meats and vegetables), but it also serves curry, tempura and sashimi. It was our second time here… Read More →

Bologne

Bologne is a new Japanese style Western restaurant that is quite popular in town. We frequented the restaurant on more than one occasion and were pleasantly surprised by the variety of dessert and… Read More →

Fleur de Sel

Fleur de Sel is an exquisite French creperie serving authentic buckwheat crepes in Causeway Bay. The words “Fleur de Sel” literally mean “flower of salt”, which is the hand-harvested top layer of salt… Read More →

Mix & Match

The old and new Guangzhou are not contradictory – they seem to complement each other and blend nicely together. There are trees lining along avenues and skyscrapers towering high up in the business… Read More →

Colorful Streetscapes

This collection shows the vibrant side of Guangzhou, a Southern Chinese city – a mix and match of the old and new, streets packed with people and old, deserted alleys around the corner,… Read More →

Cuisine

An assortment of Chinese cuisine in Guangzhou, China. It is supposed to be a capital for good food! Out of the following, the BBQ pork is the best. Pictures taken with the Voigtlander… Read More →

Old Guangzhou

The Shamian Peninsula was free from the noisy Chinese New Year celebrations. It also contained the historical buildings which were erected over a century ago, hidden by the tall trees as old as… Read More →

Into the Darkness

Taken with CV 40/1.4

Moss

Taken with CV 40/1.4

A story of bokeh

I have just updated the “equipment” pages. They are by no means a professional review, and they do not contain any technical details of the lenses. I wrote a short passage on using… Read More →

Lost in translation

Hustle and bustle in a mall. Nothing special.

Holly Brown

We finished off a late night movie with a tempting treat. Holly Brown is a popular ice creamery in town serving Italian gelato, fancy desserts and coffee. The name of the dessert is… Read More →

Christmas lights

These Christmas lights are humble and small, unlike those enormous Christmas decorations in shopping malls in Hong Kong. But they do remind me of the real meaning of Christmas, which has nothing to… Read More →