View of Sun Moon Lake from hotel window
The Lalu Hotel
Wenwu Temple
Curious rock formations at Yehliu
The Oriental Santorini-esq market town of Jiufen
Sunset from Jiufen
Night shopping at Xi Men Ding
More pics from Taiwan
Posts from ‘July, 2007’
Taiwan
The Twelfth Flight
… of the year. Came back from HK a couple of days ago, and tomorrow I’ll be going to Taiwan on hols with my family. ‘Till next Sat, then.
Exploring the unexplored
The mountains of Lantau
The Big Buddha
Tai-O fishing village
HK Wetland Park
HK Wetland Park
Hong Kong skyscape as seen from TST
More pics from HK here.
Macau
More pics from Macau here.
Hong Kong
‘Till next week
Status anxiety (or the anxiety for the lack of)
Alain de Botton (2004), in Status Anxiety:
A mature solution to status anxiety may be said to begin with the recognition that status is available from, and awarded by, a variety of different audiences… and that our choice among them may be free and willed.
However unpleasant anxieties over status may be, it is difficult to imagine [...]
The Live Earth Pledge
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In 48 hours, the Live Earth concerts will reach as many as two billion people worldwide. But they’re more than concerts. They’re a call to action. Throughout the events, Live Earth’s [...]
Hong Kong, China, 10 years on
So it’s already been a decade.
How quickly time has passed – I can still remember watching the telly when they broadcasted the Chinese troops marching into Hong Kong, and they lowered the Union Jack and handed the Governor’s flag to Chris Patten. I recall my obsession with collecting colonial-era stamps and making sure that coins [...]
