Why am I taking a picture in front of this store?

This is the Dolce & Gabbana store on Canton Road, Tsim Sha Tsui.  Why am I taking a picture here?  If you want to find out, please read the following article from the Financial Times.

http://blogs.ft.com/beyond-brics/2012/01/09/dg-in-hong-kong-snapping-at-snappers/#axzz1j4Xur3qE

2011 in review

Remember this?  Here it comes again!

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2011 annual report for this blog.

Here’s an excerpt:

A San Francisco cable car holds 60 people. This blog was viewed about 3,100 times in 2011. If it were a cable car, it would take about 52 trips to carry that many people.

Click here to see the complete report.

Christmas Mall Decorations, 2011

Here are a few of the mall decorations.  We’ve been doing this for a few years not and quite frankly it’s getting a little stale.

 

Update after a long Absence!

Hello friends!

I apologize for being away for so long!  Unfortunately, besides being busy with school, work and the holidays (my sister came home for American Thanksgiving) I have had my first SLE, or Lupus, flare.  I was diagnosed 10 years ago but never had a major flare until now. After dealing with it for a month I am feeling much better now.

Here are some pictures of 9J that I haven’t posted before, enjoy!

9J was also a “military official”

9J was a “literary official” at an exhibition.

TearJ had a beer with a friend (we don’t know her name) at our favorite German restaurant.

Summer Smurfs

There are quite a few pictures of the Js in the summer which I haven’t posted.  Here I am with TearJ at a promotional event at the Maritime Square in Tsing Yi for the Smurf Movie.

Time for some more random food pictures

I was at the gastro bar “The Globe” with a few of my primary school friends and 9J.  The Globe was selected by CNNGo as one of the best beer bar in the city!  They serve beers from local breweries.

Ocean Park 2011

I went with some friends to the famous Hong Kong theme park Ocean Park to take advantage of its HK$99 admission for locals after 6pm.  Of course, 9J had to come along.

The train station where trains transport visitors between the top and bottom of the hill.

The new aquarium

Once we got inside

The entrance

U. S. Trip 2011 ~ The Huntington Library

I am glad I had the opportunity to visit the Huntington Library on this trip to the U.S.  I have never been there before but have heard a lot of good things about it.  Unfortunately, a lot of people assume the entire premise is full of books by its name.

Of course, this is Warhol, too!

The famous “Blue Boy” portrait

I don’t like birds much, as you know, but this is an Audobon so even I have to take a picture.

So, as you can see, there are a lot to see besides books!

U. S. Trip 2011 ~ The World-famous San Diego Zoo

Going to the San Diego Zoo is definitely a new experience for me, but it shouldn’t be.  I used to live in San Diego with my sister during the two years when I studied for my first master’s.  I have no idea why I haven’t been there then.  I mean, I have been to Sea World and Legoland even.

It is so much more than I expected.  I had a great time.  What made it even better was that one of my old colleagues from the University of San Diego was a member there and she gave me a free entrance pass!

Meerkat

Giraffe

Zebar ~ Hey, 9J has the same shirt!

Cheetah

Peacock ~ Why do zoos let peacocks strut about? There’s one just like that at the Toranga Zoo in Sydney!

9J made a goat friend!

I have honestly forgotten what animals these are.

The Elephant Odyssey is an impressive exhibit.

Elephants

Secretary Bird

Map of the zoo

The entrance

Artjamming

I’m sorry that my 2011 U.S. Trip posts have been taking a backseat these days.  There are just so many photographs to sort through.

Today we’ll once again take a detour.  I went to Artjamming last Friday with a couple of friends and of course 9J!