Monday, August 28, 2006

stop, slow and look ...


Taken quite a while ago when I was much less preoccupied by my work. Somehow I enjoy watching them - they do remind me how I loved to stop, or at least slow down a bit to look around, before moving on ...

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Saturday, August 19, 2006

"no sh_tting!"
No spitting, no littering ... I underdstand, but "no sh_tting" ... must be kidding!
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Friday, August 11, 2006

causeway bay typhoon shelter ...


... Despite the heavy haze and the dim light, the tranquility of the evening and a harmonious mix of the old and new (east and west) appeal a lot to me ...
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Friday, August 04, 2006

a work of art or ...

... just a graffito by an insane?

This calligraphy graffito at the Tsim Sha Tsui's Star Ferry Pier is probably one of the last remaining works of Tsang Tsou Choi. Since the mid 50's, Tsang had been writing everywhere on the streets, lampposts, utilities box, pillars and walls, claiming himself to be the "Kowloon Emperor". Nothing seemed to be able to stop him (including arrests by the police) except a deterioration in health in recent years which has taken away his mobility. Most of his "art works" have also been painted over. His works are thus getting rare, so rare that Sotheby became interested to auction one of his works in 2004.
I thought I'd take a few photos while it's still free ...
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