Hong Kong is Home. from Javin Lau on Vimeo.
A beautiful video by Javin Lau, just in time for my final week in Hong Kong. I'm welling up...
#PFHK
Monday 20 May 2013
Saturday 18 May 2013
WTF // Sai Kung Shark Attack!
Junk Boat season may be well underway, but the waters of Sai Kung were quieter than normal last weekend after shark attack rumours spread like warm pee in a wet suit.
Tuesday 7 May 2013
Monday 6 May 2013
MACAU // All Hail The Grand Lisboa
Last weekend I took my first ever trip to Macau, the ex-Portuguese SAR of China and gambling capital of the East.
While I didn't enter a single casino on my trip, they still managed to photobomb my snaps of the beautiful old town. Chief culprit was the Grand Lisboa, an architectural monstrosity that looms over Macau like an incoming 90's spaceship on Armageddon Day.
Wednesday 1 May 2013
WTF // Eyemask
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Saturday 20 April 2013
Is Hong Kong the World's Most Photogenic City?
Like you and I, Hong Kong is not a classic beauty.
Paris has its ordered Boulevards, New York its striking landmarks; Hong Kong is a jumble of newness and everyday life, with buildings jostling for attention in the haphazard skyline. Yet, it’s this hotchpotch of lifestyles that makes it one of the most photogenic cities on the planet.
Thursday 18 April 2013
WTF // Hong Kong Students DO Have A Sense Of Humour
I made this poster for a workshop on Job Interviews. It was kind of asking for it, wasn't it?! Still, pretty hilarious.
PFHK
Sunday 14 April 2013
HK PROBLEMS // Polluted City
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| Via @i4harold |
Leaving my flat on an early morning Pret run yesterday, I could not help but notice the smog that had draped itself over the city while I slept. For the first time since moving here, the change in air quality overnight was jarring.
Sunday 24 March 2013
WTF // Cute Fruit
The shelves of Wellcome just got a whole lot cuter; they now stock baby mangoes. Adorbs.
#PFHK
Saturday 9 March 2013
PICTURES // JCCAC, Shek Kip Mei
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| BABY IN A BAG: Student art shown in main foyer |
Hong Kong's Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC) is a multi-disciplinary arts village in Shek Kip Mei. Converted from a former factory estate, the building hosts regular exhibitions of local artists' work. On Saturday, I took my camera to check it out...
Friday 8 March 2013
Sunday 3 March 2013
HK Highlights #14 // Shanghai Street
Heritage, creativity and humour all blend on my favourite Hong Kong street.
Stretching from Mong Kok to Jordan, Shanghai Street showcases a vibrant cross section of Kowloon that remains both authentic and unique. Here, you can’t enjoy the best of Hong Kong without also being exposed to some of its worst; interspersed between the unique shops and historical buildings are the whore houses, brazenly advertising the trade with nationalities listed by price.
Here’s 6 things I love about Shanghai Street…
Wednesday 27 February 2013
HK PROBLEMS // Cramped Apartments
Photos of Hong Kong’s “cramped” apartments appeared in media outlets around the world last week. Issued by Publicis, on behalf of Society for Community Organization, they were enough to make even me quit whining about my apartment size and count my blessings, but the charity’s message soon got lost in the medium.
Tuesday 26 February 2013
Wednesday 20 February 2013
WTF // Student Feedback
This is what someone wrote after a "Bucket List" chat group I ran at college. Kind of... poignant.
#PFHK
Tuesday 19 February 2013
POEM // 'I Miss', By Steph Carter
I miss
being able to call, any hour
not counting the minutes that I'm paying for
Q&A // Steph Carter, Poet
Steph Carter is another fresh Hong Kong resident just like me - only she has a talent. Here, the young writer (and author of today's poem) answers questions about her work, inspiration and Hong Kong's poetry scene.
Saturday 16 February 2013
PICTURES // Top 10 So Far
10 favourite photos from my time in Hong Kong so far, taken with my trusty Nikon Coolpix P310. Some of these have been on Postcards From Hong Kong already, some haven't. Enjoy...
Friday 15 February 2013
#HKPROBLEMS // 9 Problems Hong Kong Shares With Every Other City
Hong Kongers like to complain. The thing is, most of what they whinge about is true for every city in the world.
Here's 9 examples...
1. Pants are mandatory.
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| via @jellyxo |
Thursday 14 February 2013
VALENTINE'S DAY // How To Cook For 2 In A Hong Kong Kitchen
It’s February 14th, which means it's time to impress in the kitchen. This is a problem if the room is proportionally challenged...
Wednesday 13 February 2013
HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS #13 // Asia Society Hong Kong
Making the most of a sunny Hong Kong day, I made my first trip to Asia Society Hong Kong to see their exhibition, Imminent Domain: Designing the Life of Tomorrow.
Monday 11 February 2013
PLANNING...
Even though it's only February, I'm starting to plan my trip home and I'm thinking of doing the trip the old fashioned way via the Trans-Siberian Railway.
Get in touch if you have any advice or suggestions. Leave a comment or Tweet me @chrispbone. Thanks!
PFHK
Sunday 10 February 2013
Thursday 7 February 2013
HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS #12 // ha wan pao
Against the brash backdrop of Kubrick’s hipster photography magazines sits a slim monthly paper printed only in indigo ink that's well worth a read.
Wednesday 6 February 2013
WTF // Work Crisis
Sunday 27 January 2013
HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS #11 // The Salt Yard
Friday 25 January 2013
VIDEO // Rubik's Cube in 34s
One of my students solving a Rubik's Cube in 34s WITH ONE HAND. He makes it look so simple. Some people got all the skillz.
PFHK
Wednesday 23 January 2013
10 HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS // A Recap
From The Peak to Pret A Manger, for the past few months I've been posting my Hong Kong Highlights. Here they all are in one handy list. Enjoy:
Wednesday 16 January 2013
LADIES NIGHT // Women As Commodities in Hong Kong
On a Thursday night in Lan Kwai Fong (Hong Kong’s center of expat drinking) women can drink for free. To boost numbers on a traditionally quiet night, bars offer women, sorry “ladies”, free alcohol, while men pay. Men who are caught sneaking a sip of a woman’s free drink are ejected.
Monday 14 January 2013
HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS #10 // Sevva
At over $100 per drink, Sevva will never be my ‘local’ bar, but it’s up there as one of my favourite Hong Kong bars with a view.
Saturday 12 January 2013
Saturday 5 January 2013
HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS #9 // Ngong Ping 360 (Cable Cars to Big Buddha)
Lantau Island’s Big Buddha monument is a big disappointment, but then again nothing could live up to the hair raising cable cars (Ngong Ping 360) that transport you there.
Friday 4 January 2013
WTF // Knock Off
My wonderful designer friend, Jessica Hogarth, is visiting at the moment and while showing her the Temple Street Night Market, we saw one of her iPhone cover designs on sale. They even had her photo on the back! Suffice to say, they weren't a legit stockist, but there was little for us to do except grin and bear the injustice. *grits teeth*
Thursday 3 January 2013
HOW TO WASH IN A HONG KONG BATHROOM // When Your Boiler Breaks
Our water heater has broken. I’ve been too distracted with simultaneously boiling kettles and water pans to feel really angry about it. I returned from a trip away to find the electrics in the switch burnt out and as I’m still working on the best way to communicate this to my landlord through arm movements I’ve had to come up with an ingenius way of washing. Here it is...
PHASE A: Preparation
Wednesday 2 January 2013
HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS #8 // The Peak
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