We're only a little past its half way point but this month already has had more bad news days than I would like. It's particularly grating because March is one of my favorite months of the year -- seeing as the weather's pretty pleasant this time of the year, and March is the month that traditionally sees such as the Hong Kong Arts Festival, Hong Kong International Film Festival, the Hong Kong edition of Art Basel and the Hong Kong Flower Show taking place.
Still, rather than stay at home and mope, I've been indeed out and about on a number of days this month. And yesterday saw me attend my first Hong Kong Arts Festival event in four years and today saw me go to Victoria Park to check out the Hong Kong Flower Show for the first time in years. With regards to the former: I'm not sure if this is the current norm but attendance was on the low side; with the concert hall just around half full.
In contrast, the Hong Kong Flower Show had larger crowds today than I remember seeing in previous years; but even while it was a bit freaky at times to be surrounded by so many people (remember: the pandemic is NOT over), I did have an enjoyable time checking out the flora themselves and the ways in which they were presented for show. :)
at this year's Hong Kong Flower Show
the most popular flowers of the show were the cherry blossoms
(or are they peach blossoms, as a friend has suggested they in fact are?!)
at this year's Hong Kong Flower Show
at this event :)
surprisingly yellow imagery at the show (e.g., their proximity
got me thinking of those white things as umbrellas...)
including sunflowers, at the show
Something else on shoow that may not be "politically correct"
in contemporary Hong Kong but still really is a fact:
Hong Kongers' love of Japan! :)
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