tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post2970739262694428044..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: From The Peak down to Admiralty (Photo-essay)YTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-51836192409576150542009-03-11T22:27:00.000+08:002009-03-11T22:27:00.000+08:00Hi Khengsiong --Not all Mainlanders are rich. And...Hi Khengsiong --<BR/><BR/>Not all Mainlanders are rich. And I know it might sound like racism or paranoia but I actually know two hiker friends who were robbed while hiking by a Mandarin-speaking guy robbing a "chopper"!YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-48553843806146710992009-03-11T15:16:00.000+08:002009-03-11T15:16:00.000+08:00Illegal immigrants who rob? I thought that's somet...Illegal immigrants who rob? I thought that's something of the past? Today the Mainlanders are rich.khengsionghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08388168568808671784noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-29208273490337551562009-03-10T22:28:00.000+08:002009-03-10T22:28:00.000+08:00Hi JC --Oh, sorry, maybe I should have used the wo...Hi JC --<BR/><BR/>Oh, sorry, maybe I should have used the word "basin" rather than "bowl" -- though I could see that tub-thingy being used to hold food along with water and other items! And yes, it's very common to see something like that in households in this part of the world... :D<BR/><BR/>Hi sbk --<BR/><BR/>Oh my, did you enlarge the photo? Didn't spot that garbage bag until you pointed it YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-42324322341012582572009-03-10T12:51:00.000+08:002009-03-10T12:51:00.000+08:00Lovely eye for detail--as usual in your photos. Th...Lovely eye for detail--as usual in your photos. The Peak Tower must have been a real construction challenge (or nightmare). The link gives some indication of it but just getting the building materials and equipment--many, many tons of stuff--to the top of the peak would be difficult. <BR/><BR/>I can understand why a companion or two could be helpful if confronted by robbers or a wild dog but lessewafflehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03339565669634286677noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-89647091887110080382009-03-10T07:06:00.000+08:002009-03-10T07:06:00.000+08:00Hi ytsl,The red plastic bowl should receive some t...Hi ytsl,<BR/><BR/>The red plastic bowl should receive some type of award like "most creative use of a big dish pan".<BR/><BR/>Like the terminus photo a lot too. Is that a black garbage on the left side between the pillars?sarah bailey knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748376721447408580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-12758792834865743072009-03-10T00:19:00.000+08:002009-03-10T00:19:00.000+08:00Neat series! The construction of that building is...Neat series! The construction of that building is very unique and the <I>common</I> plastic bowl, lol... that would hold a good amount of Cheerios! ;-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com