tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post5025133802950151206..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Ngong Ping 360 and the Big Buddha (photo-essay)YTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-16366964900551303492008-08-28T19:08:00.000+08:002008-08-28T19:08:00.000+08:00Hi Glenn --Yes, new job! And yes, it does still i...Hi Glenn --<BR/><BR/>Yes, new job! And yes, it does still involve writing and the arts (and a bit of cinema -- though more art house than anything else now).<BR/><BR/>As for your movie query: Sorry, don't remember anything like this from "Anna in Kungfu Land" -- but, then, wouldn't consider it a memorable movie!<BR/><BR/>And yes, Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui still have a considerable number of YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-60905997063111207202008-08-28T16:55:00.000+08:002008-08-28T16:55:00.000+08:00When I take people to the big buddha, I always poi...When I take people to the big buddha, I always point out the Anita Mui plaque. Sadly, they usually have no idea who she is =_=<BR/><BR/>Of course, in Knock Off, not only do they have the super secret CIA headquarters in the buddha, Tsui Hark also have the <I>cajones</I> to blow it up with green flames. <BR/><BR/>And do spill a little bit about the new job?GoldenRockProductionshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05455122636182081686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-33161429929351757532008-08-28T12:10:00.000+08:002008-08-28T12:10:00.000+08:00One of the all time great movies of course to take...One of the all time great movies of course to take place not only on Lantau Island and not only at the Giant Buddha but in fact inside the Giant Buddha is Tsui Hark's/Van Damme's classic film Knock Off! In their brilliance, the CIA has their secret headquarters set up inside where none of the thousands of tourists would ever suspect them of being.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-27080809876833768582008-08-28T07:20:00.000+08:002008-08-28T07:20:00.000+08:00hi ytsl,The cable car ride looks like fun. What a ...hi ytsl,<BR/><BR/>The cable car ride looks like fun. What a hard job the women working on the side of the mountain are doing! <BR/><BR/>I've seen Anita Mui's plaque at the Lantau Buddha and was quite moved by it too. When I saw it I remembered that I'd read an article a long while ago (so long the details are vague) before she died that she was a supporter of the Buddha.<BR/><BR/>The Lantau sarah bailey knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748376721447408580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-69162705895752133272008-08-28T04:58:00.000+08:002008-08-28T04:58:00.000+08:00New job? Congratulations! Hope it still involves...New job? Congratulations! Hope it still involves writing and/or the arts.<BR/><BR/>The one picture of the platform with the steps looks vaguely familiar as well -- was that used in Anna in Kungfuland or some other similar weak film?<BR/><BR/>I would imagine that both Leslie Cheung and Anita Mui still inspire fans over there to remember their work -- especially since they were huge stars in bothGlenn, kenixfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735095946077123391noreply@blogger.com