tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post5724632194045202283..comments2024-03-27T18:23:34.322+08:00Comments on WEBS OF SIGNIFICANCE: Northeast Hong Kong hike, Part III (photo-essay)YTSLhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-80276753222152005932008-07-30T19:36:00.000+08:002008-07-30T19:36:00.000+08:00Hi sbk --Thanks for your comments. Find them inte...Hi sbk --<BR/><BR/>Thanks for your comments. Find them interesting and helpful. <BR/><BR/>Re your question as to why things haven't been stolen: A couple of reasons I came up with is that, for one thing, it does take a bit of a hike to get to those abandoned dwellings and for another, many local Hong Kongers have a thing about second-hand/used stuff -- thinking it bad luck to own, etc. <BR/><YTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-84721908146844783752008-07-30T07:01:00.000+08:002008-07-30T07:01:00.000+08:00ytsl,I like all three parts and don't know why I d...ytsl,<BR/><BR/>I like all three parts and don't know why I didn't comment on them. The purple rocks are very cool and I always enjoy photos of water. <BR/><BR/>I think the photo I like the best is the abandoned personal belongings. Why haven't they been stolen? Did you take closer photos of the photographs? Some of the stuff I can understand leaving but photographs. Almost like they left in asarah bailey knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748376721447408580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-7008438608877816272008-07-29T23:16:00.000+08:002008-07-29T23:16:00.000+08:00Hi sbk --Thanks and if you don't mind me asking: D...Hi sbk --<BR/><BR/>Thanks and if you don't mind me asking: Did you enjoy Part III more than Parts I and II? <BR/><BR/>Re the abandoned village: It didn't feel weird because I was with other people and it was in daylight. If I had been alone and it night though... ;SYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-35908425143662622632008-07-29T08:18:00.000+08:002008-07-29T08:18:00.000+08:00ytsl,Enjoy your scenic pictures, especially the a...ytsl,<BR/><BR/>Enjoy your scenic pictures, especially the abandoned dwelling.<BR/><BR/>The abandoned village in your earlier hike post was creepy and wonderful. Was it weird walking through the village where no one lived? Makes me shiver.sarah bailey knighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08748376721447408580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-49831631308574013572008-07-29T00:00:00.000+08:002008-07-29T00:00:00.000+08:00Hi Glenn --"So you use the number of comments as a...Hi Glenn --<BR/><BR/>"So you use the number of comments as a barometer of a post's worth?"<BR/><BR/>I must admit that that's an influence. E.g., all those Photo Hunter visits does help keep me interested in continuing Photo Hunting. And after getting the distinct impression that the majority of my blog visitors didn't care for my Arsenal posts (and they weren't attracting new readers), I've notYTSLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09930487923185001591noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3289278000277019122.post-35765870877926054252008-07-28T22:40:00.000+08:002008-07-28T22:40:00.000+08:00So you use the number of comments as a barometer o...So you use the number of comments as a barometer of a post's worth?<BR/><BR/>Hmm, that might be dangerous.<BR/><BR/>Maybe people just like the beautiful pictures and can't think of anything more to say? Kind of a Zen thing.<BR/><BR/>Still, no harm in posting for your own benefit, eh? Like an online archive...Glenn, kenixfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00735095946077123391noreply@blogger.com