An Offering on Return

This blog has clearly been on its way to the funeral pyre judging from the amount of posts I have made since my return from the Himalayas earlier this year, but I've just been too busy to go shoot, edit and post photos. But here I am! I've just finished sorting images from Shau Kei Wan and the Hong Kong Museum of Coastal Defence that I went to back in December - been a while, hey? It felt good to do some photo work and even though the results were not as good as I expected, I still had fun just being a little more creative than cutting out little flowers from crepe paper.

So... The first set of images that I've uploaded to Flickr are from some of the temples that surround the Shau Kei Wan area. Shau Kei Wan, being one of the oldest fishing communities on Hong Kong Island is host to some of the island's oldest temples, the record being taken by the Tin Hau Temple. There's nothing incredibly special about the temples other than their age, nor is there anything incredible about the area, except for its history, but it was still a nice peaceful walk.

Animal Fat or Fat Animal?

7 days in India and I’m in dire need of a personal trainer as I am under severe threat of looking like 80% of the Punjabi population. I can’t help it though – the food is simply too good and available in abundance. Being plump is a mark of a good upbringing and health here (smart people) and if you refuse to eat, they take it like the worst possible offence and you’re immediately made to feel guilty and forced into taking 5th helpings at the table. 2 more days here and I am sure that I will return to Hong Kong looking like an obese hippo calf. Just like the one I saw today at the Mahendra Chaudhary Zoological Park at Chattbir.

Covering an area of over 400 hectares of forests and common land, the park has a total population of 5,000 animals and birds making it one of the largest zoos in the country. It is also one of the coolest zoological parks that I’ve been to as the animals are kept in open areas (safariesque) that mimic their natural habitat rather than stuck inside cages (though there are a few of those as well).

I love all animals but I think my love for all-thing-kitty-like was very obvious today because I started squealing and frightening everyone around me every time I saw tigers, lions, leopards, panthers, kittycats, etc. I can’t wait to get back to mine in 2 days!

I thout I thaw a putty tat!