Comments on: Hong Kong, August 2008 http://www.jonathanmao.com/2008/08/hong-kong-august-2008/ Music, film, technology comments by Jonathan Mao Wed, 08 Jun 2011 04:49:17 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: elise http://www.jonathanmao.com/2008/08/hong-kong-august-2008/comment-page-1/#comment-7434 elise Tue, 20 Jul 2010 12:21:30 +0000 http://www.jonathanmao.com/?p=221#comment-7434 <p>Great pictures - particularly the last one, the Tsing Ma Bridge! Umm I have to say though the only aspect of that food you describe that really appealed was the calamari! The idea of eating tripe & knowing where it comes from certainly doesn't appeal :-) However, since you say it was the best Chinese meal you've had & the way, you describe it.....so evocative that I can almost taste the ginger & other flavours over the tripe........</p> <p>I was interested in reading this one first because I had just watched by chance, Griff Rys Jones on ABC, Greatest Cities of the World with a visit to Hong Kong......it was really entertaining... (he's apparently a comedian) he portrayed a colourful 'day in the life' aspect of Hong Kong such as a tour of an exotic fish shop that opens at night to cater for a wealthy buisnessman. He visited a mall & one of those shops with gifts for the afterlife (amazing that consumersim follows people into the afterlife...!!!) & also, showed the enduring influence of the Brit's through the Scout movement.....Anyway, it looks like a fascinating place to visit & your blog gave me a small insight into this oh so colourful life !!!!</p> Great pictures – particularly the last one, the Tsing Ma Bridge! Umm I have to say though the only aspect of that food you describe that really appealed was the calamari! The idea of eating tripe & knowing where it comes from certainly doesn’t appeal :-) However, since you say it was the best Chinese meal you’ve had & the way, you describe it…..so evocative that I can almost taste the ginger & other flavours over the tripe……..

I was interested in reading this one first because I had just watched by chance, Griff Rys Jones on ABC, Greatest Cities of the World with a visit to Hong Kong……it was really entertaining… (he’s apparently a comedian) he portrayed a colourful ‘day in the life’ aspect of Hong Kong such as a tour of an exotic fish shop that opens at night to cater for a wealthy buisnessman. He visited a mall & one of those shops with gifts for the afterlife (amazing that consumersim follows people into the afterlife…!!!) & also, showed the enduring influence of the Brit’s through the Scout movement…..Anyway, it looks like a fascinating place to visit & your blog gave me a small insight into this oh so colourful life !!!!

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