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Fun Day Pics
Oct 27 - A few of my
random shots from Lamma Fun Day!
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Live Life While You
Can!
Oct 15 -
Neighbours have been moving an old couch atop their village house's small
rooftop cabin.
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Oct 31:
Halloweenies 2018
Fantastic photos & videos again
this year from master artist,
photographer and... hooby baker
Dina B. Knight!
The
ceremony reaches its climax when
Mr. Wan Chi-tin (third from
right) and Mr. Wong Kam-sing
(third from left) join the Smart
Power Ambassadors to give a
brief introduction of various
Smart Power Services schemes
with a doggerel.
HK Electric has
launched a number of new
services and discounts that
would further promote energy
efficiency in the community and
help develop renewable energy.
Called "Smart Power Services",
the package includes subsidising
buildings to carry out energy
saving measures; providing
subsidies for energy-efficient
appliances to those in need and
for installing separate meters
for tenants of sub-divided units
(SDUs); offering tariff relief
for eligible SDU tenants as well
as introducing renewable energy
certificates (RECs). Most
services are now open for
application.
Learn how YOU can benefit from
these new discounts....
P.S. Some very
interesting news, especially for
Lammaites:
Mangkhut aftermath, using much
more gas generation, selling
your solar power to HK
Electric,...
Oct 29:
Planet Lamma, Fun Day Edition
After sunset behind the
powerstation chimneys, the
Lamma Fun Day last
Saturday really got lively and
colorful, with all the beach
activities and the bands and DJs
playing late into the night.
Alastair Gray of DiscoverMedia
360 got his drone
flying, shooting/stitching a
360-degree photo and turning it
into another "Planet Lamma", a
kind of long-running "mini
obsession" on Lamma with quite a
few people, myself included:
Planet Lamma's Black Hole
(Lamma-zine, Mar 26, '14)
Planet Lamma
(Feb 18, '15)
Exploring Planet Lamma
(Feb 15, '17)
Spotlights of the Week
(Nov 13, '17)
Total Lunar Eclipes Photos?
(Jul 28, '18)
Oct 28:
Library Wall Poem
Just a few days ago, this wall
decoration has appeared on the side of
the future
North Lamma Public Library cum
Heritage and Cultural Showroom,
just
behind the Bike Park at the YSW
ferry pier.
Lammaites and visitors have been
marvelling about the meaning of
these letters, as even most
local Chinese seem to be barely
able to read/understand them. A
bit of research (thanks to Iris
Lam, Matthew Chapple and his
wife) and we discovered this:
The Poet - Zhu XI 朱熹
In English:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zhu_Xi
In Chinese:
https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/朱熹
"The beautiful Chinese
calligraphy recently unveiled on
the feature wall of our new Yung
Shue Wan Library is actually a
poem by a famous Chinese
Confucian philosopher. The poem
is generally known as the
'The
Book' in English,
but the name more directly
translates to something like
'the feeling of reading a
book'. Its
author, Zhu XI,
was born during the Song Dynasty
in 1130 and, according to
Wikipedia, he has been called
the second most influential
thinker in Chinese history after
Confucius himself.
If you can't read Chinese
then don't worry as even for
native Chinese speakers this
kind of old, formal Chinese and
beautiful calligraphy is not
easy to read and understand, a
bit like Shakespearean English
written in old-style English
calligraphy for native English
speakers:"
THE
BOOK
The
half mu oblong pond reflects
like a mirror.
The reflection
of light and clouds wander on
its surface.
How can it be so
clear?
It is because fresh
water is always flowing from the
source.
"A 'mu'
is a traditional Chinese unit of
land which is about one
fifteenth of a hectare. In the
poem the oblong pond is a
metaphor for books and reading
which the poet is suggesting can
be used to revitalize, refresh
and enlighten ourselves.
The last
two lines of the poem are often
quoted to suggest that if we are
broad-minded enough to tolerate
and embrace new ideas, then we
will have a continuous flow of
fresh ideas.
Seems like a very
meaningful and appropriate
choice for the Feature Wall of
our new Library!"
More bilingual details...
More Lamma-zine stories about
the library (inside, heritage
center) in preparation....
P.S. A little
colour might have looked even
nicer? My suggestion:
Click for my photo album...
Oct 26:
Fun Day & Beach Music Festival!
 
Band schedule...
While you're there, pick up some
Lamma charity calendar,
some
T-shirts or
get a
book by a Lamma Author
signed!
Oct 25:
Full Moon Rise
Tired of all the sunrises &
sunsets I publish here and on
Facebook?
How
about this full moon rise
instead, behind Pak Kok Shan
hill tonight?
Oct 19:
Happy Birthday, Peter Berry!
 
The
Waterfront Restaurant &
Bar is still a
wonderful venue for birthday and
other parties. Offering a wide
range of Indian and Western
food, plus a kids and
special-drinks menu, with a
seaside/sunset-facing beachside
terrace in YSW, it's an
unobstructed open-air, but
well-covered venue.
A fine place for dining and
parties with family, friends or
by yourself, or simply enjoying
a fiery sunset-watching drink.
 
Restaurant owner Peter Berry, a
true Lamma VIP, enjoyed his 82nd
(!) birthday party there today.
Happy Birthday!
P.S. Here's the
great reason that Peter is still
pretty well and happy, his
wondeful Sri Lankan wife Ira
(who supplied all the photos in
this article). Lucky guy!
(Photo by Matthew Chapple)
Matthew Chapple:
"On a day
with very heavy rain (Sat, Sep
1) the outdoor venue
(sitting-out area just before
YSW's Tin Hau temple) was full
with 40+ people for 2 hours from
start to finish. There was a
diverse group of people
(Indigenous, Chinese,
non-Chinese) who were sharing
their views together for perhaps
the first time ever.
There were
definitely tensions and
differences, especially at the
start, with some participants
(both Chinese and non-Chinese)
expressing their views in very
direct and strong terms.
However, for me this was a
positive thing and a highlight
of the event. I particularly
appreciate the active and open
participation of the Indigenous
residents.
The "dog
poo" issue is a good example. I
am also concerned about this
issue and appreciate it being
raised. After it was raised by
the "old resident", it very
quickly became clear that all
participants (Indigenous,
Chinese, Non Chinese, dog
owners, non-dog owners) were
equally concerned and wanted the
situation to improve.
After the
meeting many old and new
residents, Chinese and
non-Chinese stayed behind
talking and discussing issues
together for another hour and
Legislative Councilor CHU also
spent time talking 1:1 with
Chinese, non-Chinese and
Indigenous residents.
I feel we
are lucky to have
representatives like Legislative
Councilor CHU who are willing to
listen to people of all
backgrounds AND also a group of
Lamma residents of different
backgrounds like those that came
together on Saturday. I hope we
can do more sessions like this
in future with Legislative
Councilor CHU and also with our
other Lamma elected
representatives."
 
 
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comments...
Oct 15:
'Live Life While You Can'
Neighbours have been moving an
old couch atop their village
house's small rooftop cabin to
watch the Pak Kok sunset with
friends.
True Lammaites and/or
death-defying daredevils (no
railing up there, right at the
edge of the building)?
Oct 10:
Green Mission for Smart Power Ambassadors
Community news from
HK Electric,
Lamma's largest employer:
"More than 130 elder
students from the U3A
("University of 3rd Age")
Network began their journey
today (9 October 2018) that will
transform them into green
ambassadors to help promote
energy efficiency and
environmental protection in the
community.
Jointly organised by HK
Electric and the Hong Kong
Council of Social Services
(HKCSS), the Smart Power
Ambassadors Training Programme
covers a host of environmental
topics including climate change
and low-carbon living, recycling
and waste reduction, tree
preservation, energy efficiency
and conservation, green
electricity generation as well
as the safe use of electricity.
The programme consists of a
basic and an advanced course.
Apart from classroom teaching
and workshops, participants will
be visiting HK Electric's Lamma
Power Station, EMSD Gallery and
Zero Carbon Building to
understand up close and personal
the latest developments on clean
energy, green buildings and
electric vehicles...."
Read more...
Oct 9:
What a Dump!
Time Out HK:
"11 more of the harshest
TripAdvisor reviews of Hong
Kong.
Because not everyone is
impressed by our famous
landmarks."
Have a look at the 19
TripAdvisor reviews by
Travellers, rating Lamma as
"Terrible", plus
the 1,000+
"Excellent" and "Very good"
reviews.
Oct 2:
New Aberdeen Ferry Schedule/Fares
Oct 1:
Balcony Jungle Reblooming
My severely Mangkhuted Balcony
Jungle is gradually recovering:
National Day Hibiscus (with just
a little smartphone-filtering).
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