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Happy Holidays!
Dec 25 -
Good Riddance to Gnarly 2020, Wishing You a Sunnier 2021!
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$888
Dec 24
- Christmas shopping in Wellcome, we were surprised by the total cost at the
cash register!
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5G on Lamma?
Dec 10
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First example from my new smartphone with 6 (!) built-in lenses and up to
48Mixel resolution, see above.
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1st Day of Advent
Dec 1
- The very first Swiss chocolate from behind a numbered cardboard door!
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Dec 25:
(Looking out from my fractal
gnarls to a Pak Kok sunset)
Dec 24:
Christmas shopping in Wellcome,
we were surprised by the total
cost at the cash register, see
above!
Such a lucky number, a good omen
for the next year? Lamma-Por
believes in Chinese lucky
numbers. We are both certainly
hoping for good, lucky blessings
next year after a really gnarly,
unlucky year for the world!
Dec 17:
The People of Lamma Island
writes:
"Behind the hanging plants
and handmade wooden sign,
Melanie pulls back the heavy
shutters of the restaurant as
Ensie returns with deliveries
collected from the ferry pier.
Despite it being their day off,
the pair are busy getting things
set up for the week ahead. They
conduct a quick tidy of the
restaurant as they laugh and
joke with one another. It is
clear how proud they are of what
they have achieved; 'I have
poured my heart in here,'
Melanie beams, 'I love
everything to be unique, from
the plants to the food to
everything else!'
Melanie opened 'Melanie's
Kitchen' two years ago and
quickly got to work giving the
place a complete makeover. Ensie
joined soon after, excited to
pursue her dream of cooking for
a living."
Read more...
Dec 16:
Just out:
Building resilience,
a print story in the
Youth Hong Kong
magazine about the Barnabas
Centre, the girls drug rehab
centre in Pak Kok New Village.
My upstairs neighbour and
Lamma-Por did the interviews
with our Pak Kok neighbours a
few weeks back. Click to read
the online version:
This great, insightful story
provides an interesting contrast
to the Lamma-zine photo story
and interview with this drug
rehab centre I published 8+
years ago, while still living in
YSW:
Lamma: A Haven to Heal:
Dec 11:
Government gazettes expansion of
restricted area at Sham Wan,
Lamma Island, and extension of
restricted period (info.gov.hk):
"The sandy beach at Sham Wan
on Lamma Island is the only site
in Hong Kong and one of the few
sites in the South China Sea at
which green turtles nest from
time to time.
In order to minimise
disturbances to nesting green
turtles, the beach will be
designated as a restricted area
between April 1 and October 31
each year, restricting public
access."
Discussion & questions raised...
Dec 10:
Choppy
return home by sunset ferry from
Aberdeen
I've just received a very
surprising birthday gift from my
step-son-in-law: an almost-new
OnePlus Nord budget
smartphone! Almost all my photos
will be shot with this from now
on. By the way, all uncredited
Lamma-zine photos here are mine
and can only be
copied/downloaded under
a
Creative Commons license.
 First
example from this phone with 6
(!) built-in lenses and up to
48Mixel resolution, see above:
I was testing Panorama
mode:
You swipe the
phone horizontally, it takes
photos in rapid succession and
then stitches them together
automatically into a panorama.
If your swipe unsteadily or tilt
the phone while doing so - for
example on a choppy ferry - the
above is an example of what
might happen. But I like it,
great for an unplanned result!
This very nice smartphone is
even ready for 5G. So it would
be nice if we'd finally get 5G
reception here on Lamma. But
even 4G reception is extremely
spotty and unreliable. Hopefully
next year, as promised by
several mobile service
providers.
Discussion on
Faster Broadband for Lamma...
Dec 9:
Great Lamma people cover story
in
HK Magazine (RIP) 6
years ago, before they closed
down and their extensive archive
integrated into the
SCM Post website.
Nice little feature about Yours
Truly, the "Lamma Expert".
Dec 8:
Click for a fantastic, joyful
music video by this
brand-new, local band, performing in
several locations around YSW,
featuring numerous cameo
appearances by Lamma celebs!
Squinty John in the center (as
usual).
Cover artwork by Harry Harrison
(see above on the right)
Dec 4:
 
My birthday mini cakes from
Aberdeen & Wanchai cake shops.
The Singing Candle was playing
the Happy Birthday song and the
ceramic mug is just the perfect
size for my daily Nespressos.
Loads of good wishes on
Facebook, Messenger and
WhatsApp:
Nobody sends paper birthday
cards anymore, so I made my own
virtual card (also for several friends
& relatives) from a 3D fractal
graphics I've created recently.
Thank you for all the online
cards & greetings I've received!
Dec 1:
1st day of Advent, the very
first Swiss chocolate from
behind a numbered cardboard
door! An evocative staple of my
childhood, introducing the
festive season with 1 treat/day
after dinner till Christmas Eve.
Sharing it with Lamma-Por, of
course!
5 different choco treats,
partially manufactured by the
Lindt factory I passed on my
motorbike to/from work 1
night/week at IBM Research
Zurich, while studying computer
science at the 2 universities.
To my big surprise, this Advent
Calendar is available in HK at
CitySuper in the "YSW Shopping
Mall" (ifc)!
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