Showing posts with label Hong Kong. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hong Kong. Show all posts
Thursday, April 10, 2008

WRAP UP

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Here are a few pictures from the end-of-the-semester banquet held on the TST side of the Harbor. It is always a mixture of emotions as the ...
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Tuesday, December 18, 2007

ISLANDS

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The Hong Kong SAR includes about 260 islands, with the two major islands being Lantau and Hong Kong. Many of the outlying islands are inh...
Friday, December 14, 2007

CONSTRUCTION

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In one of my early blogs on Hong Kong, I mentioned how strange it was to see high-rise construction cranes surrounded by bamboo scaffo...
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Thursday, December 06, 2007

ALONG THE MACLEHOSE TRAIL

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Lion Rock The prominent peak straight north of the HKBU campus is Lion Rock. Stage 5 of the 100 kilometer [62 mile] MacLehose Trail p...
Wednesday, October 31, 2007

ACADEMIA

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Ahh, the life of a professor - public opinion is often swayed by folks listening to those they would like to believe. When second lady Ly...
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Sunday, October 28, 2007

THE 'HOOD'

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SOME MORE OF THE NEIGHBORHOOD Here are a few pictures taken in the HKBU/NTT neighborhood. Looking Northwest From My Office - Beacon P...

SUNSET PEAK

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SUNSET PEAK - LANTAU ISLAND On Saturdays, I try to organize a hike, city walk or an outing for any of the students who are not traveling ...
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Sunday, October 21, 2007

KIBC

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Kowloon International Baptist Church - Try to visualize an amalgamation of US Baptist Pastor - Anabaptist Minister of Youth - Vineyard Wors...
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Thursday, October 18, 2007

HOOSIERS

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HOOSIERS It is hard imagine that I have been playing basketball for over 50 years, having spent my early years in the long-gone gym at New ...
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Sunday, September 23, 2007

THE MTR

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THE MTR Some of you may remember the Kingston Trio singing of poor ole Charlie - the man who never returned. Well, did he ever return? No, ...
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Saturday, September 22, 2007

THE FREE HAT

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One part of the HKBU Orientation Program was a day-long city tour. A couple of the stops were at shopping markets, and since I am not mu...
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Sunday, September 16, 2007

HK EXCHANGE RATE

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7.745 That was the exchange rate at the time of my first conversion of US$ to HK$. It takes some getting used to, seeing such big numbers...
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Sunday, September 09, 2007

A BIT OF THE CITY

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I suggest that you begin by flying around the city on Google Maps . Hopefully, it will be zoomed in on the NTT Guest House, on the south end...
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Thursday, September 06, 2007

HONG KONG - FALL - 2007

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To slighty change a John Denver lyric - It's a Long Way from LA to Hong Kong !! Thankfully, some favorable winds made our flight closer ...