The Depressed Animal

Sender: Bibi_M
A depressed animal after it lost a game of noughts and crosses? The mind boggles! :-D

Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter

Sender: Hu Kun

Text on card: Causeway Bay Typhoon Shelter. This island eastern corridor leads Wanchai and Central. The new extension to the Convention and Exhibition Centre is in the right centre. 

I read that decades ago, there were thousands of people living on boats in the typhoon shelter having their own distinct subculture. Today it has dwindled and little remains of the boat dweller's traditional way of life. Now there are many anchored luxury yachts and restaurants serving "typhoon shelter cuisine". Ahh, modernisation and the changes it brings....

I Miss My Brother ♥

Sender: Sssharonl
Awww...my heart is melting already....a sweet puppy missing his brother... ♥ ♥ ♥ ♥

It is sent to meet my request for a 'Sentimental' card :-)

Fromage - Dessert

Sender: Sssharonl
"le fromage"

'F' is for 'Fromage'
A "Paris versus New York" card!

Tsing Ma Bridge

Sender: Siriussmirks

The Tsing Ma Bridge, Hong Kong, seen at dusk

The Tsing Ma Bridge is the world's longest span suspension bridge carrying both road and railway traffic.

Branches and Cotton Reels

Sender: SssharonL
I have no idea what these pictures mean to convey....but Sharon wrote a lovely message at the back :)

The Great Gatsby

Sender: SssharonL

The story of the fabulously wealthy Jay Gatsby and his love for the beautiful Daisy Buchanan

I first read this book at school as it was part of our extensive English books reading list. I remember being puzzled about the plot and the main protagonists, thinking why did people outside school lead such complicated lives?! Haha!

Ahwahnee Hotel

Sender: SssharonL
The Ahwahnee Hotel, Yosemite National Park, California

Text on card:-

The rustic and memorable Ahwahnee Hotel designed by architect Gilbert Stanley Underwood, was completed in 1927. Its rock face blends in with the valley's granite walls and lights of evening cast a warm glow. The Ahwahnee Hotel was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1987.

Hong Kong Momentos

Sender: SssharonL
How many momentos of Hong Kong can you spot?

Hong Kong's Shoreline

Sender: Sssharonl
'E' is for 'Early 1890's'
A vintage view of Hong Kong's shoreline

Keeping Cool In Warm Weather

Sender: Unbeaten

I know just how it feels! Trying hard to keep cool in warm or hot humid weather! 

"Use fans. Whether hand-held or electric, fans can keep you cool by continuously circulating air. Paper or battery-operated fans can be used almost anywhere–at work, at home or on-the-go. In your home and office space, locate fans in rooms where you are working or resting to keep the air circulating freely and to reduce the mugginess of heat."

Cat In Red Jumper

Sender: TessChoy
Art by Shen Ping

Victoria Harbour, Hong Kong

Sender: Liane1220

Hong Kong Island and Central: A Star Ferry bedecked with lights leaves the Tsim Sha Tsui pier against the backdrop of Central and Hong Kong Island.

Wong Tai Sin Temple

Sender: Caroljjk

Wong Tai Sin Temple, Hong Kong

Weather for Shopping?

Sender: Sharon

Sharon writes that Hong Kong is a city that never sleeps and full of hustle and bustle. I have never been to Hong Kong but many of my friends have...mainly for shopping purposes...during the crazy sales!

Po Lin Monastery

Sender: Scott

Text on card: Lantau, Po Lin Monastery, Giant Buddha

Floodlit at dusk this magnificent 26.4 metre high statue weighing 202 tonnes is the world's largest seated outdoor bronze Buddha.

The Po Lin Monastery, Lantau Island, Hong Kong, has drawn Buddhist pilgrims from all over Asia to visit its Tian Tan Buddha statue (informally known as the Big Buddha).

The Girl In The Red Sweater

Sender: Naattt

A girl in a red sweater. Is this a scene from a movie? No description on the card. But the view is rustic and the girl is pretty!

Shop for Lease Alert!

Sender: Ch3rryB3rry

I was amazed to see this shop pasted with lots of adverts inviting prospective investors. Ch3rryB3rry wrote that, "Every inch is gold in Hong Kong". I understand this concept perfectly from this photo!

Tin Hau Festival

Sender: Ch3rryB3rry

I admire Ch3rryB3rry's photo-taking-postcard-making skills. Currently she is residing in New Zealand but this is a photo she took in Hong Kong, in the year 2005.

Tin Hau Festival, of Taoist religion, in Hong Kong, is one of its grand events, but is not a public holiday. Tin Hau in Cantonese dialect, or Thean Hou or Ma-tsu, is the Goddess of the Sea. She is worshipped as the protector of sailors/fishermen, and as time went by, also for health, career, farming, relationship, and all sorts of concerns. Her birthday-festival falls on the twenty-third day of the third lunar month of the Chinese calendar. 

Bruce Lee, my hero..

Sender: rainbo
The statue of Bruce Lee at the Avenue of Stars, located along the waterfront of Victoria Harbour, Tsim Sha Tsui.


Bruce Lee (Jun Fan): born in San Francisco in 1940, the year of the Dragon, raised in Hong Kong till he was 18, and died there 0n 20th July 1973. He was a cultural icon - an actor, martial artist, philosopher, film director, screenwriter, practitioner of Wing Chun & founder of the Jeet Kune Do concept. He was named by Time Magazine as one of the 100 most influential people of the 20th Century.