Tuesday, July 31, 2012

A sketch at a sixty-year-old cafe in Yau Ma Tei 紅豆冰傍畫美都

A sketch at a sixty-year-old cafe in Yau Ma Tei   紅豆冰傍畫美都


Mido Cafe has been in business in the Yau Ma Tei district since 1950.  It's a true old-Hong-Kong style cafe not only preserves most of the old furniture and interior design, but also the building itself.

坐在木卡位,邊飲紅豆冰邊畫美都餐室。

美都餐室1950年開業,是香港所剩無幾的舊式餐室。美都餐室不單止保留了店內的家私間格,餐室所在的三層高唐樓亦是它吸引人之處。

Sunday, July 29, 2012

Anti-Communist's National Education Protest at Hong Kong Government Offices 反中共洗腦國民教育大遊行

Anti-Communist's National Education Protest at Hong Kong Government Offices 反中共洗腦國民教育大遊行


More than ninety thousand Hongkongese took to the street today to protest against the implementation of Communist's National Education in Hong Kong.

According to the National Education curriculum resource handbook,  the one-party system in Communist China is a superior system, much better than the multi-party system in the U.S.A. and many democratic countries.  In the handbook, the Communist Party of China is also described as a political entity which is advanced, selfless and always working for its people.

According to a poll carried out by the University of Hong Kong, 52% of the public polled said National Education should be stopped and only 12% said it should be implemented.  In another poll carried out by the Hong Kong Teacher Association, 70% of Hong Kong teachers are against the implementation of  national education and 67% of Hong Kong teachers worry that such subject would become a political brainwashing machine.

Many locals believe the implementation of National Education is a political intervention masterminded by the Beijing Communist Government in an attempt to control Hong Kong's education system and to brainwash the young ones in Hong Kong.

超過九萬香港人走上街上命令擱置國民教育科。香港大學民調指出52%香港人認為須擱置國民教育科,讚成的只12%。香港教育協會調查亦指出70%教師反對在中小學加入必修的德育及國民教育科,67%的教師擔心新學科成為「洗腦教育」,政治凌駕於教育理念。

國情專題教學手冊中歌頌中共為進步無私的執政集團並批評以美國為首等西方國家的多黨輪替制令人民當災。

Anti-Communist's National Education Protest at Hong Kong Government Offices 反中共洗腦國民教育大遊行

Thursday, July 26, 2012

Quick Sketch at the Academy of Visual Arts 浸大視覺藝術院走廊上速畫

Quick Sketching in a Corridor at the Academy of Visual Arts 浸會視覺藝術院走廊上速畫 

The Academy of Visual Arts at Hong Kong Baptist University is currently housed in a group of historical buildings formerly used by the British Army, which is located in a secluded forested area near Choi Hung. A great place for art creation but sadly the site is going to be returned to the Government for other use. Students there are actively lobbying for staying and I think they should! 

And I wanted to sketch slowly but the mosquitoes wouldn't let me!

浸大視覺藝術院位於前英軍基地,環境青幽,是創作藝術好地方。可惜校舍快交還政府。浸大視藝學生對此地情有獨鍾,現正積極遊說校方同政府停止搬遷。


還有,本想慢畫但實在太多蚊!

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Old Tree Uprooted by Typhoon Vicente 韋森特過後 大樹連根拔

Old Tree Uprooted by Typhoon Vicente  韋森特過後 大樹連根拔


Severe typhoon Vicente skirted Hong Kong on 23 July and brought widespread damages to Hong Kong.  I visited this large uprooted Banyan Tree along the Sai Kung waterfront the second time after the storm and I do hope it could be replanted soon before it dies.  

韋森特過後,  西貢海傍四處塌樹。今早再到此連根拔起的大榕樹前作畫,留個記錄。希望當局盡快扶正這大樹。

Old Tree Uprooted by Typhoon Vicente  韋森特過後 大樹連根拔



Sunday, July 22, 2012

Sketching at Color Brown Coffee Concept Store 一邊飲咖啡一邊畫咖啡

Sketching at a Coffee Store 一邊飲咖啡一邊畫咖啡

As a tropical storm is heading towards Hong Kong, I retreated indoor inside a popular coffee shop in Sai Kung Old Town.  I settled down in front of a row of coffee baskets, ordered a coffee and started sketching.  The staff was curious and friendly.  We chatted a lot about sketching and coffee.  What a great afternoon under a storm!

熱帶風暴韋森特靠近香港,下午西貢風雲變色! 我躲進西貢舊墟Color Brown咖啡專門店,邊飲咖啡邊畫畫。店員健談,兩小時天南地北,咖啡繪畫樣樣講!

Taken at Color Brown while sketching

Comparing the sketch with the scene

Wednesday, July 18, 2012

Sai Kung Grocery Store "Jeh Hoi Gei" 西貢老牌雜貨店謝海記


Sai Kung Iconic Grocery Store "Jeh Hoi Gei"  西貢老牌雜貨店謝海記


This grocery store has been in business for decades in Sai Kung Old Town.  The boss, a senior resident here,  always dresses himself formally with a tie.

西貢舊墟老牌雜貨店謝海記。店主每天必定打呔開舖。

Saturday, July 14, 2012

Sketches from Hong Kong - 36th World Wide SketchCrawl: Ormsby Street, Tai Hang, Hong Kong 大坑四處畫

36th World Wide SketchCrawl: Ormsby Street, Tai Hang, Hong Kong  大坑四處畫


Tai Hang is a secluded community near the very crowded Causeway Bay, characterized by its old buildings.  These buildings are well preserved, retaining the original flavor of old Hong Kong.

走進大坑就好像走進老香港!一幢幢完好的唐樓加上各種小店美食,令人回味!

36th World Wide SketchCrawl: Tai Hang  大坑四處畫

Sketches from Hong Kong - 36th World Wide SketchCrawl: Ormsby Street Street Stall, Hong Kong 大坑四處畫

36th World Wide SketchCrawl: Ormsby Street Street Stall, Hong Kong  大坑四處畫


One of the street stall in Tai Hang.  The boss and his family are all staff and are busy preparing dishes in this street open kitchen while customers sit on stools, tasting Hong Kong style milk tea and waiting for their orders.

大坑炳記!

36th World Wide SketchCrawl: Ormsby Street Street Stall 2 , Hong Kong  大坑四處畫

Sunday, July 8, 2012

Quick Sketch of Old Sai Kung Public School 西貢公立學校速畫

Quick Sketch of Old Sai Kung Public School 西貢公立學校速畫


A very hot afternoon with occasional summer showers, I took shade at a three-storey building across the road and sketched for an hour.

非常炎熱的下午! 我走到西貢公立學校對面的蔭涼處,開了接櫈就開始畫!