Chinese New Year Fireworks Display and Its Aftermath 煙花盛放 及 煙花後 虛幻維港

A huge crowd of people gathered at the top of the Ocean Terminal at Tsim Sha Tsui during the annual Chinese New Year firework display.  This year's display lasted for a good 25 minutes! Spectacular indeed!

After the display, people started leaving, Victoria Harbour suddenly became surreal as thick smoke refused to disperse and was hanging in mid-air, partly blocking the skyscrapers.  The harbour was unusually quiet and smooth as boats were not yet allowed to re-enter the harbour.

Street Theatre made with Bamboo 西貢天后廟戲棚

This one is an old sketch.  It was sketched at the Sai Kung Town Centre where the Tin Hau Temple (Sea Goddess Temple) is. At the time I did this sketch, a group of skilled bamboo scaffolding workers were busy constructing a huge street theatre using mainly bamboos as structural support. Every year, such theatre will be erected for a week and cantonese opera will play for several days, entertaining both the local public, the goddess of the sea and the spirits as well.   

A photoshop version based on the live sketch.

香港船與島的故事2009 The Story of Island and Boat 2009

After five evenings of Cantonese opera, the bamboo-scaffolded theatre at Sai Kung Town was used as venue for modern dance theatre. A wonderful community theatre project! The shows started this evening and will play until Sunday

Details:
14 May 09 7:30pm
15 May 09 7:30pm
16 May 09 2:30pm.7:30pm
17 May 09 2:30pm/7:30pm
Venue:
Tin Hau Temple Street Theatre, Sai Kung Town

More info from the organizer: http://www.y-space.org

Restored Sai Kung Tin Hau Temple Opera Evening 17 January 2009

Beautifully restored! And interesting Cantonese Opera Evening that lit up Sai Kung Town

Sai Kung Tin Hau's Birthday Procession II

More on Lion and Dragon Dances.

Sai Kung Tin Hau's Birthday Procession

Cantonese Opera Street Theatre, Lion Dances, Dragon Dances, a long procession to pay tribute to the sea goddess worshipped by many in Sai Kung.

Now and Then: Steamers and Starbucks

Old Steamers and the new Sai Kung Starbucks. The flavour is gone.

A visit to Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre Shek Kip Mei Hong Kong

Went to the Jockey Club Creative Arts Centre (JCCAC) this morning and joined a guided tour. The first photo shows the skylight at the top of the central courtyard and the second one is the old machinery left in this former factory building.

Painting in Progress

It's been so fulfilling to be painting again. A painting I have just finished. The photo was taken while I was still working on it.
The painting is about a metalwork man who is running a shop in Sai Kung Old Town, selling metal mailboxes. He is already over 90 I heard.

Thanks Tara for taking this picture and thanks Judy for letting me paint at your place. Will be painting at Explore Sai Kung again on this Saturday:)

Art in Exhibition and Art being Demolished

Went to City Hall and saw two exhibitions in a row. Saw the Star Ferry Pier demolition in progress right next to City Hall.