Squalls get increasingly agitated after dusk. My apartment gets windows on three sides, and I can feel the wrath of Neoguri even though all windows are securely fastened. With both signal 3 and black storm warning in force, winds scream like a piping water boiler ! Shadows of trees, which get magnified by street lamps, dance like crazy in the storm. Strange sounds begin to appear…
a frightened insect sneaks in before windows are fastened. While disoriented, the tiny creature generates a disproportionally loud flapping sound …
angry winds bang themselves against the buildings…
sirens from squad car, fire engine or ambulance? …
imagined monster howl used to intimidate children…
Incited by hot-tempered La Niña, Tropical Cyclone Neoguri is the earliest typhoon of the season disembarking South China since the founding of new China in 1949!
click to see more green snapshots taken during hiking in HK…
When i put my hand onto a plant or tree, we exchange our mind atoms…
Mind atoms are what constituting “self”.
We think “self” is “myself”, but it’s not… it’s just a collection of mind atoms attracted to each other.
They got loosened in dreams, or whenever they want to join another pool of mind atoms.
Some of my atoms are too tired walking around and find a peaceful shelter joining the tree… whereas some atoms may get bored staying inside tree and attach to me through telepathy…
sometimes i feel a bit dizzy after telepathy with plants… maybe the atoms have been staying immobile too long with trees and lose their balance walking around again?
sometimes we don’t exchange atoms, just telepathy, and we exchange memories, perspectives, and feelings… I get dizzy afterwards too, as my atoms getting more tree-like now. If some tree atoms attached to me, i will know… as i will be getting more inquisitive but less aggressive, more peaceful but less pessimistic…
i like going to the mountain, it’s like going home…
I like green curry vegetables very much. But restaurants only prepare the dish with limited variety of vegetables; it’d better cook it myself. With fresh ingredients and seasoning easily available from market, making a good pot of green curry veggies is really easy! I pick what is available and choose as many colors as possible:
Pumpkin
Celery
Onion
Carrot
Hard Tofu
Tomatoes
Sweet beans
Cabbage
Chestnuts
Broccoli
Sweet potatoes
Green curry
Coconut milk
Cut all the ingredients in bite size. Don’t peel the skin of pumpkin and sweet potatoes, which is very nutritious. Skin of chestnuts can be easily removed by pan frying them dry (no oil, no water, but keep stirring). Skin will come off when you hear the sizzling sound. You can easily rub them off when they are not too hot. The veggie shopkeeper taught me this clever method! I bought the ingredients on Third Street in western district near the Sai Ying Pun Market. Lady from the Jan Kee New Territories Veggie store told me proudly that her veggies are fresher and better — I can verify her claim
Tofu comes from a very old shop named “Kwan Hing Kee” which is also a grocery store. Established in 1928, their tofu is filled with the aroma of soya beans, which is rare nowadays! Their hard tofu is good for barbecue too.
After heating the wok/pan on high fire, just add little oil (you can add water and lower the fire to avoid burnt), then add onions or garlics to enhance aroma. Then add your veggie bits and stir fry for a while. Mix the green curry paste (50g) with a bowl/cup of water, pour into the pan and keep the pot frying for 15-20 minutes. Close the lid to avoid the source getting dry up.
Take a look at my beautiful veggies in cooking:
When it’s almost done, add coconut milk, and cook open lid briefly until the source is well blender. It’s delicious to eat with red rice, especially mine are carried all the long way from Guangxi in my last filming trip. My red rice comes from the duck rice field of a CSA (community supported agriculture) project started by Farmers’ Friend Co-op. My luggage got so heavy together with all other work equipments!
I visited Sham Chung with a geological team last Sunday. The charming scenery and the abandoned Hakka village are phenomenal! What a pity that we’ve just got around 2 hours there. Days after the visit I always thinking of going back…
And I succeeded to convince 3 friends to go with me today!
Sun Hung Kai Properties is planning to partner with Banyan Tree to build a Spa Resort there. If so, can we still enjoy the present simplicity and tranquillity? Will the waters be so crystal clear? Will the rustic Hakka relics be preserved?
Will these photos be history like the Queen Pier? ( if you can’t see the flickr slide show below, please visit my photo gallery here).
Just remember a very funny video “Grocery Story War” viewed 2 years ago when I am organizing my vegetarian info recently. Adapted from “StarWar,” this short video starring fresh food from organic farm! MAY THE FARM BE WITH YOU!
Also take a look at the Store War Website and meet the puppets and see what behind the scenes!
Neoguri is approaching! 
Cut all the ingredients in bite size. Don’t peel the skin of pumpkin and sweet potatoes, which is very nutritious. Skin of chestnuts can be easily removed by pan frying them dry (no oil, no water, but keep stirring). Skin will come off when you hear the sizzling sound. You can easily rub them off when they are not too hot. The veggie shopkeeper taught me this clever method! I bought the ingredients on Third Street in western district near the Sai Ying Pun Market. Lady from the Jan Kee New Territories Veggie store told me proudly that her veggies are fresher and better — I can verify her claim 
Tofu comes from a very old shop named “Kwan Hing Kee” which is also a grocery store. Established in 1928, their tofu is filled with the aroma of soya beans, which is rare nowadays! Their hard tofu is good for barbecue too.
I visited Sham Chung with a geological team last Sunday. The charming scenery and the abandoned Hakka village are phenomenal! What a pity that we’ve just got around 2 hours there. Days after the visit I always thinking of going back…
