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Rob Rob
Cheung Chau, Hong Kong
Well its about time I posted an entry. I've been busy, but not that busy, so no real excuses really. As you all know I've put the journey on hold until things change after the Olympics. I've been busy doing all sorts of things, mainly work related, some others that are not. On the Island I'm staying on they have a thing called the Cheung Chau Bun festival. Its all about bread buns and children on skinny sticks. Strange as it might sound but its true. I've lived in Hong Kong for years but never seen it. Well now I have.
Cheung Chau has about 50,000 residents. That's a lot of people for such a small island. The population is condensed into the lower parts of the island, an area that sits in between two small mountains / large hills. A network of alley ways creates an overwhelming, mind boggling labyrinth. I've been here for about 5 months and still I find new areas and streets. Well anyway. In this labyrinth the various activities of the festival take place.
Setting up
The whole carnival / procession culminates with Chinese opera and a mega scramble up a 60ft tower of buns. They used to be real buns carefully tied onto the bamboo tower, but nowadays they are made of plastic. I was disappointed to hear that, but that's progress. Guess you can use them every year.
The opera was great (for a short while). Chinese opera tends to grate your soul if your not versed in it. Its an amazing thing to see, but the high pitched voices and symbols crashing can send you over the edge. The problem is, is that I dont understand what is going on and it is also from a period of history I dont know and from an alien cultural view point . Even so it looks good.
I bought a new lens the other day for my Canon G9. A 180 degree fish eye. ooooo I love it. No wonder fish look so happy swimming around. Its all in the eyes you see. Pottering around taking lots of random shots. A true fish out of water.
This looks better than it tastes ???
On the star ferry.
Quick decoration project I worked on.
Fat ankled Gungfu Warrior, or Taiqi expert with flappy trousers.
Cheung Chau Beach
Cheung Chau beach, Hong Kong Time Lapse from rob luxton on Vimeo.
Helping out my friend Andy to setup three video cameras on a car. Creating footage for a 360 degrees video installation.
On the ferry from Central Hong Kong to Cheung Chau Island.
Anyway. right now I'm on Cheung Chau, sat in an internet bar with Rob Thomson (man above washing socks). He cycled from western China to Europe then skate boarded across America, now he is skating to Shanghai.
He stopped over in Hong Kong to get a new visa and is currently crashing at my place. Good to chat with someone who is a long distance veteran. Sharing stories and generally hanging out. Of course he is itching to get going again and will be off shortly. His rig is a unique setup.
He's actually pulling a trailer.... which is his old long board converted.
Since he got here it's done nothing but rain, a great contrast to the deserts he's just come from. Check out his website. 14degrees.org
He is here for a while longer then off he goes again. On a mission. I feel somewhat jealous.... if he's got itchy feet.....Mine are in absolute agony.
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Cecilie writes:
I mean avoid. AVOID.
15/07/2008 10:46:01
rob writes:
Hi Cecilie,
Will have a read through your entries soon, on the run at the moment. Just scanned some of your pictures.. nice,, Reckon it looks perfect for a trike, especially the long winding road up the scorched mountian side. A couple of bottles of Wa Ha Ha and I'll fly up there. Or down there hopefully.
15/07/2008 13:05:13
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25/11/2008 14:31:25
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Robster! Your photographic skills are increasing day by day. Great pics!
Get thee on the road again. I have just come back from hitchhiking in Xinjiang and from a trike point of view I advise you to avid the Taklamakan Desert. Altogether.
( see blog www.chinadroll.com)
15/07/2008 10:45:02