{"id":26270,"date":"2017-07-09T23:50:49","date_gmt":"2017-07-10T03:50:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=26270"},"modified":"2017-07-10T00:15:13","modified_gmt":"2017-07-10T04:15:13","slug":"jul-9-17-kowloon-hong-kong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/babakaps.net\/?p=26270","title":{"rendered":"JUL 9, 17 .. KOWLOON \/ HONG KONG"},"content":{"rendered":"

Having arrived safely here in the greater Hong Kong Metro Area at around 8pm last Friday evening the 7th of July,\u00a0I am now in Day 2 of my visit.<\/p>\n\n

Poor Kowloon. It gets no respect when compared to the Hong Kong Metro Area. Kowloon is actually a large metro area (upper red balloon<\/strong><\/em><\/span>) of its own located on the Kowloon Peninsula of the mainland of China. Kowloon has many districts. But the world in general calls the entire area Hong Kong.<\/p>\n\n

When here in the Hong Kong Metro Area, I generally make my Kowloon home at the YMCA (lower red balloon<\/em><\/strong><\/span>) located in the Tsim Sha Tsui District (upper red balloon<\/em><\/strong><\/span>) that is also called TST for short.<\/p>\n\n

Man O Manischewitz I LOVE IT HERE.<\/p>\n

In the German language, sometimes they link a string of words together to form one long word.<\/p>\n

This sums up the weather here :<\/p>\n

hot<\/em>muggysauna<\/em>withmonsoonrainsand100%humidity.<\/em><\/p>\n

What’s that ‘Zilla?\u00a0\u00a0hot\u00a0<\/em>muggy\u00a0sauna\u00a0<\/em>with monsoon<\/em> rains and\u00a0100%humidity.<\/em><\/p>\n

I walk outside from my air conditioned room and I say the following mantra as I begin to feel the sweat running down my sides :<\/p>\n

“I am loving it here. There is no place on this entire earth that I would rather be than here in Hong Kong in July.”<\/p>\n

“How about Mongolia Captain?”<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

Right now Mongolia is looking like my next mantra :<\/p>\n

“I am loving it here! There is no place on this entire earth that I would rather be than here in Ulaanbaatar Mongolia.”<\/p>\n

Makes no sense Captain!<\/p>\n

I spent a lot of time yesterday going to meetings and hanging out with Nicky and Steve.<\/p>\n

Today I went to a 10:30am morning meeting and am now hanging out (literally as I pen these words) with Grant and his wife Keller. Grant and Keller are having their small dog bathed and getting a trim having parked me here at the Aberdeen (lower red balloon<\/em><\/strong><\/span>) Library. Do you all see TST (upper red balloon<\/em><\/strong><\/span>)?<\/p>\n\n

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The Hong Kong Aberdeen District Library is inside of this building.<\/p>\n

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How have I gotten here? By just doing it. By just sitting down here at the Aberdeen Library at a computer and beginning to write while Grant and Keller enjoy themselves. Guess what we three are going to eat for Sunday dinner in a few hours? Hint. See the below map.
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A photo or two of dinner.<\/p>\n

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Never, never ever, in my life (that I can remember) have I eaten in a Chinese Restaurant this large.<\/p>\n

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Front, and in the center below, is MY FAVORITE Chinese meal. Singapore Rice Noodles.<\/p>\n

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Center row, right side below, Singapore Rice Noodles.<\/p>\n

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Man O Manischewitz! I love the Kowloon TST to Hong Kong Central Star Ferry rides when I am here. The three red balloons<\/em><\/strong><\/span>\u00a0on the left side of the below map show you its route. The three red balloons<\/em><\/strong><\/span> on the right side of the below map point out the Kowloon TST to Hong Kong Wan Chai Star Ferry route.<\/p>\n\n

Today’s Rhetorical Question : What have the following in common.<\/p>\n

African animals.<\/p>\n

Glaciers.<\/p>\n

Penguins.<\/p>\n

The Taj Mahal.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong Star Ferries.<\/p>\n

Hong Kong’s Victoria Harbor.<\/p>\n

Answer : You can’t take enough photos of them. They all demand ‘just one more photo’.<\/p>\n

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HONG KONG’S VICTORIA HARBOR.<\/p>\n

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A few random photos of the Aberdeen District in the Greater Hong Kong Metro Area.<\/p>\n

Have any of you heard that there is some ‘big’ money here in Hong Kong. Just hanging out on the street.<\/p>\n

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Aberdeen has a most interesting boat harbor.<\/p>\n

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Riding in a small sampan.<\/p>\n

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There is a lot of greenery in Hong Kong.<\/p>\n

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“Lord God of Abraham, Creator of Heaven and Earth, I do humbly give thee thanks for the blessings you have showered down upon me.”<\/p>\n

Sign Me .. Your Little Captain.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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