Wishing you prosperity and wealth in the new year

Lakshmi, Goddess of Fortune



You've probably received this good luck chain mail.
"She is the goddess of capable personality, luxury, fertility, fortune, purity, beauty, power, generosity and auspiciousness, she fulfills prayers of material, wealth and contentment."

But I love the picture.
Om Sri Maha Lakshmyai Namah.

Listen to Rajesh Hardwani's Black Asia spaced out tunes to clean your house and receive her well.

Antonio Mak at the Hong Kong Museum of Art

For better reading condition listen to James Ting's Freaks Rendez-Vous.

Antonio Mak at the HK Museum of Art. I remember having seen his pieces at my friends' back in the 90's. Good crowd for a Sunday. It's great to see a local artist finally recognized, though posthumously.

Repulse Bay

For better reading condition of this little post, listen to my friend Jean-Michel Ou's hybrid chill Shanghai opera remixes, using recordings of his own grandmother's voice singing male parts.

It's a beautiful, crisp Sunday, so Louis and I decide to unplug at the beach.

The taxi driver asks for the beach number. He calls his friend in Mandarin for directions.

As we doze off a flock of Wenzhou decibels come screeching above our heads. Quick look. We're surrounded. Busloads of shopping manufacturers and medium company owners are invading the beach, their last stop before departure. Still they are in their Sunday best, and full of cheer, so bless 'em.

Repulsive Bay, originally uploaded by damesville.

By the way the concave building is to be torn down after years of battle between the land owners and the building group. I can't imagine it could have possibly further ruined the aesthetic of the Repulse Bay residential vista.
Or maybe there was never anything behind after all.

Video by Jean-Michel for the bus ride back to town:

Empty Castle