Jin Yue Hotel Zhongshan

... 2003

Verner Panton Globe (small) pendant



Zhongshan, Guangdong, China designlamps

... Panthella floor lamp











DL-2026F ...

... ja juuri taksimatkaan (50) ja laivamatkaan (yht. 350). Macaossahan kayvat molempien erityisalueiden rahat, joiden kurssitkin ovat kutakuinkin samat: 10 HKD = n. 10 MOP = n. 1 euro. Lopulta jaljelle jai vain 10 rahaa (eli yksi euro), mika riittikin laivassa yhden katkarapukrakkeripussin hankkimiseen. Edellisesta oikeasta ruuasta (aamupaivalla Penangin lentokentalla) oli ehtinyt vierahtaa luvattoman kauan...

This morning we headed off to the ferry terminal for a day trip to Macau. We got to the ferry terminal and bought tickets - supposedly at a discounted price but we're doubtful, although convenient for us. As Macau is across the border in Chinese territory, we had to go through a Customs check point. The Customs official was trying to be scary by yelling at people if they made the slightest move or blink of ...

... nose, if not both. Thanks for the nose by the way Mum. Speaking of Mum, it's not often you get to be involved in a scandal on a world scale but I am giving you the chance right here and right now. There is an vote for the best teacher at my Mums work in Latvia and apparently the woman (who is hot) who has won it for the past 8 years always cheats. So what she is proposing we do is vote for the guy ourselves. In essence cheating ourselves. I have ...

... come home after my run, take off my clothes, only to find tan lines! However, once I had a shower, I would discover that my 'tan lines' were gone. I used to get so filthy running in the streets of Zhongshan, and I can't help but wonder if my clothes and skin got that dirty from running, what did it do to my lungs? As marathon day got closer and closer, I started to get worried about whether or not I would be able to finish the marathon in time ...

... day for a job and a quick workout. If only the UK could provide these sort of facilities, we wouldn't be such an obese nation. However, with time getting on we had to crack on, so back to the nearby ferry port it was. Leaving the city, all we could see was the giant Casinos on the horizon, and yet again I had to shake my head at the idea that in a few years most of the cool parts of the place would be just like Vegas.

... walk through, you can watch as the Monks count it. I'd be so curious to know how much money they take in every day between entrance fees and donations. The unfortunate thing about going to Tibet, is that you are really restricted as to what areas you can go to. You can wander freely around Lhasa, but if you want to go further afield, you have to hire a Landcruiser and tour guide at 1000 RMB (approx. $135 Cdn)/day. This doesn't include your accommodation or food ...

... list of budget places to stay in Macau. The place I wanted, of course, was not on this list. I walked around for a while trying to find it, but as small as Macau is, it's just not that small. I found a guesthouse with a private room, and although it is definately not the nicest place I've ever stayed; there may or may not be any bugs, but there is certainly hot water in the showers. I found a great plate of Thai food and walked around enough to eventually find an ...

... Hong Kong. But as soon as HK started to develop in a big way, Macau lost its gloss and by the 1920's it had become nothing more than a centre for drugs, prostitution and, the key thing here - gambling (actually sounds like quite a cool place!). In an attempt to breathe life into the colony at the turn of the century, Macau had become the first and, to date, only place in China to have legalised gambling. For those of you who've never been to a London casino ...