In the morning, the winds and rains were still strong and the typhoon signal was no lowered till around 10am.
I went out to see some of the aftermath. S said there would be nothing exciting. Just a lot of rubbish and leaves. The real damage is in a place like Lantau Island that would be hit hard. He wasn’t that far off.
The people of Hong Kong are super efficient at marking off places of damage with warning tape. That post supports a round light that was ripped off during the typhoon.
This whole lamp post had been ripped off.
This banner was in perfect condition yesterday.
This baby sotong never made it back to sea.
Some tiles were ripped off during the typhoon.
At the nearby hotel, they were busy taking down the nets put up the day before to minimize the potential damage Koppu could have done on the hotel.
And of course, everything needs to be cleaned up after Koppu left.
After that, I met A for lunch at Sportful Restaurant for dim sum. It was not bad. But some dishes were not good selections. The egg custard is better at the shop S & S took me too, that former Governor Patten named his favourite. This was almost too gelatinous.
A initially wanted to take me on a bus ride to Stanley, but there was not enough time before my flight, so we went to Wong Tai Sin Temple, where I wanted to go any way.
Wong Tai Sin temple is a famous Taoist temple in Hong Kong where many pray to have their wishes granted.
I felt it was being upgraded too much, and there was too much construction around and I wasn’t allowed to take photos at the most important areas.
But as you know, that doesn’t stop me. So, here they are:
Halfway, it started to pour.
And basically, that visit to the temple was the end of my Introduction to Hong Kong 101 trip.
A lot of Singaporeans have said that Hong Kong is not a nice place to live compared to Singapore because the quality of life is better in Singapore.
But my brief impression of Hong Kong is that I think it is actually a bit more liveable than compared to Singapore.
Public transportation is super efficient and much cheaper than in Singapore. Singapore likes to compare how cheap it is to Europe and America. Unfortunately, the level of service is no where near what you get there. When I was in Hong Kong, not one moment did I think I needed a car to get to a certain place, but such thoughts do strike me when I am in Singapore.
Granted, you pay a lot for a small space, but Singapore is like that too. Even in condomiums outside the main city, a bedroom fits no more than a single bed and wardrobe.
When I saw Lantau Island, I realised, hey in this city, you can get out and hike. Where can you hike in Singapore? Bukit Timah hill? A couple of trips and you’re bored. Hong Kong has more options to enhance the quality of life, and it’s not too expensive to do so.
Of course I don’t really know about the smog and how bad it is in the city.
And life is fast here. I got a bit dizzy out in TST because of the number of people. But I accompanied M to her place in Mei Fu and it was a bit more open and it was good. In Singapore you can’t get rid of people no matter where you go.
And there is real life after 12am in Hong Kong. If you want a late night out, your options are not just pubs and prata. You can go and get real food and sit around and talk. And it’s not hard to get to these places. And you’re relaxed, not thinking about the after midnight charge on the taxi.
Well, so it’s back to reality. I’ve no projects yet.
I hope you enjoyed travelling with me. As usual, if you click on the Photos link in the menu, you’ll get to see a more complete collection of photos of the places I visited.
i did enjoy travelling with you. thanks joteo!