With one of my American colleagues, Charles McCallum. Charles and I had a great time in HongKong. With HongKong just starting to light up behind us, on a rainy evening, this picture was taken from the Harbour in Kowloon. Charles is an ardent lover of big wall hangings like the one he just bought out there. We later on went to have dinner at FatAngelo's, one of the popular Italian restaurants in HongKong.
With Tim, a Canadian on a tour of HongKong. Tim and his brother Stephen, are musicians. This picture shows HongKong as a concrete jungle, taken from the Victoria Peak, sometimes called just as "Peak". The ride to the Peak through the Tram is amazing, with a 27 degree upward climb at one point!
On a boat in Aberdeen, lurching with the waves. I really would have loved to travel on one of the native fishing boats, but unfortunately the fishing families were out on sea that day. Hence I settled for a ferry ride instead. The boat ride actually reminded me of several old James Bond movies!
A picture of the Jumbo floating restaurant in Aberdeen. The ship looks really royal, specially at night.
Well, couldnt resist putting this one up :). A picture of me typing away to glory on the little machine.
SEOUL - THE LAND OF AHN YOUNG HOSAY OH
In Seoul, inside the KyongBok palace. Without the tourists moving around, it would have looked as if the king would arrive any time...The presidential palace is also nearby.
I got a real nice friend in Bokyung Lee when I was in Seoul, who accompanied me to the Seoul Tower during the last week of my stay. With a fantastic view of Seoul, and a number of entertainment areas thrown in, the Seoul Tower is just too good. Bokyung literally had fits when we entered the fairy tale area. It was so scary!
I went to the Folk Village with these other tour party members. Singapore, Mexico, America and India were represented in this group. With people from such wide demographic origins, it was easy enough for us to learn a lot about each other...
I went to the Caribbean Bay with one of my colleagues, Nara Won and his family. Seen are Nara, Nara's son TaegYu (who is still learning Korean :)), Nara's wife, and myself at the back. This was taken at a Korean traditional BBQ restaurant on the way back from Caribbean Bay. Later we went to Nara's home too where we had tea, Korean style!
This little guy was intent on tearing off my shoes for no particular reason. He finally agreed for a snap instead :). Folk Village, Seoul.
Oohoo, I can read Korean sign boards now. (or were they in English ?) I did manage to learn some Korean alphabets during my stay. Korean alphabets are easier to learn than Cantonese, being limited in number like English.
With my colleagues in a traditional Korean restaurant, after a long days haul in a weekday. From left to right: Dr.Kim, MHYeon, DHKim, Nara, and myself playing around with the chopstick. Finally got around to use the chopsticks comfortably :)
Could I miss a tattoo ? This one means "A Dream" in Cantonese. The tattoo somehow seemed to rhyme in with my nature, being always a dreamer.....[That the security guards in the Trade center later looked at me suspiciously is a different issue! I learnt later that a tattoo in the forearm is supposed to mean connections with the mafia..]
With the friendly pirates in the Caribbean Bay. Had a nice swim and a nap later in the
shade. The Caribbean Bay is owned by Samsung, one of the Chaebols in South Korea. 
This is one of the best photos which made my day. This is the famous Korean Folk Dance, performed every hour or so at the Folk Village. In the olden days, farmers in Korea used to perform this dance to celebrate a good harvest at the end of the harvest season. From my understanding, dancing has been very closely related with Korean folk life, with quite a number of masks (for wearing during a dance), colourful costumes and dancing styles.
