And it's that time of year......

Christmas 2009.

Hello Everyone.....

This is the time year for cheer and for Christmas cards ...... and this year I had told myself that I would not be sending one out, having somewhat lost that Christmas spirit ......... but then I came across a picture taken by a friend of mine and thought... 'i have been asked many times, what

Christmas was like in Canada?'.... i think for me, this picture reflects what i loved most about Christmas and this time of year in Canada. And so here is my holiday greetings... copyright of the picture is by edkwanpicsinc.

The other pic i took as a counterpoint for those who wonder what it's like in HK and what perhaps I may have forgotten what Christmas was about.... and which shows what it is like in HK. ..... and yes, Fendi is just one of the hundreds of name brand stores in this characteristic HK downtown office building....

Warmest & Best Wishes for a Happy Holiday Season.

The Comarade.

one line opinions.....

We're skiing in Hokkaido over Xmas... and shopping in Tokyo over New Year's ... such is the way of HK'ians... Every time there is a break, they fly away... maybe it's the distances... it's like going to BC to ski or the Caribbean to scuba........ for Canadians ...

I have been to Bali 3 times, Perth and Sydney, Oz to visit sister in Oct....., Phuket, Singapore, Beijing, etc, but usually for a long weekend or a week at a resort type thing; however, was in oz for 3 weeks ......

Phuket, Thailand's Bali; Bali, the Asian world's playground with dishonest indigenes; Singapore, the chilly crab is not hot/chilly, but sweet...lol...; and Beijing, the people are rude and crude...; Macau & Hong Kong have not changed much except for the infrastructure; how's that for a synopsis.....

Perth is like San Diego without the class and Calgary 20 years ago...... Sydney is like Toronto 20 years ago, they even call the Tranga Zoo the Taranta Zoo....lol.....

HK has no real christmas to speak off, all the expats and well to do locals fly away... today is the bigger day, being the winter solstice, where all chinese families have a dinner together....

if every picture tells a story, then this is a one liner on what it's like at christmas in HK.... so have a happy holiday season, one and all......