http://www.emilyveach.com My life in the Kong Sun, 18 Jul 2010 14:04:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en But it sure was clear in the Kong! http://www.emilyveach.com/?p=323 I saw it from the upper deck of bus 104 on my way home from work the other day. It's just around the block from my apartment on Queens Road West in Sheung Wan. For two years I've been on the lookout for this sign, and now I've found it! Q: ... http://www.emilyveach.com/?p=319 The verdict is in: New neighborhood = winner. Take a look at these flickr photos I've posted from my neck of the woods, namely Queens Road West, Sheung Wan. From umbrellas to dinosaur teeth to horse bezoars...see for yourself! Any guesses what this is? My new neighborhood also has a McDonald's, ... http://www.emilyveach.com/?p=316 This article caught my eye the other day. The Times Online claimed I wasn't eating at least 20 great foods. That's crazy talk. Exhibit A: Boiled egg Exhibit B: Frozen berries and oats Numnumnum. Let the eating challenge begin! How many of these healthy bites are you enjoying regularly? And can Kevin ... http://www.emilyveach.com/?p=310 I spent a long weekend over New Year's in Ho Chi Minh City (aka Saigon) with the fun and wonderful Kevin. As I haven't any photos from the trip*, I will attempt to paint you a word picture of some highlights and impressions of the trip. We arrived New Year's Eve ... http://www.emilyveach.com/?p=307 My Trailwalker team found out today we came in 6th place out of 23 women's teams. Not bad for a bunch of rookies! We would've been 115th in the men's category out of 560 teams. That's excellent news, eh? I still plan to write about the hike. It'll take some ... http://www.emilyveach.com/?p=303 Well after happening upon this ridiculous display of energy waste, we figured out the display was set up in connection with the start of the East Asia Games. Righto. There were probably 30 spot lights set up at eye level along the harbor in front of the convention center. They're on ... http://www.emilyveach.com/?p=298 Be mindful of fish bones. Take only the water you'll need. Spandex is your friend. If you need help, ask for it. Go to Bali. A 35-kilometer hike in the Vietnam heat can be harder than a 100-kilometer hike in the Hong Kong cold. Take good care of your mother. She's important. Since I last wrote in ... http://www.emilyveach.com/?p=285 I'm instituting a feature tonight called "That's Hong Kong." You might've gleaned from my numbering this post that I will continue these quick takes on life in the Kong. That is my brilliant plan. No. 1 Building security guards. Today I speak of the men who man posts in my office building. ... http://www.emilyveach.com/?p=283 There's a T8 typhoon signal hoisted right now in the Kong. Ole Goni's upon us. And get this: I just walked home from work, through the always dangerous mist. A warm-ish wind ripped between the buildings along the east-west walkway ... wait, no wind. T8 hoisted. Not even a breeze. ... http://www.emilyveach.com/?p=281