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| Red leaves in Dai Tong early December 2011 |
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| You only get isolated patches of these red leaves, but still they brighten up the hillside tremendously. |
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| Shin Mun Valley 城門水塘 |
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| These local monkeys do come along and break the tranquility of the woods. |
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| Slender Forest Skink - Along each side, a thin black line forms a dorso-lateral stripe from the eye to the anterior 2/3 of the tail. |
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| To be ID. |
| Orange Cream | Tart | Topping Fruits |
| Orange Juice - 250ml | Plain Flour - 200g | Orange Slices |
| Vanilla Pod | Brown Sugar - 25g | Ripe Mango |
| Egg Yolk - 3 | Icing Sugar - 25g | |
| Sugar - 60g | Salt - 1/4tsp | |
| Plain Flour - 15g | Olive Oil - 60ml | |
| Cornstarch - 10g | Whole Egg - 1 | |
| Olive Oil - 50ml |
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| Big lychees at the front from Hainan Island looked delicious but the Hong Kong grown small ones were the sweet ones. Not sure if they apply to other things as well?! |
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| Sicilian eggplants - sound classy and continental. But these are bought in North Point market and grown in Thailand!! ゼブラなす, its Japanese name comes from its other common name, Zebra eggplant. |
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| This red-vented bulbul was heading for its last session of feeding the baby bird before the whole family left their nest when young bulbul finally completed its flying lesson. It might look cute but it is included among the world most invasive alien species!! We know coz these are the birdies who ate our peaches. |
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| A clear night in Hong Kong, when everyone was watching TVB...... |
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| A tree taller than IFC came out from nowhere, |
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| eeny meeny miny mo |
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| 100 Yen loop bus taking you around the city centre of Fukuoka |
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| Special guide dog toilet - not sure if the signs are for the guide dogs or the blind people?! |
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| Surely Yadoya is the name of the hotel...... |
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| The warmest outside temperature was 27C. |
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| Cobble path in Nonohana (野の花) |
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| The extended sakura season - shortly after a drizzle. |
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| Sakura in the morning |
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| Onsen bath attached to the room (露天風呂付き部屋) in Nonohana (野の花) |
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| Onsen Egg, the natural way |
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| Onsen Pass in Kurokawa (黒川) |
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| Thought our parking lot is tight!! Kurokawa (黒川) |
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| One of the many feral cats in Kurokawa (黒川) |
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| Look out for cows and horses. En route to Mount Aso (阿蘇山) |
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| Taking a break on top of Mount Aso (阿蘇山) |
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| Japanese Giant Hornet (オオスズメバチ) - kills about 40 people on average in Japan every year. Of course, mum had no idea when dad urged her to take a closer look at the beast!! |
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| Luck and fortune are literally in your hand. |
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| Guys need to throw it into small puddle of water at the back of the rock turtle using their left hands and girls do it with their right hands. Mum got one in. Yahoo!! |
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| The taxi rank outside JR Hakata station |
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| Colder than usual spring gave a longer sakura season this year. Sakura blossoms were still everywhere towards the end of April. En route from Yufuin(湯布院) to Beppu(別府). |
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| Kokonoe Dream Suspension Bridge (九重夢大吊り橋) |
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| Kokonoe Dream Suspension Bridge (九重夢大吊り橋) |
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| Kokonoe Dream Suspension Bridge (九重夢大吊り橋) |
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| Hot spring water streaming down in Kurokawa (黒川) |
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| Kurokawa (黒川) |
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| En route to Mount Aso (阿蘇山) |
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| Mount Aso (阿蘇山) |
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| Sunasenri (砂千里), literally a thousand mile of sand. Certainly looked like it in this picture. |
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| Komezuka (米塚) |
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| Takachiho (高千穂) - a romantic row down the narrow gorge |
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| Takachiho (高千穂) - the waterfall splashes over your head |
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| Monster wash-board in Aoshima (青島 鬼の洗濯板) |
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| Saikai bridge (西海橋) between Sasebo City (佐世保市) and Saikai City (西海市) |
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| Shin Saikai bridge (新西海橋) left and Saikai bridge (西海橋) |
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| Shin Saikai bridge (新西海橋) |
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| Night view in Nagasaki (長崎の夜景) |
