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Kong, like much of Asia, is very much into cutesy-pie cartoonish images (Hello Kitty, e.g.), so it's quite surprising that the Octopus card has, instead of a big-eyed cartoon octopus, a boring multicolored lemniscate.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/octo_diptych.jpgOcto_DiptychOctopus card as the payment option at a vending machine and for newspapers. Genius.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mtr-shops2.jpgmtr-shops2I always see this sign as reading "Catullus" at first glance.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mtr_shops.jpgMTR_Shopshttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/kowloon-tong-sign.jpgkowloon 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icon.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/mtr-logo.pngMTR-logohttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/img_3965.jpgIMG_3965I love this burger-and-a-Coke icon.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tst-station-exits.jpgtst-station-exitshttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/tst_exits.jpgTST_Exitshttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/to-trains-sign.jpgto trains signThis way to the trains.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/station-entrance.jpgstation-entrancehttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/stairs2.jpgstairs2https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/stairs-vs-escalator.jpgstairs vs 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a long walk.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/maclehose-3.jpgMacLehose Trailhead Righthttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/maclehose-1.jpegMacLehose Trailhead 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Street in Siem Reap has just about every kind of restaurant you could want, as well as fifty-cent Angkor Beer drafts. Oh, and a thousand drunk backpackers.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_16191.jpgIMG_1619Morning haze as seen from our hotel room.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/map-angkor.jpgMap-Angkorhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_2363.jpgIMG_2363Raynham, Mass. to Siem Reap—how did this car end up here?2013-01-18T03:31:39+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2013/01/16/cambodia-scenes-from-a-tuk-tuk/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/img_1249.jpgIMG_12492013-01-16T23:55:51+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/12/15/bali-at-long-last/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bali_temple_panorama2.jpgBali_Temple_Panorama2https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bali_rice_paddy_panorama2.jpgBali_Rice_Paddy_Panorama2https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bali_mount_batur_panorama.jpgBali_Mount_Batur_PanoramaMount Batur, an active volcano near the northern coast of Bali.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/zooimg_0962.jpgzooIMG_0962The Bali Zoo: bats hanging out.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/zooimg_0955.jpgzooIMG_0955https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/zooimg_0953.jpgzooIMG_0953Our ride, a Sumatran elephant named Budy. We asked the handler if he rode Budy every day and he said "Of course. One elephant, one trainer."https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/zooimg_0949.jpgzooIMG_0949The requisite touristy picture.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/zooimg_0943.jpgzooIMG_0943The view from an elephant.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/zooimg_0273.jpgzooIMG_0273Very little zoom used on this photo. Those tigers are actually that close.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/zooimg_0231.jpgzooIMG_0231Cate petting some kind of weird bird.2013-01-08T17:56:33+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/12/05/fortune-telling-at-wong-tai-sin-temple/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/wong-tai-sin-temple-panorama2.jpgWong Tai Sin Temple Panorama2Even on an overcast day, a riot of color. And really, that's the only good kind of riot.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0882-rabbit.jpgIMG_0882-rabbithttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/main-gate.jpgMain gatehttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/lanterns-and-pillars.jpgLanterns and pillarshttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0990.jpgIMG_0990https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0989.jpgIMG_0989https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0988.jpgIMG_0988https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0970.jpgIMG_0970https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0965.jpgIMG_0965https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_0956.jpgIMG_09562012-12-13T13:59:15+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/12/12/shanghaied/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bridal-shotimg_1167.jpgbridal-shotIMG_1167Keep in mind that it was freezing out.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/peoplesparkimg_1151.jpgpeoplesparkIMG_1151I just can't get enough of this goofy tilt-shift setting on my camera.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/fangbangrdimg_1119.jpgfangbangrdIMG_1119A section of this is "Old Shanghai Street."https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/snakefoodimg_1113.jpgsnakefoodIMG_1113Snakes on a plate.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/5-peacehotel-xmasimg_1071.jpg5-peacehotel-xmasIMG_1071https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/bike-and-boxesimg_1409.jpgbike-and-boxesIMG_1409https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/traffic-diptych.jpgtraffic-diptychhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/alleys-diptych.jpgalleys-diptychhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/img_10801.jpgIMG_1080Apart from the crazy UFO-topped Radisson hotel in the background, this could just as well be Paris or Washington, D.C., no?https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/french-concessimg_1162.jpgfrench-concessIMG_11622012-12-16T09:03:55+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/12/13/shanghai-in-90-seconds/2012-12-14T07:34:07+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/12/08/a-short-film/2012-12-12T06:39:08+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/11/28/a-not-so-secret-garden-also-a-buddhist-nunnery/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0780.jpgIMG_0780https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/nan-lian_panorama.jpgNan-Lian_Panoramahttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/chi-lin-panorama.jpgChi Lin Panoramahttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/keyimg_0839.jpgkeyIMG_0839https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0846.jpgIMG_0846https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0841.jpgIMG_0841You know how you know this is artsy? Shallow depth of field.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0840.jpgIMG_0840Amazing.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0836.jpgIMG_0836https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0824.jpgIMG_0824A quintessential Hong Kong view, even if it's not one the Tourism Board puts on all the promotional materials.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0818.jpgIMG_08182012-11-28T17:01:09+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/09/21/on-hong-kong-identity/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hk_money-e1348206774891.jpgHK_MoneyHK$100 is about US$12.90.2012-11-28T04:25:35+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/09/22/hong-kong-geography-a-primer/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hongkongmap.jpgHong Kong geography: A primerhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hkflag.jpegHKFlaghttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/kowloon_mtns.jpgKowloon_Mtnshttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/boundaryst.jpgBoundarySt2012-11-28T04:25:22+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/09/25/in-which-a-haircut-is-purchased/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/mo_barber_hongkong.jpegmo_barber_hongkong2012-11-28T04:24:49+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/10/01/where-we-are/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0428.jpgIMG_0428Trigonometry explains why I'm about to fall backwards.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/peak_panorama.jpgPeak_Panoramahttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0439.jpgIMG_0439https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0343.jpgBruce Lee statuehttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/nathanroad.jpgNathanRoadhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hkzoom.jpgHKZoomhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/hkoverview.pngHKOverview2012-11-28T04:24:28+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/10/05/the-love-motels-of-kowloon-tong/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_03741.jpgCorinneThis place had a wacky neon-lit courtyard, too.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_03761.jpgPersonageNote the elegant Gothic 'P' at the top center.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_03661.jpgRomantic HotelThe sign exudes romance. This is allegedly one of the most famous of the love motels.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_03771.jpgO MasI that "O Mas" or "Q Mas"? Would it matter either way?https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_03681.jpgSummaryKowloon Tong was an area where the British housed their civil servants, and so many of the streets are named after British locales: Devon Street, Kent Road, Dorset Crescent, Suffolk Road, York Road, etc. Hence this one is especially striking. And that’s the only reason.2012-11-28T04:24:09+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/10/07/stanley/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_04531.jpgThe view from lunch.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0504.jpgBut one small part of Stanley MarketThis isn't event the biggest or craziest part of the market.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0503.jpgWelcome to Stanleyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0492.jpgSo *that's* why there are so many pooches here today.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0491.jpgSorry we missed it.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0488.jpgSeason Next Top Dog Model competition in progress. I like this guy's chances.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0484.jpgSeason Next Top Dog Model competition in progresshttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0478.jpgThe viewhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0473.jpgTin Hau Templehttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/img_0472.jpgTin Hau Temple2012-11-28T04:23:49+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/10/09/in-which-cantonese-is-not-learned/2012-11-28T04:23:40+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/10/12/a-private-kitchen/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/menu.jpegFa Zu Jie menuThat's some good food.2013-11-10T14:22:09+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/10/15/gym-certification/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/abmachine_bad.jpgabmachine_badConclusion: no good!https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/abmachine.jpgCybex Ab MachineConclusion: No good!https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/cityupool.jpgCityUPoolNice stuff, right? (Image from CityU)2012-11-28T04:23:01+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/10/29/shenzhen-part-1/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shenzhen2.jpgShenzhen2That's a lot of merchandise.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shenzhen.jpgShenzhen merchThat's a lot of merchandise.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shenzhen-backroom.jpgShenzhen-BAckroomThat's a lot of merchandise.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shenzhen-backroombags.jpgShenzhen-BackroomBagsThat's a lot of bags.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shenzhen-backroomboxes.jpgShenzhen-BackroomBoxesThat's a lot of (legit?) Hermès boxes.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shenzhen-hall.jpgShenzhen-Hallhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/shenzhen-ceiling.jpgShenzhen-CeilingUpstairs, minus stairs.2016-11-05T19:39:14+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/11/07/shenzhen-part-2/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/desert-of-the-real.pngDesert of the RealWe took the red pill before lunch.2013-03-10T01:17:10+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/11/09/election-day/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0568.jpgIMG_0568The results are in, and it's not even lunchtime yet.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0575.jpgIMG_0575This was (allegedly) a non-partisan event, but this helpful flyer that the consulate put together featured a lot of type set in the Obama campaign's favored typeface, Gotham. (As in "Candidate Profiles" at the bottom.) Coincidence?https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0573.jpgIMG_0573TVB Pearl gets the inside scoop.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0564.jpgIMG_0564Cameramen kept bumping into us in their quest for the Perfect Shot. And the Perfect Shot was always a student emerging from the mock voting booth.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0562.jpgIMG_0562The student-to-balloon ratio was roughly 2:1.2012-11-28T04:22:23+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/11/16/banqueting/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/overview2.jpgoverview2Some serious lighting. Some seriously loud audio.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/overview.jpgoverviewOn most days, this space is basically empty.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dance-hiphop.jpgdance-hiphopThe red wigs add extra street cred, I think.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/dance-drinks.jpgdance-drinksI don't remember what song they danced to, but I can assure you it had little to do with the importance of choosing healthy beverages to stay hydrated.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cos-yellow-giraffes.jpgcos-yellow-giraffesStudents can be so clique-y.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cos-smurfs-aliens.jpgcos-smurfs-aliensA diverse student population.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cos-sesame.jpgcos-sesameJust another group dinner.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cos-giraffes.jpgcos-giraffesA group of giraffes is called a 'tower,' haven't you herd?https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cos-drinks.jpgcos-drinksNot sure if they've got an endorsement deal with VitaSoy, but they should. Also not sure who that is on the right.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/cos-drag.jpgcos-dragWorkin' it.2012-11-28T04:21:41+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/11/17/sheung-wan-and-man-mo-temple/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/caskets.jpgcasketsFancy.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/possession-st.jpgpossession-sthttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0626.jpgIMG_0626https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0621.jpgIMG_0621https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0617.jpgIMG_0617https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0613.jpgIMG_0613https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0607.jpgIMG_0607https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0606.jpgIMG_0606https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0601.jpgIMG_0601https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0600.jpgIMG_06002012-11-28T04:21:16+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/11/18/greyhound-comes-to-town/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/greyhound.jpggreyhoundMmmmm. Thai food with a long-haul bus-trip twist.2012-11-28T04:18:41+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/11/21/strange-banners/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0737.jpgIMG_0737https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0736.jpgIMG_0736https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0735.jpgIMG_0735https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0734.jpgIMG_0734https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0733.jpgIMG_07332012-11-29T08:18:20+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/11/25/china-under-construction/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shizimen-sign.jpgshizimen signThe multimedia presentation was not to be believed. Literally.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/shizimen-model.jpgshizimen modelSpacious 2 BR harbor views now available, starting in the low 800s! https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/rocky-hillside.jpgrocky hillsideEco-friendly development at its finest. All of the natural contours will be maintained, except for those that aren't perfectly level.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/mountain-and-pagoda.jpgmountain and pagodaNote the pagoda at the top of the hill in the foreground, threatened by the encroaching heavy machinery. This would be heavy-handed allegory if it weren't, you know, really happening.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/macau-view.jpgmacau viewMacau will be easily accessible so that the Chinese nouveaux riches can more efficiently become nouveaux pauvres.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/itunes-ripoff.jpgiTunes-ripoffWhere have I seen that icon before?https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hillside-protection.jpghillside protectionThe natural hillside will be carefully preserved for future generations beneath this thick layer of concrete slabs.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hengqin-sign.jpghengqin sign"New" doesn't even begin to describe it.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hengqin-pipes.jpghengqin pipesVisible pride in the elaborate system of pipes that will provide unsafe drinking water to the thousands of new residents.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hengqin-model.jpghengqin model"I would love to see this town in the autumn. I think Hengqin New Area in autumn would look quite magnificent. I would have made tiny little leaves, oak, poplar, maple, chestnut, and spread them across the town of Hengqin New Area. Magnificent." "It's Crabbe Town, not Hengqin New Area."2012-11-28T04:17:04+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/11/23/fire-safety-chinese-style/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0683.jpgIMG_0683Fair enough.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/img_0682.jpgIMG_0682The images of skyscrapers are for scale. The person wearing the fire helmet is actually 97 stories tall.2012-11-25T09:14:04+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/11/09/festivity-under-construction/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0590.jpgIMG_0590Swarovski® presents their latest creation, the Portuguese Man o' Solstice. If it stings you, you have to pour champagne on the wound to stop the stinging.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0589.jpgIMG_0589It's hard to resist the temptation to run up those steps and start singing "Sleigh Ride."https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/img_0587.jpgIMG_0587I'm pretty sure there's a rocket under here.2012-11-11T07:51:58+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/10/10/national-education-some-propaganda/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/education.jpegRed EducationThe caption reads "We don't want red education."2012-10-10T07:03:54+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/10/02/a-couple-of-unrelated-videos/2012-10-02T15:53:42+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/archives/2012-09-19T04:40:50+00:00weekly0.6https://unforbiddingcity.com/about/2014-04-09T02:11:24+00:00weekly0.6https://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/09/19/the-right-to-abode-part-1/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-19-11-15-141.jpgHK Temporary IDMy handsome temporary HKID.2012-09-25T19:58:35+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/09/16/packing-the-aftermath/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-08-11-35-07.jpgReady to goThis is what it all came down to.https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-06-16-17-08.jpgAll our thingsNice, right? Yes, in the lower left that is a portable Weber grill taped to a file box. But don't worry, the file box has a charcoal chimney, so it all makes sense.2012-09-16T11:21:54+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/09/15/on-the-travails-of-packing/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-06-10-39-44.jpgMovingAbout two hours of packing should finish this off.2012-09-18T14:27:52+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.com/2012/09/12/whats-in-a-name-and-all-that/https://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hong_kong_in_chinese_chars1.jpgHong_Kong_in_Chinese_Charshttps://unforbiddingcity.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hong_kong_in_chinese_chars.jpgHong_Kong_in_Chinese_Chars2012-09-13T21:08:48+00:00monthlyhttps://unforbiddingcity.comdaily1.02021-05-07T05:39:39+00:00