August 14, 2007

  • Decolonialisation

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    Queen's Pier is about to be demolished soon. I do have fond memories with it. We used to go on Dad's company boat every weekend for seafood in Lamma Island. Victoria Harbour is narrow and deep and hence very choppy. I remember I had to be carried onto the boat. 


    It is also the pier where several former governors from the UK landed. As a result some people protested against the demolition. In my opinion it does not provide a particularly pretty sight. I don't hate it, but I am sure they can replace it with something more aesthetically pleasing.


    Some accused the HKSAR Government of attempting to 'de-colonialise' HK. Well we are no longer a colony, so I believe it is understandable for the Govt to do so, and we will just have to accept it. We are now ruled by the PRC Government, people who were born and brought up completely differently to HKers. We do not really have a choice anymore. We will just have to take whatever they feed us, I guess.   


    Who on Earth cared about the Queen's Pier before its demolition was announced really? We do have other more landmarks that are more colonial, for example the LegCo Building, Statue Square, etc. Yes I do feel sad that they are getting rid of the places that I so frequented as a child one by one, but what can I do really?  


    PS. Now I know why Ma Lik talked bullocks about the Tiananmen Square Massacre. He knew he was dying, so he went 'all the way', since it would be his party who was to bear the consequences anyway. I guess he is probably smiling in his coffin right now! Ha!




    Slimming Update :


    I went to Sau Sun Tong last Saturday to have my blood extracted for blood test, and also to speak to the nutritionist for the first time.


    Everyone knows what a healthy diet is. It is all about motivation and discipline to stick to it. I have got off my stingy arse to pay for the treatment, and I am very motivated! So motivated that I passed my delicious green tea creme brulee desserts to jkpiggy's mother last Sunday! 


    I was given a table of food to prepare for breakfast, lunch, and dinner for this week. But some of them I have no idea how to make, for example steamed fish with black bean! And some of which I do not eat, eg. oatmeal. I might have to ask them for a more suitable one. Not much was done on Saturday apart from the things I just mentioned. I will be back tomorrow to speak to a doctor, a Chinese herbalist, and the nutritionist again.


    I've been following the menu so relatively closely since Saturday, but I am still carrying the same fat fat weight around! Hmmm..