Hat Yai, Thailand
Hat Yai in the morning

Hat Yai, Thailand
Hat Yai in the morning

Hat Yai, Thailand
Shopping at the markets - All those red bags are what mum was bargaining a price for.

Mid-levels, Hong Kong
Bev, Kay, Gary and Carol

Mid-levels, Hong Kong
Bev with her KK present

Poon Yue, Guangdong, China
Wishing tree - Weighted red notes, inscribed with messages of good luck adorn the branches of this "wishing tree".

Poon Yue, Guangdong, China
Firecrackers as an offering to the powers that be

Poon Yue, Guangdong, China
Firecrackers as an offering to the powers that be - Extraordinarily loud, they could be heard constantly and everywhere across the hillside.

Poon Yue, Guangdong, China
Massive joints. Ok, maybe not, but it is amusing watching a hapless person trying to wrestle one of those mega-joss sticks into the trough.

Poon Yue, Guangdong, China
Paddy fields by the river

Poon Yue, Guangdong, China
My grandmother's old primary school, now converted into a community hall of sorts *

Poon Yue, Guangdong, China
At a relative's house - It wasn't the intention, but Warm happened at the time to be looking at the camera and reflecting a lot of doorway light, giving her a bit of a weird apparitional effect.

Poon Yue, Guangdong, China
Don't get too attached, these puppies are for eating

Poon Yue, Guangdong, China
Cute puppy, unfortunately destined for the soup pot *

Poon Yue, Guangdong, China
Looks like a vague imitation of an LA boulevarde

Hong Kong
Kit in some gyroscope thingie

Hong Kong
Gerald in some gyroscope thingie

Hong Kong
Post-dinner shot

Hong Kong
Another post-dinner shot