M Cheung

@Beestring (15378)

Hong Kong

Joined myLot 3 years ago

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A rug made from scraps

Judy Evans @JudyEv (365016) • Rockingham, Australia 10 Sep

We’ve been away for a few nights and visited some great museums while we were away. I should have said revisited the museums but I was able to get a few extra photos. One item that I missed last time was this plaited mat. These...

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M Cheung Those are very pretty rugs.

10 Sep

The mogra or jasmine blossomed after 2 months

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (21759) 3 Sep

I have the white jasmine or mogra or bel flowers in the pots in my balcony. For the last 2 months there was severe rain. None of the flowers blossomed. They blossomed after 2 months. Mogra has a lovely fragrance. It is used in...

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M Cheung I do not know mogra but I love the fragrance of jasmine.

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Does this image remind you of a dolphin?

Judy Evans @JudyEv (365016) • Rockingham, Australia 2 Sep

The photo is Vince’s. It immediately makes me think of a dolphin with its sleek lines. However, the ‘tail’ seems to be off-kilter. I don’t know what sort of plane it is and I’m not going to ask as I’d have to listen to a...

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M Cheung Looks like a shark more than dolphin to me.

3 Sep

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Which Technolgy Would You Like To See Disappear?

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (86852) • United States 3 Sep

When I was watching my morning tv show and enjoying my coffee, they asked this question regarding technology. These were the choices they gave: Self-driving cars Smart homes Self-checkout Smartphones Smart speakers Everything...

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M Cheung I feel uncomfortable with Everything AI. While AI is helpful in many ways, it is also risky and dangerous in the hands of evil people.

3 Sep

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September Has Arrived

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (86852) • United States 2 Sep

Happy Tuesday Everyone! it's a bright sunny day here with pleasant temperatures. We had a nice long holiday weekend and now today feels more like Monday than Tuesday. My daughter went to one of her friends for a barbecue on...

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M Cheung Your daughter's friend must have a nice and big garden. Went to my brother's place for dinner. We had fish and eggplant with minced pork.

2 Sep

A beautiful chapel at New Norcia

Judy Evans @JudyEv (365016) • Rockingham, Australia 1 Sep

The monastic town of New Norcia in Western Australia consists of over sixty buildings, twenty-eight of which are heritage-listed. There are now only seven monks in residence and much of the administration has been taken over by...

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M Cheung The paintings are really gorgeous.

2 Sep

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I've Been Falling Lately...

DE @DaddyEvil (161099) • United States 28 Aug

Pretty went online and bought a heavy duty plastic shower chair and a grab bar for our shower stall. I had to call her for help when I couldn't get back up off the tub floor a couple of weeks ago. It was embarrassing for both of...

falling in the shower

help

shower stool

grab bar

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M Cheung I'm sorry to hear that. Glad you are okay.

28 Aug

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Technology IS Great When It's Working

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (86852) • United States 28 Aug

Happy Thursday Everyone! another beautiful day and it looks like it's going to be nice right through the weekend. Yay! Last evening we put in a grocery order with Walmart for a delivery this afternoon. I realized this morning...

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M Cheung I finally cut my landline a few years ago. As you said, I didn't use it at all, and what I got was just sales or scam calls.

28 Aug

The rain makes the countryside look greener

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (21759) 27 Aug

Countryside has a very good crop base. In bengal rice, potatoes, cauliflowers, ladies fingers are grown.. While in the summer they are green after the rains they look greener.There is new...

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M Cheung Yes, the crops will look greener and fresher after rain.

28 Aug

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Street Art in Freiburg, Germany

Judy Evans @JudyEv (365016) • Rockingham, Australia 27 Aug

I’ve been going back through a lot of photos and came across some photos of street art and sculpture from Freiburg in Germany. I wrote four posts on here about our travels and included some videos of my photos. Sometime after...

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M Cheung I like the toenails too.

28 Aug

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In the countryside the rain bearing clouds create overcast interface

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (21759) 25 Aug

In the countryside one can see the rain bearing clouds with a wider spectrum. They make the entire sky completely overcast. Ultimately there is rain. there is an indication that it is going to rain...

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M Cheung We have a lot of rain this summer. Sometimes, the rain is very heavy and there is thunderstorm.

26 Aug

The red hibiscus enhances the mood

Dr Souvik Chatterji @sathviksouvik (21759) 25 Aug

I have my hibiscus plants planted in pots in the balcony. Among the different hibiscus the red hibiscus enhances the mood. they really look bright and showy. garlands are made of them and offered to...

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M Cheung That beautiful Hibiscus certainly brighten up your day.

26 Aug

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A fun time last Saturday

Judy Evans @JudyEv (365016) • Rockingham, Australia 26 Aug

Last Saturday, we went to an Aussie Rules football match with friends. They are members of the ‘Eagles’ and we were playing the Sydney Swans. Vince and I were treated to free food and wine in a special area. We could choose to...

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M Cheung That sounds fun.

26 Aug

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Sunny Monday Random Chit Chat

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (86852) • United States 25 Aug

Happy Monday everyone! it's a beautiful sunny morning here in my little corner of the myLot world. I had company yesterday and as much fun as it was I'm tired today. Thankfully I don't have anything that has to be done...

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M Cheung An old friend living in the US visits Hong Kong. I have lunch with her today. We've known each other for more than 30 years.

25 Aug

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Speaking in stereo - the Powers' twins

Judy Evans @JudyEv (365016) • Rockingham, Australia 23 Aug

I was going to write about this ages ago but didn’t. These twins hit the news a while ago and have since appeared on the Jimmy Kimmel US TV show so perhaps some of you have heard of them. They’re the Powers twins, Paula and...

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M Cheung They did a good job, rescuing sick and injured seabirds. Why were they labeled "the most annoying twins in history"?

24 Aug

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A different kind of coffee table

Judy Evans @JudyEv (365016) • Rockingham, Australia 20 Aug

I wrote about Vince checking out a plane and finding a shed full of fancy cars. The guy also showed him his man-cave which was very fancy too. He works as an aeroplane technician (I think that’s the term) and certifies planes as...

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M Cheung That's quite a unique coffee table.

22 Aug

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The old way of taking aerial photographs

Judy Evans @JudyEv (365016) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Aug

When we lived in Esperance, Vince worked at the port authority. They wanted to build a small boat harbour meaning a harbour for small boats away from the main harbour. They needed aerial photos of the proposed site. Nowadays...

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M Cheung That was a bit risky but there was no choice during those days.

22 Aug

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Another small West Australian town gets a supermarket

Judy Evans @JudyEv (365016) • Rockingham, Australia 22 Aug

Perenjori is about 340 kilometres north-east of Perth. It’s a small town and the centre of a farming community. In 2018, the local supermarket closed down, then the building was reduced to rubble by a cyclone. The local Shire...

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M Cheung Good for the town. Having a supermarket brings a lot of convenience to the residents.

22 Aug

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Too much of a good thing

Judy Evans @JudyEv (365016) • Rockingham, Australia 21 Aug

A comment was made recently about visiting nursing homes and also about providing entertainment for the residents. I know several people who regularly play the piano and/or lead the residents in singing the beloved old songs and...

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M Cheung That's a cute photo. May be the guy on the wheelchair was not in a good mood.

22 Aug

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Not Quite Grilled Cheese

MARILYN @Marilynda1225 (86852) • United States 20 Aug

Happy Wednesday Everyone! we had a sprinkling of rain earlier this morning and the forecast calls for some pop up storms throughout the day. We can use the rain but hopefully it won't be torrential downpours. I had my first cup...

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M Cheung I also love grilled cheese on toast.

20 Aug

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