Mango Feast

There is a chain of outlets in Hong Kong that sells desserts, in which the mango desserts are their specialties. There is no English name available on the signboard, but the pronunciation of the Chinese words in Cantonese is Heoi Lau Saan (许留山). There are many Heoi Lau Saan outlets in Hong Kong, but be aware that there imitation shops that look similar, but I don't know whether the quality of food is the same. I even spotted one that's called Heoi Lau Sin (许留仙)! Did you notice that the last Chinese character looks almost similar?

It is very the red!

This was what I ordered, the mango pudding in mango juice with extra mango cubes topped with mango gelato (芒果神冰). I like the way they named it in Chinese!

I was half way through digging into my mango feast.

This was what my travel partners ordered, the black rice congee in coconut milk with mango juice and mango cubes.

We didn't stop at just mango desserts! We had a plate of the Teochew-style turnip rolls (潮式萝卜卷).

Those were still not all! We had the sweet glutinous rice balls too (糖不甩).

Clearing My Thoughts

I was thinking of having a photography outing with my Jedis for the sunset at Santubong beach but non of them was free yesterday, so it turned out to be a lone photography outing for me. The weather was good for the whole day, but during the evening, the thick rain clouds started to move in, so I decided to go to a nearer spot for sunset shooting and ended up at the deserted wharf at Pending.

It was raining cats and dogs when I first arrived, so I went for a joyride around that area while waiting for the rain to stop. The rain finally stopped after about 10 minutes and I drove in to that deserted wharf. There were quite a number of people doing their game fishing there, including a group of Korean kids.

Of late, there were quite a lot of things in my mind that really bothered me. My mind was just like the sun being blocked by the rain clouds. I couldn't see clearly.

Perhaps I've left my imagination running wild. It has drifted too far out. Why should I be bothered by the things that were really out of reach?

As I waited for the sunset, the fishing boats started to return home with their harvest. I told myself that I need to pull back all the thoughts that run wild, although there's zero harvest.

Sitting beside the people with their fishing rods, I patiently waited for the sun to set whereas the others patiently waited for the fishes to bite on their baits. As I witnessed the change in colour, I realised that nothing is in my control except myself. Why should I be bothered for the changes in other people? What is more important is my self-control, and that is going to determine my destiny.

This lone photography outing gave me the time and space that I really needed to clear out my mind. Under the gentle breeze that caressed my body and soul, I could see clearly through my thoughts. It is a clear picture now.