Going to Work and Back

^Going to work after the CNY is very stressful because one has been already too exhausted to keep the mind alert.

The hectic days of the Chinese New Year are not over yet while the working people returned to their workplaces today after the long weekend. Usually, the CNY ceremonial visits will go on until two weeks after the new year day.
^Echoing the first image.

I am really looking forward to the seventh day of the CNY for the chance to see lion dances in the business districts. Lion dances will be staged to inaugurate the new year for the businesses who normally take the seventh day as the time to resume the daily normality: making money.
^Checking out what the words on the clothes say is a great way of amusement on the road.

If you are in town, be sure to bring your camera then. Wander around the big malls to look out for the lion dances. Otherwise, you may call their building management offices to ask if and when such dances will be staged. The Langham Place which is accessible via a Mongkok MTR exit can be one of your choices. I saw the lion dance there last year around 5 to 6 o'clock.
^I wonder how well or badly the G11 sells. But lots of the Mainland Chinese comrades visiting Hong Kong use the G11, while many local young boys and girls use the GF-1 for shooting anything and everything that you will simply skip. The new pink GF-1 is ugly, but suits the market.

It's a long day. Back from work, I'm still working on the GXR final remarks.

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