Chinese poetry

I met with a friend last night and talked about our interest in Chinese philosophies.. and how ignorant we are today about it. So I decided to venture more into the mysterious world of chinese philosophy. Here's one I found today that spoke to me. 9th century Chinese zen master.

Long seeking it through others,
I was far from reaching it.
Now I go by myself;
I meet it everywhere.
It is just I myself,
And I am not itself.
Understanding this way,
I can be as I am.

- Tung-Shan (806-869)

Mongolian eyes

It has been a well known trend in Asia to change small Chinese/Mongolian eyes with single eyelids into 'deep set' eyes with double eyelids. The procedure of cutting a double eyelid or sticking small tapes on the eyelid just to create a double eyelid.
I recently saw a wonderful movie called Mongol. In Mongolia, small eyes are preferred as they believe evil spirits enter through your eyes. The less you see, the less evil enters. Simply wonderful. I have personally loved the sexy single eyelid of a chinese eye and I hope someday it will be ok to just keep things simple.

Colors and textures around us - Hong Kong

A line of pink cable - Hong Kong

Colors and textures around us - Hong Kong

Colors and textures around us - Hong Kong

The copper rust and the muted yellow buttons work beautifully together.

Colors and textures around us - Hong Kong

The colors and textures around us

As we are busy embracing the newest and the latest in Asia, I found that a sort of sad neglect is taking place towards our immediate surroundings. So I started noticing little forsaken objects taken mostly in Hong Kong for their beautiful colors and textures. I hope others will see the same beauty and colors as I did when I took these photos.