Sunday, December 5, 2010

Jade

By far one of the highly prized stones in the history of Chinese art is jade.  Its significance rivals that of gold and diamond in the West.  Innumerable object d'arts have been made from jade, many of them of exquisite craftsmanship.  At the family reunion dinner, with views of the Victoria Harbour at night, all the place settings were in jade, including the jade piece in the menu.  Surrounded by expensive objects, I count myself lucky that the love of my siblings is priceless.

The jade piece in the menu

Flights of Fancy

I have been neglecting my blog for a while.  Life at times can be a torturous journey with many twists and turns and in the midst of navigating them, one can easily lose direction. 

I returned to my place of birth to reflect and think, and here are some images that captured my imagination.


Birds in flight


Clown in an airship at the Festival Walk
shopping mall in Hong Kong



On terra firma, youngsters practising
their turns at the ice rink