Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Tell-A-Tale (Part 23): The Deep, Dreamy Dikes of Shenzhen (深圳)

Perhaps it was the hunger in me.
Or the sunset that just was.

I started dreaming again.

Distance seems to separate the time from the soul.

The only time they meet is in dreams.

And when it’s good, you don’t want to wake you.

Notes:

1) Picture 1 was taken in Jurong, Singapore.

2) The populous Shenzhen distanced herself from the more lavish Hong Kong but the synergy that binds these two cities is overwhelming. With attractions like the Window of the World (Picture 2 and 3), a wide spectrum of gourmet delights (Picture 4) and an efficient MTR system, it’s definitely a deep dike (深圳) one will be happy to fall into.

3) I did.

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

Deep be these dikes
Am I dreaming
Or am I drowning?
Oh me, Oh my! Yikes!

:P

J2Kfm said...

that's ... intoxicating.

I wish I'm dreaming now, rather that awake right smack in the middle of the week. dang! where's my weekend?!!!!

jasmine said...

now i'm intrigued. and even glad i'm going to be sent to shenzhen for work early next year....

fatboybakes said...

from serendah to the straits settlement to shenzen.... lots of asses in your itinerary hor....not to mention singapore...
i wonder why i bothered buying an LG scarlet. i should just visit your blog...

Ciki said...

shenzhen robed in orange light
waning, cooling, sinking
deeper into the dikes
am i awake or am i dreaming

(hahaha... lfb.. addictive, you are right!)

Live2Talk said...

i'm intrigued ... truly intrigued by you, sweetie ;P

Faye fly said...

let the photos tell us the story....有意思^^

"Joe" who is constantly craving said...

hahah damn the alarm clock that woke me up!!! grrr...

HairyBerry said...

kenny,

if the dikes are deep
and you need a sleep
leap, fall and drown
for down is a beautiful town...

:)

j2kfm, yeah, the food is intoxicatingly yummy! great stuff!

haha, i wish today's friday too. saturday's even better...two more day, just two days to joy and happiness! :)

jasmine, shenzhen was surprisingly interesting! from the food (chinese food from all over china) to shopping and well,limited sight-seeing, it's an interesting place to be! and so nearby hong kong! have a good trip to shenzhen, ya! :)

fatboybakes, haha, that's 4 asses (equals 2 pairs) in one week! haha! wow, thanks for the compliment dude! mine's not HD lar. 12 megapixels only..hehe...hey, i heard the new canon mark II 5D takes excellent video as well. under low lighting somemore...wow!

cumi & ciki,

you awake in your dream
a choco cake in hand with cream
moist, warm and sweet
you grinned ear to ear with beam.

:)

live2talk, awww, you so sweet lar, sweetie pie! :) i'm actually a very simple guy with simple needs but a huge craving for shiok sendirism..hehe... :)

faye fly, 有意思 indeed! cool! thanks for the compliment! :) they said a picture paints a thousand words. i cant agree more at times! :) glad you liked the story! :)

joe, haha! i know what you mean! and it doesnt get any better when i sleep only in the wee hours in the morning...haha! ;)

Anonymous said...

lol! your title write shenzhen then i was thinking the first photo so beautiful, den i read on and realise its Singapore. haha but yeah pictures tell a thousand words, and i think your tell-a-tale is much much more

Shell (貝殼) said...

I like ur travel photos as well.
Especially the 1st photo, Singapore jadi "Mystery" country under ur lens^^

choi yen said...

Sigh~~ I had a crying dream this morning :(

sc said...

lovely mosaic of pictures...a reminder of all things beautiful

PureGlutton said...

Awesome pics!
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Xiu Long Bao said...

I was like @_@ when i saw the caption of the 1st pic. Haha...so it was taken from the window of ur office?

Ciki said...

touché mon aime !

backStreetGluttons said...

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the US of A . Windows inclusive

Anonymous said...

Oh to have a view like that from one's window! (The view from my window just shows rows and rows of homogenous houses and trees....lifestyle of the middle class Malaysian.)

HairyBerry said...

ladyironchef, wow! thanks a lot for the compliment, dude! i realise the clouds these days are low and good for photography in singapore. signs of rainy days ahead? hmm....

Shell (貝殼), thanks! glad you like them! :) haha, yeah, quite mysterious hor? i was very surprised by the colour of the sky that day. great!

mimi, aiyoh! i hope you are feeling better now. it's really sad to start a day with a cry. do take care ya! have some nice, comforting food! :)

sc, thank kew! thank kew! i like to think of them as photo albums. easier to see. no need to flip. i'm such a lazy pig..hehe

pureglutton, thanks a lot for the compliment!! :) ohhh, a surprise? will check it out! :)

xiu long bao, hehe, answered you yesterday already. actually, have to walk out a bit to get that view lar. but still worthwhile! ;)

cumi & ciki, c'est fantastique, mon aime! ;)

backstreetgluttons, ohhhh, US888! that is one cool amount that will go far for the flickr account and the windows by the ebays. windows of the world is quite expensive but i MSwindow sometimes can get cheaper... ;)

lyrical lemongrass, woah, got trees? so cool! mine's just a room filled with wires, books and food. actually, i had to walk out of the room a bit to catch that shot lar...but still, i'm happy lar. ;)

Big Boys Oven said...

just so well spoken . . . . .

ling239 said...

so much food....
but so little being mentioned ~

HairyBerry said...

bigboysoven, thanks so much! :)

ling239, hehehe...had too much food that time until forgot the receipts..hehe..will try to remember in the next round. ;)