In one of the world's richest cities. (Photo: mjj)
HONG KONG – I’ve lived in the Jordan neighborhood only three nights so far, on the corner of busy, neon-lit Nathan Road. Yet I’ve seen this gentleman every night, curled up in the storefront just across the corner from my building. Since I had my camera on me, I couldn’t help but stop and shoot.
The Chinese are celebrating the Mid-Autumn Festival, when families and friends gather to gaze at the harvest moon and eat “mooncakes” (a mealy, lotus-seed-paste treat – and an acquired taste). In that light, I thought about this fellow: someone’s father, or grandfather, or uncle. Living on the streets of HK.
No mooncakes for him.
You are so smart with words that I lapse into meditation as I read it. Meanwhile, I feel a bit depressed because I have little confidence about my writing – if I can be as good as you in the future…
Glad to see your blog, a friend of China..