| | | hello mq, re Message 30851874
a few items on this cloudy saturday, by this post and a few others, but all to you ...
(1) hong kong democracy is going very well, in that vote-by-feet people have been moving in rather than out, but w/ the trend driving real estate pricing higher, causing the authorities to slam foreign and near-foreign and non-hk buyers w/ 30% stamp duty, perhaps to dampen enthusiasm and maybe to extract a toll
in any case the latest transaction nailed the high-end real estate (on the peak) at hkd 104K (usd 13,290) per square foot, and
land at the old airport site just auctioned at twice then latest market value.
given that the hkd is under-valued against usd per economist magazine big mac index, though hard-pegged to the usd, would say there is further upside, although at some juncture i would have to start selling to diversify what increasing is a lopsided allocation.
am of the belief that really only less than 10% of the people are qualified to vote by ballot, all should be allowed to vote by feet. feet count.
(2) re ai li coconut erita, besides donating her paintings to various good human and animal causes, she is performing at school events and at public venues
upcoming she shall sing and dance as a little elephant in "babar and friends" together w/ the authentic santa claus from finland accompanied by the tapiola sinfonietta from that faraway nation which popularised the cellular phone
(3) Would say the baby coconut has come some distance even as the journey is mostly still ahead of her
(4) Latest PTA meeting by teachers synopsis essentially summarises to
- pleasure to work w/
- often quiet but always paying attention
- all listens whenever she speaks
- focused and detailed
- organised and of good work habit
- liked by classmates, and many reported to the teacher that "when i need help i go to erita"
- latest science project she submitted a standup presentation that garnered applause from class
- next project is to design and implement a sustainable biosphere that can allow the plants w/i to survive freezing and heat lamp, per mars exploration requirement
this year
awhile ago, at the get-go
(5) On rewi alley book, that you may want to keep, for the next generations, just in case their curiosity get them to turn a corner and flip a page. btw, what is the subject matter?
cheers, tj |
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