Ernest is: in Hong Kong! 🇭🇰🥟🥢
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A long search later and you are right; but the Transport Department of Hong Kong seems to have conceived their own totems shortly after with larger landmark lists compared to its London counterpart, as seen in Shan Shui Po:
November 25, 2025 at 5:30 PM
A long search later and you are right; but the Transport Department of Hong Kong seems to have conceived their own totems shortly after with larger landmark lists compared to its London counterpart, as seen in Shan Shui Po:
Many thanks to Jug Cerović for hosting this amazing cruise that was so wonderful that even my HK friend was wowed by it as well (we were on it for the first time!)
November 25, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Many thanks to Jug Cerović for hosting this amazing cruise that was so wonderful that even my HK friend was wowed by it as well (we were on it for the first time!)
So this was the cyberpunk future we were promised in pop media...
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
So this was the cyberpunk future we were promised in pop media...
Admittedly the view outside of the Junk is better for photos than from in the boat but when you have view like this, its kind of awesome nonetheless
November 25, 2025 at 11:11 AM
Admittedly the view outside of the Junk is better for photos than from in the boat but when you have view like this, its kind of awesome nonetheless
excited* silly typo
November 21, 2025 at 1:30 PM
excited* silly typo
There is a good demonstrator video produced by Singaporean enthusiasts who had saved a working display and the controller from the scrapyard, showing the flip-dot mechanism in detail: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbpl...
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
There is a good demonstrator video produced by Singaporean enthusiasts who had saved a working display and the controller from the scrapyard, showing the flip-dot mechanism in detail: www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pbpl...
But some of the displays are showing their age, as this display demonstrates its alternating display heading with some errors:
November 21, 2025 at 1:15 PM
But some of the displays are showing their age, as this display demonstrates its alternating display heading with some errors:
I think the ads do still play, but rather via screens on the lower deck and are muted
Not that it would have any effect anyways, as most HKers seem to be on headphones cancelling outside noise...
Not that it would have any effect anyways, as most HKers seem to be on headphones cancelling outside noise...
November 20, 2025 at 9:26 AM
I think the ads do still play, but rather via screens on the lower deck and are muted
Not that it would have any effect anyways, as most HKers seem to be on headphones cancelling outside noise...
Not that it would have any effect anyways, as most HKers seem to be on headphones cancelling outside noise...
The history of the station's construction is worthy of a mention itself, as the discovery of the relics had set back the station's opening (and the Sha Tin to Central Link as a whole) almost a year and added 3 billion HKD to the project:
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
The history of the station's construction is worthy of a mention itself, as the discovery of the relics had set back the station's opening (and the Sha Tin to Central Link as a whole) almost a year and added 3 billion HKD to the project:
Curiously, there are lines set up for people to supposedly queue up and there is also a pax limit within the cordoned area, but there was barely anyone at the concourse so I had the whole 'museum' to myself
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 AM
Curiously, there are lines set up for people to supposedly queue up and there is also a pax limit within the cordoned area, but there was barely anyone at the concourse so I had the whole 'museum' to myself
It’s nice to see that there’s open-payments at point-of-use, and using an app is entirely optional to extend parking time - contrasts far differently where apps are the only method to pay for parking in MY, and are different from one council to another
www.octopus.com.hk/en/consumer/...
www.octopus.com.hk/en/consumer/...
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
It’s nice to see that there’s open-payments at point-of-use, and using an app is entirely optional to extend parking time - contrasts far differently where apps are the only method to pay for parking in MY, and are different from one council to another
www.octopus.com.hk/en/consumer/...
www.octopus.com.hk/en/consumer/...
Bonus: you’d know when you don’t need to pay for parking if you see a curious-looking paper attachment zip-tied to the pole - but that’s usually when the parking lot or the entire street is closed down for events!
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Bonus: you’d know when you don’t need to pay for parking if you see a curious-looking paper attachment zip-tied to the pole - but that’s usually when the parking lot or the entire street is closed down for events!
Here’s a quick demo on how one would pay by mobile wallets via QR code displayed on the nifty e-ink display on the meter
You can extend your parking time by using the meter or scanning a QR code to pay remotely
You can extend your parking time by using the meter or scanning a QR code to pay remotely
November 20, 2025 at 2:35 AM
Here’s a quick demo on how one would pay by mobile wallets via QR code displayed on the nifty e-ink display on the meter
You can extend your parking time by using the meter or scanning a QR code to pay remotely
You can extend your parking time by using the meter or scanning a QR code to pay remotely
Sounds like you guys have the Jakarta experience of card reading speeds for its BRT gantry gates, or is it any faster
November 19, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Sounds like you guys have the Jakarta experience of card reading speeds for its BRT gantry gates, or is it any faster
Though if you wish, you can change the language flag of your Octopus card by walking up to an Octopus Service Point machine at major MTR stations:
November 19, 2025 at 9:56 AM
Though if you wish, you can change the language flag of your Octopus card by walking up to an Octopus Service Point machine at major MTR stations:
If you liked travelling on Hong Kong's rails and want to see more of it, drop by Hung Hom Station, which is connected by the East Rail Line and Tuen Mun Line - both lines and the station building itself a legacy of the Kowloon-Canton Railways
Book here: stationrailvoyage.mtr.com.hk/event/3027
Book here: stationrailvoyage.mtr.com.hk/event/3027
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
If you liked travelling on Hong Kong's rails and want to see more of it, drop by Hung Hom Station, which is connected by the East Rail Line and Tuen Mun Line - both lines and the station building itself a legacy of the Kowloon-Canton Railways
Book here: stationrailvoyage.mtr.com.hk/event/3027
Book here: stationrailvoyage.mtr.com.hk/event/3027
But Hong Kong isn't done yet; with multiple rail extensions announced earlier this year, there's lots to look forward to the expansion of the rail network to cut journey times and new stations to serve more housing estates
November 18, 2025 at 8:30 AM
But Hong Kong isn't done yet; with multiple rail extensions announced earlier this year, there's lots to look forward to the expansion of the rail network to cut journey times and new stations to serve more housing estates