Hong Kong, Winter 2001-2002

by Michael Hecht

3. Water, etc.

Waiter: What would you like to drink, sir? Our special of the day is H-2-O.
Customer: May I just have a glass of water, please?
Waiter: I'm sorry, we don't have that. May I instead recommend a PH-balanced concoction of hydrogen and oxygen molecules?
Customer: You really can't just give me a glass of tap water?
Waiter: We do produce an excellent distillation of moisture condensed from the, ah, atmosphere.
Customer: Umm, how do you guys wash your dishes? Oh never mind, I'll just have the first thing you said.
Waiter: The H-2-O? One H-2-O coming up.
Customer: No ice, please. (Don't like my drink to get too watery when it melts.)
Waiter: You mean cubic solid-phase-H-2-O beverage coolants? Understood. Excellent, your drink will be ready in just a few minutes.

This is quite an interesting fountain design. Each nozzle sprays a sheet of water, all of which join together to form a ball. It looks like more should be happening from atop the tiers on either side, also.

A nice peaceful park, in the midst of the skyscrapers.

Another place in the same park.

Here's a continuation of those ubiquitous bridges and pathways, a bridge over the street on the left connecting to a terrace surround the second floor of a building, with entrances to a few shops along the right. The numbering system for floors is the same as in Europe, where the ground (first) floor is 0, the floor one above the ground (second) is 1, etc. Either way makes sense, it's all in how you think about it.

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