Q. I plan on saving money so that I can live in hong kong for atleast 2 months. Hong kong seems like a very relax place to live in. if I can rent an apartment right next to the beach that would be awesome. About how much U.S dollars will I need if I wanted to live there for two months? Any advice? Thanks
A. A proficiency in Cantonese and money... lots of it. Hong Kong is expensive. A typical 650 sf serviced apartment in Wanchai rents between HK$22,000 and HK$39,000 per month, utilities separate ($2,840 and $5,032 USD). The current exchange rate is $HK7.75 to $1 USD. Beachfront (water view) condos are going to be more expensive... smaller 2 and 3 bedrooms begin at HK$250,000/month ($33,330 USD). If you've got that kind of money to spend on rent, I'd be seeking answers elsewhere, not on Y/Answers. You could get by speaking English, but you'd get a lot further and better served speaking some Cantonese. Hong Kong relaxing... au contraire, like any other cosmopolitan area on the globe, it's fast paced. Hong Kong has a population of 15.8 million and a population density of 5,179 people/km2... consider LA and NYC at 1,415 and 1,104 people/km2 respectively. Perhaps you may consider rubbing @ssholes and elbows with everyone relaxing... so, who am I to blow against the wind?
Does anyone know a Poem that is about a country displacing another race to gain the land?
Q. Does anyone know any poems on the displacement of people by a country to gain land?
e.g. colonisation of hong kong by britain, english/europe invading australia and kicking out the aboriginals.. e.t.c
AND the poem needs to be cannonical.
e.g. colonisation of hong kong by britain, english/europe invading australia and kicking out the aboriginals.. e.t.c
AND the poem needs to be cannonical.
A. THE LAST OF HIS TRIBE by Henry Kendall
He crouches, and buries his face on his knees,
And hides in the dark of his hair;
For he cannot look up to the storm-smitten trees,
Or think of the loneliness there --
Of the loss and the loneliness there.
The wallaroos grope through the tufts of the grass,
And turn to their coverts for fear;
But he sits in the ashes and lets them pass
Where the boomerangs sleep with the spear --
With the nullah, the sling and the spear.
Uloola, behold him! The thunder that breaks
On the tops of the rocks with the rain,
And the wind which drives up with the salt of the lakes,
Have made him a hunter again --
A hunter and fisher again.
For his eyes have been full with a smouldering thought;
But he dreams of the hunts of yore,
And of foes that he sought, and of fights that he fought
With those who will battle no more --
Who will go to the battle no more.
It is well that the water which tumbles and fills,
Goes moaning and moaning along;
For an echo rolls out from the sides of the hills,
And he starts at a wonderful song --
At the sound of a wonderful song.
And he sees, through the rents of the scattering fogs,
The corroboree warlike and grim,
And the lubra who sat by the fire on the logs,
To watch, like a mourner, for him --
Like a mother and mourner for him.
Will he go in his sleep from these desolate lands,
Like a chief, to the rest of his race,
With the honey-voiced woman who beckons and stands,
And gleams like a dream in his face --
Like a marvellous dream in his face?
OR
Bora Ring by Judith Wright
The song is gone; the dance
is secret with the dancers in the earth,
the ritual useless, and the tribal story
lost in an alien tale.
Only the grass stands up
to mark the dancing-ring; the apple-gums
posture and mime a past corroboree,
murmur a broken chant.
The hunter is gone; the spear
is splintered underground; the painted bodies
a dream the world breathed sleeping and forgot.
The nomad feet are still.
Only the rider's heart
halts at a sightless shadow, an unsaid word
that fastens in the blood of the ancient curse,
the fear as old as Cain.
He crouches, and buries his face on his knees,
And hides in the dark of his hair;
For he cannot look up to the storm-smitten trees,
Or think of the loneliness there --
Of the loss and the loneliness there.
The wallaroos grope through the tufts of the grass,
And turn to their coverts for fear;
But he sits in the ashes and lets them pass
Where the boomerangs sleep with the spear --
With the nullah, the sling and the spear.
Uloola, behold him! The thunder that breaks
On the tops of the rocks with the rain,
And the wind which drives up with the salt of the lakes,
Have made him a hunter again --
A hunter and fisher again.
For his eyes have been full with a smouldering thought;
But he dreams of the hunts of yore,
And of foes that he sought, and of fights that he fought
With those who will battle no more --
Who will go to the battle no more.
It is well that the water which tumbles and fills,
Goes moaning and moaning along;
For an echo rolls out from the sides of the hills,
And he starts at a wonderful song --
At the sound of a wonderful song.
And he sees, through the rents of the scattering fogs,
The corroboree warlike and grim,
And the lubra who sat by the fire on the logs,
To watch, like a mourner, for him --
Like a mother and mourner for him.
Will he go in his sleep from these desolate lands,
Like a chief, to the rest of his race,
With the honey-voiced woman who beckons and stands,
And gleams like a dream in his face --
Like a marvellous dream in his face?
OR
Bora Ring by Judith Wright
The song is gone; the dance
is secret with the dancers in the earth,
the ritual useless, and the tribal story
lost in an alien tale.
Only the grass stands up
to mark the dancing-ring; the apple-gums
posture and mime a past corroboree,
murmur a broken chant.
The hunter is gone; the spear
is splintered underground; the painted bodies
a dream the world breathed sleeping and forgot.
The nomad feet are still.
Only the rider's heart
halts at a sightless shadow, an unsaid word
that fastens in the blood of the ancient curse,
the fear as old as Cain.
Question on damage waiver for car rental?
Q. I have rented a car and unfortunately I found scratches (about 5 inch long) which I am not sure how it did. I haven't buy a damage waiver from the rental company as I thought that my insurance transfers to the rental car, yet I turn out to be wrong.
Now I would ask: could I get a damage waiver from the credit card company? My card is Mastercard and it is issued by a Hong Kong bank (I am a tourist).
And, most importantly, if I could not get a waiver, how much approximately I am liable to pay? Thank you very much.
Now I would ask: could I get a damage waiver from the credit card company? My card is Mastercard and it is issued by a Hong Kong bank (I am a tourist).
And, most importantly, if I could not get a waiver, how much approximately I am liable to pay? Thank you very much.
A. your coverage on your Mastercard should prevail.
Let this be a lesson learned - always buy the physical damage waiver.
Unfortunately hindsight is 20/20 - the rental company will probably "tie up" some credit limits for actual repair and "down time" for the repair (loss of rental availability.)
Good luck and I hope this helps!
Let this be a lesson learned - always buy the physical damage waiver.
Unfortunately hindsight is 20/20 - the rental company will probably "tie up" some credit limits for actual repair and "down time" for the repair (loss of rental availability.)
Good luck and I hope this helps!
How much does it cost to own a car in Hong Kong?
Q. Including monthly parking, parking for when you go out, gas, maintenance, etc... Lets say I drive only on the weekend.
A. The Hong Kong government has always discouraged private car ownership so having one is not cheap. To start with all new cars come with a 80-100% import tariff, it could fluctuate each fiscal year. Then the annual vehicle registration fee varies between US400-1,400 depending on the capacity. Regular gas as of today averages around US$1.80 per liter = US$6.80 per gallon. Parking always cost extra even at home. When you buy an apartment, a parking space cost extra, so does renting one. Public parking in busy locations could be US$3,4,5 per hour. Considering you have to pay for parking 24/7 year round, it could cost you US$300-400 monthly easy.
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