Hong Kong is upgrading our ID cards to Smart cards. Since there are about 6.9Million cards to replace, they think it will take 4 years. My 'call time' is coming up end of this year which means an excuse to go there! I think it's about time I get a new ID to replace the photo that was taken when I was 15! And thank goodness the website provided the following information:

Q: How do you take a good photo for your smart ID card?

A: The following tips may help to take a good photo for your smart ID card:-
- Face the camera with an easy expression.
- It is unnecessary to wear make-up to look your best in the picture.
- If you prefer to wear make-up, please make it light and avoid using cosmetics that are dark in tone.
- Have plenty of sleep and rest to maintain a fresh and lively look.
- If you wear glasses, remember non-reflective lens will produce better results.
- Wear darker coloured clothes with collar.

Here is an illustrated trip to work in Beijing by Karen. She was on the back of motorcycle taxi, 'Mo Di' in Mandarin. If you listen you can hear Karen speaking Mandarin in some of them. Here is the series in order, each is about 3 megs AVI file: Kind_of_Dangerous,GasBike,turnedaround, Im_in_a_modi_right_now, beijing_bike_lane.

Here is a morning shot of our apartment complex, the Moma, or 'Wan Guo Cheng'. You can see the pond, and one of the 4 new buildings being constructed.
p.s. Some Mongolia pics are up, look for link over to the right under Photos.