A visual review for a very visual movie: Norah Jones debuts, with blueberry pie. Wong Kar-wai plays with camera angles and positioning. Rachel Weisz plays distinctly against type, and looks gorgeous, particularly with the soft-lighting treatment she gets all throughout. The visual technique of looking through the windows is quite strong, and plays out the theme underlying the movie. You may be beginning to guess that this movie is mostly at night… ...

This is me, every time.

In HK, at work. Great view over the harbour here, though the haze means it’s not half as spectacular as it could be. I feel like a bit of a country bumpkin coming here from London, because there’s hardly a building worth talking about that’s not at least 30 floors. “Crick in the neck” doesn’t even begin to describe it.

Earthquake! I felt that! Trying to get to sleep, there was a slight feel of movement and the door & mirror rattled. Initially thought it was a truck passing maybe, but it went on for a bit longer… cool :)

Man, you must be really looking forward to going back. You gonna to come back here? Are you going to miss the place? We’ll miss you. Dammit, just when I think I had it all sorted, I get that stab of last-minute repenting. I am looking forward to going back, but if you ask me why, I can’t really name it. It’s nebulous - there’s no one thing that would make me say, “that, that is the reason I’m going home.” ...