soho

caine road

elgin street

staunton street

hollywood rd

old bailey street

shelley street

graham street

peel street

george lane

aberdeen street

chung wo lane

wa in fong east

shing wong street

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For the past few days my eye sight has not been particularly clear. As much as it troubled me, I decided to make the best of the situation and indulge in some memories of favourite places. Lorette E. Roberts' Sketches of SoHo kept me company. Her beautiful water colour illustrations of familiar hong kong streets reminded me of all those times trekking up the escalators of the mid-levels in the brisk cold, the sights that never change, the street stalls on slanted pavements selling hot sweet soup. Every year I will come back here and it is the one thing that is constant in my life. It is my anchor and will remain so. A year spent without returning home is a terrifying thought. The chatter of cantonese that surround me is like a warm envelope reminding me that here I am safe, at home, with my family.