Rose apple harvest

We were walking round Wang Tong when we came across some residents taking advantage of the bountiful rose/wax apple harvest.

Seeing our interest, they offered us a fruit. It was a strange combination of bitter skin and sweet-sour flesh. An acquired taste, perhaps, but it did quench our thirst and, best of all, was free.

Crazy Apple fans

I use the footbridge every day to get from the ferry pier to the MTR station. But on Wednesday, it was absolute chaos today, thanks to those iPhone 4S queuers. At one point, I even had to back track and get to the MTR station at ground level.

Today, I wasn't even allowed onto the footbridge, which is the fastest way to get to the station. Can't imagine why these idiots are allowed to crowd a public right of way.

There were babies in the queue, among the smokers and by the time I passed the place at night, it was beginning to smell like a public housing flat: unwashed bodies, stale food and despair. I don't get these crazy fans.

Apple crumble

The China Beach Club (Tel: 2983-8931) is famed for its home-made apple crumble (HK$50 with ice-cream, HK$55 with custard and HK$60 with both) and you can see why. It comes in a huge slab with vanilla-scented pastry enveloping tangy, gooey apple slices. A warm mouthful goes well with a bite of vanilla ice-cream. The hot-cold combination means it's a welcome ending to any meal, whether in summer or winter. Heaven!