受同行友人邀請，四月初到大阪參加業界學術會議，順道觀賞大阪櫻花。

Pictures was shot around late January 2001 when Alan was in the New York. All pictures were taken by him with his Minox camera.  

一年一度 Ken 回港渡假，順道借了幾支 Voigtlander 舊鏡玩。

剛入手的 Carl Zeiss Biogon 2.8/35

每年重陽節前，各圍村都忙於煮盆菜。我住在圍村超過十年，吃最多是上水盆菜，也吃過錦田元朗的盆菜，大致上差不多。是年的大圍盆菜宴，用鹽水鴨、粉絲和蝦做的盆菜，跟北區人以豬肉為主的盆菜不同。

應歡要求，替金香菜館影小菜相。這次是第二次拍照，補拍幾張小菜相 ＋ 三代同堂合照。

原本想去錦田華嫂，點知 GPS 點錯路入左大欖隧道，將錯就錯入深井。深井燒鵝食得多，今次搵新意思，試下聞名已久既深井西式燒乳豬。

久違了的香港圖書館協會海外考察團，雖然我在五月尾才到過新加坡旅遊，但我還是爽快地報了名。一來是這些圖書館並不一定可以隨便參觀，二來是可以憑這次機會跟海外圖書館打交道。

Well ….. Someone said they need a quick escape from exhausted work. So I drive them to Pocket Bay, where is only 20 minutes drive from work. Pocket Bay is a nice little old fisherman’s village with good food.