It feels so alive with cold beer, warm sun and all-day music

Sitting on the boardwalk with beer and fries and listening to acoustic music

Outdoor concert is rare in Hong Kong, not to mention a free one. Thank God we are evolving and there is a two-day music fest Clockenflap in West Kowloon Promenade this weekend. A lazy Sunday with day-to-night music, sunshine, beer and chips. Mmmmm, this is my way of living. 

They divided the promenade into different areas, featuring two large outdoor stages, two electronic stages, an acoustic stage and a film tent. My friend, Gal, and I just grasped two beers and fries with excessive ketchup and mustard - my style. It will be perfect if they also have cheese and sour cream and avocado, but I guess I am asking too much. ("This is so Israeli!") 

Sitting on the boardwalk, listening to the acoustic music, sipping the beer, eating the fries under the sun beside the sea. If life is clustered with different moments, this is a moment I like to save and last. 

The acoustic stage at Clockenflap

The boardwalk, city view, sun and music today reminded me of the combination of so many different things - Central Park in NYC, Sunset in Santa Monica, laid-back boardwalk in Venice beach, and Spring music fest in USC. 

Today was like a getaway from the city though as a matter of fact, we were at the heart of the city. It felt like Central Park in New York except we were by the sea, which felt like Santa Monica pier. And music on boardwalk under sun felt so much about Venice beach. With the music from day to night, it reminded me of the Spring fest in USC back to 2008 where I was laying on the grass outside leavey library and listening to William Tell. I am not saying they are similar - It is just a feeling attached from one to another. All good old memories link with all good fresh memories, forming a new picture in my life album. Oh, this feels so alive.

(Left) Hong Kong city view from the Promenade. (Right) New York city view from the Central Park.

(Left) Sunset in West Kowloon Promenade, Hong Kong. (Right) Sunset at Santa Monica, Los Angeles.

(Left) Boardwalk in West Kowloon Promenade, Hong Kong. (Right) Boardwalk in Venice Beach, Los Angeles.

(Left) Performance by Nova Heart in Clockenflap. (Right) Performance by William Tell in Spring Fest USC.

Where: Clockenflap Music & Arts Festival

Address: West Kowloon Promenade, Hong Kong
Website: http://www.clockenflap.com/