Monthly Archives: December 2009

Exciting news for paranoiacs/cynics/hardened realists convinced that the Hong Kong government is gradually turning the screws on dissent in an attempt to Singaporeanize the Big Lychee: an oddly large-scale traffic redirection exercise, complete with high-profile publicity, ahead of tomorrow’s pro-democracy … Continue reading →

The government wants to improve hygiene conditions at dai pai dongs in Central to make the modest streetside eateries fit for precious tourists to visit.  My local (pictured just days ago) is one of a pair at the pokey, vehicle-free, … Continue reading →

Depending on the translation into English, Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday told Hong Kong Chief Executive Donald Tsang Yam-kuen to resolve the city’s ‘conflicts’ or ‘contradictions’, though everyone seems to agree that the con-whatevers are ‘deeply rooted’.   The latter is probably … Continue reading →

A major contribution to the decline of intelligent conversation, letter-writing and spiritual contemplation is the emergence of Googleplexing either as a competitive sport or a solitary pastime.  The player chooses two improbable words and Googles them, with the aim of … Continue reading →

A photo essay on the Macau Tulip Exhibition… here

Just another day for the Hong Kong government.  It announces a HK$7.2 billion (and no doubt counting) terminal – handout, in plain English – to the cruise liner industry, which specializes in bringing tourists ashore to take a few photos … Continue reading →

A wave of unbridled exhilaration rips through Hong Kong this morning as Asia’s world city wakes to the news that its visionary leaders are set to negotiate a free trade agreement with Lichtenstein.  Despite its modest size (population: 35,000), the … Continue reading →

On a visit to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the city’s transfer to China from Portugal, PRC President Hu Jintao praises “the constant progress made by Macau people of all circles in pursuing a development road that conforms to Macau’s … Continue reading →

The medication is called Cold-FX; the tagline is ‘Rich Dad’s Cold Remedy’; the visual shows, against a wood panel background, a photo of a father and son in a tacky gilt frame next to a silver platter holding a crystal … Continue reading →