More evidence of the dangers of trees comes to us from Macau, where one has been used to dangle an allegedly criminal and (non-allegedly) deceased Korean. “The man was wearing a yellow T-shirt and jeans,” reports the Standard, helpfully providing … Continue reading
She is a nicely proportioned, attractive and – now I think of it – high-earning woman, and she looks me in the eye and sighs. “Hemlock, you really should come to see me… well, at least once a year.” My … Continue reading
A small card in the mail box at Perpetual Opulence Mansions informs me that I have some sort of special delivery awaiting my personal collection at the post office. Could it be the bulging parcel of genuine Turkish delight, or … Continue reading
The final results of the exciting East Asian Games are in. As expected, Hong Kong, China performed abysmally, while Chinese Taipei, China was downright mediocre, and Macau, China a disaster except at fan-tan and blackjack. In fact, People’s Republic of, … Continue reading
On the top floor of S-Meg Tower, in the heart of Asia’s leading international financial hub, the company gwailo sits miserably in his office and grabs another tissue from the large pile requisitioned from the IFC Mall branch of juice-and-wraps … Continue reading
As the last of the breakfast crowds leave Yuet Yuen restaurant and head for the office, I peruse the well-thumbed English menu. The lengthy and enticing list of barbecued meats, steamed fish and roast poultry contains relatively few embarrassing spelling … Continue reading
As dawn breaks over Exchange Square, wild American friend Odell sits bleary-eyed in the IFC Mall branch of Pacific Coffee, takes a sparing sip of his Xmas Special cordyceps and loganberry latte and lapses into a lament. “You know, Hong … Continue reading
The tap water was not salty in Macau this weekend. Usually in recent years the dry winter months, combined with Guangdong Province’s ongoing drought, lower the West River’s level to the point where the sea comes upstream, resulting in a … Continue reading
The mood among Hong Kong’s beautiful people on the Mid-Levels Escalator this morning is one of subdued disappointment as word spreads about our undemocratic government’s latest outrage against the will of the people – the closure of the elite cognoscenti’s … Continue reading
I really should take back all the horrible and spiteful things I have said in the past about the ridiculous quantity of sports results RTHK Radio 3 uses to fill up space during its morning news show because it’s easier … Continue reading
