Many people are suckers for cute puppy dogs; others go to pieces over ice cream; some are nuts about lingerie; while more than a few just can’t resist Barry Manilow. But for me, it’s old medical equipment. All those curving, … Continue reading
After heading out to distant Lantau and surviving the Ngong Ping 360 Death Plunge Cable Car Massacre Ride, two Hemlock cousins and I find ourselves following a herd of international travellers into the famous Ngong Ping Replica Fake Lifelike Mountaintop … Continue reading
Mon, 13 June How much money will deranged anthropomorphs pay to see their noisy and unhygienic mutts alive again? Eager to find the answer, I enlisted the help over the weekend of peculiar acquaintance A-Hing, the famous Mid-Levels Dog Poisoner, … Continue reading
Sun, 5 June 2005 A lazy afternoon in the pub with wild American friend Odell. Kevin the Australian barman personally delivers two beers. “On the house,” he announces. This is a first in the history of the pub outside of … Continue reading
Tue, 26 Apr 2005 The Big Boss is in a cantankerous mood in the morning meeting, berating Human Resources Manager Leung Yuk-mei for staffing S-Meg Holdings with thieves. “The bill for toilet paper has gone up by 20 percent in … Continue reading
Fri, 1 Apr 2005 No sooner have I sat down at my desk for a light morning’s toil in the office than a feeling of foreboding overwhelms me. It’s probably not life-threatening, but… After several days of sore gums, bleeding … Continue reading
Tue, 22 Feb 2005 Sitting in my favourite corner of the Foreign Correspondents Club, I spoon peanuts into my congee as virginal Administrative Officer Winky Ip explains Hong Kong’s demographic problems. By 2030, she tells me, 25 percent of the … Continue reading
Who can account for the unusual things first-time visitors to Hong Kong imagine they must do while here? Two members of the Appalachian branch of the Hemlock family have just flown in to the Big Lychee. Among the many allegedly … Continue reading
Scintillating Justice Secretary Wong Yan-lung says that passage of the Hong Kong government’s electoral non-reform package will “help achieve consensus in the Legislative Council over the future of functional constituency seats.” Although the official press release for some reason fails … Continue reading
Who should I see coming out of the Tribal Car Pet Cave on Hollywood Road this morning but elegant Administrative Officer Winky Ip? Why, I wonder, would she be frequenting the famous purveyors of exotic domesticated animals for trendy and … Continue reading
