Ordinary Gweilo
It's not big and it's not clever, it's just a Brit in Hong Kong writing (mainly) about Hong Kong
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Month: Mar 2004
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The Sunday Morning Post reported that Cable TV has won the exclusive rights to show the English Premier League (EPL) in Hong Kong for the next three years. On the face of it, this means (as the SMP pointed out) the end of the intelligent pre-match coverage on ESPN and the return of hysterical fast-talking…
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After seeing what a mess a large government organization can make of setting up a website, compare and contrast a simple blog: The Sassy Lawyer. The blog’s not bad, either!
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Many years ago, when I first went on holiday to France, I was told by friends that the tap water wasn’t safe to drink. When a Frenchman of my acquaintance heard that this was a common view amongst Brits, he was most upset and insisted that French tap water was just as safe as English tap water. Which it…
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Following on from my mention of advertising on blogs, here’s a piece from The Guardian Online Blog saying that some people get serious revenue from this source and can afford to hire staff!!
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Ron has a very interesting post about the dangers of losing your passport in China. This time it wasn’t him that had the problem, but apparently something similar did happen to him a long time ago, so he was happy to help out. The SCMP has published a few horror stories about people who have…
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Is this the worst-designed website of any major organization in Hong Kong? The entry page is bad, but if you select ‘English’ the next screen is even worse. It looks as if an assortment of pictures and links were scattered randomly across the page. Spectacularly awful.
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I remember a long time ago when it was a good idea to have a screen saver on your PC. I have seen screens that really did have an image etched into them because that was what they were displaying almost continuously. Now, computer applications are designed differently and screen technology has improved significantly, so…
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Have you ever wondered why it’s so smelly? The New Scientist has some answers.
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FOLLOWING RECENT RESULTS YOU ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO THE MANCHESTER UNITED END OF SEASON DINNER DANCE(being held early due to unforeseen circumstances) Menu Main courseHumble pieLancashire hotch-potchTim Howard’s Porto catch of the day DessertHard CheeseSour Grapes WineL’urine de Rio, Carrington 2003(a hard-to-swallow sample vintage) Guest speakersKevin KeeganArsene Wenger Please note that the club’s European Tour…
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"As long as I keep focusing on French perfidy, Beijing’s ham-handedness and Thai girls, this site practically writes itself. Watch." Indeed, Conrad, indeed [link deleted – site no longer available]. Conrad is foaming at the mouth because Spain’s new prime minister was quoted in The Guardian expressing an opinion on who should be president of…
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