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: Apr 2004
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This is a somewhat strange story from the UK that will probably mean absolutely nothing to the rest of the world. Ron Atkinson has been forced to resign from his job as a football analyst (on ITV and for The Guardian newspaper), after making some unfortunate remarks after the Monaco vs. Chelsea game when he…
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One of the more interesting development in the UK since I moved to Hong Kong has been the growth of budget airlines such as Ryanair and EasyJet. It’s now possible to fly to many destinations in the UK, Ireland and the rest of Europe very cheaply – as long as you book early, don’t travel…
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A big “Ordinary Gweilo” welcome to Chase me ladies, I’m in the cavalry, a new blog from someone who appears to be a Brit and a teacher. Quite funny, and he appears to have a group of friends making comments, which helps (on the whole). I sometimes receive requests from people who ask me to…
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I think this is supposed to be a serious story about the problem of batteries being dumped on or near farms. However, I was intrigued to learn that: One problem is that cows seem to like the taste of the electrolyte solution that reacts with batteries’ lead plates to form lead sulphate. The animals probably…
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Shaky has alerted me to the news that Norris McWhirter died earlier this week. He was famous chiefly for appearing (a long time ago) on a British TV show called “Record Breakers” with his twin brother Ross. The two of them were the founders and co-editors of “The Guinness Book of Records”, and today you…
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This piece in The Guardian caught my attention (you have to scroll down for the fruity part). Explaining the British love of the satsuma is another matter. Martin Dunnett, Capespan’s procurement director (the man, incidentally, responsible for the seedless lemon), suggests that it is a combination of our national love of a slightly bland, sweet…
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I don’t normally comment on things happening overseas, but this seems ridiculous. I was reading about this today in The Sunday Times (subscription required) and now it has been confirmed by the BBC. Mordechai Vanunu is released tomorrow after serving nearly 18 years in jail. His crime was to speak to The Sunday Times in…
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A few odds and ends. Firstly, I am a little surprised to report that Henry was correct, and the junk faxes have stopped arriving since I registered my fax number with the “Do Not Call” people at PCCW. My main fear was that logging my number might actually increase the number of faxes, but fortunately…
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The South China Morning Post has two stories today that should serve as a warning to anyone thinking of buying shares in Hong Kong companies. The first story is about Akai Holdings – a highly confusing conglomerate that was run as if it was a private company. As Business Week explains: Akai Holdings alone consisted…
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This week I have been mainly…discovering parts of the New Territories I never knew existed. I think I have mentioned before that in my time in Hong Kong I have never worked in Central, Wan Chai, Causeway Bay or any of the other typical gweilo haunts. My current job is in the New Territories, but…
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