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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A new deal has been struck to allow more flights on what is (I believe) one of the most lucrative set of routes in the world, between Hong Kong and Sydney/Melbourne. It is profitable in part because the only airlines currently allowed to operate these routes are Qantas and Cathy Pacific, who are both members of the OneWorld alliance. Now Dragonair…
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From Popbitch, a rather bizarre collection of names inflicted by the rich and famous on their offspring: A comprehensive guide to the most appallingly named celebrity babies of the 21st Century 1. Pilot Inspektor Riesgraf Lee – (Jason Lee) 2. Tu Morrow – Rob Morrow (Tu Morrow… geddit?) 3. Audio Science Sossamon – Shannon Sossamon…
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An interesting piece of information from Waaah!. Henry claims that many of the buttons on pedestrian crossing do nothing, and that the traffic lights simply carry on going through their pre-defined cyle regardless. At busy junctions this does makes some sense, I suppose, given that there will always be pedestrians waiting to cross – and…
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Like most buildings in Hong Kong, our apartment block has a door entry system that requires you to enter a code number to gain entry. However, there are always people coming and going, so you can normally get in without having to bother entering the number. If not, the security guard will unlock the door…
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Today is a public holiday in Hong Kong – we all know that. But it’s not a statutory holiday. What difference does it make? Well, not much to most of us, but a lot if you are a domestic helper from overseas. They only get the statutory holidays, which don’t include Good Friday (or Easter…
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The South China Morning Post reports that “Indonesia has advised its citizens to avoid travelling to Britain over fears of possible terror attacks following the recent bombings in Spain”. I couldn’t find any confirmation of this on the AP website or anywhere else, but I don’t suppose the SCMP made it up. Later – Proof…
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The MTRC have been making a big fuss about the trains on the Airport Express running every 12 minutes rather than every 15 minutes. Yes, but up until a year ago, trains were running every 10 minutes. Then (at the height of the SARS “crisis”) they reduced the service to 4 trains an hour, and it has taken them until now…
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I’m back, in time to enjoy a few peaceful days in Hong Kong before going back to work on Tuesday. With so many people out of town, it’s easier to get a table for dim sum, the roads are less busy and the shopping centres less crowded. Whilst I was away, I managed to avoid…
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There are certain places that somehow manage to stick in the memory. I don’t mean very famous sights such as the Eiffel Tower, the Sydney Opera House or Big Ben, but actually somewhere rather more mundane. For example, that large model of Concorde in the middle of a roundabout on the approach road to Heathrow…
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Today is April Fools day. I haven’t seen any amusing jokes, but given that I don’t watch TV or listen to the radio in the morning, and didn’t read a newspaper today, I suppose that’s hardly surprising. I deduce from BWG‘s comments that one of the local TV stations had an April Fools story this…
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