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: Aug 2004

  • Your list or mine?

    Many things puzzle me about Hong Kong politics, but one of the more confusing is the voting system used in the Legco elections. I believe it is the same system that is now used in the UK for the European Elections (introduced five years ago, after I had fled the country). It is clearly fairer…

  • and now coming right up, more adverts

    Giles is complaining about Hong Kong TV. It’s like shooting fish in a barrel, and I have to agree with him that although we should consider ourselves fairly lucky with the choice of foreign-made programmes that are shown on local TV, the way they are presented seems to be getting increasingly irritating. The latest innovation…

  • Not looking good!

    With less than a week to go until the start of the Premier League season, there still appears to be no information available about Cable TV’s coverage. The TV listing in yesterday’s Post Magazine show games being shown by ESPN & Star Sports, but clearly that isn’t going to happen. The Cable TV website says…

  • Appearances can be deceptive

    There has been a lot written about the book “Bonjour Paresse” (Hello Laziness – The Art and the Importance of Doing the Least Possible at the Workplace) that has recently been published in France. It follows in the fine tradition set by Scott Adams and others in satirising life in the workplace, and has tips…

  • Overdue

    I recently went to the library for the first time in many years, and the first time ever in Hong Kong. As a child I was a regular visitor to my local library. I remember the building as being a very modern glass and concrete structure with a curious split-level design. From the entrance you…

  • Timesaver or timewaster

    Is the Internet a great timesaver or a terrible timewaster? I’ve just spent the last few days trying to get information about car hire and hotels in the UK for a relative who is going over for the first time later this month. I am happy to help, but it can be a very frustrating…

  • Fair and Balanced

    It’s amusing to see how some people either wilfully or accidentally misunderstand what is going on. Especially when they regard themselves as experts on the subject. Take Conrad, for example (you’re welcome, I don’t want him). If there are two subjects you would expect him to get right, they would be law and politics. He’s…

  • A pleasant drive

    Watching TV last night I caught a very amusing piece of fiction. Yes, the one with the happy smiling minibus driver kindly requesting his passengers to fasten their seat belts. Then he turns the key in the ignition to start the engine before pulling away. This must come from a parallel universe where minibuses are…