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: Feb 2006
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Imagine for a moment that you are a large Chinese PC manufacturer. You wish to launch your branded PCs internationally. Should you (a) price your PCs at a premium to the market (b) price your PCs at a similar level to HP & Acer (c) go for low prices. Sell more. Get your brand recognition…
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I enjoyed this letter in Saturday’s SCMP: If Colin Campbell finds it impractical to walk "halfway up The Peak", perhaps he and his rich neighbours could do their bit to save us all from an early grave by investing in a sedan chair and a couple of coolies. This would also leave their hands free…
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I love nonsense like this. Is China really going to ban the Teletubbies? It seems unlikely. Have I mentioned that the red one talks Cantonese? She says things like ‘Fi-Di, Fi-Di’ (hurry up) and, Yaht, Yih, Sahm (1,2,3). And you thought it was just nonsense…
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In Hong Kong, listening to the radio really isn’t an awfully attractive option. So I’m all in favour of podcasts (though I wish someone would devise a better name for them). Obviously there’s the Ricky Gervais podcasts. Mainly rubbish, of course, but some of it very funny. The first series has just finished, though I’ve…
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Vince from HKMacs has a short piece in today’s SCMP about common problems people have when switching from Windows to the Mac. I’m currently going through this learning curve myself, and so all advice is welcome. Shaky has more on the same theme. So far I’m liking the way that the active application has its…
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A few months ago I looked at HP’s Media Centre PC and was completely underwhelmed by the quality of the TV picture. Admittedly this was in Fortress, but even allowing for that it didn’t seem at all promising. Now Windows XP Media Edition has been officially launched in Hong Kong, and there are a wider…
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Chicken chopped up into little pieces, each one with its own compliment of bone and skin. Don’t get that all, and yet it’s a mainstay of Chinese cooking. If there are any mad scientists reading this, I’m kinda hoping that you could find a way to breed all animal and fish (all least the ones…
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I remember that when Lotus Notes was released, it seemed that no-one knew quite what to do with it. Everyone agreed that it was clever stuff, but maybe too clever for its own good, and what is was actually for, anyway? Many years later, plenty of companies have found uses for it, but it must…
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From The Valley: When I got home Mrs "The Valley" snatched the fruit from me as I walked in the door. She then retreated into the kitchen for a full inspection. After a few nervous moments she emerged holding a mandarin in the air and, with a surprised look, gave me the thumbs up. Phew!…
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Some tasks on The Apprentice just scream out ‘product placement’. It’s almost as if the producers are willing to organize any old task as long as it suits their sponsors. Hence we had the weirdest task so far – the teams were asked to select an unsigned singer, write a song with him and then…
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