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 2009
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OK, so maybe I need to be a bit more positive. Here goes… Had a problem with my iPod, so I took it to the service centre in Quarry Bay. I'd booked an appointment, but I needn't have bothered, because when I went there (at lunchtime) there was only one customer waiting to be seen. …
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File under "well, that's a surprise, I'd never have expected that" – American Express have followed the lead set by HSBC and devalued their reward points. The conversion factor for Asia Miles (Cathay) and Flying Club Miles (Virgin) has been adjusted from 12:1 to 15:1, meaning that you need 25% more points for each mile…
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Newcastle United Football Club appoint Sam Allardyce, an experienced football manager. He leaves by “mutual consent” after only a few months in charge, apparently because the new chairman doesn’t like his style of management. Newcastle appoint Kevin Keegan, former player, former manager, out of football management for several years, and known to be possessed of…
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Look, I've tried, really I have. I've attended public courses, I've paid for private tuition, I've bought books…and yet my Cantonese is still rubbish – and I've always felt that somehow this wasn't actually my fault. Now I'm delighted to discover that this might not be self-delusion, and that Hong Kong people don't really want foreigners…
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