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: Oct 2009
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It seems as if iPhone applications are the latest bright idea that newspapers and magazines have for generating revenue. It's an odd fact that people do seem willing to pay for stuff on mobile phones (and particularly on the iPhone), but not for a subscription to a website. So I was interested to see that…
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This may have been reported elsewhere, but I haven't seen it. New Scientist magazine reports that Durian and booze is worse than a stinking hangover: ACCORDING to Asian folklore, eating the famously pungent durian – known as the "king of fruits" – along with alcohol can kill you. Now intrepid researchers have confirmed there may…
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I had nothing better to do today than read this leader in the Sunday Morning Post. One has to have tremendous admiration for anyone who can summon up such horrible prose when writing about language, of all things: Beijing should make sure nation retains its voice LEADEROct 11, 2009 A national language is necessary to…
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Yesterday’s SCMP had an explanation for the absence of Spanish football from Hong Kong TV screens. The reason, apparently, is that La Liga want more money for the rights than either PCCW (Now TV) or Cable TV are willing to pay. The reality is that subscribers wouldn’t pay much to watch the Spanish or Italian…
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