Ordinary Gweilo

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Month: May 2011

  • Wimbledon (back) in the Football League

    Congratulations to AFC Wimbledon.  Nine years ago, the Football League allowed the owners of Wimbledon FC to move the club to Milton Keynes.  The fans set up their own club, but they had to start in the Combined Counties League.   Five promotions later they are in the Football League: AFC Wimbledon beat Luton on penalties…

  • New design, same rubbish old letters

    From today’s re-designed SCMP: Facebook does have some risks Facebook has become popular globally. It can benefit people as it enables them to chat with friends and it can help them to relax. However, it does have some drawbacks. Some people will misuse it and internet users should take care when communicating with strangers. They…

  • FA Cup final–just another game

    Ah, the FA Cup Final.  Used to be the only club game played at Wembley, and the only one that was live on TV.  Now we have the FA Cup semi-finals at Wembley, play-off finals, the League Cup, the Charity Community Shield and I don’t know how many other matches played there.  And hundreds of…

  • Cathy Pacific Premium Economy

    An odd article in the SCMP about Cathay Pacific possibly introducing Premium Economy: Cathay eyes roll-out for new cabin class An option of 'premium economy' seats likely to be ready by end of the year Anita Lam May 09, 2011 The remodelling of Cathay Pacific's business-class seats is completed and the airline is hoping to…

  • The long way round

    I’m not keen on the Dragonair flight from Hong Kong to Bangalore, but I can’t help feeling that it may have some advantages over this option from Jet Airways: I’m thinking that it doesn’t take 1 hour from Chicago to Delhi.  So that would be the next day.  Surely there’s a faster way from Hong…