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Un Pif prévu pour le prochain recueil du magazine Période Rouge mais finalement non. :)......
Voilà. Comme je n'ai pas envie de savoir que mon premier album prend la poussière dans des cartons, et comme personne ne semble vouloir faire quelque chose pour que cela change, j'ai décidé de mettre en ligne son contenu. L'idée est de redonner une vitrine à cet album sorti en...
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Naissance de Pilmix.org, une association de loi 1901 visant à promouvoir la bd en ligne. Plus d'infos ici : http://www.pilmix.org......
C'est ici, chaque mardi : http://www.the-shakers.net......
Les Shakers, un autre mini-extrait
Le héros masculin et son légendaire swing !......
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A powerful cyclone has hit Fiji creating fears of mass evacuations....
'No time to exercise' won't work, intense bursts would
Now, you may no longer use the common excuse of 'lack of time' for not doing enough exercise. Researchers have found that short-term high-intensity interval training is a time efficient way of exercising....
PCB to hear appeals of banned cricketers
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Monday constituted a three-member committee to hear appeals of the players, banned and fined by the board earlier this month....
Kidney donation does not increase risk of death
An analysis of outcomes for live kidney donors in the US over a 15-year period has found they have similar long-term survival rates compared to healthy individuals who were not kidney donors....
New Zealand anti-whaler arrested by Japanese
A New Zealand anti-whaling activist has been handed over to Japan for possible trial....
Suicide Car Bomber Kills 4 In Western Iraq
Iraqi journalists and representatives of Iraqi political blocs and entities look at screens showing the partial preliminary results in Baghdad, Iraq, Sunday, March 14, 2010. Prime Minister Nouri al-Ma......
ButterBoom Hong Kong's Daily Blog
Donatella Versace To Present Award At 4th Asian Film Awards
Donatella Versace will be in town on 22nd March 2010. This year, the Hong Kong International Film Festival Society (HKIFFS) have enlisted Donatella Versace to present a new award at the Asian Film Awards (AFA) to be held on 22 March 2010. The award is very appropriately the Best Costume Designer...
Alexander McQueen’s Final Collection
The “infant terrible” leaves us with a beautiful final collection. After Alexander McQueen’s sad and tragic demise a month ago, people can’t help but speculate what his final show would look like. There was talk it would be dark, much like his mood in his last days. The collection – originally staged...
Lady Gaga and Beyonce Want You On the ‘Telephone’
Has Lady Gaga gone too far this time? As with everything Lady Gaga does, we are speechless – just watch her new video above co-starring Beyonce and Tyrese Gibson. No related posts. No related posts....
Hotel Room: The Ritz-Carlton Kuala Lumpur
Kuala Lumpur luxury. The Ritz-Carlton is located on the west side of Kuala Lumpur’s Golden Triangle district right in the heart of shopping heaven providing easy access to business and entertainment hub that is Bukit Bintang. What we love about staying at the Ritz is the extra attention to detail and excellent...
Miu Miu’s Spring bags feature cute animal prints and pastel shades. MiuMiu takes inspiration from the animal world this Spring, injecting playfulness with a series of bags featuring cut-out animal shapes like swallows, cat and nude figures. There’s a definite arts and craft feel to this collection; however, Miu Miu lends...
Luxury Whitening Skincare Round-Up
Our top 3 picks to sparkle in the city. Hong Kong’s obsession with whitening products has reached a completely new level in the 21st century and, in this town, clear flawless skin is the main goal and the reason so many are willing to spend so much on skincare. Cosmetic companies are...
Fragments
I first joined a gym in 2000, when I worked in Fleet Street in London. It was a Fitness First, with trademark anodyne slogans, apparently intended to inspire, stenciled on the lime green walls (so bland were they, I can't remember them now, but they would have been of the...
Shoes, Chie Mihara, from Plümo.This is the second pair of Chie Mihara shoes I've stumbled upon (weirdly, on her website - watch out for the noodling Spanish guitar, running water and birdsong - I couldn't find a single pair I liked). These are a little bit chunky, but have such...
An excellent recipe for lamb tagine from Taste.com. I'm not the greatest cook, and I don't really like to follow recipes (too impatient), but I followed this one, the results were delicious, and I was inordinately pleased with myself as a result. I love the sweet and savoury combination of...
Maybe it's that deep marine blue on the living room wall. A house in Minneapolis, Minnesota, from Apartment Therapy....
The following, imperfectly remembered, is the poem that appeared in my English "A" Level exam paper in 1987, in my favourite part of the exam: the "unseen poem". In past papers, it had been a 16th century or Romantic poet; so I was delighted to find something as contemporary as...
From one loathsome insect to another: I'm back in Hong Kong, where it's so damp and humid that the floor tiles in my housing block are wet and the walls beside the lift are running with water. I opened the front door on my return from work on Tuesday and...
Beneath the Peak
I was interviewed on TVB’s Money Magazine in a segment about re-purposing Hong Kong’s disused industrial space. It’s not available online, but it will be rebroadcast on TVB Pearl on Saturday at 11:50 AM and on Wednesday at 12:55 AM. Share/Save...
Money Magazine goes doorstepping
Corporate media interviews in Hong Kong are usually pretty tame. Last night’s edition of TVB’s Money Magazine, however, was an exception. The program’s first segment was about Hong Kong people who had invested in a now-bankrupt resort in Thailand. In addition to interviews with unlucky investors, TVB send a video crew...
In the 2010 budget speech on Wednesday, John Tsang said the administration would consider moving government departments from commercial buildings to industrial buildings. I wonder how many of Hong Kong’s mandarins would agree to move into places that look like this? This is the second move the government has made recently to...
My review of Jake Adelstein’s book Tokyo Vice, from the January/February 2010 edition of The Correspondent, is now online. More here [PDF]. Share/Save...
Alex and I completed the 15.7-km hike yesterday in 3 hours and 48 minutes — a little slower than 2009, when we did the 12-km route, but far from the back of the pack. It was a beautiful sunny day, and about 400 hikers took part. Hong Kong’s Financial Secretary, John Tsang...
The developers of Foobar2000, an advanced freeware audio player for the Windows platform, have released V1.0. Foobar2000 is a wonderful piece of software that I’ve used for the past five years. It’s stable, elegant and very configurable., and it plays just about anything you can throw at it. Previous versions had...
Hong Kong News
HK to see gradual progress in promoting democracy: Premier
The Hong Kong Special Administrative Region will see gradual progress in promoting democracy in accordance with the basic law, Premier Wen Jiabao said in Beijing Sunday....
Foreign Minister George Yeo to visit Hong Kong, Shanghai
SINGAPORE: Singapore's Minister for Foreign Affairs George Yeo will visit Hong Kong and Shanghai from March 14 to March 18....
Top political advisor attends banquet held for deputies from HK and Macao
Jia Qinglin , chairman of the National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference , toasts with deputies to the Third Session of the 11th CPPCC Conference from south China's Hong Kong Special Administrative Region and Macao SAR during a reception in Beijing, capital of China, March 11, 2010....
Hong Kong broadcasters feud over World Cup
Three broadcasters in Hong Kong are feuding over World Cup TV rights in a dispute that could leave football fans without free coverage of the month-long contest....
Walking the ArtWalk in Hong Kong
A detail from Zhang Lin Hai's "Bygone Epoch Series No. 1," 2009, one of the pieces on display at the galleries covered in this year's Hong Kong ArtWalk....
Hong Kong film festival to feature action thriller, romance as industry rebounds
Organizers of the upcoming Hong Kong International Film Festival on Tuesday previewed an action thriller filled with daredevil stunts and a romance between two smokers, touting a renaissance in the local movie industry as it struggles to compete with the output of mainland China....
NeonPunch: Hong Kong's Gadget & Gear Buying Guide Blog
Apple iPad Pre-Orders Hit Estimated 120,000+ On 1st Day
A round-up of this weekend’s iPad pre-order news. This past Friday night Hong Kong time was the official date for the pre-order for the Apple iPad. You still have to wait until April 3rd to have it delivered but the buzz is out of control, as usual with various reports coming...
iPhanatics China: iPhones and Apple Stores on the Mainland
Part 2 of our interview with iPhonAsia.com’s Dan Butterfield. We continue with Part 2 of our extensive interview with iPhonAsia.com’s editor Dan Butterfield in talking about the iPhone and Apple in the Mainland China market. Part 1 is here. According to a recent post on iPhonAsia.com, Wifi is going to be allowed...
Atomic Floyd Builds Metal Headphones For Your Heavy Metal
Slickly designed, metal headphones bring music to our ears. Following a much-hyped, very enthusiastic reception from music lovers and fashion aficionados in the UK, France and Japan, Atomic Floyd officially launches in Hong Kong. Looking at the design, and listening to the quality of the sound you can tell these headphones were...
iPhanatics China: The Current State of the iPhone on the Mainland
Part 1 of our interview with iPhonAsia.com’s Dan Butterfield. Its been almost 6 months since China officially launched the iPhone. So how’s it going? We recently sat down for a fascinating and insightful chat with iPhonAsia.com editor Dan Butterfield, on the current market in China for the iPhone and Apple’s expansion into...
The Wait is Over: God of War III Desecrates Hong Kong
[ March 16, 2010; ] On Tuesday all our prayers will be answered. Forget the English version of Final Fantasy XIII, this is the game for March 2010: God of War III for the Playstation 3 is coming on March 16th for HK$388. You've no doubt played the intensely gory demo...
Sony Launches New Range of Sleek and Stylish PC Headsets
Look better than the other naked people on Chatroulette. Sony Corporation of Hong Kong Limited today introduced fashionable new additions to its range of PC headsets designed for music listening, online multi-player gaming, and hands-free web chats as well as VoIP calls on MSN Messenger and Skype. DR-350USB: Designed for audio excellence With...
hkob: hong kong or bust!
china daily - credit where credit is due
The China Daily has a great iPhone app with all the free China content you could possibly need. There's even an area to download and store stories - if for example you need to switch to 'flight mode'.By contrast, The South China Morning Post - arguably the more respectable paper...
central oasis - no oasis for hong kong's filipinos
The area above Central Market, where the mid-levels escalator crosses Des Voeux Road, used to be a weekend haven for Hong Kong's Filipino population. On a Sunday it would be packed with groups playing cards, sharing food, and giggling away at jokes.Victim to a renovation campaign - and ironically branded...
happy birthday blog - and spot the difference
This blog celebrates its fourth birthday today - and I feel a pang of guilt. One of the first things Mrs H said this morning was, "Your blog has been neglected recently, hasn't it?". Not without reason however. I've been - (i) on The Great European Baby Tour of 2010; (ii) to...
“So Mrs H, where are we going for our Chinese New Year holiday?” “I’ve got something really special lined up this year.” “Oh really?” “That’s right – we’re going to Wales!” “We’re going where?” “That’s right – we’re going to Wales! We’ll be there on the 13th and 14th.” “Bloody hell. What am I going...
“I need to think about that carefully…,” Michael Geoghegan, HSBC CEO, who was asked upon his “homecoming” if he planned to give Lai See to the bank’s 10,000 employees at Chinese New Year. “I’m not only doing it for my ex-boyfriend..,” unnamed Chinese girl, 21, who is getting plastic surgery to...
With the Hang Seng down in nine of the last ten trading sessions now - to reach 20,598.55 - I wonder if it might now be worth a shot? Uncertainty in the financial sector - Obama reforms, Chinese bank capital lending requirements and potential equity raisings (along with China inflation) seem...
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Yesterday, all package tours from Hong Kong to Bangkok leaving in the next few days were abruptly cancelled after the government raised its first “red outbound travel alert” Large gatherings of people and protests are expected in [Bangkok] in the......
Extreme Makeover Castle edition
Watching BBC Lifestyle last night produced a bizarre juxtaposition. First there was Extreme Makeover - Home Edition in which a few hundred contractors appear as if by magic to build a brand new house in less than 7 days, and......
A year or so ago, Prudential (a British insurance company) apparently tried to buy 49% of AIA (an Asian insurance company based in Hong Kong and owned by AIG). This seemed doomed to failure for at least three reasons: they......
Percy Jackson and the Olympians: The Lightning Thief
It’s easy to imagine the thought processes of the studio bosses. Here’s a book about a 12 year old with a difficult home life and some special powers…so let’s sign up that Chris Columbus fellow who directed the first two......
About 18 months ago, the government introduced new legislation about nutritional labelling. There was a lot of fuss made about all the products that would disappear from Hong Kong supermarkets because they claimed to be low in fat or whatever.......
It is said that James Cameron spent about ten years waiting for the technology he needed to make Avatar. You’d think that he might have spent a tiny fraction of that time going to the cinema to watch a Pixar......
Hong Kong: News & Videos about Hong Kong - CNN.com
Johnnie To: Shooting Hong Kong
When choosing a career, Johnnie To considered becoming a policeman. However more than three decades after accepting a job at a TV station he's still shooting the Hong Kong underbelly but from behind a camera....
Hong Kong's 'milkshake murderer' to get retrial
An American woman called the "milkshake murderer" after she was found guilty of killing her husband in a case that rocked Hong Kong's expatriate community had her conviction thrown out Thursday by Hong Kong's highest appeals court....
Rusal shares plunge on Hong Kong debut
UC Rusal, the aluminium group controlled by Russian oligarch Oleg Deripaska, on Wednesday fell sharply on its Hong Kong trading debut following the company's long struggle to come to market....
Arrests over Hong Kong acid attack
Hong Kong police said they had arrested two men in connection with an acid attack that injured six people last month....
Acid attacks are 'easy' in Hong Kong
Another mysterious acid attack took place during the weekend in Hong Kong. It was the sixth such incident in the past year....
Hong Kong acid attacker remains at large
The acid thrower who has terrorized Hong Kong over the last year remained at large Monday after a man arrested in connection with an attack at a popular tourist spot was ruled out as a suspect....
Hong Kong Travel Blog
Open Day – Government House of Hong Kong
The Government House of Hong Kong is usually open to the public twice a year. The first open day this year is held today, Sunday March 7. Main theme of the open day is for visitors to view the blossoming azaleas and other plants in the garden and have sight...
Marathon to Celebrate Lantern Festival in Hong Kong 2010
Today is the first full moon in the Year of Tiger. It is said that today’s full moon is the biggest and brightest in 53 years. It is the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival on the 15th of January, and many even refer it to be the Chinese Valentine’s Day.To celebrate...
Lai See Giving Tradition in Hong Kong
Chinese New Year holiday in Hong Kong is just over. The general work force went back to work yesterday. The business flow of lai see giving started. It is a Chinese tradition to give lai see (red pockets) during Chinese New Year. We also give gifts...
2010 Hong Kong Chinese New Year
February 14, 2010 - Year of The Tiger恭喜發財Today is Chinese New Year. I've taken some photos at the flower market at the Victoria Park yesterday. Here's my photo portfolio.New species at the flower market Lecttuce Sounds like 'wealth generation' in Cantonese Begonia - Red Begonia - Organge...
Location: 133 Leighton Road, Causeway Bay, Hong KongMTR station – Causeway Bay (three stops from Central).This boutique hotel is about 5 to 10 minutes walk from Causeway Bay MTR station.While adjacent to the Causeway Bay residential area, it is a couple of minutes to walk to the Causeway Bay shopping...
L'hotel Causeway Bay Harbour View
L'hotel Causeway Bay Harbour View Hong KongLocation: 18-24 King's Road, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong.MTR station – Tin Hau (four stops from Central). This boutique hotel is nearby the Victoria Park. While adjacent to the Causeway Bay residential area, it is a couple of minutes to walk to the Causeway Bay...
Elmer W. Cagape's Blogs
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Elmer's life in Hong Kong. Includes personal take on daily Hong Kong life and things that are sometimes ignored or excessively talked about....
Commentaries, news, blogs and opinions about the Philippine government....
Asia Flavours
Suddenly released from a two-month long period of involuntary puritanical living (and about a stone lighter), it seemed only right to celebrate my new found lifestyle freedom with a bit of a splurge. My friend C.L. kindly stepped up to......
I really like restaurants where the chef leaves the kitchen to chat to the diners. I don't want his or her life history but a short chat about the food is a simple touch which makes the whole dining experience......
I really wanted to like SoHo 8. For starters, it's really convenient for my flat and it's always useful to have a couple of reliable old favourites close to home. Also, I really like Yorkshire Pudding, it's sister restaurant. It......
Just when I think I'm starting to get there, another area of Hong Kong I've never heard of pops out of the woodwork - and, rather embarrassingly, I'm not talking about random bits of the New Territories which it's kind......
Taking that good Yorkshire expression - "where there's muck there's brass" - to whole new levels, the Modern Toilet restaurant in Causeway Bay is, well, an interesting experience. Every single aspect of the restaurant has been themed from the decor......
There is absolutely nothing I hate more than a dull dining experience. It always leaves me in a shocking mood that no amount of post dinner revelry can reverse. Unfortunately for me (and my dining companions) I had such an......
Hong Kong Digital Vision
Hong Kong : 8 March, 2010 – One fireman has been killed and three others two seriously injured while fighting a factory blaze in Cheung Sha Wan. The body of senior fireman Yeung Chun-kit (楊俊傑), 47, was found trapped underneath fallen goods and furniture. Firemen using turntable ladders and breathing...
Hong Kong : 26 Feb., 2010 – Weather Forecast : A warm and humid maritime airstream is affecting the south China coastal areas. Locally, it was foggy this morning. Visibility over parts of the territory once fell below 1000 metres. At 7 a.m. at the Hong Kong...
We All Support the Express Rail Link
Hong Kong : 15 Jan, 2010 – About 30 express rail supporters from the facebook group – “We All Support the Express Rail Link (撐起高鐵．撐起香港)” gathering outside the Legislative Council supporting the 67-billion dollars in funding for the high-speed rail link to Guangzhou. Legislators have spent more than...
8000 Protesters Against Express Rail
Hong Kong : 8 Jan, 2010 – 8000 protesters (Hong Kong Police estimates only just 1000) including the teenagers from Post 80s Anti-Express Railway Group gather outside the Legislative Council building against the approval funding HK$ 67-billion-dollar express rail link to Guangzhou as Legislators debate the project inside. The protesters watched...
Construction Worker Unions Support Express Train
Hong Kong : 8 Jan, 2010 – Group of protesters from Hong Kong Building Construction Workers General Union (香港建築工程總工會) standing outside the Legislative Council in support of HK$66.9 billion express train link to China, saying it will bring thousands of new jobs. At the same time, the Post 80s Anti-Express...
Hong Kong : 8 Jan., 2010 – A group of young protesters, known as the Post 80s Anti-Express Railway Group (八十後反高鐵青年) continue protest against the demolition of homes in Tsoi Yuen Tsuen (菜園村) to make way for the Guangzhou-Shenzhen-Hong Kong Express rail link project outside the Legislative Council. They started...
Hong Kong Tech Phooey
Read this over at Mac Rumors, “ZDNet reports that it has received information from tipsters claiming that Apple will release new Mac Pro models next Tuesday, adding a hexacore Core i7-based model to its lineup. I’m getting tips in from sources who claim that Apple is set to revamp...
As shown during the Oscars today. Source – hewvideo Filed under: Apple, Video Tagged: Apple, iPad, Video ...
CNET Asia Community Blog Entry – pleaserobme.com – Your Online Privacy
My new entry over at CNET Asia Community Blog is up. This week’s entry, “pleaserobme.com – Your Online Privacy”. Click here for the full read. Filed under: Blogroll, CNET, Social Networking, Websites Tagged: Blogroll, CNET, pleaserobme.com ...
Hmm…Paris…need I say more? Source – phreviewz Filed under: Blogroll, Video Tagged: Ad, Devassa, Paris Hilton, Video ...
Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.1 Released
Apple has released Digital Camera Raw Compatibility Update 3.1 via their Software Update utility and website. According to the company, this update extends RAW image compatibility for Aperture 3 and iPhoto ‘09 to the following cameras: Hasselblad H3DII-50 Leica M9 Leica X1 Olympus E-P1 Olympus E-P2 Panasonic Lumix DMC-GF1 Pentax K-7 Pentax K-x Sony...
CNET Asia Community Blog Entry – Google’s Buzz to take on Facebook
My new entry over at CNET Asia Community Blog is up. This week’s entry, “Google’s Buzz to take on Facebook”. Click here for the full read. Source – Google Filed under: Blogroll, CNET, Facebook, Google, Social Networking Tagged: Blogroll, CNET, Facebook, Google Buzz, Social Networking ...
sketches from the other side
SB asked me on Monday if he could go out to a boys' night for Wednesday. "Can I come along?" I asked. He was nervous until he realized that I was teasing, although I had a good time reminding him of my ladies' night that he tagged along...
and this sums up my feelings about organized religion
source: failblog.orgAlmost as awesome as reading about how the pope's brother once slapped the choir boys who came forward with sexual abuse allegations....
Her name is Hilary Mantel. She is a Man Booker Prize-winning novelist. She wrote Wolf Hall, which is an intriguing (or at least filled with intrigue) historical novel about the earlier years of Thomas Cromwell as he was ascending to power. She seems to have a keen...
books, vampires, the rapture, and more books
For last night's bedtime story, SB asked me what I knew about "the rapture." I explained to him the idea held by various Christians including members of the the evangelical community that a period of time would occur when Christians would be brought to heaven at the end...
Martin Brodeur may be the greatest but Ryan Miller was pure gold tonight
I tried to watch HK Cable TV while attempting to work but no work was being completed so I forced myself to switch to just headphones. To my delight I chose a channel on radiotime.com that had my very favorite goalie of my lifetime, John "Beezer" Vanbiesbrouck as the...
When I read this article my jaw dropped. To present the story briefly, a school in the United States issued free laptop computers to students for better collaboration among the students during projects. A fact unknown to the students or their parents was that the school administration was...
About.com Hong Kong / Macau Travel
Those looking to raise a glass or seven on March 17th won't be too hard pressed to find the nearest Guinness dispenser. While events in Hong Kong are low key compared to some other Asian cities, the Irish community is active and the parties will be full blooded. The focus...
He might still be turning out (modest) box office hits in the city, but Hong Kongers are apparently not fans of Jackie Chan, voting him the city's 78th least trustworthy personality, just two places from bottom and behind under fire Chief Executive Donald Tsang. So what's the Kung-Fu star done...
Seaplanes to Splashdown in Hong Kong
Seaplanes, last seen in Indiana Jones and other dodgy Harrison Ford movies, are set to make a return to the skies over Hong Kong and the South China Sea. Waterfront Air is hoping to launch services between Shenzhen, Macau, Guangzhou and Hong Kong sometime before the end of the year...
Hong Kong Rugby Sevens on the Horizon
With one major festival in the bag, Hong Kong is already turning its attention to its second big celebration of 2010, the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens. The official draw for the Hong Kong Sevens took place on Thursday and threw up some potentially fiery group stage matches; including what's sure to...
Number 53 Proves Hong Kong's Lucky Number for Year of the Tiger
Hong Kong's annual Chinese New Year chi stick tumbling ceremony has gone ahead and there's good news for all you superstitious sorts out there that've been holding on to horseshoes and eating shamrocks. Chi stick reading is popular in Hong Kong and basically involves a pot of sticks being shaken...
Grab a Bouquet at Hong Kong’s Flower Markets
Hong Kong is starting to look like a florists shop. Chinese New Year's eve is when locals load up of flowers for the Chinese New Year celebrations, and you'll see the city's parks, playgrounds and pavements all spilling over with flower sellers. The markets are absolutely mayhem, as women dive...