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A Michelin Star Shines in Mongkok
Serving up pork buns to our enthralled restaurant reviewer for pennies It seems an incongruous place to find a rating most chefs would strangle their sous-chefs for. But the gamy Hong Kong district of Mongkok hosts the cheapest starred restaurant in the famed culinary kingdom of the Michelin Guide. It is Tim...
I don’t really like writing about food. I struggle to find more than one way of saying, ‘It’s delicious!’, and I prefer to enjoy my meals without having to dissect them. But when Asia Sentinel asked for a piece, I couldn’t resist writing about the excellent Tim Ho Wan, the world’s...
Avatar ain’t as amazing as you say it is
I’ve been arguing with anyone who comes close to me that Avatar is not a five-star movie, or even a four-star movie. It is, as Time Out New York (but not the rest of the critical world, apparently) asserts, a three-star movie. For sure, the visuals are fantastic. Cameron has re-invented...
Imagine someone says to you: “I’ll pay you $1,000 a month to do this one thing. As a result of doing this one thing, your social life might be affected a little, but as well as getting the money, you’ll also feel better about yourself, you’ll stay in shape, and...
Time off from drinking has freed up more time to re-commit to projects I’ve been putting on the back-burner in recent months. That means you’ll start seeing more of me over at Asia Sentinel in the months ahead (though it might not be under my real name). Last week, I got...
I can never understand people who call themselves environmentalists but reject the idea of wind farms on account of aesthetics. To me, wind farms are things of beauty, because they are a sign of environmental progress, and of humans learning to harness — rather than exploit — their natural environment. My...
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The Hurt Locker is a pretty average film, one which in 20 years time will be the subject of quiz questions about obscure Best Picture Oscar winners.The fact it won Oscar for Best Film and Best Director is testimony more to the twin facts that the director – one Kathryn...
Tsang Chi Wai Breaks Silence on TVB Graft Case
Stephen Chan is not involved in any corrupt practices I know of ...
I used to be a greedy bastard(Photo courtesy of Apple Daily)...
ICAC Arrest TVB Four for Set-Builder Graft
They finally noticed all our sets look the same ...
Blank Reply May Impair Your Fame
The local branch of eco-warriors Friends of the Earth doesn't confine its militancy to dolphin-eating Japs or fact-wielding eco-sceptics.Last week, a friend of mine in the logistics line received a request (demand?) for information from the outfit that makes Norwegian whalers look like the Society of Friends. The missive ended...
The battle for supremacy among the establishments that exist to dissect past papers of the Hong Kong Examinations and Assessment Authority - or to attract the attention of the ICAC by buying them and texting the answers to students - while cramming Hong Kong's dropouts with test-taking techniques has been...
Joyceyland
I hate people who complain about a situation, but don't do anything to solve it -- and that includes myself. I'd been whinging about the stupid MSN Windows Live Spaces blogging interface since, well, since I started using it. Nobody could leave a comment unless they had a Hotmail address. The fonts changed madly...
Hong Kong -- it just sucks the money out of you.
Marc and I sometimes joke that the upside of not having time off is that we don't have time to spend money. I had a typical Saturday morning / afternoon off. I didn't even treat myself to music / book / clothing shopping, or taxis. It was just lunch, errands...
Tourist attraction: Bannned Chinese books
Here's my latest for the IHT/NYT. In Hong Kong, One Holiday and Lots of Book Sales Books, some of which are banned in mainland China, at the Causeway Bay Book Shop in Hong Kong. By JOYCE HOR-CHUNG LAU Published: September 29, 2009 HONG KONG — To prepare for the National Day holiday,...
I should beware what I wish for -- I might get it. Earlier I complained that I wasn't doing very well in terms of getting writing assignments. Then, I don't know what happened. Maybe all the assignment editors came back from summer vacation? Maybe we had lots of extra space...
I recently discovered My Morning Sun, a blog by my colleague E. Since he was kind enough to link to me, and in the most flattering way, here's my linkback to him.It's not a new blog (just new to me) and was started when E. was living in New York,...
Hong Kong journalists beaten in Xinjiang -- even my taxi driver's mad
* Note: The protest is tomorrow, Sunday, at 1pm, starting from the Western police station (280 Des Voeux Rd. W) and ending at the Central Government Liaison office. I won't be able to go, since I'll be at work. But if you do, please wear black.**** I was in a...
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Anna’s Health eBook Store - Buy One Get One Free
If you’ve read my post of ‘why I set up this blog’, you will know that I’m an intermittent faster. In fact, apart from providing Hong Kong food information, my food blog objective is also to promote my healthy eating habit. View my fasting blog and see if I could...
2010 Chinese New Year Kick Off Lunch
2010 Chinese New Year falls on the Valentine's Day. In Hong Kong, Cantonese tradition is to have our new-year kick off lunch on the second day of Chinese New Year, hence February 15, 2010. Let me show off my family cooked CNY kick off lunch. All dishes...
Museum Cafe - Ideal High Tea Venue
Museum Cafe - Podium Level, Hong Kong Art Museum, Tsimshatsui, KowloonHong Kong musuems are free on Wednesdays. So I take a day's off, go to Tsimshatsui to have lunch at Peking Garden and spent some time exploring the nearby Space Museum, Art Museum and the Hong Kong Cultural Centre.Though...
Let's learn a couple of Cantonese phrases to speak in any Hong Kong restaurant. See if you can shock the waiters.Mai Dan 埋單 - please give me the billmmm goi 吾該 - thank you / pleaseNow click on the video, and listen to how I say it. The card I...
Hot Pot Specialty Restaurants in Hong Kong
Restaurant name: Little Fat Cow小肥牛火鍋活魚專門店Restaurant address: 141 Queen’s Road East, Wanchai, Hong KongRestaurant telephone: 852- 25290660Cost: HK$280 (US$35.8), all inclusive for two peopleIn Hong Kong, some hot pot restaurants have specialties. Little Fat Sheep is famous for lamp hot pot; Little Fat Cow is famous for beef hot pot; Tanyoto...
500+ Healthy Chinese Recipes Cookbook
Enjoy cooking yummy Chinese food at the same time improves your health and weight loss.Sounds good? Yes, this is all about the next cookbook I recommend - 500+ Healthy Chinese Recipes Cookbook by professional chef Nicholas Zhou. This cookbook has been sold about 560,000 copies since 1998.His cookbook does not...
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Comment on Hong Kong to Zhuhai Schedule by Henry Mountain
Would you happen to know what the taxi fare is from Hong Kong internation airport to the ferry terminal. I will be arriving in Hong Kong at 19:50hrs on April 9th, 2010 and taking the ferry to Zhuhai....
Comment on Hong Kong to Zhuhai Schedule by Kathy
Thank you for the schedule. Do you happen to know the price for a regular class return and a first class return? Thx, K...
Comment on Zhang Ziyi Beach Photo by SpongeBoB
Sorry, A correction here, "incum" was a typo, i meant" income" Sorry about that Merry Xmas!...
Comment on Zhang Ziyi Beach Photo by SpongeBoB
She sells her body for high dollars, not a big deal for a girl in her business, it's a sign showing her "business" going well regardless of the economic downfall, a kind suggestion here, maybe she can donate some of her "incum" to charity to help hungry kids, that will...
Comment on Hong Kong to Zhuhai Schedule by Tommy Ee
I will be arriving Hong Kong International Airport on 25 November 2009 at 1325hrs. Can you advise me on the best way to take a ferry to Zhuhai, China? Tks and rgds, Tommy...
Comment on Valentines Day Gift Ideas by Sampad
Hey! Hong Kong is famous for offering quality products in reasonable price but being a tourist am puzzled pls give some suggestions…...
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China FDC on "Centennial Anniversary of International Women's Day"
First Day Cover首日封Sobrescrito de 1.º Dia ChinaCentennial Anniversary of International Women's DayDate of Issue : 8 March 2010March 8, 2010 marks the centennial anniversary of International Woman's Day. On March 8, 1909, Chicago woman workers marched in strike, demanding for better conditions. The next year, at the Second International Conference...
Sri Lanka Postcard - Frescos in Sigiriya
Postcard明信片Bilhete Postal Sri LankaVery beautiful postcard from Sri Lanka with clear cancellation. I very much like the long and nice stamps affixed on the card....
Slovakia FDC on "Easter 2010: Initial with Suffering Christ from the Bratislava Mass-book"
First Day Cover首日封Sobrescrito de 1.º Dia SlovakiaEaster 2010: Initial with Suffering Christ from the Bratislava Mass-bookDate of Issue : 26 Feb 2010The manuscript of the Bratislava Mass-book VI had 310 parchment sheets (films) based on the description of the priest Nándor Knauz already in the 2nd half of the...
Cuba Postcard - La Fuerza Castle
Postcard明信片Bilhete Postal CubaA beautiful postcards of La Fuerza Castle, Cuba. Its nice that my friend affixed a 60th founding of China stamp from Cuba. The stamp was designed by José Antonio Medina from Chinese platanized work of the prominent artist Flora Fong, and part of his personal exhibition of...
Israel FDC on "Fifty years of settling the Arava"
First Day Cover首日封Sobrescrito de 1.º Dia Israel Fifty years of settling the AravaDate of Issue : 27 January 2010The Central Arava and Eilot Regional Councils stretch over 2,800 square kilometers, which is roughly 17% of the area of Israel. The two regional councils house about 7,000 residents, living...
Finland Postcard - Helsinki Olympic Stadium
Postcard明信片Bilhete Postal FinlandA really nice card showing the Olympic Stadium in Helsinki....
My Private Collection (The Puerh Journey)
Broken up a tong of these for some relatives....
2009 Chang Tai Yi Chang Hao (10th Anniversary)
2009 is the 10th Anniversary of the 1999 Yi Chang HaoA series of Yi Chang Hao cakes are produced with yiwu material to commerate the 99 Yi Chang Hao. 2009 Yi Chang Hao, tong of 7 cakes consisting of the below: ...
"We lunched upstairs at Botin's, it is one of the best restaurants in the world. We had roast young suckling pig and drunk rioja alta." Ernest Hemingway...
Tea Tasting Event ( Half-Dipper / YS )
After a busy month so far and ahead, I finally managed to find time to get through the samples for the tea tasting event courtesy of Scott at YS and organised by Hobbes at Half Dipper ( http://half-dipper.blogspot.com/2009/08/tea-tasting-event.html )I only know that these 5 samples are from a series of...
I came across some tongs of Mengku Sheng Cakes in its new wooden packaging. It sure is pretty.A tong of 400g cakes caged up:6 tongs of mini cakes nicely packed and caged:...
Gyokuro - Japanese Green Tea 玉露
A session of the Japanese Green Tea Gyokuro(Gyokuro - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gyokuro)Kyoto Gyokuro KinzuruFine needle like leaves looking shiny and also known as the 'jade dew' The proper japanese wares have been stored somewhere far too long for my memory to relocate so forgive the use of the gaiwan.I used a ratio...