SPORT
A huge victory for England yesterday in the cricket, breaking the record for the highest 4th innings run chase at Old Trafford in the process. England cruised home despite an early wobble which saw them at 29-2 at one stage. England have now won three consecutive series against the West Indies, and 10 of their last 11 tests. Bring on the Aussies…
Which brings me neatly to the Olympics. The Aussies here are all excited because some Aussie freak-of-nature, with arms as long as your average gorilla and the looks to match, has managed to swim up and down a pool faster than some Dutchman and some American I’ve never heard of before. They are trying desperately to whip everyone into a frenzy of jealousy here but Genghis, Attila and I are serene and calm because WE DON’T CARE. In fact, NO-ONE CARES!
We have seen through the Aussie tactics and now realize that they are so desperate to get up the medal rankings that they have opted to specialize in a “sport” that no-one else, anywhere in the world, gives a rat’s arse about.
And the fact that so few people care means that this Thorpe bloke is able to enter about 19 events, so their freak-of-nature will be able to rack up a good few golds and boost them up the standings. How many track athletes are entered for as many events? None. In track most guys get maybe 2 events if they’re lucky, with the really gifted getting maybe 3 or 4 if they’re able to enter say 100m, 200m and relays. Not exactly the same as swimming is it boys where there are about 19 different strokes styles but all over roughly the same distance so the same guy can enter loads of “different” events.
Australia’s claim to global sporting domination this Olympics seems to me to be based on 1 guy with long arms. Let’s see how loud they’re shouting next week when the track takes over and the Americans make the Aussies look like they’re running backwards.
Monday, August 16, 2004
SPORT
Not that sport, where apparently some Chinese people pinned the tail on the donkey faster, or more accurately, or something, than anyone else, or that sport, where some bloke I’d never heard of doggy-paddled quicker that some other bloke I’d never heard of, but REAL sport, where 30 large, angry men, divided into 2 teams of 15, ran at each other for 80 minutes until the ones wearing green won.
What a great game.
If Percy had has his kicking boots on it’d have been over as a contest at half-time, but fortunately for the spectator he didn’t, and it wasn’t until the final five minutes or so that the game was decided. The final scoreline of 40-26 doesn’t show how close it was right up to the final few minutes, when the Kiwis really threw caution to the wind in a desperate effort to get their noses back in front, and their defence opened up as a result. Having said that, the Kiwis spent most of the game playing as though it was a game of 7’s rather than 15’s. Exciting to watch, but against a determined, organized and physical South African side it was always going to be a high-risk strategy.
Now it’s down a winner-takes-all finale next weekend in Durban as the Boks face the Wallabies. Can’t wait.
And of course there was also the OTHER sport this weekend, as England took on the West Indies at Old Trafford. Thanks to the miracle off the internet I was able to spend the perfect Saturday evening sitting outside, with the barbeque going, a cold beer fresh from the fridge, poured into a glass fresh from the freezer, and Test Match Special playing through the laptop, before the Boks v All Blacks kicked off at 9pm.
Life doesn’t get much better than that.
Anyway despite losing a days play to rain it’s all set up for a good day today. The Windies lead by 226 with 1 wicket remaining, and a full day’s play expected later today. Going to be a great day’s play, and a great evening hopefully repeating Saturday night.
Oh and there was something going on in Greece apparently.
Not that sport, where apparently some Chinese people pinned the tail on the donkey faster, or more accurately, or something, than anyone else, or that sport, where some bloke I’d never heard of doggy-paddled quicker that some other bloke I’d never heard of, but REAL sport, where 30 large, angry men, divided into 2 teams of 15, ran at each other for 80 minutes until the ones wearing green won.
What a great game.
If Percy had has his kicking boots on it’d have been over as a contest at half-time, but fortunately for the spectator he didn’t, and it wasn’t until the final five minutes or so that the game was decided. The final scoreline of 40-26 doesn’t show how close it was right up to the final few minutes, when the Kiwis really threw caution to the wind in a desperate effort to get their noses back in front, and their defence opened up as a result. Having said that, the Kiwis spent most of the game playing as though it was a game of 7’s rather than 15’s. Exciting to watch, but against a determined, organized and physical South African side it was always going to be a high-risk strategy.
Now it’s down a winner-takes-all finale next weekend in Durban as the Boks face the Wallabies. Can’t wait.
And of course there was also the OTHER sport this weekend, as England took on the West Indies at Old Trafford. Thanks to the miracle off the internet I was able to spend the perfect Saturday evening sitting outside, with the barbeque going, a cold beer fresh from the fridge, poured into a glass fresh from the freezer, and Test Match Special playing through the laptop, before the Boks v All Blacks kicked off at 9pm.
Life doesn’t get much better than that.
Anyway despite losing a days play to rain it’s all set up for a good day today. The Windies lead by 226 with 1 wicket remaining, and a full day’s play expected later today. Going to be a great day’s play, and a great evening hopefully repeating Saturday night.
Oh and there was something going on in Greece apparently.
Friday, August 13, 2004
OUCH!
Small headache this morning resulting from a "quick drink" in Dublin Jack last night which led to several more quick drinks, and then on to a head-wetting in the Globe where the evening took on a very amusing tone.
I found myself talking to a russian girl called Svetlana (sp?), from Vladivostock apparently. She was blond, about 5ft 10 and very good looking. It seems she has been in HK for 8 years, having married a Chinese guy, despite not speaking a word of either Cantonese or Mandarin, or much English for that matter (given her level of English now, after 8 years in Hong Kong, I can only imagine 8 years ago she barely spoke a word).
(Un)surprisingly she has now divorced this guy and is living with an Englishman who was at the head-wetting (hence my surprise at her level of English). Now I am not a great expert on, or appreciator of, the male form (unlike the governor of New Jersey) but even I could tell that this guy was particularly unprepossesing. 5ft 8ish, pasty white, dorky glasses, even dorkier haircut, wobbly and flabby in all the wrong places. Now I may be being cynical here but I suspect that it may be his chequebook she loves not him - though I'm sure he couldn't give a stuff.
Still it's nice to see that the stereotype of fat ugly gweilos only going out with attractive asian girls is wrong!
And I never did find out what line of work first brought her to HK or how she met her first husband......
P.S. if anyone finds a blackberry, it's mine!
Small headache this morning resulting from a "quick drink" in Dublin Jack last night which led to several more quick drinks, and then on to a head-wetting in the Globe where the evening took on a very amusing tone.
I found myself talking to a russian girl called Svetlana (sp?), from Vladivostock apparently. She was blond, about 5ft 10 and very good looking. It seems she has been in HK for 8 years, having married a Chinese guy, despite not speaking a word of either Cantonese or Mandarin, or much English for that matter (given her level of English now, after 8 years in Hong Kong, I can only imagine 8 years ago she barely spoke a word).
(Un)surprisingly she has now divorced this guy and is living with an Englishman who was at the head-wetting (hence my surprise at her level of English). Now I am not a great expert on, or appreciator of, the male form (unlike the governor of New Jersey) but even I could tell that this guy was particularly unprepossesing. 5ft 8ish, pasty white, dorky glasses, even dorkier haircut, wobbly and flabby in all the wrong places. Now I may be being cynical here but I suspect that it may be his chequebook she loves not him - though I'm sure he couldn't give a stuff.
Still it's nice to see that the stereotype of fat ugly gweilos only going out with attractive asian girls is wrong!
And I never did find out what line of work first brought her to HK or how she met her first husband......
P.S. if anyone finds a blackberry, it's mine!
Wednesday, August 11, 2004
Four in Philippines Arrested for Eating Wedding Guest
Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Four people in the western Philippines were arrested for murdering a wedding guest, roasting and eating parts of the body and serving some remains at the reception, Agence France-Presse reported, citing police.
Farm laborer Eladio Baule, his son Gerard Baule and nephews Sabtuary Pequi and Johnny Buyot allegedly killed Benjie Ganay on July 17 after Ganay accidentally touched Eladio Baule's daughter's bottom during her wedding party on the island of Palawan, the report said, citing Narra town police chief Senior Superintendent Perla Bacuel.
The four suspects, drunk at the time, set fire to Ganay's body, and Bacuel said the aroma of roasting flesh may have tempted the group to eat parts of the burned body, the report said. The father and son allegedly served some of the flesh to other guests, it said. The crime was discovered about eight days later, when the nephews confessed to police, it said.
Police are looking into the possibility that some of the suspects may have been involved in other disappearances in Palawan since the 1980s, AFP said. Police were looking into the possibility that Eladio Baule may have been a member of a rural cult known for chopping up its enemies.
Makes a change from the traditional wedding cake I guess!
Aug. 11 (Bloomberg) -- Four people in the western Philippines were arrested for murdering a wedding guest, roasting and eating parts of the body and serving some remains at the reception, Agence France-Presse reported, citing police.
Farm laborer Eladio Baule, his son Gerard Baule and nephews Sabtuary Pequi and Johnny Buyot allegedly killed Benjie Ganay on July 17 after Ganay accidentally touched Eladio Baule's daughter's bottom during her wedding party on the island of Palawan, the report said, citing Narra town police chief Senior Superintendent Perla Bacuel.
The four suspects, drunk at the time, set fire to Ganay's body, and Bacuel said the aroma of roasting flesh may have tempted the group to eat parts of the burned body, the report said. The father and son allegedly served some of the flesh to other guests, it said. The crime was discovered about eight days later, when the nephews confessed to police, it said.
Police are looking into the possibility that some of the suspects may have been involved in other disappearances in Palawan since the 1980s, AFP said. Police were looking into the possibility that Eladio Baule may have been a member of a rural cult known for chopping up its enemies.
Makes a change from the traditional wedding cake I guess!
EL NINO
The US is forecasting a 50% chance of an El Nino event this year. The last one, in 1997/8 caused huge damage and, depending on where in Asia or South America you were, huge floods, droughts and storms. Not fun.
It did however also cause a Los Angeles resident, Mr Al Nino, to receive hundreds of calls a day from people demanding to know why he was messing up the worlds weather and that he stop it immediately. One caller even blamed him for the callers daughter losing her virginity, though quite how he was to blame for this is unclear. Excellent story
The US is forecasting a 50% chance of an El Nino event this year. The last one, in 1997/8 caused huge damage and, depending on where in Asia or South America you were, huge floods, droughts and storms. Not fun.
It did however also cause a Los Angeles resident, Mr Al Nino, to receive hundreds of calls a day from people demanding to know why he was messing up the worlds weather and that he stop it immediately. One caller even blamed him for the callers daughter losing her virginity, though quite how he was to blame for this is unclear. Excellent story
Tuesday, August 10, 2004
TRI-NATIONS
And continuing the sporting theme, wasn't it good to see Brian Caplin, the referee in Saturdays Australia v New Zealand game reverse a penalty decision to award it against the Wallabies because of George Gregans constant chat and attempts to get a Kiwi sin-binned. Caplin asked him twice to shut up, and still Gregan kept going. He always was a gobby little shite. Perhaps now he'll leave referees alone - fat chance I suspect sadly.
And continuing the sporting theme, wasn't it good to see Brian Caplin, the referee in Saturdays Australia v New Zealand game reverse a penalty decision to award it against the Wallabies because of George Gregans constant chat and attempts to get a Kiwi sin-binned. Caplin asked him twice to shut up, and still Gregan kept going. He always was a gobby little shite. Perhaps now he'll leave referees alone - fat chance I suspect sadly.
Lance Armstrong May be Stripped of Tour de France Win?
CNN is reporting that Lance Armstrong may be stripped of his 6th Tour de France title.
In a random check for banned substances, 3 were found in Armstrong's hotel room.
The 3 substances banned by the French that were found in his hotel room were as follows:
(1) Toothpaste
(2) Deodorant
(3) Soap
The French officials also found several other items which they had never seen before including a testicle and a backbone.
(Thank you reader)
CNN is reporting that Lance Armstrong may be stripped of his 6th Tour de France title.
In a random check for banned substances, 3 were found in Armstrong's hotel room.
The 3 substances banned by the French that were found in his hotel room were as follows:
(1) Toothpaste
(2) Deodorant
(3) Soap
The French officials also found several other items which they had never seen before including a testicle and a backbone.
(Thank you reader)
Friday, August 06, 2004
GENGHIS IS ON A ROLL...
Follwoing on from his thoughts on Japanese superheroes below, we have have 2 more fine Genghisisms this morning...
On the new King Arthur movie - How can they do a remake of Arthur when Dudley Moore is dead?
To the Indian who sits opposite me - "are you going to commit suicide and hope you come back as something better?"
Follwoing on from his thoughts on Japanese superheroes below, we have have 2 more fine Genghisisms this morning...
On the new King Arthur movie - How can they do a remake of Arthur when Dudley Moore is dead?
To the Indian who sits opposite me - "are you going to commit suicide and hope you come back as something better?"
ANNIVERSARY
Today is the 59th anniversary of the dropping of the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima.
Unsurprisingly this act has caused a huge amount of controversy over the years, with many questioning whether it was necessary or justified and whether Japan was on the point of surrender anyway (my view is it was a big call but the right thing to do - how can anyone know what Japan would or would not have done if it hadn't been dropped - see "JOHN KERRY" below for similarly pointless conjecture after the event - and if they were on the point of surrender how come they didn't surrender immediately and it took the dropping of another bomb 3 days later to finally make them give in)
Genghis however has pointed out another big question which I think has not been sufficiently addressed. The sad lack of superpowers amongst the residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We all know that radiation imbues people with superpowers - see Spiderman, Godzilla or The Fantastic Four as classic examples - so surely it is only a matter of time before someone turns up shooting lasers from their eyes or casually tossing cars around like confetti. Or did Superman already sort him out and I missed it?
Today is the 59th anniversary of the dropping of the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima.
Unsurprisingly this act has caused a huge amount of controversy over the years, with many questioning whether it was necessary or justified and whether Japan was on the point of surrender anyway (my view is it was a big call but the right thing to do - how can anyone know what Japan would or would not have done if it hadn't been dropped - see "JOHN KERRY" below for similarly pointless conjecture after the event - and if they were on the point of surrender how come they didn't surrender immediately and it took the dropping of another bomb 3 days later to finally make them give in)
Genghis however has pointed out another big question which I think has not been sufficiently addressed. The sad lack of superpowers amongst the residents of Hiroshima and Nagasaki. We all know that radiation imbues people with superpowers - see Spiderman, Godzilla or The Fantastic Four as classic examples - so surely it is only a matter of time before someone turns up shooting lasers from their eyes or casually tossing cars around like confetti. Or did Superman already sort him out and I missed it?
OLYMPICS
The first major whinge of the Olympics has started already, and surprise surprise it comes from the Aussies, who always complain about British whingeing but are no slouches themselves.
It seems the beach volleyball competition is going to be held at night under floodlights, and the aussie women (gold medal winners in 2000), who obviously are used to playing on the beach during the day, are complaining that this has been done to help the Greek team.
For once the Aussies may actually have a point, though I'm not sure it is the on they mean to make. they are implying that the Greek womens team are used to playing under lights so it will help them to have the competiton at night.
I suspect though it is actually because the night-time games will make it even harder to distinguish between Greek men and women than usual and so the Greeks are hoping to slip a couple of ringers in without anyone noticing. Even the odd moustache is going to be believable on a Greek womens team under the cover of night. Actually it would be in broad daylight too so perhaps trhey're hoping to get away with beards?
The first major whinge of the Olympics has started already, and surprise surprise it comes from the Aussies, who always complain about British whingeing but are no slouches themselves.
It seems the beach volleyball competition is going to be held at night under floodlights, and the aussie women (gold medal winners in 2000), who obviously are used to playing on the beach during the day, are complaining that this has been done to help the Greek team.
For once the Aussies may actually have a point, though I'm not sure it is the on they mean to make. they are implying that the Greek womens team are used to playing under lights so it will help them to have the competiton at night.
I suspect though it is actually because the night-time games will make it even harder to distinguish between Greek men and women than usual and so the Greeks are hoping to slip a couple of ringers in without anyone noticing. Even the odd moustache is going to be believable on a Greek womens team under the cover of night. Actually it would be in broad daylight too so perhaps trhey're hoping to get away with beards?
JOHN KERRY
At the risk of sounding like I support Dubbya, and I can assure you I don't - he's the biggest muppet ever to hold high office anywhere in the world, John Kerry's lresponse, to a question asking him what he would have done if it was him who had received news that planes had crashed into the World Trade Center, that he would have left the function he was attending immediately and not have waited is total crap.
How does he (or we) know what he would have done?
All he knows is what Bush did and he is bound to say the opposite as he has the benefit of hindsight and knows Bush's reaction has been widely criticised (for the record Dubya waited 5 to 7 minutes to finish a reading he was doing with school-children before leaving. It is not clear though who was reading for who as they were 7 year olds and therefore were probably ahead of the President in reading skills).
For all we know Kerry might have burst into tears and sobbed like a "girlie-man" ,to borrow a line from the Governor of California, or refused to believe it, or spent even longer with the children, or hid under a table, or awarded himself a purple heart for being in charge while America was attacked, the list of possibilities is endless.
The only certainty is neither he, nor we can know what he would have done, and anything he says otherwise on this question is complete bollocks.
At the risk of sounding like I support Dubbya, and I can assure you I don't - he's the biggest muppet ever to hold high office anywhere in the world, John Kerry's lresponse, to a question asking him what he would have done if it was him who had received news that planes had crashed into the World Trade Center, that he would have left the function he was attending immediately and not have waited is total crap.
How does he (or we) know what he would have done?
All he knows is what Bush did and he is bound to say the opposite as he has the benefit of hindsight and knows Bush's reaction has been widely criticised (for the record Dubya waited 5 to 7 minutes to finish a reading he was doing with school-children before leaving. It is not clear though who was reading for who as they were 7 year olds and therefore were probably ahead of the President in reading skills).
For all we know Kerry might have burst into tears and sobbed like a "girlie-man" ,to borrow a line from the Governor of California, or refused to believe it, or spent even longer with the children, or hid under a table, or awarded himself a purple heart for being in charge while America was attacked, the list of possibilities is endless.
The only certainty is neither he, nor we can know what he would have done, and anything he says otherwise on this question is complete bollocks.
Thursday, August 05, 2004
MORE LUDICROUS BEHAVIOUR!
Attila just announced that he paid US$2,000 to ship a crib from Australia to Tokyo when his first kid was born because Japanese ones "aren't safe". At the last count there were 126,824,166 people in Japan, but they can't keep a baby safe? He is worried that their cribs don't conform to "international standards" so the baby could get it's head stuck.
Eh? Surely that depends on the size (and stupidity) of your babies head than the crib?
Anyway he's happier here in Honkers because he's confident Bumps-to-Babes will sell "international standard" cribs. So he will go to the western baby shop, not the local one. The fact there are 1,300,000,000 Chinese, and they are therefore clearly able to get most kids at least as far as breeding age, does not cut any mustard.
And they say Americans are insular and don't understand the rest of the world?
Attila just announced that he paid US$2,000 to ship a crib from Australia to Tokyo when his first kid was born because Japanese ones "aren't safe". At the last count there were 126,824,166 people in Japan, but they can't keep a baby safe? He is worried that their cribs don't conform to "international standards" so the baby could get it's head stuck.
Eh? Surely that depends on the size (and stupidity) of your babies head than the crib?
Anyway he's happier here in Honkers because he's confident Bumps-to-Babes will sell "international standard" cribs. So he will go to the western baby shop, not the local one. The fact there are 1,300,000,000 Chinese, and they are therefore clearly able to get most kids at least as far as breeding age, does not cut any mustard.
And they say Americans are insular and don't understand the rest of the world?
BLACKBERRY
Most people are aware these days of the rise of the "blackberry" as an indispensable corporate tool, but for thoise who have never heard of it, it is a mobile email device which allows you to receive your corporate (or personal) emails while on the move. Most of us here at American Megabank have been issued with them and to be fair they do have their uses. But, as with mobile phones, it is easy to become hooked. It is common these days to see people in taxis, airports, shops, bars and restaurants surreptitiously looking at their blackberry in case an "important" email has come in in the 30 seconds since they last checked.
However yesterday morning I spotted a new low in blackberry addiciton. I got into the lift with a colleague at 7.50am. We are on the 18th floor. Not a long lift journey. During the journey he stared constantly at his blackberry "in case there is something urgent". What can be so urgent that you can't wait 30 seconds till you're at your desk and can read the emails on a full size screen instead of peering at an overblown mobile phone screen. If it was that urgent surely someone would call you?
Ludicrous.
Most people are aware these days of the rise of the "blackberry" as an indispensable corporate tool, but for thoise who have never heard of it, it is a mobile email device which allows you to receive your corporate (or personal) emails while on the move. Most of us here at American Megabank have been issued with them and to be fair they do have their uses. But, as with mobile phones, it is easy to become hooked. It is common these days to see people in taxis, airports, shops, bars and restaurants surreptitiously looking at their blackberry in case an "important" email has come in in the 30 seconds since they last checked.
However yesterday morning I spotted a new low in blackberry addiciton. I got into the lift with a colleague at 7.50am. We are on the 18th floor. Not a long lift journey. During the journey he stared constantly at his blackberry "in case there is something urgent". What can be so urgent that you can't wait 30 seconds till you're at your desk and can read the emails on a full size screen instead of peering at an overblown mobile phone screen. If it was that urgent surely someone would call you?
Ludicrous.
Wednesday, August 04, 2004
THOUGHTS FROM MUD ISLAND – A TALE OF TWO CITIES (except 1’s a town)
Have done a bit of pondering on my trip to Cambridge and London and my feelings on the UK from it are…
The good points….
Long sunny summer evenings.
Pimms (esp with punting)
Punting (esp with Pimms)
The Eagle, Cambridge
The Maharaja Curry House on Castle Hill in Cambridge (fortunately they had forgotten we were barred – it was 15 years ago though so it would have been impressive if they had remembered)
Test Match Special (and Richie Benaud on Channel 4)
The bad points…
Fat, pasty, sweaty people displaying far too much of their wobbly white flesh
Dirty. Actually filthy
Expensive (25 quid for a cab from Kings Cross to Chelsea!)
Service in all restaurants, hotels and bars was terrible.
Crime. (they are now giving powers to schools to install metal detectors because a schoolkid brought a carving knife to school and stabbed and killed a fellow pupil for no particular reason).
Traffic. Was in a jam within 15 mins of arriving.
Overall. Outside London was great, but London itself was horrific. Did I really spend 12 years there? Has confirmed my view though that any potential return is getting further and further away. English winters are miserable, and the summer in the country is wonderful, but I’m not sure that’s enough to make up for the winter, especially as summer in the UK is so unreliable. Everyone at the wedding said that summer basically started the day before I arrived and it had been miserable up till then. I miss friends but if I never see London or an English winter again that’s just fine.
Have done a bit of pondering on my trip to Cambridge and London and my feelings on the UK from it are…
The good points….
Long sunny summer evenings.
Pimms (esp with punting)
Punting (esp with Pimms)
The Eagle, Cambridge
The Maharaja Curry House on Castle Hill in Cambridge (fortunately they had forgotten we were barred – it was 15 years ago though so it would have been impressive if they had remembered)
Test Match Special (and Richie Benaud on Channel 4)
The bad points…
Fat, pasty, sweaty people displaying far too much of their wobbly white flesh
Dirty. Actually filthy
Expensive (25 quid for a cab from Kings Cross to Chelsea!)
Service in all restaurants, hotels and bars was terrible.
Crime. (they are now giving powers to schools to install metal detectors because a schoolkid brought a carving knife to school and stabbed and killed a fellow pupil for no particular reason).
Traffic. Was in a jam within 15 mins of arriving.
Overall. Outside London was great, but London itself was horrific. Did I really spend 12 years there? Has confirmed my view though that any potential return is getting further and further away. English winters are miserable, and the summer in the country is wonderful, but I’m not sure that’s enough to make up for the winter, especially as summer in the UK is so unreliable. Everyone at the wedding said that summer basically started the day before I arrived and it had been miserable up till then. I miss friends but if I never see London or an English winter again that’s just fine.
HONG KONG -- Help Wanted: No experience necessary. But nudity and passion required.
Officials of a Hong Kong job fair gave a porno filmmaker the boot. Producer Tommy Wong says he can't understand why the organizers were so embarrassed. He says he was up-front about the jobs he was offering.
Wong adds there's nothing illegal about the films he makes. Wong says he wants to help the Hong Kong economy, which is suffering from high unemployment.
Wong notes Hong Kong is losing out to the porno-makers in Japan and South Korea. But organizers of the job fair say young people should look for jobs of a better ethical standard.
From the Associated Press
Officials of a Hong Kong job fair gave a porno filmmaker the boot. Producer Tommy Wong says he can't understand why the organizers were so embarrassed. He says he was up-front about the jobs he was offering.
Wong adds there's nothing illegal about the films he makes. Wong says he wants to help the Hong Kong economy, which is suffering from high unemployment.
Wong notes Hong Kong is losing out to the porno-makers in Japan and South Korea. But organizers of the job fair say young people should look for jobs of a better ethical standard.
From the Associated Press
DAMN
Just typed out a long post on my trip and then the bloody machine packed up! Can't be bothered to type it all again. Suffice to say London is an expensive, dangerous, slum, Cambridge was great, and the wedding went off ok (bride and groom are still talking to me so best man bit must have gone ok). Lots of old pals there so much fun and beer had by all.
All in all. I had a good time, but I still don't miss the UK despite the odd twinge of nostalgia (mainly in Cambridge for days that are long gone and about the cricket where we're finally winning again).
Oh - and no my trousers didn't fit. Had to hire some more from Moss Bros.
Just typed out a long post on my trip and then the bloody machine packed up! Can't be bothered to type it all again. Suffice to say London is an expensive, dangerous, slum, Cambridge was great, and the wedding went off ok (bride and groom are still talking to me so best man bit must have gone ok). Lots of old pals there so much fun and beer had by all.
All in all. I had a good time, but I still don't miss the UK despite the odd twinge of nostalgia (mainly in Cambridge for days that are long gone and about the cricket where we're finally winning again).
Oh - and no my trousers didn't fit. Had to hire some more from Moss Bros.