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: Jul 2006
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One thing I don’t quite understand is why any sane adult would write in great detail (on a blog) about their personal life (unless they make it available to only a very limited audience of family and friends). Ah yes, you say, but you can be anonymous. Except that by publishing a blog you are…
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As you may have noticed, the letters page of the SCMP is a source of almost endless amusement to me. Today we have a typically puzzling letter: Confused by Patten I never met Chris Patten, so he has no reason to try to confuse me, as he attempts to do in David Evans’ interview in…
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There has been a lot of fuss in Europe about the cost of mobile phone roaming. Some poor unfortunates have taken their phones to Spain on holiday and come back to find that their mobile phone bills cost more than the holiday. The catch being that whilst there are no charges for incoming calls when…
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These two caught my eye: The sad story of Slim and Fluffy (from Human Dynasty, a newish blog), and this string of apologies from the always excellent Sprit Fingers.
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One thing that makes all this worthwhile is when I write about something* and end up learning more about it in the process. I hadn’t realized that Hong Kong did used to have Summer Time, but Dave kindly pointed this out to me on the Observatory’s website: Summer Time in Hong Kong was first introduced…
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Well, well. Unless this is an elaborate hoax, Simon Patkin has a brother living in the New Territories who (1) has a blog, and (2) is (in his own words) a "40’s wannabe treehugger" with a keen interest in environmental issues. Needless to say, he doesn’t agree with his brother on the merits of Lights…
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Amusing to see that Simon Patkin seems to be rather upset with me and Mr Fumier. Having previously accused me (wrongly) of ad hominem attacks on his character, can you guess what he does? Yes, that’s right: Hong Kong’s less reputable bloggers…anonymous authors…live their lives in the gutter…a stream of hatred, sarcasm and moral relativity.…
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Today is expected to be the hottest day ever in the UK (beating the record set 3 years ago). Not only is it likely to be several degrees hotter than last week’s hot weather here, but air conditioning is far less common. I spent one summer working in an office in the centre of London…
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He’s not giving up just yet: I am writing in response to Alastair Robins of Lights Out Hong Kong. Specifically his request (Talkback, July 15) to explain the principle that man must reshape his environment to survive. Survival, in this context, does not mean living a hand-to-mouth subsistence level that so many environmentalists advocate. Rather…
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Simon Patkin is not giving up his one-man campaign against Lights Out (from the SCMP): It is very disappointing that Wellcome, ParknShop, Mannings and Ikea have agreed to support the Lights Out campaign. (Retail chains turn on to lights-off campaign, July 10). I believe this to be representative of a so-called "pragmatic approach" to green…
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