So I’ve left Hong Kong before the 7-year itch bit me. Here are 10 things I’ll miss about the territory. 1. Cantonese2. Winter3. Trams (or “ding ding” as the locals called it) – HK$2.30 gets you anywhere on the line in HK island.4. Getting to the other side of the Victoria Harbour via ferry5. Standing… Read More »
1. Don’t miss the boat.2. Remember that we are all in the same boat.3. Plan ahead. It wasn’t raining when Noah built the Ark.4. Stay fit. When you’re 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.5. Don’t listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.6.… Read More »
1. Repeat everything someone says, as a question 2. Produce a YouTube video consisting entirely of dire FBI copyright warnings 3. Do not add any inflection to the end of your sentences, producing awkward silences with the impression that you’ll be saying more any moment 4. Begin all your sentence with the words “Pursuant to… Read More »
How many iPhone apps have you downloaded but never used on a regular basis? Here’s my list in no particular order: Super Camera (crash prone) *deleted* Target Takedown *deleted* SiteAnalyser (use once and you will pretty much dump it)*deleted* Type n Talk ContactsTapLite (this cannot be branded as a Lite version; it expires and becomes… Read More »
1. Leave the copier machine settings at 200% reduction, extra dark, 17 inch paper, 99 copies.2. In the memo field of all your cheques, write “for sexual favours”.3. Specify that your drive-through order is “To go”.4. Stomp on little plastic ketchup packets.5. Insist on keeping your car windshield wipers running in all weather conditions “to… Read More »
Travel and music go together like bacon and eggs. The folks at Travel+Leisure magazine recently compiled a list of top 10 songs that relate to travel in general: 1. Motel Blues by Loudon Wainwright III 2. Refuge of the Road by Joni Mitchell 3. Wide Open Road by The Triffids 4. Leaving on a Jet… Read More »