Who is Eileen Gu? In case you didn’t know by now, she is the current darling of the Chinese media
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Lost in Translation
Shakespeare once wrote “a rose by any other name would smell as sweet” in Romeo and Juliet. But language and
Continue readingSorry but no… Westernised Chinese food is still an abomination
A few years back, I wrote an article titled, “Macarons versus Macaroons.” In it, I lambasted the North American habit
Continue readingPolitics and Pandemics – Covid 19 and Race
This came across my newsfeed today but hidden way down in the articles of the SCMP. Hong Kong fourth wave:
Continue readingSick Man of Asia
The Wall Street Journal got into some trouble with the publishing of this article “China Is the Real Sick Man
Continue readingIgnoble Prize
Noble prize winner. The phrase rolls off the tongue and is used to lend gravitas to any argument by asserting
Continue readingAssman, donation bins, beef balls, and huskies
“Of all tyrannies, a tyranny exercised for the good of its victims may be the most oppressive. It may be
Continue readingDo you want to be Prime Minister or be a Kardashian?
Today’s topic is, as it almost always is, about my disdain for today’s modern soy-latte sipping, politically-correct, pretentious and condescending
Continue readingFragrant Harbour – BN(O)
I am astounded that many older Hong Kong Chinese still have a strong affinity to the United Kingdom and the
Continue readingJustice is supposed to be blind… not deaf and dumb too
My wife says I should have been a lawyer; my gift of gab combined with my rapier wit and quick
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