Mei 2013

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Washroom Weirdness

Posted by Unknown Rabu, 29 Mei 2013 0 komentar

I was in a washroom the other day and noticed that there were eight wash basins but only one warm air hand dryer, one of the old slow type. Now it seems obvious to me that, since it takes far longer to dry your hands with one of those than it does to wash them (even when you follow all six steps of the Hong Kong government's helpful instructions - if my grandmother was still alive, they'd probably have a poster teaching her to suck eggs), the number of dryers should be greater than the number of wash basins. Since all public washrooms seem to be set up that way, I just wonder why the people who design these places have never noticed this.

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By George

Posted by Unknown Senin, 27 Mei 2013 0 komentar

I dreamed I saw George Takei last night.

Actually it was the night before last, but that line has a nice ring to it, resonant of the song about Joe Hill. In the dream, my wife and I were sitting near the front of a large square-shaped restaurant - Chinese, I think it was. I looked around the restaurant, and George was seated at a table in the back corner. He saw me and waved to me.

In real life, I don't know George personally, but I have been a Star Trek fan for decades. Not a Trekkie - I don't attend conventions dressed up as a Ferengi, converse in Klingon, or collect scale models of the starship Enterprise - just someone who has seen and enjoyed most episodes of The Original Series, The Next Generation, and Enterprise - and would probably also enjoy Voyager and Deep Space Nine if Hong Kong's useless TV stations could be bothered to find room for them among the rubbish they usually churn out.

As is generally known, Star Trek creator Gene Roddenberry insisted on a multiracial cast at a time when US TV programmes were wall-to-wall vanilla, figuring that by the 24th century the human race might have grown up. Much has been made of Nichelle Nichols' position as the first black woman to hold a major role in a major series, but it has been less often noted that, until Takei appeared in The Original Series, few Asian faces made it to prime time TV either.

Anyway, all this is by way of an excuse for passing on the fun picture above, which comes from Takei's Facebook page - generally a witty and entertaining read. Enjoy!

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Camp followers

Posted by Unknown Kamis, 23 Mei 2013 0 komentar

"Mick Jagger will camp when Rolling Stones play Glastonbury [Festival]"

says The Sun. Most of us thought he'd been camping for years already.

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Meagan Green won Miss Northern Ireland 2013 title

Posted by Unknown Rabu, 15 Mei 2013 0 komentar

Meagan Green beat 25 other finalists to be crowned Miss Northern Ireland 2013 at the end of the national pageant held by Open + Direct at the Europa Hotel in Belfast on Monday night of May 13, 2013. She will represent Northern Ireland in the upcoming Miss World 2013 pageant, scheduled to take place in Jakarta, Indonesia on September 28.

The fist runner-up was Anna Henry, a 18-year-old student from Portglenone. The second runner-up was Emma Ward, a 22-year-old student from Belfast.

Meagan from Lisburn is 23 years old. She is a student at University of Ulster. She was the first runner-up of Miss Northern Ireland 2012. Winning the title, Meagan received thousands of pounds worth of prizes including an all-expenses paid trip to Miss World in Indonesia, a Kia car from Downey’s, taxed and insured for a year by Open + Direct, as well as a wardrobe of designer dresses for Miss World from Beverly Hills and a front cover photoshoot with IN! magazine.

Her prize package also includes one year’s hairdressing and LA Tanning Treatments from TAN 2 U Mobile Spray Tanning, as well as 1 year’s eyebrow threading, eyelash extensions and nail treatments by Renu at Michele International, a £500 makeup hamper from Paddy McGurgan’s Make Up Pro store and a makeup lesson with Paddy himself plus luxurious beauty treatments from Beauty Culture as well as stunning designer sunglasses from Jonathan Keys. She also wins gym membership at the Culloden Spa and her modeling career will also get off to the right start with a photoshoot session with Andy Cameron Photography and a year’s contract with top model agency, ACA Models.

“I think I’m in a state of shock, I am just so happy and truly delighted to be taking over the crown and representing Northern Ireland! Being part of the competition has been amazing fun and I honestly never thought I’d get this far. I’m very excited for what lies ahead and I know the best is yet to come, especially with the once-in-a-lifetime trip to Indonesia for Miss World. I’m thrilled to say the least and I plan to enjoy every single minute of the next year,” said Meagan.

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Miss Universe Thailand 2013 is Chalita Yaemwannang

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Chalita Yaemwannang was crowned Miss Universe Thailand 2013 on May 11, 2013 at Royal Paragon Hall, Siam Paragon in Bangkok. The beauty is 25 years old and stands 1.76 m. She will represent Thailand at the Miss Universe 2013 pageant.

Yaemwannang holds a Masters Degree Tourism Management and Marketing Bournemouth University, United Kingdom. Winning the title, Chalita will receive a cash prize 1,000,000฿ (one million baht), Sprinkling Rains Crown and jewelry set from Beauty Gems, the new Toyota Prius cars and other prizes a total of over 4,000,000฿ (four million baht).

The first runner-up was the contestant number 27 Chonticha Tiangtham. Chonticha is 18 years old and stands 5″7′. She received the title of Miss International Thailand 2013 will represent Thailand in the Miss International 2013 pageant.

The second runner-up was the contestant number 37 Sakaowan Singhapreecha. Sakaowan is 19 years old and stands 5’9″. She received the title of Miss Tourism Thailand 2013 and will compete in the Miss Tourism Queen International 2013 pageant.

The third runner-up was the contestant number 38 Wanvisa Prapasirivichaikul (19, 5’7″). The fourth runner-up was the contestant number 30 Sunitporn Srisuwan (23, 5’8″).

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Nonsense of Direction

Posted by Unknown Jumat, 10 Mei 2013 0 komentar

According to Facebook, Tai Po is near the airport on Lantau island, more or less diagonally opposite its real location.. I can only assume they get their maps from Apple, not Google. Still, that should make it quicker to get home from the airport next time I land there!

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Young gifted and cracked

Posted by Unknown Senin, 06 Mei 2013 0 komentar

We are seeing a bizarre proliferation recently of ever more pro-Beijing organisations seemingly dedicated to telling us that we are too stupid to choose our own leaders. It appears to be a rule that these should have as long and unwieldy a name as possible. Last night's news reported on a public forum organised by the Love China-Hong Kong Alliance of Youth Cultural Societies. The main "youth" speaking at this appeared to be long-time Beijing lackey Ho Sai-chu (born 1937). Of the other three youth representatives on the platform, one had grey hair, one was balding, and even the youngest-looking didn't appear to be less than 40. From the brief shot we saw of what seemed to be a minuscule audience, few of them appeared to be younger than 80. (Many old folks in Hong Kong treat these kind of public forums as free entertainment.)

So no youth there, and not much sign of Love either. Are we really supposed to take these pathetic organisations seriously?

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Diddums

Posted by Unknown Jumat, 03 Mei 2013 0 komentar

Did you see the mainland tourist on last night's news blubbing like a baby just because his tour bus was delayed by an hour? Apparently this puerile display of over-the-top emotion was in support of his claim for compensation of RMB3,000 per head for the delay (the amount they paid for the entire 5-day tour to Hong Kong). On that basis, New World First Bus owes me $750 for the agonising 15-minute wait I had to endure in Hennessy Road on Wednesday.

Song of the day here.

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