Monthly Archives: September 2010

Hong Kong Summer Spectacular with HKTB – Day 2 of 6

On my second day, I woke up early to have breakfast together with the bloggers at the hotel in-house restaurant. It was not easy to drag myself out of bed and out of my hotel room. I had only stayed … Continue reading

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Allan Wu (吴振天) criticised Mediacorp and offered to help them

Via ejia1234 on youtube, in a video named “Yahoo! Singapore catches up with Allan Wu”. Here’s a particularly quote worthy sentence from Allan Wu (吴振天) in the interview: “I would love to help them out (referring to Mediacorp), but we’ve … Continue reading

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Jake Adelstein’s Tokyo Vice: Underground with the Yakuza

I finished reading this book within 48 hours after buying it at Kinokuniya. If world crime and underground economy are your kind of stuff, this is the book for you. Add in idiosyncratic Japanese contexts, these make the book an … Continue reading

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Vrbas River Puppy Thrower – Find the Girl Who Threw Puppies in River

Via news wire, AFP and the Facebook page – Find the Girl Who Threw Puppies in River. A massive search has been launched by netizens from around the world to hunt down a girl who threw six puppies heartlessly into … Continue reading

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过大礼 – “The Big Gift” for Traditional Chinese Wedding

This took place on a lazy Saturday afternoon on 5 June 2010, a week prior to my traditional wedding ceremony with Rachel. I remember waking up very early to get dressed smartly to impress my in-laws. I also remember checking … Continue reading

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