Archive for March, 2007
If ever there reason to throw off a skullcap and quit Judaism then BBQ pork is it. Hong Kong is the mecca of BBQ Pork, or Char Sui as the locals call it, and I am helplessly addicted to it. It’s a Cantonese dish that is very popular in Hong Kong and is very very [...]
Whilst I am on the subject of my new computer I had a unplesant experience as I was getting off the MTR on my way home. As I stepped of the train a young girl looked at me and smiled but not in that way but in a manner of scared wonder. This girl must [...]
I got me a new computer today from Wanchai computer center. It’s an IBM thinkpad and, like Ice Cube, built like a tank yet hard to hit. It’s light, nimble and looks good but popular opinion dictates that only Mac’s look good and everything else is piffle. Well, I like my black minimalist slab and [...]
Back from Hefei today after three days away. The adventure began on Wednesday afternoon. Took a taxi to Wan Chai, coach from Wan Chai to Shenzhen and then on to Shenzen Airport. Once you cross the border into China it feels like a different country and it follows that Shenzen Airport was no match for [...]
