Digital Nomad
It’s been a while since I’ve taken a pot-shot at Furious George. Perhaps I could be forgiven for thinking that his wife’s “desperate housewife” speech actually made the guy human. But let’s face it, we are talking about George W.
So, without further ado, enjoy the following and know that George W. is the king of crap.
After going wakeboarding on Sunday, me and the crew decided to bugger off down to Stanley for a late lunch. What a pleasant treat it was to walk right into an Xbox promotion with Xbox promo girls, modified cars and more importantly half a dozen or so beautiful race queens. I was bold enough to get some pics but you’ll have to wait for them to be developed before I upload ‘em to the site.
Yes, all very pervy. But it’s been a while, and if they want to parade around in skimpy race queen outfits then that’s their business. Besides, a few of them were quite friendly and actually smiled at me when I was taking pictures (as in, not because they were particular attracted to me, but they were nice enough to indulge me rather than just go for all the big, flashy (pun intended) cameras.
Logging into MSN, you notice how much people hate the rain. They put those cutesy messages in their display names telling the world about their hatred of it. Funny thing is, two months ago when you drove past the Tai Tam reservoir you would have been shocked at how low it was. Hong Kong, along with the rest of the world, is facing a water crisis.
So don’t think this monsoon downpour has made problem go away. It’s still a very real crisis. Things you can do to help alleviate it:
Not an exhaustive list but somethings that if we all practice a little each day WILL make a difference. Eshin’s not going tree-hugger on you but sheez, we are going to be properly screwed in 50 years time. Perhaps even in 25 years.
Last night chatting on MSN with Kipper, I was wondering which literary classic or iconic story would be next butchered by Hollywood’s magic wand. Oh, if WotW wasn’t enough with love-demented Cruise, brace yourselves for yet another “modern interpretation” of works that probably should be left alone by Executive Producers.
Buffy, a.k.a. Michelle Sarah Gellar, will be playing in an Alice in Wonderland gone bad according to the BBC. The storyline is based more on a video game interpretation of the book, which leads us to wonder how this third-hand creativity will play out with a dwindling TV star as the lead. Let’s face it, as Buffy she was hardly eye-candy, and her pouty, brooding, “I’m so bad” acting skills were always upstaged by Alyson Hannigan, Eliza Dushku and Michael Borneaz.
Of course, I’m being faecetious. Sin City was a marvelous bit of adaptation of an iconic literary piece. But then we had hard-men Bruce Willis and Mickey Rourke to see us through to the points when delectable Jessica Alba graced the screen. Biased? I think so…
In the mood for some seafood? Hong Kong is definitely not lacking in the seafood arena when it comes to dishes that are prepared in a Chinese style. However, when it comes to Western prepared seafood, your choices are more limited. Traditional fish and chips can be had at any of the territory’s pubs (the Irish contend with the English ones). Chippy in Central remains the final word on the genuine article serving both a selection of plaice, haddock, and cod in the traditional beer batter. Staying in character, Chippy’s decor looks like a well-to-do chippy while the menu also boasts favourites such pies, cornish pasties, and chicken cordon bleu.
For those of you wanting a more upmarket selection of seafood, a visit to the Fish Bar in the JW Marriott may well be worth your while. Located by the hotel’s pool in a terraced area is a non-pretentious restaurant whose specialty is fish. One would think that the menu is somewhat spartan until the staff bring around the blackboard with the “catch of the day”. In fact, it is several catches of the day - barramundi, blue cod, red snapper, and so forth - which can all be prepared in three different ways - chargrilled, beer battered and pan fried. The theme here is fish although the menu is complimented with mussles, shrimps, and so forth. A nice touch were the mock newspaper tableclothes, a small homage to the chippies of old.
