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Yoga is Hot
Ever meet a group of people that and think wow, you are nothing like me? Like when I was roped into a screening of “Eat Pray Love” and had to watch everyone laugh at these terrible Julia Roberts jokes. I kept wondering, who the hell these people were and where did they come...
published: Oct 22 2010 - 1:49pm
Do Something!
I listen to a podcast called “43 folders” sometimes. It’s hosted by a guy named Merlin Mann who sounds like a kid you used to beat up in high school. Unless you were that kid, in which case Merlin sounds like you. Each week, Merlin talks about the creative process with some of his...
published: Oct 14 2010 - 5:52pm
Hong Kong Complaints
From what I can gather, Hong Kong is the world’s capital of complaints. Sure, you find some prissy bitches in New York, but when it comes down to it, nobody can complain like we Hongkongers. I don’t think it’s our fault. This city was built on an island with everything...
published: Oct 7 2010 - 7:41pm
Retox
My buddy Carl went to Thailand for a week on a detox program, which consisted of drinking juice, doing yoga, and trying to make out with yoga chicks. Don’t know if he succeeded with the latter but he did come back skinnier, happier, and “ready to change [his] life.” Now this fact...
published: Sep 30 2010 - 4:37pm
Expat Fail
I just celebrated my four year anniversary of living in Hong Kong, which means I’m 60 percent of the way to permanent resident status. I’ve been here long enough to know where to find good shrimp dumplings, how to bargain at the ladies market, and, more importantly, not to go to the...
published: Sep 22 2010 - 6:49pm
A Place To Call My Own
This month was the grand opening of PURE Admiralty, a very expensive gym with excellent facilities, which leads to a high level of consumer confusion. I joined because it’s across the street from my office (stalkers—I work in Hutchison House, come by for a coffee), it’s big, and...
published: Sep 16 2010 - 7:01pm
Weekend: Finale
Ever go to one of those big dinners but you slowly realize you’re dining with a bunch of psychopaths? Examples of this would include political fundraisers, gatherings with in-laws, and Hong Kong’s annual Ivy Ball. It also happened to me a few weekends ago at a resort in Zhuhai. Click...
published: Sep 9 2010 - 11:00pm
The Weekend: Part 2
If you’re not a regular reader of HK Magazine and primarily use it as free kindling, here’s a quick background before you set this article on fire. Dear reader, I have traveled to Zhuhai with Iron Monger Events and the Iron Mongols, comprised of Rob “Shoot-em-up” Derry and a...
published: Sep 2 2010 - 11:00pm
The Weekend: Part 1
You ever meet someone and think, wow, this person would really be happy living in another century? Examples of this include hermit, falconer, opera singer, and anyone who thinks capes are an appropriate fashion statement. I put my friend Rob Derry squarely in this category, not just because his...
published: Aug 26 2010 - 11:00pm
Goodbye Summer
Note: Last week I wrote an RIP for the Hong Kong Poker House, which was hosting its final farewell party. Right as they started the party, they were swarmed by police and everyone was arrested. I was going to go but then fell asleep and had a dream where a hamburger was eating me. All I can say is...
published: Aug 19 2010 - 11:00pm