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Some More Sevens Costumes
Here we go: the annual "What Should You Be at the Sevens" costume column. So... what should you be? How about… A zombie rugby player. Let’s face it—vampires are over and nobody likes werewolves and Taylor Lautner probably doesn’t like himself*. But everyone loves...
published: Mar 23 2012 - 12:00am
Shameless Self Promotion
OK, so this guy Mark at work is always trying to get me to do more personal promoting. I think he’s secretly just messing with me, but at least he pretends to be really into it. Apparently 2012 is the year that content creators take back the night*, so I need to show off how great I am and...
published: Mar 16 2012 - 12:00am
Things to Do at Night in Hong Kong
I’ve made a list of things to do at night in Hong Kong. I would like to share it with you in this HK Magazine or, for our online readers, online while you wait to see if she’s responded to your love note (hint: she hasn’t). See the symphony of lights on the Star Ferry. You will...
published: Mar 9 2012 - 12:00am
Ode to Checklists
There are fewer things in life that make me happier than writing checklists. It’s a psychological trick where I don’t actually do anything but feel like I’ve accomplished something, like buying a Moleskine notebook and thinking I’ll turn into Hemingway as it gathers dust on...
published: Mar 2 2012 - 12:00am
The Catch-up Dilemma
Last Friday night provided a perfect example of the Catch-up Dilemma, which occurs when you meet your friends at a bar a few hours late. You never actually planned to show up late. It just happened. Boardwalk Empire was on TV or your shirt didn’t fit or your neighbor ran in drenched in blood...
published: Feb 24 2012 - 12:00am
The Agony of Nobody Caring About Your Sports Team
Today I watched my beloved New England Patriots lose another heartbreaking Superbowl to the New York Giants. The Patriots suffered a number of setbacks based on non-performance as their slot receiver couldn’t catch a crucial second down play that would have put them in the red zone with a...
published: Feb 17 2012 - 12:00am
Wan Chai Nightlife Awards
Ah, the return of a gimmick. It’s the Wan Chai Nightlife Awards! For those of you who don’t know, these are awards, which—like many HK film festivals—are not based on merit but rather how much the organizer likes you. Here are my top pics: Best Club: Club 7-Eleven! Seriously...
published: Feb 10 2012 - 12:00am
Wow, Service Here Is Better
I’m writing this column from a hotel in London, which has convinced me of the following: 1. China is still the future. 2. English people are stuck in the present. 3. London’s hotel industry is run by foreigners who don’t know anything about London, especially concierges who...
published: Feb 2 2012 - 4:25pm
Ode to the Airport
As a frequent traveler and more frequent bragger that I am a frequent traveler, I have to pay my respects this week to the Hong Kong Airport. Rejoice! Hong Kong residents on the glory that be the Hong Kong International Airport—it’s our shining city on a hill, our golden calf, the hopes...
published: Jan 26 2012 - 4:40pm
By New Year’s Resolution: Results Show
A couple of months ago, I wrote a column on my “By New Year’s Resolution,” which was a decision to avoid the holiday excess and resultant waistline effect. My goal was simple: lose weight, get stronger, be more balanced and happier. Yeah, happiness, overworked HK reader, remember...
published: Jan 19 2012 - 12:40pm