The glorious motherland is so ridiculously easy to wind up these days. All you need to do is wave a couple of colonial flags around, and even before the pepper spray hits your eyeballs, the cadres up north are foaming at the mouth. So what else can we do to get China all riled up?
Beat the Chinese...
It’s a big night out. So remember to hydrate. For every glass of alcohol, have one glass of blood.
A simple Bela Lugosi job on the eyebrows and a set of vampire teeth is all you need for an amazing costume this year, CY Leung.
You can wear any costume you want except for an Occupy Wall...
Last week, a popular supermarket chain came under fire for asking its customers for an excessive amount of personal information on loyalty card application forms. We’ve managed to get our hands on some of the more controversial questions for you to take a look at.
1. Please provide your full...
The best advice comes from those in the know. So we asked dining, nightlife and retail gurus for their favorite spots, and used their tips to lead us to even more insider spots, and so on… and, just like that, it turned into a bunch of chain reactions. To find out where to buy men’s...
October is officially in full swing here in Hong Kong, which means that everyone is cramming as much debauchery as humanly possible into the remaining junk-friendly weekends. At the same time, Oktoberfest is upon us once again. Peculiarly popular in Hong Kong, this Bavarian beer party is getting...
It’s that precious, golden 10-day period in Hong Kong when the typhoons have abated and the temperature has dropped. Here are some top tips for coping with a rare blast of pleasantness.
Adjust your air con to max 10-strength but set the temperature to a comfortable 26 degrees Celsius. This...
Dear Mr. Know-It-All,
I am dying to have the chance to see a pink dolphin in Hong Kong waters at least once in my life. As you know, because of seemingly endless land developments and reclamations, dolphin-spotting here is becoming an increasing rare occurrence. What is the best way for me to go...
Dear Mr. Know-It-All,
I am a big fan of reptiles and amphibians, having kept a pet snake as a child when I was living abroad. I am currently looking to buy a salamander or gecko; as I know that there are really strict rules and requirements on exotic animal ownership in Hong Kong, I don’t...
Dear Mr. Know-It-All,
My wife and daughter love sparkling water, but the current prices of Perrier and San Pellegrino make this treat quite unaffordable for us (they’re really heavy drinkers). As such I have found the perfect solution by putting gas into the tap water that is previously...
Dear Mr. Know-It-All,
I’m an art student and avid scrap-booker, looking for ways to make my book even better. Do you know of places in Hong Kong where I can find some nice paper art and scrapbook accessories? – Scrapbook Lover
You can’t have been searching very hard, SBL! Hong...
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