by Tom | May 11, 2011 | Hong Kong / China, Personal
We got both Seagods boats into the Gold Cup final at the Stanley Warm-up on Tuesday, and the A boat deservedly won by a country mile. My boat was the fifth runner up (our gold cup says so!). 5th out of 50 or so boats really isn’t bad, especially as we are mostly...
by Tom | May 11, 2011 | Business, Personal
It’s the second time someone I know has done The Apprentice. Good luck to Tom P (ex-colleague and even house mate at one stage). The reviews suggest he has already made his mark in the show by apologising to Lord Sugar (no-one does that) and being sensible about...
by Tom | May 8, 2011 | Hong Kong / China, Personal
We didn’t win the main event, but two great races meant we came away with silverware.
by Tom | May 8, 2011 | Hong Kong / China, Personal
06:30 start on Deep Water Bay race day. Not a clue what the day holds other than some hard paddling followed by beer at 15:00 or so.
by Tom | May 5, 2011 | Business, Personal
A valid point: corporate crime and corruption is probably worse in the developed than in the developing world, and there are no governments that can afford to take this issue on. A change in the way we elect politicians seems to be the only way forward. Let’s...
by Tom | May 5, 2011 | Personal
We registered for overseas voting about a month ago, just after we found our apartment. The polling cards turned up at our redirection service last week, too late to get them to HK and back. This will be the first time I haven’t voted since I was eighteen. And...
