by Tom | Sep 30, 2011 | Reading
Rampant cheating at Chinese games In perhaps the most far-fetched example of cheating, however, a male team at the 2006 Ethnic Minority Games put on wigs to try to win the female dragon boat racing competition. If only we’d thought of it!
by Tom | Sep 30, 2011 | Personal, Science
Not only is the article very interesting, it was great to see Owen’s folks hit Slashdot, among others. Summary: HOT!, fatty drinks help, worm farm runoff stimulates the fruit.
by Tom | Sep 29, 2011 | Hong Kong / China
Hong Kong Shuts Markets, Schools as Nesat Brings Gale-Force Winds to City – Bloomberg. No wonder they call it Doomberg. It didn’t feel anything like that for us. Rainy and gustily windy, check. Not totally keen on leaving the house, check. Working from...
by Tom | Sep 29, 2011 | General
1) T8 is the No. 8 Gale or Storm signal and means winds are over 63km/h here thanks to Typhoon Nesat passing 350km away from Hong Kong. 2) it is a funny constant howl of wind rather than rattling windows. 3) it is odd to see so little transport on the roads (shows how...
by Tom | Sep 27, 2011 | Hong Kong / China
China: Daily Life. Nice to see the big picture looking at China again. Nothing too unusual in there, which must show how acclimatised we are… Hong Kong lantern festival in Victoria Park was great, as was the seventy foot incense dragon in the streets of Tai...
by Tom | Sep 23, 2011 | Hong Kong / China, View
Tricycle water calligraphy is great fun, but the video of the Chinese gentlemen doing their own calligraphy in the park is better. Beautiful, ephemeral, harmless. via Chinese water calligraphy by tricycle | Danwei.
by Tom | Sep 17, 2011 | General
With a nice view after a trot round the peak. Welcome to Hong Kong!
by Tom | Sep 16, 2011 | Business, Hong Kong / China, Reading
Tiger vs. Dragon: A Demographic Comparison of India and China. A welcome reminder that China is ahead at present, but may not be for all time.
by Tom | Sep 15, 2011 | Science
How the Aurora Borealis Works. Brilliant. I hadn’t realised why the day and night aurorae were different. The Aurora Borealis from Per Byhring on Vimeo.
by Tom | Sep 15, 2011 | Hong Kong / China
Elderly, Women, & Children Left Behind in China’s Countryside. has surprisingly moving pictures of what’s left of families in China’s countryside. Also surprising is how many children there are (or are not). What are young Chinese thinking about has...
