OrdinaryGweilo.comEveryday Life in Hong Kong from the perspective of a Brit living in the New Territories (that's the bit up near China).Apprentice Week 6 - adverts- June 27, 2008 Last week, Matthew was fired for being an 'awkward character' and Saira had a lucky escape and a big falling out with Paul. The teams are picked up by a London bus with an advert for 'The Apprentice' on its...http://www.ordinarygweilo.com/2008/06/apprentice-week-6---adverts.html Prince Caspian - a stupid adaptation- June 26, 2008 Having watched the film (which opened a few weeks ago in Hong Kong), and read the book, I have to say something about the horrible job they have done of adapting this children's classic for the cinema. In the book,...http://www.ordinarygweilo.com/2008/06/prince-caspian---a-stupid-adaptation.html Rush hour in the middle of the day- June 25, 2008 Another day, another no.8 storm signal in Hong Kong. This one was somewhat unexpected, because Tropical Storm Fengshen was originally supposed to be heading towards Taiwan, but it changed direction and went right past Hong Kong. The no.8 signal was...http://www.ordinarygweilo.com/2008/06/rush-hour-in-the-middle-of-the-day.html Trump is puzzled that no-one is taking him seriously- June 24, 2008 I find myself drawn to the Celebrity Apprentice (TVB Pearl, Saturdays 8.30 pm) with a sense of grim foreboding. How many ways can it go horribly wrong Several, as it turns out. In week one, it was nothing more than...http://www.ordinarygweilo.com/2008/06/trump-is-puzzled-that-no-one-is-taking-him-seriously... Revolting parents, supine journalists- June 20, 2008 The story of the week in Hong Kong's First Free English Newspaper (HKFFEN) seems to be the "revolt" by parents against a fee increase by the ESF (English Schools Foundation). We all know that The Standard (HKFFEN) is run on...http://www.ordinarygweilo.com/2008/06/revolting-parents-supine-journalists.html East is the new West (VS238 reappears)- June 19, 2008 A couple of years ago, Virgin added a second daily flight to London to their schedule to start in November. I mentioned it, but then they quietly dropped it before starting the service. Now it seems to be back, but...http://www.ordinarygweilo.com/2008/06/east-is-the-new-west-vs238-reappears.html Euro 2008 on Now TV - a town called Basil- June 18, 2008 Now TV seem to be doing a fairly good job of covering Euro 2008. All the games are available in High Definition and on-demand, and channel 632 has 24 hours a day of live games, re-runs, previews and highlights. They...http://www.ordinarygweilo.com/2008/06/euro-2008-on-now-tv---a-town-called-basil.html Apprentice week 5 - modern art- June 17, 2008 Just a brief summary of week 5, in which the teams had to choose an artist and then sell their work. I thought the wrong person got fired. The two teams both chose the same artist, and so it was...http://www.ordinarygweilo.com/2008/06/apprentice-week-5---modern-art.html The Apprentice - Harrods- June 14, 2008 As usual, things pick up straight after last week's boardroom survivors return "home". Tim would be surprised if Adele didn't get fired. Amazingly, he actually tells her this rather than being two-faced. That's not going to work, is it The...http://www.ordinarygweilo.com/2008/06/the-apprentice---harrods.html Warning - a few thunderstorms somewhere near Hong Kong- June 13, 2008 Thunderstorm warnings still annoy me. There's been one in force all day today, but actually if you look at the Lightning Location Information from the Hong Kong Observatory you will see that there hasn't been any lightning over Hong Kong...http://www.ordinarygweilo.com/2008/06/warning---a-few-thunderstorms-somewhere-near-hong-ko... |