Seven tenths of a gram, or one third the weight of a 10 cent coin. That’s how much happy dust police were able to find during a search of former Cathay pilot Christopher Corman’s home last month. While any self-respecting junkie would scoff at such a meager taking, the presiding magistrate for the case, Bina Chandrani, following Corman’s recent conviction, took a different approach. According to a report by the SCMP, when asked to consider a more lenient punishment on grounds of the low quantity of substance found, the Eastern District adjudicator indicated that the 0.67 grams discovered at Corman’s Mid-Levels apartment was by no means a small amount.
Look what we found at 7-Eleven! TDS superstar Willy P in Eastweek magazine with one of his greatest female fans, the lovely Tricia Chen. Paparazzi shot our sophisticated looking hero at a Guerlain event wearing one of our awesome t-shirts. Get yourself one as well and become a celebrity like Willy P! Rock ‘n roll bitches.
We know that while you’re sitting at your desk searching for entertainment working hard, you may need something a little refreshing to take the edge off. Well, this is not that. The below video contains footage of a talent show in the Philippines where one contestant sings Whitney Houston’s “I Will Always Love You”, with a bit of a “Ring” twist to it. It is well known that Filipinos have a penchant for singing, but those with a helper at home may want to leave the light on tonight after seeing this. So sit back, turn up the speakers (especially if you’re at work, it’s a love ballad after all), and enjoy the freakfest. It’s a bit of a slow start but hang in there… if you dare:
Working conditions at Foxconn’s Shenzhen plant are under fire again following news of the facility’s tenth employee suicide. With limited media access however, gauging the severity of the situation has been close to impossible - until that is this hidden-video clip and crafty animation came our way. The animated sequence – which features a seriously nasty bitch slap (complete with sound effects) did result in a fair amount of public outrage, which come as a surprise to us, considering that the behavior depicted is widely condoned in China. Nevertheless, several activists have since vowed to take the Taiwan-based manufacturer to task, even going so far as to launch a global campaign to boycott all Apple Computer products, many of which are produced by Foxconn.
Other protestors meanwhile – no doubt uncomfortable with the prospect of having to ditch their iPhones – took a more underhanded approach, deciding instead to hack into the company’s website, where they put up a snarky recruitment ad. The ad in question referred to the beleaguered plant as “China’s model suicide-jumping facility,” where employees could enjoy the odd privilege of witnessing at least “one jump a week” – a rare treat, even by Shenzhen standards.
Yesterday, the court ruled that the killing of Nepali Dil Bahadur Limbu by a police constable was lawful. Just to refresh your memory, back in March 2009, Constable Hui Ka-ki was dispatched to Ho Man Tin to investigate a noise complaint. It was there that he found Limbu, the allegedly mental street sleeper from Nepal. Hui claimed that Limbu started punching him and attacked him with a wooden chair. To defend himself, Hui used his pepper spray. Limbu was still going at it after Hui used up all of his pepper spray and as he had dropped his baton, he apparently had no choice but to reach for his pistol. The first shot missed Limbu, but the second hit Limbu right in his head, killing the poor Nepali guy. Throughout the incident, Hui and Limbu were not able to communicate because Limbu only spoke Nepali.
The enquiry went on to explore whether Limbu was lawfully killed, the main evidence being the only available video footage of the incident. I understand that Hui has the right to protect himself, and obviously the judge felt the same way by giving Hui the benefit of the doubt. For this we can accept the verdict. However, the court provided no recommendation or action to prevent a similar incident from happening in the future. What should be the proper protocol? What happens if the police are unable to communicate with the piss drunk people who wander around Wanchai every night? A common consequence of getting rat-assed is the loss of the ability to speak in a way that others would understand. Can you then be lawfully killed by the cops if they deem you dangerous?
Yes, there is something very wrong and very intriguing about that title. But you know we do this for you, dear reader. You work hard and you are disheartened by a constant barrage of bad news. You worry about your money and the economy. You’ve become weary of the ever more frequent reports of swan dives from Hong Kong high rises. You wonder when, if ever, China will get its shit together and simply allow democracy to flourish in Hong Kong. We get it.
As life is hard enough as it is, just sit back and enjoy this amazing trick by a girl who has undoubtedly trained years to master it. You’re worth it:
