It’s no secret the English speaking capabilities of our local Hongkie peers have deteriorated ever since the handover. This has resulted for example in the rather sad (and hilarious – we ‘re still making up our minds on this one) situation of parents teaching their kids a flawed form of English which could potentially screw ‘m up for the rest of their lives. And yes, it’s a bit too easy for us to mock them, especially the hordes of money gweilo seeking skirts and dresses that roam LKF and Wyndham during the weekends. So let us present you Wuby Ruby, a HK teenager who ironically points out several flaws of our education system in the below video. Luckily she does represent a great message of hope for anxious parents: despite poor language skills, online rantings in Chinglish can always make your offspring a scantily dressed pseudo model. Fast forward to 1:23 to see what made this now leng-mo famous on local forums such as hkgolden: (more…)
It is with great sadness that we have to tell you the 12th Animation Comic-Game Hong Kong fair ended last night. In total the fair welcomed a whopping 580,000geeks teenagers and adults (including the immature founders of thedarkside.hk) who came to snatch up limited edition Transformers, Gundam Wing model kits or watch Microsoft’s new Kinect system fail at detecting Chrissie Chau’s curves. In addition, hordes of teenagers felt the need to dress up as their favorite character from comic books, video games or manga movies – a phenomenon known as cosplay. See below for several endearing shots of our socially impaired teens: (more…)
Attention all Star Wars geeks and Dark Side fans (wink wink). Have you ever fantasized about a deadly light saber duel with Darth Bowtie Vader? Look no further!
A Hong Kong based firm called Wicked Lasers has released a product called the S3 Spyder Arctic and it looks VERY similar to a light saber. The device – with a beam 1,000 times stronger than sunlight on the skin – is touted by its makers as “the most dangerous laser ever created.” No joke, as it can easily destroy your retina and burn off skin. Now you can look as awesome as these chicks without any computer generated effects.
For US$200 (a mere 200 hours of hard labour at Tommy Cheung’s minimum wage) it’s yours, but be quick as Star Wars licensor Lucasfilms has already started whining about copyright infringement. Product demonstration here.
Long Hair and Bus Uncle, please step aside. We now present to you the ultimate grumpy grandpa, expressing his opinion about the communists of China in the streets of Mongkok. As this man takes Canto cussing to the next level, watch and learn:
To some, the 80’s and early 90s were a great time. The advent of MTV marked a revolution for fashion and the music industry of which we still see the effects today. Others may simply wish to forget these years and the hairdos that came with it. Even though Asia did not have MTV in the 80’s (the channel was only launched in Southeast Asia in 1992), rest assured: us Hong Kongers were no strangers to awful color combos, smokey alleys and improperly short shorts for men. And to prove it to you, we have carefully selected several music videos for your viewing pleasure. Rick Astley, eat your heart out…
1) Grasshopper: These boys used to be back-up dancers for Anita Mui and later formed a very popular pop music group in Asia. They made a comeback in Hong Kong in 2008 and are still active. With an awesome netvigator website, you know you are dealing with the real thing:
