Not too long ago we introduced you to Xuan Mu, an entrepreneur in this town who we exposed as a rather cheap employer. Today the man made headlines again, this time with his super happening joint PLAY, whose doors got splashed with red paint yesterday in Lan Kwai Fong. Fortunately for him SCMP doesn’t report who owns the place, but of course there’s no escaping the Dark Side. Now according to my lovely father and Wikipedia, red paint on doors in China means one of two things:
A) Chinese New Year
B) Warning sign for debt collection
Upon discovery of the warning vandalism, black plastic sheets were placed over the damaged area and cleaners were called to remove the paint. A very swift operation, comparable to the removal of the Facebook group titled “Xuan Mu owes us money” after we brought it to the public’s attention. Unfortunately, damage control is not what it used to be, as CSI work by an anonymous reader reveals here and here. A police officer commented on the situation as follows:
“Red paint is usually used in illegal debt collection. Up to now, no indication suggests it links with debt collection.”
Hence, we must conclude that PLAY has simply started the festivities a little early. The website unfortunately doesn’t mention a New Year’s party yet, but that doesn’t mean anything. We all know how quickly Xuan Mu can spring into action!
Halloween is coming up, meaning the world of Hong Kong will soon be shaken by spirits flooding our already crowded city. But sometimes things get a little complicated, especially for us ignorant Dark Siders. Boss Milfo decided to take us all out for some “pee-in-your pants” fun last week at Ocean Park, but it turned out we didn’t really get most of the heavily sponsored horror stories. It was an insightful experience though: apparently nothing scares the shit out of a Chinese vampire than a rotating yin yang sign on your yellow hat. Plus we have to admit that The Forbidden Mall is cleverly constructed: nothing more spooky to us Hong Kongers than not being able to buy stuff (as the currency used is only available to dead people). Muhaha.
Back to the real world now. SCMP earlier this week reported about some creative dealings of our property developers with regard to the numbering of floors. Henderson Land for example skipped 48 floor numbers in its 39 Conduit Road apartment block so that it can market the top two floors of the luxury project as 68 and 88, both of course being auspicious numbers in Chinese numerology. Henderson Land is owned (61.88% of shares) by Lee Shau Kee who in 2007 was named the 22nd richest person in the world by Forbes. Does he need the money? Well, as his son recently spent millions at Four Seasons for a baby-shower, he probably does.
A rival property developer dismissed Henderson Land’s marketing ploy as utterly ridiculous and called for action, yet the government reported that these tricks are legal and superstitious Chinese can decide for themselves whether or not to buy a flat. As Henderson Land is currently in talks with a potential buyer of a duplex unit with the most auspicious address in the Conduit Road tower – on the 88th floor (actually the 45th and 46th floors) – at a price tag of HK$ 100,000 per square foot – Lee Shau Kee seems to have the last laugh here. Some have compared these practices to the Lehman minibonds disaster, and warned that if Hong Kong is again found to be poorly regulating certain markets, the world will take notice.
Don’t mess with our mentally ill superstitious though, as they can go pretty far. And who knows, maybe they’re doing the smart thing. We’d hate to be visited by the single braided girl one day, taking away our Yahoo! accounts.
By finarry reaching the milestone of +100.000 subscribers on his Youtube channel, this ABC from Vancouver deserves some kudos. So let us introduce you to Peter Chou a.k.a. Pyrobooby. Peace out mudafuckas.
Everyone who is anyone pees and when you do so, you’re supposed to hear the gentle tinkling of your inner release hitting the porcelain bowl.. right? Not according to Japanese women, as they apparently find it shameful to let other women hear their peeing sounds when they are in public areas. Their age-old solution involved flushing first, only to quickly pee right after to have the flushing mute the sounds. But that is all outdated since this ingenious device hit the market!
Measuring 6.5 x 3 x 2 cm, it emits the flushing sound of 25 seconds at one time so that you can pee in peace without the pressure of finishing before the flushing ends. A TDS experiment revealed that 25 seconds is indeed sufficient enough. I only peed for 6 seconds. Milfo needed 12 seconds, Johnny Mountain only takes dumps, Pushcart Prince was in the booth for 6 minutes with Chrissie Chau’s photo album book (and was hence disqualified) and Kitty Cougar’s fee for golden showers was out of our budget. The device comes at a cheap price of 315 Yen (HK$ 27), which would allow for plenty of fun during movies or family dinners as well.
Say yes to anime figures being raped by octopus monsters, tattooing of testicles as an open show and exposing nubile butt cheeks roaming the streets, but heaven forbid…. peeing noises. The horror. You gotta love the Japs.
“Cheap shot” you might be thinking, as even (former) American hip hop groups make use of dubious lyrics to keep the song flowing at times. Fair enough. So check out the video for 24Herbs latest release, “Hu Ge”:
For a whole song dedicated to big cans, is it too much to ask for some properly voluptuous women instead of anorexic, FLAT Russian girls from model agency Starz People, who pretend they can do sexy dance? Although the definition of ‘Hu Ge Clea Va Ge’ might be different here than in other parts of the world, we think not. FAIL.
In February 2010, the prestigious Mr. Gay World 2010 contest will take place in Oslo, Norway. There are 4 positions available in Asia to be a representative for all gays, lesbians, bi-sexuals and trans-sexuals of your nation. This year’s winner was hottie Max Krzyzanowski (NSFW) from Ireland. If interested, you can enter here. And don’t worry about winning, as you’ll have a bit of fun anyway judging from point 10.13 of the Rules and Regulations:
“As an official Delegate of Mr. Gay World you will be sharing a twin room with one of the other Delegates. This is not negotiable. This is part of our friendship program and has through the years proven to be a huge success in ensuring delegates leaves with a network of new friends around the world. It also fosters camaraderie and support amongst delegates to ensure everyone makes it to the events on time and that everyone interacts with their fellow delegates.“
Ps. Wondering who that good looking fella in the thumbnail top left is? That’s Andrew Venter, one of this year’s two delegates from South Africa.
Petty British. Recently, Eye Candy Caddies employees have been banned from the courses of one of the largest golf clubs in the UK. The services of these caddies included assistance in raking bunkers, helping with registration and the ‘provision of light banter.’ Sounds perfectly decent right? Our thoughts exactly. Check out caddy ‘bombshell’ Katy Glyn’s profile as previously found on the website (which now appears to have been replaced by some e-commerce company site):
Who cares if Katy’s interests include dancing, reading and music, but not golf? Leaderboard Golf Courses apparently, as that company banished the models from its four courses in Kent and Surrey. Their services are deemed ‘culturally insensitive.’ Unfortunately not even this passage from Eye Candy’s code of conduct could have prevented this from happening:
“If a client asks a model to engage in social activities after an assignment has ended, it is the model’s responsibility to refuse the offer or if accepting to make it clear that he or she is doing so on a personal basis.”
