Night life in Hong Kong can be dangerous. Apart from hungry ghosts and the possibility of getting stabbed, rape has never been unusual in one of the most civilized cities of Asia. Last week, we read about another case. A 35-year-old American called Antonio Lorenzo Hasbun allegedly raped a 26-year-old local chick who lives alone in Quarry Bay. They reportedly met in Mes Amis, Wan Chai one night last year and exchanged email addresses and numbers. After more than a year of online chatting, the cross-cultural friendship between the two ended with the chick text messaging “you fucking asshole” to Antonio after the alleged rape. Let’s take a look at what happened in between and perhaps you can pick up some TDS advice up in the process: (more…)
It’s an all-too-common gripe: “Lan Kwai ain’t what it used to be.” Well, starting this September, jaded schmucks and whiny assholes alike can join hands in what’s now a legitimate cause for concern: A two-year closure of Hong Kong’s premier bar district.
It appears we have somewhat of a successor to the infamous Bus Uncle: MTR Uncle. MTR Uncle however isn’t dealing with a patient local who is willing to discuss the situation at hand. Instead, this man chooses to confront a rather impatient gweilo who is 1.5 times his size. And as Obama can confirm, sometimes brute force is needed to crush Chinaman’s newfound self-confidence, although it’s of course only a matter of time before we all bow down to the Middle Kingdom. Granted, we can see the gweilo fiddling with MTR Uncle’s bag first, but nobody so far has been able to explain what happened prior to this heated argument. Perhaps you can enlighten us:
Yesterday the niece of a top judge, Amina Mariam Bokhary, was spared a prison sentence despite having assaulted a cop for THE THIRD TIME in her life. Instead she was merely put on probation for a year as magistrate Anthony Yuen Wai-ming in all his wisdom believed the attack was the direct result of the poor woman’s drinking problem, which is in turn caused by her bipolar disorder/manic depression. In addition, he added that Bokhary has a “clear background and was born into a good family with caring parents. She also has an outstanding academic record.”
And that, friends, is of course completely right. Just look at the cop’s dive here as Amina was merely trying to leave the scene after smashing her car onto a coach while being drunk. Those stupid cops should have known better than to suggest a breathalyzer test – that’s for normal people who don’t have caring parents.
On a different note: slapping your maid with a wooden stick is not really a biggie either. Hong Kong, oasis of freedom and justice.
The removable windshield wiper, Chivas-green tea, and a 700-calorie version of French toast – these are just some of the many dubious creations to hail from our fine city. That in mind, it should come as little surprise to learn that Hong Kong is also home to Pencake Limited, the world’s leading purveyor of Facebook quizzes, those useful questionnaires that help unearth the answers to life’s burning questions, such as which famous person you are, what object best reflects your character, and whether you’re a ninja or a cowboy. Much to our surprise, that claim to greatness came to a tragic end last week when the California-based social network – citing policy violations – chose to abruptly delete all 101 of Pencake’s creations – a cutthroat move that CNN said could impact as many as 45 million users worldwide.
Societal norms in Hong Kong are all-too-often characterised as a fusion of Eastern and Western influences. Delve a little deeper though, and you’ll quickly learn that, despite its cosmopolitan reputation, social behaviour in the former colony remains firmly divided along ethnic lines. None of this of course is news to you locals out there. But for those of you still new to the city, here’s a selection of key differences (and the one similarity) you ought to be aware of. Oh, and local girls have hairy beavers, but we’re guessing you knew that already, you suddenly-interested, yellow-fever tainted gweilo. Here’ goes: (more…)
In the category “woa, awesome” we bring you the following today. It is reported that our kimchi munching friends south of the border on the Korean peninsula have officially deployed robots to destroy any threat coming in from the north. Consider this:
“Two robots with surveillance, tracking, firing and voice recognition systems were integrated into a single unit.”
“The robot uses heat and motion detectors to sense possible threats, and alerts command centres.”
“If the command centre operator cannot identify possible intruders through the robot’s audio or video communications system, the operator can order it to fire its gun or 40mm automatic grenade launcher.”
Ok, they may not look like the soldier in the above thumb yet, but us visionaries claim it’s only a matter of time before members of the future resistance will try to kill our scientists! Indeed, as robots from the future are amongst us already we can only conclude Judgment Day is near.
