Entries by jingjok

So my son has reached 24 weeks in the womb. This is great because now it impossible that my wife can miscarry which was a ...

So I met the yanks. We are go, go, go. I’m in and I’m willing but there is just one catch – I have to ...

So I feel like das fool. I’ve been at the new factory a few weeks. It seemed OK but the guy that interviewed me is ...

I’ve neglected you. I’m sorry. The thing about a blog is that you cannot just leave it there to fester. No. Like dogs ...

Day four is surprisingly similar to days one, two, three and four in terms of how it begins. It begins at 10am. I awake ...

The day starts like the last two. I get up late. Well, what’s to get up for? I’ve done all I can in terms ...

Ditto day one but without the Central bit. Just stayed at home waiting for the offers to flood in. Nobody contacted me. Where is everyone? ...

Sunday night fever proceeded my first day as an unemployed member of HK society. As Sunday turned into Monday I was determined to push on ...

"fa ya mudda" What? The taxi driver again shouted at me "fa ya mudda" ahhh…’fuck your mother’. NOW I understand. And so my last day ...

I have to use taxis in HK all the time and, seeing as I now work in the middle of nowhere, I now rely on ...

So we must be at war then. Leaving for Ningbo last week I managed to catch a quick glimpse of everybody’s favourite soaraway ...

1 year old today, well, two days ago to be precise. So there we have it; a year in the life of Hong Kongs favourite ...

  Seeing as Hong Kong trades on being 'international' then it may be a good idea to have 'international' standards. I hope I don’t ...

  I came to Hong Kong to escape the middle class buffon. Those wannabe Tim-Nice-But-Dim’s that clogged up the streets of our Kensington neighbourhood ...

Another week draws to an end in the Handbag factory. I told the Americans, in a very crude manner despite my best intentions to ...

  The Americans have just called me offering me a job. Better company than my current Cantonese Handbag Factory employer. Let me explain, a ...

After a quick breeze around Aberdeen I'm feeling a bit more benevolent today. First things first, Aberdeen is, what we call in ...

I cannot stop spending money. For the first time in my life I have disposable income to burn and there is no end to the ...

Live Earth? Personally I had NO IDEA there was a problem with the environment and I just hope a load of self-righteous, pompous dinosaur ''pop ...