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Corruption; A Fact of Life

# 2013-05-07 18:53:46, 河國榮, An Aussie in Hong Kong
Link to original post: Corruption; A Fact of LifeFrom an article in The New York Times comes these two paragraphs: For decades, corruption was accepted in Southern Europe as a fact of life, a way to distribute the spoils, and few people — including, in many cases, prosecutors — gave it a second thought. But the grinding economic cris...

美味坊有好包！

# 2013-05-05 05:37:38, 河國榮, An Aussie in Hong Kong
Link to original post: 美味坊有好包！It's getting harder to find great-tasting authentic Cantonese rolls but today, we discovered this shop in Ma On Shan. Yum! 好吃傳統的包越來越難找到，但今天我們在馬鞍山頌安廣場裡邊發現了這間公司。正！ :-) 好吃！ gregory.hk | hokwokwing.hk | heguorong....

Iron Man 3 – Where did the Chinese actors go?

# 2013-04-26 22:19:30, 河國榮, An Aussie in Hong Kong
Link to original post: Iron Man 3 – Where did the Chinese actors go?We saw Iron Man 3 yesterday (here in Hong Kong). Loved it! But I left the theatre wondering "where were the Chinese actors highlighted in the recent Iron Man 3 news?" 昨天看了「鐵甲奇俠3」。很喜歡，但走的時候�...

內地人掃尿片！

# 2013-04-15 19:23:26, 河國榮, An Aussie in Hong Kong
Link to original post: 內地人掃尿片！昨天在中環一間惠康超級市場裡看到一組內地男人在'掃'bb尿片。他們買不了他們老板指定的數量就不開心，給他們老闆打電話大大聲問怎麼辦。中國那麼大，尿片也買不到嗎？奇怪！ gregory.hk | hokwokwing.hk | heguorong.hk | 河�...

Pharmacist

# 2013-04-07 16:52:42, 河國榮, An Aussie in Hong Kong
Link to original post: Pharmacist我們的寵物其中三只狗有病需要早晚吃藥。我感覺像是個製藥師 :-) gregory.hk | hokwokwing.hk | heguorong.hk | 河國榮.hk

Stealing Intellectual Property is Good for Consumers?

# 2013-04-07 01:28:39, 河國榮, An Aussie in Hong Kong
Link to original post: Stealing Intellectual Property is Good for Consumers?It is intriguing that companies who steal intellectual property frequently complain that the original inventors are hurting consumers and inhibiting innovation when they sue them for theft. Unfortunately, most of the public ...

Caffeine can be dangerous!

# 2013-04-03 17:04:01, 河國榮, An Aussie in Hong Kong
Link to original post: Caffeine can be dangerous!This article (referred by this article) claims that caffeine is not dangerous for people with heart arrhythmias. People (including teenagers) have died from drinking too much caffeine; their hearts stopped beating; and I know for a fact that some people are very sensitive to caffeine. There...

三星？沒興趣。謝謝。

# 2013-03-29 19:23:19, 河國榮, An Aussie in Hong Kong
Link to original post: 三星？沒興趣。謝謝。PCCW 剛叫我參加新的三星智能電話計劃。我回答我不會幫襯大賊。 :-) （喜歡三星的朋友可以不理我） gregory.hk | hokwokwing.hk | heguorong.hk | 河國榮.hk

蘋果 iPhone 保養的問題

# 2013-03-29 04:33:49, 河國榮, An Aussie in Hong Kong
Link to original post: 蘋果 iPhone 保養的問題 由83年的 Apple IIe 到現在擁有的 iPhone 4S，我用蘋果的產品已30年了。我喜歡他的完美主義，不會為了省一點錢而把產品的質素降低。好看亦好用。 提到 iPhone 的保養，除了國家規定消費品保養期最少為兩年之外（例，法�...

Cruelty in the animals-for-food industry

# 2013-03-21 20:23:33, 河國榮, An Aussie in Hong Kong
Link to original post: Cruelty in the animals-for-food industryThis is why my wife and I choose to not eat meat when possible. We'll never eat anything produced by Australia's Inghams company. ABC News: Footage shows 'torture' at Sydney turkey abattoir gregory.hk | hokwokwing.hk | heguorong.hk |...

McDonalds’ snafu!

# 2013-03-19 21:06:12, 河國榮, An Aussie in Hong Kong
Link to original post: McDonalds’ snafu!今早買了麥當勞至尊漢堡（港幣＄20.50）拿走，回到家才知道他們給我的卻是芝士漢堡（港幣＄10.50）！唉。 Bought a McDonald's Big 'n Tasty burger (HK$20.50) to take away this morning. Arrived home and discovered they had instead given me a Cheeseburger (HK$10.5...

信德中心的蘭芳園明顯是譚詠麟的粉絲 :-)

# 2013-03-18 16:43:06, 河國榮, An Aussie in Hong Kong
Link to original post: 信德中心的蘭芳園明顯是譚詠麟的粉絲 :-) Gregory 河國榮's first Cantonese Album, "Serendipity 緣的根源", coming soon! gregory.hk | hokwokwing.hk | heguorong.hk | 河國榮.hk

哎。 搵兩餐真辛苦。河國榮日間當機師夜晚當蛋糕廚師！哈哈！

# 2013-03-18 16:28:48, 河國榮, An Aussie in Hong Kong
Link to original post: 哎。 搵兩餐真辛苦。河國榮日間當機師夜晚當蛋糕廚師！哈哈！哎。 搵兩餐真辛苦。河國榮日間當機師夜晚當蛋糕廚師！哈哈！TVB 正在重播＂隨時候命＂和＂情迷黑森林＂。大家可以望見十年前的我 :-) Gregory ...

Car accident near Sai Kung

# 2013-03-13 16:43:21, 河國榮, An Aussie in Hong Kong
Link to original post: Car accident near Sai KungOn my way home this morning, traffic was stopped for 45 mins. There was a serious car accident. Fortunately, no one was seriously injured. Gregory 河國榮's first Cantonese Album, "Serendipity 緣的根源", coming soon! gregory.hk | hokwokwing.hk | heguorong.hk | 河國榮.hk

Royal Canin to produce pet food in Shanghai

# 2013-03-11 00:04:52, 河國榮, An Aussie in Hong Kong
Link to original post: Royal Canin to produce pet food in ShanghaiI was at the vet today. One of our kids (i.e., our dogs) needed to have his bad teeth cleaned/removed. He now has considerably fewer teeth than he had this morning :( While at the vet, I was informed that Royal Canin is moving its pet...