My Silver Lining
After what we might all consider a shitty week, and a couple of extra smelly ones for me, I got some unexpected positive news a few days ago. I got promoted! Without going into too many details, I was given … Continued
A story of sadness and heartache
To What Depths This Sadness? Two weeks ago, I returned from a four day getaway to Vietnam with someone that I have been seeing for the past three months. Things are complicated, we both acknowledge this, but there has always been … Continued
On Love in Hong Kong (2) – Failed Experiments. Life Lessons
Life is but a collection of failed experiments threaded together by the lessons they reveal along the way. Each time we fail – and get up – we either learn something about the world we live in, the company we … Continued
On Love in Hong Kong (1)
My dating life in Hong Kong can best be described as a series of mishaps and ill choices, interspersed with a healthy scattering of bat-shit crazies. I arrived in Hong Kong at the ripe age of 32 – some would … Continued
Chinese expansion of propaganda agenda into Hong Kong media
The Freedom of the Press Report ranks countries by the level of freedom journalists have from political, criminal or terrorist threats. Hong Kong is ranked 18, above Singapore, but below countries such as Mongolia and Papua New Guinea. Hong Kong … Continued
Birthdays and Noodles
This lunch hour, I went to a slightly discrepit looking Shanghai-style noodle house in one of Causeway Bay’s ever gentrifying streets, I think it was called “Noodlicious”, which I thought was rather creative, despite there not being an English language … Continued
Hong Kong the Elder
I self-censored myself recently because I feared that there might be some sort of repercussion to my career if I posted the following article online. I soon came to my senses and realised that censorship is a slippery slope downwards; … Continued
Ocean Themed Post!
Who Am I Talking About?!
Pyramid Schemes
This post is from 3rd of March. I had some technical difficulties with it. I’ve been hit up a lot recently – via linkedin – by people, usually recruiters, trying to get me into some sort of pyramid scheme. All the … Continued
New (Short) Documentary
As alluded to a few days ago, I teamed up with a crack team of editors and producers recently, and have completed a short documentary about an elderly gentleman and World War II. I really tried to create an emotional arc … Continued
What Happened to the Past Month?
Wow. It’s been a month already since I last posted. It’s the money end of my Masters degree and all my mental energy has been pretty much devoted to study ….and the making of a documentary! I think it is a … Continued
Webby Awards
Last year, I co-produced a documentary for MSNBC that was subsequently submitted for the Webby Awards, which for the last 19 years, has been the “leading international award honoring excellence on the internet“. The Internet’s highest honor. – The New York Times … Continued
Snapchat Stories – Fixing Locks
I had an absolute nightmare of an evening last Friday. It was the first night of the Hong Kong Rugby Sevens, but I can’t even blame it on drinking, cos I didn’t much. I was just dropping my shit all … Continued
Divergent China
A tall man with a square face, he looks every bit of his 47 years of age, however you would not know of his past just by looking at him. Wearing a black polo shirt adorned with a yellow ribbon, … Continued
Coconuts TV – Hong Kong Protest Piece
A piece I co-produced with Coconuts TV
Occupy Hong Kong Protester-Volunteers
Interviews with two of the Occupy Hong Kong Protester-Volunteers during the first week after the Hong Kong Police Force fired 87 canisters of teargas at student protests – Early October 2014. Produced, filmed and edited by Cal Wong
Hong Kong Protests Rocked by Violence
Student protests in Admiralty were rocked by violence today.
Day Two – Hong Kong’s Umbrella Movement
Day Two of the OccupyHongKong / ClassBoycott / UmbrellaMovement took a turn for the peaceful and quiet. A dramatic difference to the day before where Police were useing Pepper Spray and firing Tear Gas. Here is a collection of images … Continued
Occupy Hong Kong
I arrived in Hong Kong two years ago exactly yesterday. Last night the Hong Kong Police Force shot tear gas at non-violent protestors (and myself as a reporter). The protests are a reaction to the Chinese Central Government’s decision to … Continued
Birthday Reflections
A typhoon-8 blew over Hong Kong yesterday, the day I turned 34. There are many poetic references that could be made about this but they would all be exaggerations and lies. Thirty-four is an arbitrary number that really holds arbitrary … Continued
Why Did Benny Tai Shave His Hair?
For a guy who shaves his head readily and freely, I was curious (and a little confused) as to why and how this act of hairdressing could spur the spirits of the local population into action.
First Day of Mufti Friday
Our company just issued a global policy of ‘Dress Down Fridays’. The news came out in two quick-succession emails. I think the idea was to present a thoughtful and gracious surprise to the hordes of employees across the globe. It … Continued
Hong Kong Celeb Egos
I feel sorry for this Hong Kong Celebrity Ekin Cheng, 鄭伊健. On a Hong Kong travel show he tries his hand at a water propelled jet suit and kind of fails. The instructor calls him fat in jest and he … Continued
What Would J Do?
I have come to discover that quite a few of my work colleagues are ‘Christians’. I generally don’t have a problem with this having grown up in a largely Judeo-Christian environment and dare I say it, a Roman Catholic upbringing. … Continued
Let the Schmoozing Begin
I’ve been leading a double life recently, working at an investment bank in Hong Kong for the past couple of months. It has been an experience to say the least. I was hired on a contract basis as the bank … Continued
Hong Kong’s Inability to Determine Right of Abode
A teacup storm is a brewin’ in Hong Kong. There is much anger and some concern over the recent Hong Kong Government suggestion to confer the clarification of a 1999 interpretation of Article 24 of the Basic Law on the ‘Right … Continued
Hong Kong Electricity Price Hikes for 2013
Hong Kong’s duopoly electricity providers have announced their intention to increase electricity prices in the new year. CLP, the non-island provider have attributed the price hike to a projected 15% increase in their cost of supply, stating that new contracts … Continued
TV-economics
There appears to be some turbulence on the airwaves surrounding Hong Kong public television licenses. The government is currently pondering on whether they should issue more licenses and I suppose they are consulting stakeholders. Considering there are only two public … Continued