Author Archives: Yan Sham-Shackleton

Our Government Approval Rating. Can it go to Single Digits?

Awaiting a Democratic Hong Kong Our Government Approval Rating is now at 12% TWELVE Percent Three more points and we’re at single digits. Surely if they ran an election you would need more than 12% of the votes to win? I mean 12% would make you a minor party with a few seats at most?Continue reading “Our Government Approval Rating. Can it go to Single Digits?”

Merging Boundaries: Stories from a Transnational World. Deadline Feb 1st!

Deadline in ONE WEEK! Feb 1st! Papaphysicalgrafftidon’tbutpretendtolovebush, Silent Dreams, D Graceland, Kim one half of toasted kitten, Mikemyfirsteverconsistentcommenter, have sent in their submissions. Still need, oh so many people… You know who you are. And I looking forward to reading your musings. So far the stories are all totally fab and very different. if IContinue reading “Merging Boundaries: Stories from a Transnational World. Deadline Feb 1st!”

Kung Hei Fat Choi: The Police Force Don’t Find Me Funny

Hong Kong I Lurve Chinese New Year, coz unlike Christmas the whole city is actually celebrating. Everyone is on holiday, people are out on the streets hanging out, visiting family, having dinner. It’s pretty cool. Everyone 16 to 30 is in CWB going to the flower market, being squished and buying white and yellow miniContinue reading “Kung Hei Fat Choi: The Police Force Don’t Find Me Funny”

Not Supposed to Wish them a New Year Yet!!

I went over to the garages today because it’s the day before New Year. I thought I should say “Hi” and wish them all a good year of the Monkey because their shops will be closed. I go, “Hey, Happy New Year” and Mun goes, “Ai! You can’t do that. It’s not good!” “Sorry!” IContinue reading “Not Supposed to Wish them a New Year Yet!!”

Open Letter to Conrad, Richard and their Friends.

Falling into the Wan Chai Trap: The Spiral into the Asian Sex Trade (Excerpt From Above Post) The below two paragraphs are reposted from Conrad’s site spotted Sxxxxx, a [nationailty withheld] “working girl” who claims to be in love with me [Note to male readers — should you be approached my this girl, I’d suggestContinue reading “Open Letter to Conrad, Richard and their Friends.”

Glutter goes Red for the Coming of the New Year

Well Glutter goes RED because on Thursday, it’s Chinese New Year. It is the color of luck, and we must sweep all the sad things of the past year such as mentions of death of a great one, and also any kind of disagreements off the front page coz it’s not good to start theContinue reading “Glutter goes Red for the Coming of the New Year”

I know it’s Chinese New Year because I got no Sleep!

Hong Kong Last night as I tried to nod off to sleep, intermittently disturbed by the downstairs “happiest couple on earth” and the pigs being herding to the nearby slaughter house a new strain of noise appeared: Drumming. Long Hard three beats to three half beats Chinese drumming. I thought, “I so like coming toContinue reading “I know it’s Chinese New Year because I got no Sleep!”

Down with the Over Forty Cheek Touchers! Links are Removed.

Falling into the Wan Chai Trap: The Spiral into the Asian Sex Trade (Excerpt From Above Post) The below two paragraphs are reposted from Conrad’s site spotted Sxxxxx, a [nationailty withheld] “working girl” who claims to be in love with me [Note to male readers — should you be approached my this girl, I’d suggestContinue reading “Down with the Over Forty Cheek Touchers! Links are Removed.”

In the End there Should be Silence: Respecting Anita Mui

Like every Chinese feature writer/columnist in this city, I have been musing on Mui Yim Fong. I have maybe three or four more pieces I wanted to post up, when I got the tone right. After all there is not much of such importance. But as I tried to learn more about what my ChineseContinue reading “In the End there Should be Silence: Respecting Anita Mui”