Hong Kong I am getting a number of click throughs from Habour Fest related searches. So for your convienience, here is the whole damn lot of them. Some are concert reviews, some are personal comments and some are me trying to say, there are more important things in life than bitching at festival organizers. –Continue reading “All Harbour Fest Related Links in One Go”
Category Archives: Glutter’s Hong Kong
End of Harbour Fest -Mourning After My Ticket Stubs
Hong Kong (reedited) I am doing that mourning-after-a-really-good-time-and-knowing-it’s-over sulk. Moping over my ticket stubs, pouting as I put away the Rolling-Stones-Licks-Rolling-Paper in the “Concert Souvenir” Box. When is the next time I am going to randomly meet so many music freaks? I met people from Taiwan, Japan, Holland, San Francisco, who came all the wayContinue reading “End of Harbour Fest -Mourning After My Ticket Stubs”
Glutter Indexes Complete and Bored With the Sound of My Own Voice
Due to the funky category archive system in typepad which only records the most recent 10 posts. I created an index segmented into categories for every article that appeared in Glutter. It’s mainly for those who want to read Pink Hair Girl entries and Riding With Street Racers, as they are my biggest searches. TheContinue reading “Glutter Indexes Complete and Bored With the Sound of My Own Voice”
Update on the plight of “cyber-dissidents” in China — and the news isn’t good
Hong Kong Complete Repost from Peking Duck The court has rejected the appeal of the four “cyber-dissidents.” I really can’t describe how tragic this is. With prison sentences up to 10 years (!), the four Internet essayists now have no hope, There was that glimmer of hope just a few days ago when their appealContinue reading “Update on the plight of “cyber-dissidents” in China — and the news isn’t good”
Hong Kong Blogger and Reader Get Together. You Are Invited.
Hong Kong Always one to pass on an invite to a party. 🙂 Simon has had an idea. With the rapid approach of the festive season (Chunukah, possibly also Christmas) I think it is time to organise a Hong Kong blogging community piss up get together. I think it needs to be in the nextContinue reading “Hong Kong Blogger and Reader Get Together. You Are Invited.”
Blowing Kisses For Helping Us Recuperate Tax Money at the Stone’s Show
Hong Kong I promised my friends (Mike and Roberta) to very publicly thank two people for helping us sneak into the ultra expensive (not the Uber expensive) ticket section of the Sunday Rolling Stone Concert. (I have no shame. It was OUR tax money too). First is Josh front man and guitarist from “Whence HeContinue reading “Blowing Kisses For Helping Us Recuperate Tax Money at the Stone’s Show”
52% Brit? That’s The Colonized Mimicry in Me
Hong Kong I am 52.5% British, just likeHugh GrantThought you drive a British sports car you are most likely to have a blowout in LA. Take the Brit Quiz atdarrenlondon.tripod.com/britquiz1.htm What the fuck? Over half of me is a Brit? I spent one summer there as a kid and one summer (so they called it)Continue reading “52% Brit? That’s The Colonized Mimicry in Me”
Glutter Plugs: Expats Against Bush
Glutter Plugs Although I don’t consider myself an an expat (anywhere), but a lot of you are. But I think the guy is dumb and his “Experienced” advisers are crooks and their foreign and domestic policies make my skin crawl. I could probably dedicate a whole section of Glutter Called, “G AGAINST BUSH” but IContinue reading “Glutter Plugs: Expats Against Bush”
Taiwan May End Death Penalty and Legalize Gay Marriages (the Latter Could Happen in HK too)
Hong Kong Borrowed From Peking Duck Taiwan on Saturday unveiled its draft Human Rights Basic Law which abolishes the death penalty and legalises gay marriage. If the law is passed, it will make Taiwan the first country in Asia – and the fourth in the world – to legalise gay marriage. The Netherlands, Belgium andContinue reading “Taiwan May End Death Penalty and Legalize Gay Marriages (the Latter Could Happen in HK too)”
Where Do You Sit Politically?
Glutter’s Socio-Political Rants Filchyboy http://chronotope.com introduced a link called “The Political Compass” which set your political views on a four point chart. It was fun, the questions don’t allow for complexity and also American based so take it with a grain of salt. For me, there was no surprise here. I scored 62% of theContinue reading “Where Do You Sit Politically?”
Yan Sham-Shackleton Online 