Archive for February, 2006

Kawaii No More

Seems that RoadShow has replaced FirsTVision on NWFB buses. Not that I want those idiot boxes on buses, but when I’m forced to watch them at least give me something that is not irritating. If replacing it with RoadShow means no more of that faux-cute hostess Kawaii then I’m all for it.

Someone Doesn’t Like Google.cn

No, this isn’t really about Google.cn not having a legal ICP license. Someone just doesn’t like what they have done, especially in how they are telling users they are censored (emphasis mine):

But the China Business Times, a business newspaper with a sometimes nationalist slant, blasted Google for even telling people that links are censored. “Does a business operating in China need to constantly tell customers that it’s abiding by the laws of the land?” it said, adding that Google had “incited” a debate about censorship. The paper likened Google to “an uninvited guest” telling a dinner host “the dishes don’t suit his taste, but he’s willing to eat them as a show of respect to the host.”

Yes it’s all about face-giving. Go ahead and close it down I say. People still uses the uncensored Google.com instead anyway.

Wanted: Notebook

I’ve lost my notebook, probably while in Beijing (I just came back to Hong Kong last night). It is a Fujitsu LifeBook S-6130, serial number A031004453, WiFi MAC address 00:04:23:77:7E:1F, Ethernet MAC address 00:0B:5D:21:87:EE. It was bought on September 14, 2003. If anybody knows anything about it please either contact me directly or report it to the Hong Kong Police, thanks.

Update 19/02/2006 Added Ethernet MAC address

When Magic Kingdom Becomes Messy Kingdom

I wasn’t going to write about the chaos at Hong Kong Disneyland over the past few days, since there’s already so much excellent commentary about it.

But as I watched HK Disneyland director Bill Ernest cry…

… the first word that popped up in my mind was: insincere. Continue reading ‘When Magic Kingdom Becomes Messy Kingdom’




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