well, we finally took the plunge...and after a complete rewire (a proper rewire I may add, done by yours truly, not by one of the trained monkeys that PCCW send over) we finally have now tv
and I really must admit, unlike anything else done by PCCw, it's actually quite good....pay for the channels you want, and only the channels you want!
I've fallen in love with the MTV that the rest of the world gets (not the shite that cable shows!)..ok, maybe not fallen in love, but it beats the living shit out of mtv china!
and from the 17th of august, nowtv are getting all the star channels as well....all we need now is a feed from supersports so we can watch premiership footy instead of having to deal with the excrement that cable offer for footy programmes!
I wait...and I have a feeling that they WILL deliver!
this may be the only post I have ever written which says good things about PCCW...we shall wait and see!
Friday, July 30, 2004
Thursday, July 29, 2004
more music reflections
ok, bear with me on this one..
you know when you listen to the radio and you hear a song (or something pretending to be a song) which is full of swearing...then the radio cuts the swearwords out...
what is the bloody point?
I know you aren't allowed to swear on the radio, but the whole idea of playing something that has more cuts than a fresh salmon in a sashimi restaurant seems completely bloody pointless to me!
rap and hiphop seem to be the worst offenders...most of the time you hear some testosterone fuelled crap on the radio, cut to fuck...it sounds like the guy who is singing(is that the right word for it?) has a problem with a dodgy connection on his microphone.
an example of this is a record going around at the moment called "99 problems"...complete shite, but it's made unbearable by the fact that the vocals are cut up to remove lots of swearwords.
what a complete waste of airtime!
why bother at all?...if the swearing is that bad, why doesn't the recording artiste prepared to come up with a radio edit of the same ditty?
aw well, such is life...
what's wrong with saying "bitch" on the radio anyway?...seems like some radio stations have a distinct double standard when it comes to censoring songs...but then again, as the man said "yat gwok, leung gor biu jen" (one country, two standards)
you know when you listen to the radio and you hear a song (or something pretending to be a song) which is full of swearing...then the radio cuts the swearwords out...
what is the bloody point?
I know you aren't allowed to swear on the radio, but the whole idea of playing something that has more cuts than a fresh salmon in a sashimi restaurant seems completely bloody pointless to me!
rap and hiphop seem to be the worst offenders...most of the time you hear some testosterone fuelled crap on the radio, cut to fuck...it sounds like the guy who is singing(is that the right word for it?) has a problem with a dodgy connection on his microphone.
an example of this is a record going around at the moment called "99 problems"...complete shite, but it's made unbearable by the fact that the vocals are cut up to remove lots of swearwords.
what a complete waste of airtime!
why bother at all?...if the swearing is that bad, why doesn't the recording artiste prepared to come up with a radio edit of the same ditty?
aw well, such is life...
what's wrong with saying "bitch" on the radio anyway?...seems like some radio stations have a distinct double standard when it comes to censoring songs...but then again, as the man said "yat gwok, leung gor biu jen" (one country, two standards)
Thursday, July 15, 2004
oh bugger!
so it looks like we could be in for our first T8 this year, and it just has to be here on the day that I have to be on a flight out of here!
[repeat title of post]
hopefully I'll be ok, seeing as the plane will be travelling away from the typhoon...plus it's only a small storm compared to the ones we usually get!
fingers crossed...I DO NOT want to spend the night at the bloody airport!
back on the 20th-ish!
[repeat title of post]
hopefully I'll be ok, seeing as the plane will be travelling away from the typhoon...plus it's only a small storm compared to the ones we usually get!
fingers crossed...I DO NOT want to spend the night at the bloody airport!
back on the 20th-ish!
well, it's now official
Neil Taylor is definitely out of the scmp from the end of this month...this has 2 important ramifications...
1. The tech post will cease to exist in it's present state, being reduced to business-orientated articles (read mind numbingly boring!) and press relases.
2. Some of us will have lost a drinking partner!
As a parting gift, I have been loking into giving him a sendoff he won't forget...here's the beef..
I have access to a certain picture of Mr Taylor pulling a funny face and giving the good old british two-fingered salute (not the cheesy two fingers that appear in most photographs seen here)
Now my plan is to get this picture blown up to a HUGE size (around the same size as the back of a double-decker bus)..are you beginning to get my drift?
what could be better than to have neil's ugly mug parading around town on the back of a bus, giving everyone in HK the old "fuck off!"
I'm sure he'd appreciate it!
1. The tech post will cease to exist in it's present state, being reduced to business-orientated articles (read mind numbingly boring!) and press relases.
2. Some of us will have lost a drinking partner!
As a parting gift, I have been loking into giving him a sendoff he won't forget...here's the beef..
I have access to a certain picture of Mr Taylor pulling a funny face and giving the good old british two-fingered salute (not the cheesy two fingers that appear in most photographs seen here)
Now my plan is to get this picture blown up to a HUGE size (around the same size as the back of a double-decker bus)..are you beginning to get my drift?
what could be better than to have neil's ugly mug parading around town on the back of a bus, giving everyone in HK the old "fuck off!"
I'm sure he'd appreciate it!
Thursday, July 08, 2004
Wednesday, July 07, 2004
learner busdrivers
I was driving along the road today when I saw a new first-bus driver getting lessons from an instructor.
I can just imagine the conversation going on inside the cab..
instructor: "ok, so now we need to move off from the stationary position"..
trainee: "ok"...
instructor: "right...signal, now move straight across 3 lanes of traffic...no, don't hesitate, it's perfectly alright..you're a bus driver now!"..
trainee: "but won't we cause an accident?"
instructor: "no, there's nothing to worry about, you have right of way!"
trainee: "err...ok"
instructor: "ok, now we are moving along fairly quickly, I want you to slam your brakes on HARD, and then swerve violently to the inside lane, coming to a stop right by the bus stop"
I think I'm losing the plot....time for another break...
see you in a few days!
I can just imagine the conversation going on inside the cab..
instructor: "ok, so now we need to move off from the stationary position"..
trainee: "ok"...
instructor: "right...signal, now move straight across 3 lanes of traffic...no, don't hesitate, it's perfectly alright..you're a bus driver now!"..
trainee: "but won't we cause an accident?"
instructor: "no, there's nothing to worry about, you have right of way!"
trainee: "err...ok"
instructor: "ok, now we are moving along fairly quickly, I want you to slam your brakes on HARD, and then swerve violently to the inside lane, coming to a stop right by the bus stop"
I think I'm losing the plot....time for another break...
see you in a few days!
Advanced driving techniques
Part 1, Driving with your feet.
This method only recommended for serious drivers, those with lots of experience and a great knowledge of road safety. It particularly applies to HK van and lorry drivers. Car drivers SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT THIS METHOD OF DRIVING..serious injury may result.
Firstly, you need a good vehicle, reccomended types are Toyota HiAce vans, or any other mini-van, Larger Box Luton vans, fish lorries, and general delivery trucks. (very experienced drivers may wish to attempt this in a bus, although it is not recommended)
Next you need to get your torso covered with dragon tattos, sorry...if you don't have tattoos, you're obviously a crap driver!
Concentration, and ultimately, driving ability will be enhanced by playing loud canto-techno music, covering the rear window of your vehicle with CD's, filling the space between the windscreen and the dashboard with empty marlboro packets, having "top racer street fuel" and other tacky performance enhancing stickers all over the car.
It has been rumoured that indicators are recommended to be used when planning to turn, this is complete crap, and WILL impair your excellent driving skills. Likewise, give way signs are there purely for other drivers to obey.
When practising driving with your feet on highways, it is recommended to stay in the rightmost lane at all times, regardless of whether you are actually travelling very fast. (this is of course quite a rare occurence, as a superb driver like yourself is easily capable of travelling at double the speed limit!)
Remember the most important rule of all, when you aren't driving your vehicle, park it in the most stupid dangerous position possible, keeping the engine running, and playing your techno music at full blast...any food/marlboros/san miguel consumed whilst stationary(or moving) can be disposed of by throwing it out of your window once you are finished with it.
(to be continued..)
This method only recommended for serious drivers, those with lots of experience and a great knowledge of road safety. It particularly applies to HK van and lorry drivers. Car drivers SHOULD NOT ATTEMPT THIS METHOD OF DRIVING..serious injury may result.
Firstly, you need a good vehicle, reccomended types are Toyota HiAce vans, or any other mini-van, Larger Box Luton vans, fish lorries, and general delivery trucks. (very experienced drivers may wish to attempt this in a bus, although it is not recommended)
Next you need to get your torso covered with dragon tattos, sorry...if you don't have tattoos, you're obviously a crap driver!
Concentration, and ultimately, driving ability will be enhanced by playing loud canto-techno music, covering the rear window of your vehicle with CD's, filling the space between the windscreen and the dashboard with empty marlboro packets, having "top racer street fuel" and other tacky performance enhancing stickers all over the car.
It has been rumoured that indicators are recommended to be used when planning to turn, this is complete crap, and WILL impair your excellent driving skills. Likewise, give way signs are there purely for other drivers to obey.
When practising driving with your feet on highways, it is recommended to stay in the rightmost lane at all times, regardless of whether you are actually travelling very fast. (this is of course quite a rare occurence, as a superb driver like yourself is easily capable of travelling at double the speed limit!)
Remember the most important rule of all, when you aren't driving your vehicle, park it in the most stupid dangerous position possible, keeping the engine running, and playing your techno music at full blast...any food/marlboros/san miguel consumed whilst stationary(or moving) can be disposed of by throwing it out of your window once you are finished with it.
(to be continued..)
Tuesday, July 06, 2004
not sure what to make of this
I was mentioned in backspace today!
does that mean this site is good or that it's so crap that it's worthy of a mention in the scmp?
(actually, I do look forward to reading neil's little rants in the weekly backspace...he's a nice chap really, I don't care what everyone else says about him!)
does that mean this site is good or that it's so crap that it's worthy of a mention in the scmp?
(actually, I do look forward to reading neil's little rants in the weekly backspace...he's a nice chap really, I don't care what everyone else says about him!)
Friday, July 02, 2004
oh yes, and another thing..
unfortunate headline situation in yesterdays SCMP...
a friend had their paper folded around cos they were reading middle-ish pages..
one side said "HK's women now outnumber men" (or something like that)
the other side said "democrats say size is not important!"
oh dear..
Seriously Crap Mainland Propaganda strikes again!
a friend had their paper folded around cos they were reading middle-ish pages..
one side said "HK's women now outnumber men" (or something like that)
the other side said "democrats say size is not important!"
oh dear..
Seriously Crap Mainland Propaganda strikes again!
how to do business in HK
dig a big tunnel under the harbour..
tempt new drivers to use it by charging a shit-load of money for the privilege..
when new drivers don't arrive, increase tunnel fees to offset the cost of running the tunnel against the low usage rate..
when even less drivers use it cos it's too bloody expensive, increase the toll yet again to $40 a pop!
fuckwits!
in other news, all airport bus routes are to travel through the eastern harbour tunnel from the beginning of next month, this is because the dickhead western tunnel operators can't understand the simple economic theory that if they make the tunnel affordable, people will start using it!
just when you thought HK was coming to it's senses by marching for democracy, we get a shining light of stupidity to help us all remember where we live.
tempt new drivers to use it by charging a shit-load of money for the privilege..
when new drivers don't arrive, increase tunnel fees to offset the cost of running the tunnel against the low usage rate..
when even less drivers use it cos it's too bloody expensive, increase the toll yet again to $40 a pop!
fuckwits!
in other news, all airport bus routes are to travel through the eastern harbour tunnel from the beginning of next month, this is because the dickhead western tunnel operators can't understand the simple economic theory that if they make the tunnel affordable, people will start using it!
just when you thought HK was coming to it's senses by marching for democracy, we get a shining light of stupidity to help us all remember where we live.
so we did it!
not only did we manage to far exceed the expectations of the government and even the pro democracy organisers, we stood around in the blistering heat on what has now been confirmed as the hottest day of the year so far, and the hottest july 1st for 66 years!
To all those who felt unwell during the march, get well soon...and to everyone who turned up for it, congratulations on making this a peaceful and successful event!
some time in the future, if we do manage to get universal suffrage in HK, we can stand up and say "we did that!" and feel proud of our efforts!
I'm going to do sod all today, just get over my sunburn and general fatigue.
(I don't think the 4 hours swilling beer in club 64 afterwards helped either!)
To all those who felt unwell during the march, get well soon...and to everyone who turned up for it, congratulations on making this a peaceful and successful event!
some time in the future, if we do manage to get universal suffrage in HK, we can stand up and say "we did that!" and feel proud of our efforts!
I'm going to do sod all today, just get over my sunburn and general fatigue.
(I don't think the 4 hours swilling beer in club 64 afterwards helped either!)
Thursday, July 01, 2004
July 1st
Congratulations to our wonderful government for successfully getting away with doing fuck-all for it's people for the past 7 years!
I'll be doing my bit and joining the march today...will you?
I'll be doing my bit and joining the march today...will you?
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