Archive for the ‘Hong Kong’ Category

Real estate in Hong Kong becoming cheaper?

Sunday, September 21st, 2008

Hong Kong is well know for the worldwide highest real estate prices. Buying just a small flat in a top location in a new building might cost You more than a million US dollars. However this might change and prices might go down. Caseway Bay buildings in Hong Kong Island are ...

Happy Valley Horse Racing

Thursday, September 18th, 2008

It's mid September here in Hong Kong and the Racing Horses are back in Happy Valley. During the summer months it is to hot for these elite horses to race because their sensitive bodies might get heat struck. Now the temperatures are more normal again and a new season of ...

CSL Broadband SIM chip is not Broadband at all

Thursday, September 11th, 2008

For many short time visitors to Hong Kong the cheap SIM chips of various mobile carriers are the best solution available. These SIM chips don't need any registration, just buy one and insert into Your mobile phone, there You go. Looking at their flashy offers these seem to be a ...

Beijing faces 10 year air quality record

Wednesday, August 20th, 2008

Beijing is well known for it's low air quality. The sun often has a yellow or red hue, sometimes isn't visible at all. During the last few days that has changed. Now Beijing's people can look up to the sky and see a decent blue. Rain during some of the ...

China’s space program

Saturday, August 2nd, 2008

Recently China has put more effort in building a independent space program. While not as huge as those from the USA and Russia, China has made substantial progress and might be major player in this field soon. With this article I want to give a quick overview about everything You ...

Collect all Hello Kitty Messengers in July

Wednesday, July 30th, 2008

Just today I recognized, there are new Hello Kitty Dolls for collection at MC Donalds Hong Kong with each menu. 2 weeks ago my coworkers and me agreed: Who goes to MC Donald first is a loser. This was fine with me.... until I saw the Hello Kitty. I just ...

10 days until Summer Olympics 2008 in Beijing

Tuesday, July 29th, 2008

All preparations are made, the tickets are sold, Olympic tourists slowly arrive in the big city. What will we see during these Olympics? After the Olympics it will be easy to make a review, but let's look into the future and make a preview instead. Here are my predictions: Blue sky ...

China - A Private Members Only Club

Saturday, July 26th, 2008

I want to begin this article with a short quote of myself: Maybe the Chinese just don’t want to tell anyone what’s going on inside the country. Just 3 days have passed since I wrote this (see here, last paragraph). Yesterday I watched the news and what happened? Tada, it happened again! ...

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