You know when you play a sport you hadn’t for a while, and having not warmed up or warmed down properly as your PE teacher told you to years ago, the next day certain of your muscles feel stiff and full of lactic acid? Well, yesterday I played badminton and as per usual, there is [...]
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I’ve enjoyed watching Jonathan Ross’s Japanorama on BBC Three over the last few series, and for those who don’t know, it explores the quirky characteristics of the Japanese, sometimes, one might say, too much. But it seems from my flatmate, Kevin’s time in Japan, that this showcase isn’t far off the truth. But whatever the [...]
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I may have stolen Guinness’s trademark, but fantastic news came through to me from the "Internet forest" today. Sanney Leung, the author of one of my favourite sites, Hong Kong Entertainment In Review, has relaunched a new website as he recovers and regathers his knowledge for all things entertainemnt in Hong Kong. So please, everyone, [...]
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Oh, I’m in an Odd Spot mood, ain’t I? But this is worth noting. The world’s tallest man, Bao Xishun, who came to fame when he rescued two dolphins who had swallowed plastic by using his long arms, and then later put up advertisements for a bride has got married. Guess this tactic might be [...]
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I’m not usually one who advertises on my blog, and certainly it would be unusual for me to shout out about any initiative by Microsoft, but where there is a good cause, and particularly when it involves my nominated charity, what reason do I have not to shout about it? Anyway, Microsoft’s Windows Live Messenger [...]
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