http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/ Fresh off the boat since 1998 en-us Copyright 2013 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:56:12 +0800 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/?v=3.36 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss I found a cool insect in the yard, but before I could get my camera out it took off. A... http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/lantern_bug/ http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/lantern_bug/ Thu, 23 May 2013 07:56:12 +0800 The world's local bank is living up to its slogan. HSBC, in its infinite wisdom, has unceremoniously dropped the 'Plus'... http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/one_way_our_way/ http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/one_way_our_way/ Thu, 16 May 2013 09:04:29 +0800 In the song Problem Bears, The Tragically Hip wrote:Do you hear that? Like dry leaves a-straggling Or a guard dog's... http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/problem_bears_pests/ http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/problem_bears_pests/ Mon, 13 May 2013 08:23:04 +0800 You've got to love Hong Kong. In 1984 a ladies clothing store opened and was named Veeko. Three years later... http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/and_klepto_is_right_out/ http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/and_klepto_is_right_out/ Sat, 11 May 2013 17:37:51 +0800 Try as it might the South China Morning Post couldn't get much of a rise from local Chinese over an... http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/tempest_in_a_teapot_/ http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/tempest_in_a_teapot_/ Sat, 04 May 2013 19:05:57 +0800 The big news in the Big Lychee is about a big duck: The headline in the South China Morning Post... http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/duck_and_cover/ http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/duck_and_cover/ Fri, 03 May 2013 09:00:42 +0800 This is a cool infographic depicting life inside the former Kowloon Walled City (九龍城寨): Click through the image or click... http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/city_of_anarchy/ http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/city_of_anarchy/ Thu, 02 May 2013 08:35:48 +0800 Hong Kong may not get tornados, but we do see some intense storms, typhoons notwithstanding. In the middle of the... http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/hissy_fit/ http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/05/hissy_fit/ Wed, 01 May 2013 08:44:32 +0800 Other than occasional news reports of police raids you never hear much about Hong Kong triads, but when they make... http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/04/making_a_splash/ http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/04/making_a_splash/ Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:59:58 +0800 As a big white guy I've suffered a lot over the years owing to being outsized in a place built... http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/04/the_hunchback_of_the_big_lychee/ http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/04/the_hunchback_of_the_big_lychee/ Wed, 17 Apr 2013 17:49:59 +0800 After more than 14 years in Hong Kong I'm starting to grow indifferent to institutions that do stupid things. I've... http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/04/your_moneys_no_good_here/ http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/04/your_moneys_no_good_here/ Thu, 11 Apr 2013 15:23:50 +0800 http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/04/old_kowloon/ http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/04/old_kowloon/ Sun, 07 Apr 2013 11:01:02 +0800 In Hong Kong, thanks to the lingering hangover of SARS, deadly contagion always makes front page news even when it's... http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/03/wash_first_wring_after/ http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/03/wash_first_wring_after/ Thu, 28 Mar 2013 09:44:17 +0800 This is a neat time-lapse photography video shot over the course of three years using 7,000 images. People ask me... http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/03/hong_kong_in_7000_pictures/ http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/03/hong_kong_in_7000_pictures/ Wed, 27 Mar 2013 08:16:16 +0800 Okay, now this is brilliant. The South China Morning Post, attempting to be investigative, has published a piece on what... http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/03/they_got_the_beat/ http://www.bigwhiteguy.com/archive/2013/03/they_got_the_beat/ Thu, 14 Mar 2013 09:01:16 +0800