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Nov 2019

• Hong Kong: The Revolution of Our Time

  15 Nov 2019 12:00am

  

  

  Not surprisingly, the online gaming community has been more supportive, appropriating Mei from Overwatch as a symbol of the protests. (Image source: reddit)

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  Hong Kong is on fire. For months now, protests and unrests, led mainly by university students, have wracked the city. Initially in response to a controversial China-backed extradition bill, it is also believed to be fueled by political and social inequality and interference by the Chinese government. As the months went on, the stakes have escalated in the wake of widespread anger at the way the police are brutally cracking down on protests.

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Mar 2009

• Sometimes You Just Go Where Your Feet Take You

  15 Mar 2009 8:11am

  It’s 8:30 pm on Friday. I step out of Maxim’s, a fastfood place near the office in Hong Kong. I flew in to HK the morning of the day before, and had given a presentation over a conference call on Thursday night. This was the only free time I had during the entire trip since I had to fly back the next morning. I decided to take a walk for maybe an hour or 30 minutes, to savor the cool night’s weather before going back to hot and humid Manila the next day.

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 15 Mar 2009 8:11am #Travels #hong kong
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Mar 2008

• Free Wi-fi @HK International Airport

  19 Mar 2008 6:22pm

  I’m blogging from an airport; I feel like such a seasoned traveler. Actually I’m writing this post just so that I can claim to post on the internet from airports.

  I am of course flying back to Manila after a short 3-day visit to Hong Kong. People always ask me where I plan to go while in HK, even though I always come here to work. It’s even worse this time, as I flew in Sunday evening, attending a three-day seminar until Wednesday, working during the evenings then flying back Thursday morning. Not much time to do anything really.

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 19 Mar 2008 6:22pm #Travels #hong kong
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Aug 2007

• Hong Kong Saga, Part Three

  4 Aug 2007 1:48am

  It’s a bit strange, but somehow Hong Kong is becoming a bit familiar to me by now. This is only my third time here of course, and I’ve spent less than five weeks here in total since 2004. Still I find that certain things like ordering at restaurants and riding the MTR have started to become a bit more “normal” for me. Originally when I was told that I would be staying in HK for two weeks, I was a bit depressed, as I didn’t really enjoy the prolonged stay last time.

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 4 Aug 2007 1:48am #Travels #hong kong
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Jan 2007

• The Food in Hong Kong

  10 Jan 2007 6:11am

  I’ve been meaning to write more about my time in Hong Kong. One of the many new things I experienced there was the food. People who’ve eaten out with me on a regular basis know that I’m quite the picky eater. In general, I dislike eating veggies and seafood (yeah, I’m an unhealthy carnivore). In Hong Kong, you cannot avoid vegetables and seafood; every meal comes with some form of green stuff or shrimp or whatnot.

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Dec 2006

• Hong Kong -- After Landing At The Airport

  18 Dec 2006 7:13am

  I remember looking for the signs that would tell me where to find the A11 bus that could take me to North Point. My instructions were to find the McDonald’s inside the airport and look for the exit nearby. Sure enough, the signs pointed me to the bus terminal. I bought a ticket, and as I arranged my luggage for easier carrying I didn’t notice that I had dropped the just-purchased ticket to the floor.

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 18 Dec 2006 7:13am #Travels #hong kong
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• Back from China

  16 Dec 2006 8:49pm

  Yeah I know, Hong Kong is technically a part of China, but my feet actually did manage to walk some non-Hong Kong Chinese territory. Too many stories accumulated in three weeks to tell in one post though, but to say the least I actually got to experience a bit more of Hong Kong this time, as opposed to the five-day almost-all-work schedule that I had last time. Unfortunately, I did not get to experience any kung-fu in the streets, although I did manage to get a picture with Jacky Chan.

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 16 Dec 2006 8:49pm #Travels #hong kong #china
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May 2004

• So I Went to HK

  12 May 2004 11:14am

  As I’ve mentioned before, I was sent to HK a couple of weeks back, for the rollout of a project I’ve been involved with for about a year and a half. I’m not sure if it’s right for me to be talking about the project here, so I won’t delve into any specifics. I will however, bore you all with stories from my first trip anywhere remotely far from home.

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  Posted by Roy Tang under post at 12 May 2004 11:14am #Travels #hong kong
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