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Armor Plating. We will coat the entirety of Hong
Kong in the same impenetrable psychic cocoon that
protects John Tsang from the knowledge that he is a
bumbling fool with remedial math skills.
Trench Warfare. The Stair Wars Missile Defense
System will spread Hong Kongs senior ofcials
around our complex web of yovers, crosswalks
and narrow pavements. Any Hongkonger who has
navigated Central during lunch hour is well equipped
for this kind of guerilla tactic.
War Dolphins. Weve been coddling those pink
suckers for years. Its time to train them up, stick
freaking laser beams to their foreheads, and deploy
them at our enemies. So long, bad guys. Eat hot
dolphin justice!
Start a Mandatory Draft. Like Singapore, we can
turn our nerdy ofce-bound high schoolers into an
imaginary elite ghting force.
Kung Fu. Every household will be forced to board
one well-fed Donnie Yen.
Welcome the Invaders. Since this is Hong Kong,
the land of running dog colonialist splittist scum,
we can probably just welcome whoever.
So, US navy, you want to mount laser weaponry on
your ships? Good luck penetrating Chinas disgusting
smog! That was the triumphant (if a tad misguided)
rejoinder from Rear Admiral Zhang Zhaozhong of the
PLA Navy last week. It got us to thinking: if Hong Kong
were attacked by hostile forces, how could we harness
our pre-existing resources to mount a defense?
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INBOX
Mr. Know-It-Alls
Guide to Life
Our favorite smart aleck
answers life
s quandaries
Dear Mr. Know-It-All,
I was walking along Queens Road the other day when I saw one of those
signs marking the original shoreline of Hong Kong. Thats crazy! How did
it come about? The Reclaimers
These days it seems like the shoreline is
as uid as the sea its replacing. But you
know, The Reclaimers, people have been
reclaiming land in Hong Kong for as long
as theyve lived here. In the early Western
Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 9) beaches in
Tuen Mun, Lantau and Kowloon were
lled in by their indigenous residents,
and turned into salt eldsHong Kongs
oldest industry. The last salt plantation,
in Tai O, only shut down in the 1950s. But
its not just salt. in the 1720s and 30s, a
sizeable Hakka population moved to Hong
Kong. Winding up in the less fertile areas
of Sai Kung and Tsuen Wan, they began
reclaiming the sea to create farmland.
But of course, its not until after
1841 that reclamation really took off. The
shoreline, as you know, originally ran just
north of Queens Road CentralHong
Kongs rst road. But as the trading houses
and Hongs lining the coasts expanded,
they reclaimed parcels of land from the
sea as and when needed: an easy way of
nding more space without having to pay
more rent. Sounds familiar, doesnt it?
This haphazard reclamation system
continued for 25 years or so, until the
government decided to get involved. Praya
West, now Des Voeux Road West, was
the rst to be completed in 1873 (then-
governor John Bowring wanted to start in
Central, but traders protested that it
would mess with their business).
The major reclamation push on the
island came from businessman Sir Paul
Chater, and James Johnstone Keswick,
the Taipan of Jardines. In 1889 the pair
formed a new company and pushed the
government into building a new praya
along the harbornow Chater Road
and in doing so reclaimed some 2.8 million
square feet of land for their use. Their
company was called Hongkong Land, and
it now owns 5 million square feet of space
in Central. It just goes to show: always
plan for the future.
Nowadays, of course, its full-speed-
ahead. The new townsSha Tin, Kwun
Tong, Tai Po and moreare all built on
reclaimed land. The Central and Wan Chai
Reclamation project remolds our shoreline
once again. Our harbor is ever-narrowing
as island and mainland creep together.
Just think: the building you work in was
probably ocean 100 years ago. Chances
are you sleep suspended 30 meters in
the sky, hovering over what should by
all rights be the sea. Implausible, yes:
but this is the most implausible of cities.
Private Eye
Mr. Know-It-All answers your questions and quells your urban concerns.
Send queries, troubles or problems to mrkia@hkmagmedia.com.
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Bananas for Joe
Readers commemorate the closing of
Wan Chai staple Joe Bananas, after we
reported its demise on Facebook last week.
I joined in November 86
and we spent many an
evening there. I remember
the management and staff
did not always get on well
and one night they were wearing shirts
that read The beatings will continue until
the morale of the staff improves. Legend.
Richard Watton
So many great memories from the late
80s/early 90s! Made friends for life!
Charlotte Charlie Grimlund
I was not very impressed when
management insisted I wore bunny
ears! Would love to see the photo though.
Apparently one of me in those ears stayed
on their photo board for years...
Tish Hayward Nee ORorke
Just remembering snogging a senior
member of Longmans UK in a very
unsuitable cheongsam... him, not me,
in the cheongsam.
Clare Katrina Alexander
Fave memory is when the mens loo door
fell off!!! Many of us girls hung around at the
end of the bar laughing ourselves silly. Took
management ages to x the door. Classic.
Sandra Robertson
How many cocktails were invented in that
place? A Castaway without the shit if I
recall correctly, plus many many more
I also recall 2 for 1 B52 sessions...
Steve Robertson
Finally
Jay Kool
Via Facebook
Love Slave
One reader sings high praises for the
Hong Kong Arts Festivals production of
Mies Julie about a repressed South
African aristocrats affair with his servant.
Disturbing this may be, but brilliant drama
it denitely is. The stage is set for a hot
sweltering night in the Karoo region of
South Africa. If you havent had the chance
to, you wont regret this as the actors
spark with each other. Love, power, lust,
resignation, hope, fear, tragedy are all
there. Brilliant.
Chris Durbin
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Friday 2/28
Diva-Nation
Cantopop legend Paula Tsui Siu-fung is one
of the most inuential singers in the Chinese-
speaking world. After four decades in the biz,
the 65-year-young songstress is still going
strong: catch her live this weekend.
Feb 28-Mar 1, 8:15-11:15pm. Hong Kong
Coliseum, 9 Cheong Wan Rd., Hung Hom.
$200-680 from www.urbtix.hk.
Saturday 3/1
Te Great Beefcake-Of
The Ultimate Fighting Championship
returns to the Cotai Arena. Hong Kongs
own Alberto Mina will be up against Zak
Cummings of the US, among other ghts.
6pm. Cotai Arena, The Venetian, Estrada
da Baa de N. Senhora da Esperana,
Taipa, Macau, (+853) 2882-8888. $280-
4,680 from www.cotaiticketing.com.
Cinema Gaga
Film buffs, gear up. The 38th
HK International Film Festival
returns in March, bringing Hong Kong
a celebration of local and overseas
lm talents with over 280 titles from
more than 50 different countries.
Mar 23-Apr 7. Early bird
tickets on sale Mar 1; visit
www.hkiff.org.hk for details.
COMING UP
MON SAT
Tuesday 3/4
Feng Shoe
Hardcore traditionalists cant buy shoes until
a month after CNY, since the Canto word for
shoe sounds like a sigh. Sambag is marking
the end of the shoe ban with this event,
featuring feng shui master John Choi.
Feng shui and shoesthe perfect combo.
5-8pm. Sambag, 6 Po Yan St., Sheung
Wan. RSVP to sambag@genavieve.co.
Wednesday 3/5
Tis is Spa-rty
MiraSpa has just launched new packages
that are perfect for a spot of pampering.
We like the No Heels Allowed dealthink
mani-pedis, high tea and bubbles, with six
passes to the gym and pool. Girls Day Out!
MiraSpa, Basement 3, The Mira, 118
Nathan Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 2368-1111.
$2,888-6,888 per party of six.
Thursday 3/6
Top of the World
Ever wondered what its like to reach the
top of Everestthe willpower you need? The
tragedy you might endure? In On the Roof
of the World, Hong Kong-based climber
Paul Niel talks about reaching the summit,
as well as tourisms impact on the region.
6:30-8pm. Asia Society, 9 Justice Drive,
Admiralty. $250 from asiasociety.org.
WED
Sunday 3/2
Know Your Lace
At Posies on the Fringe, local artist
Winnie Chan showcases her hyperrealistic
lace paintings which use layered oil
paints to painstakingly build up lace
textures on canvas.
Through Mar 17. Boom Gallery and Caf,
51 Sai St., Sheung Wan.
Monday 3/3
Oscars at the Mandarin
Watching the Oscars on your laptop isnt
exactly glamorous. The Mandarin Oriental
is hosting Live from the Oscars, where
you can catch a live broadcast of the 86th
Academy Awards alongside a free-ow
champagne brunch.
9:30am-2pm. M Bar, 25/F, The Mandarin
Oriental, 5 Connaught Rd. Central,
2825-4002. $658 per person.
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Edited by Yannie Chan
yannie.chan@hkmagmedia.com
Twitter: @yanniecsy
What is Li Wei-ling? Why do we have to use
Legcos special powers for this little bug?
Wong Ting-kwong, a functional constituency legislator representing
the import and export industry, expresses his outrage towards the
proposal to use Legcos special powers to investigate the sacking
of Commercial Radio host Li Wei-ling, an act seen as an attack on
press freedom. Wong is one of the least recognized lawmakers,
according to HKUs legislative councilor ratings: hes best known
for sleeping through Legco sessions.
Mon 17
Call of Duty Pro-Beijing groups the Defend Hong Kong Campaign and the Voice of Loving Hong
Kong hold separate rallies on Canton Road to voice their disapproval for anti-mainland protesters,
whom they call national traitors. Bystanders notice that the groups have hung their Hong Kong
ags upside down.
Tue 18
Photo Flop During a photo-taking session, an
amateur photographer called Canon nds a
100-year-old Grade 1 listed building in Mau
Wu Shan in Sai Kung has been severely
vandalized. Stone bricks were ripped from the
wall and arranged into a barbecue pit, and
coal and food are strewn on the ground. He
calls the police, who refuse to take the case.
Fri 21
What a Meth Two bags of crystal meth
are found in separate police vehicles in
Cheung Sha Wan police station. The regional
crime unit immediately takes over the case,
blocking off the area for investigation. They
talk to dozens of police ofcers and search
their lockers. The police believe that either
a police ofcer forgot about the conscated
drugs, or a suspect hid the drugs in the car.
Thurs 20
Fools and Madmen Three 28-year-old hikers
show signs of hypothermia after a night
of camping on Sunset Peak in Lantau. The
temperature drops to 7C when they reach
780 meters above sea level, and they pick
a campsite at random to bed down for the
night, but the strong wind breaks their
camp. The hikers hug each other to stay
warm. At daybreak, they realize they have
camped right at the top of a cliff. After
being rescued, the three agree that next
time theyll just go out for dinner.
Wed 19
Eggciting Deal Hong Kong tycoon Li Ka-shings private investment rm invests $180 million
in American startup Hampton Creek, which produces egg-free foods such as mayo, cookie dough,
and fake eggs. The owner of Hampton Creek ies to Hong Kong to meet Li, and the companys
Facebook page says that during the meeting, Li himself cooked the worlds rst egg made from a
plant. How does the tycoon like his eggs? Scrambled.
Government Condemns
Anti-Mainlander Protests
February 16ths anti-mainlander protest on Canton Road has irritated the government and
Beijing alike. Around 100 participants hurled insults at mainland Chinese tourists
and called them locusts, while apologizing to tourists from other countries for the
inconvenience. Five senior ofcials, including Carrie Lam and CY Leung, have condemned
the protest. In retaliation, Equality Commissioner York Chow wants to extend hate speech
legislation to cover people within the same ethnic group. Michael Tien suggested that
the city is being overwhelmed and wants to propose a quota for tourists from across the
border. Ofcial Chinese newspaper The Global Times called his idea selsh and said that
mainland tourists are big gifts from Beijing to Hong Kong.
Our take: Getting a mob of vigilantes to storm the streets and hurl insults at innocent
tourists? Great way to solve all our problems.
Whos the Boss of the PLA?
Despite having received more than 19,000 objections, the Town Planning Board has approved
the rezoning of part of the Central Waterfront for military use. Its unclear who will
be enforcing the law within the military base: one of the most contentious areas of the
rezoning proposal. Police commissioner Andy Tsang didnt clear things up, saying the local
police had the authority and responsibility to assist the garrison. The 1994 Sino-
British Defence Land Agreement states that a military dock should be set up on the new
waterfront, but says nothing about altering land zoning from recreational to military.
Our take: This is looking like Hong Kongs own big gift to Beijing
Illegal Dumping Destroys 600-year-old Grave
Sun Hung Kai Properties has been dumping construction materials in a Kam Tin site
bordering Lam Tsuen Country Park, according to a Next Magazine investigation. A 2012 Lands
Department photo shows that the area, which now looks like a landll, used to feature
ponds and a patch of wetland. The illegal dumping has also destroyed the feng shui
setup of a 600-year-old Ming Dynasty grave, which is known for resembling a turtle
walking on a lotus leaf. SHK admitted its actions and agreed to cease dumping immediately.
Our take: Dumping waste on graves is how you get haunted buildings, you know.
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Killer Views Close to 100 false killer
whales are spotted near the Kwai Tsing
Container Terminals, swimming alongside
cargo ships. The mammals are rarely seen
in Hong Kong waters, and usually reside
in deeper seas. The Hong Kong Dolphin
Conservation Society believes they
mistakenly entered the citys waters
while hunting nearby.
Sun 16
Monkey Business At the annual
Standard Chartered Marathon, a
runner dressed as the Monkey King
Sun Wukong accidentally strikes
another runners head with his staff,
drawing blood. The Monkey King
costume cost its owner $10,000 and
half a year to assemble.
Illustrations: Cecilia Cheng
Chip Tsao is a best-selling author, columnist
and a former producer for the BBC. His columns
have also appeared in Apple Daily, Next Magazine
and CUP Magazine, among others.
POLITICALLY INCORRECT
with Chip Tsao
A Star Is Born
The branch manager of the Chow Sang
Sang jewelry store who ordered his shop
to close during an anti-locust street
demonstration on Canton Road last
week is a hero.
He made the brave decision in
the midst of absolute pandemonium,
as angry anti-China protestors clashed
with pro-CY Leung demonstrators (who
are allegedly on the part-time payroll
of some patriotic political groups).
Policemen were verbally abused, and a
few scared mainland Chinese shoppers
rushed into Chow Sang Sang for refuge.
The manager found himself stranded in a
critical situation, and he decided to clear
his shop and slam the steel gate to shut
out the street war.
The split-second crisis-management
decision must have been a difcult one
for the manager to make. He had to reach
a judgment that was as pivotal as when
General Eisenhower chose Normandy as
the spot to launch D-Day. Consider the
managers choices. Ordering the shop
closed for business during the chaos
carried multiple risks. He had to gamble
on the likelihood of a street brawl turning
into an anti-China riot, despite the heavily
deployed policemen. Protestors and
bystanders could turn into a mob and
loot the series of Prada, Chanel, and
Ferragamo shops on Canton Road, with
their eyes on the CSS next. That tiny
hot strip of shopping in TST could have
descended into a mini Ukraine or Beirut,
leaving his shop in ruins with smashed
windows, emptied shelves or even the
entire structure burned to ash.
On the other hand, police efciency
might have prevailed, in which case
protestors from both sides might have
gotten tired after a few rounds of
swearing at each other, and dispersed
peacefully into a Caf de Coral for a bowl
of char siu rice. In that case, the CSS
manager couldve faced pressure the
next morning from his boss, demanding
an explanation for why he had made a
fuss and shuttered the shop for the day,
causing the loss of a few million dollars
worth of business.
Especially because branches of
other luxury shops stayed calm and
conducted their business as usual,
closing the shop could have also been
seen as an act of cowardice, and a clear
demonstration of a lack of condence in
the professional capability of Hong Kong
police. The branch manager mightve
been summoned to appear in front of
the Chow Sang Sang board of directors
for an interrogation. He would have had
to convince the chairman that his was
the best decision to make given the
intelligence he had at the time, and there
was simply no room to seek approval
from his immediate superior in the
hierarchy of administrative powers.
Tens of thousands of live chickens
are immediately killed in the name of
public health following the vaguest hints
of suspicion about a possible H5N1
infection. Hong Kong is in short supply of
this caliber of leadership. A future Chief
Executive of Hong Kong might just have
been born on the battleeld of Canton
Road that fateful Sunday.
UPFRONT
Street Talk HongKabulary
HK Magazine: What makes MMA special?
Alberto Mina: Before MMA, ghting came
in one form, such as Jiu-jitsu or karate. But
with MMA, its no longer about how good
you are at boxing or striking, but how good
you are at mixing things up. My background
is in judo and Jiu-jitsu, and Im better at oor
ghting, so I use boxing or wrestling skills to
take the opponent down to the ground rst.
HK: MMA is seen as a violent sport,
cage ghting. Do you agree?
AM: For me, its just like any kind of sport;
its about focus and concentration. In the
ring, I know my opponent wants to punch
me, and that I need to use my skills to
avoid the hit and launch a counterattack. In
football, if someone comes behind me and
crushes my leg, thats violence. But with
MMA, its two professional, well-prepared
guys in a cage. I dont see that as violence.
HK: Whats a real ght like, then?
AM: Its a sport, but its also entertainment:
we have people whove paid for a ticket to
watch an interesting ght. There are people
who go too deep into making it a show and
use too many fancy moves. Others just care
about results and become boring ghters.
I think I have found a balance. My ghting
style is clean, efcient and clever. I know
that throwing 10 punches in a row will
exhaust me, even though its entertaining.
I polish the movements, make two or three
punches and thats it. The people who really
understand the game want to see how that
guy will block. Its like body chess.
HK: Has your training changed you?
AM: The biggest gift martial arts has given to
me is control. Other than having incredible
skills, its also important to choose the right
moment to use them. For example, if youre
driving in Hong Kong and someone cuts in
front of you, you might ght or argue with
the person, because hes wrong and youre
right. But martial arts taught me that I dont
have to prove myself to anyone. If youre
using martial arts the way it should be used,
you will be calmer and more balanced.
HK: On a scale of 1-10, how much does
getting punched in the face suck?
AM: It cannot be more than ve, or else
youre losing control. In ght language, we
call it the ability to eat punches. Some
people are amazing strikers, but when
theyre hit, they react to the pain and close
their eyes: thats how you lose control.
After taking a punch, we have to be able
to continue and not go after our opponent.
HK: How do you recover from a hit?
AM: You never show the opponent youre
in pain, and you have to pretend youre
OK even if your head is spinning. You have
to keep in mind that the biggest damage
comes after: the second punch after the
rst. Step back, breathe and keep a distance.
HK: How do people react when you
tell them youre a ghter?
AM: They dont believe it. They think Im
joking. Ive been facing this my whole life,
because I dont t into the stereotypes
people have about ghters: shaved heads,
big traps, a mean face and cauliower ears.
HK: Whats MMA culture like here?
AM: Ive taught MMA in 25 countries, and
Im surprised by how popular it has become
in Hong Kong, especially among girls. My
gym sometimes has up to 10 girls training.
Hong Kong women ghters are very tough.
HK: How long does it take to train
from beginner level to ght-ready?
AM: We have a girl here [at Epic MMA] who
went from zero to amateur level in three
months. The amateur level only differs in
that they wear protective gear. But shes
really committed. For a male ghter, your
physique counts a lot. In order to be a well-
rounded ghter, I dont believe anyone can
jump into the ring in less than a year.
HK: Will you win your ght on Saturday?
AM: I will.
See Mina in action at the the UFC Fight
Night in Macau on Mar 1. Tickets from
$280 at www.cotaiticketing.com.
Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) has a rep for being violent. But for
Alberto Mina, Hong Kongs representative at the UFC Fight
Night in Macau this weekend, its a professional sport. He tells
Yannie Chan about getting punched in the face, entertaining
the crowd and how ghting has made him zen.
Window Dressing
(wndo drs), n.
Hanging ones undergarments out of the window to dry,
much to the delight of nearby perverts.
Youve got to come over. My new neighbor has got the best window dressing.
HONG KONG People dress warmly as temperatures drop across the SAR.
(David Wong/SCMP)
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DENOUNCE PUFFY JACKETS MOVEMENT GAINS MOMENTUM
Fast Facts
Facebought
Non-commercial alternatives to Whatsapp.
Hipster Creature Revulsed by Non-Ironic Handbag

Smiling with your actual face instead of an emoticon.

Brief-lived vow of silence.

ICQ, cause no one uses it any more.

Writing a sad poem in your journal.

Showing people your penis instead of just
sending them a photo.
, www.haddy.com.hk,
Beauty and the Least
This town is full of spas, salons, manis and massages. We track down the
best of beauty, no matter your budget. By (the extremely relaxed) HK Staff
The Deal: The signature Imperial Jade
Ritual (from $2,250) at the Mandarin
Oriental Spa, a two-hour mix of body
scrubs, masks and massages.
The Experience: From the moment you
alight from the elevator at the Mandarin
Spa, youre hit with relaxing scents and a
sweeping harbor view. The service is just as
good as the rst impressionyoure guided
down low-lit, woody hallways into a spacious
changing room complete with a foot-massage
bath, steam room, salt scrub station and a
choice of scented showersyes, the showers
themselves are scented. Be sure to get there
early, so you can take full advantage. Then
get ready for some serious pampering: the
treatment includes a Chinese acupressure-
style massage, a sesame and ground rice body
scrub, and a green tea and algae body mask
to eliminate toxins. While youre wrapped in
algae, the expert masseuse applies a ginseng
face mask and massages your face using cool
jade rollers. After a steamy shower to rinse off,
youll nish with a rich, rose lotion.
The Verdict: From the heated spa bed to the
enchanting music, every detail seems to be
thought out: making it very, very hard to leave.
24/F, Mandarin Oriental,
5 Connaught Rd. Central, 2825-4888,
www.mandarinoriental.com.
Massage: Te Works
An Expert Makeover
The Deal: A 30-minute day makeup session
at Flawless, $350.
The Experience: Its a treat to visit Flawless.
The spa/salon is spacious, airy and decked out
with a large terrace, and its Central location
makes it ideal for a midday pampering break. A
session starts off with a consultation about your
skin type and what look youre going for. Your
makeup artist will talk you through the products
and brushes theyre using, and the techniques
they use. This is worth the price alone, as you
learn tricks of the trade straight from a pro.
Youll really notice the difference afterwards
for one, the makeup stays awless all day!
The Verdict: Calming, relaxing and
educational all in one.
4/F, Sea Bird House, 22-28 Wyndham St.,
Central, 2869-5868, www.awless.hk.com.
DIY Makeup
The Deal: Doing your face before
you leave the house.
The Experience: Every lady has her
own beauty routinewere not going
to tell you what to do. But it shouldnt
really take more than 15 minutes,
unless youre Kim Kardashian. In which
case: can we meet Kanye? In search of
free makeup tutorials? Try Lisa Eldridge
(tiny.cc/hk-lisae) or the Hong Kong-based
Bubzbeauty (bubzbeauty.com).
The Verdict: A quick and easy solution
to looking good.
Your bathroom.
Mandarin? This is spa!
Low Cost,
High Pressure
The Deal: The 50-minute full-body Chinese
acupressure points massage ($218) from
Haddy Make-Up Faces. Get a shoulder
and neck massage for $138.
The Experience: Despite its unusual name,
this upstairs shop near L Place in Central offers
killer and no-fuss massages. Our masseuse,
Ah Wing, quickly identies our sore spots and
customizes her routine to suit us. She works
on the lower back the longest, where, she says,
we have the stiffest acupressure points. Not
your standard body massage, the treatment
is mainly about applying rm pressure to
specic points for three to 10 seconds. Its
slightly painfulbut our backs havent felt so
relaxed in an age. The ladies dont speak a lot
of English, but enough to understand when you
want a stronger or lighter touch.
The Verdict: Affordable, clean and effective,
Haddy Make-Up Faces hits all the right spots.
Shop 15B, 15/F, Siu Ying Commercial
Building, 151-155 Queens Rd. Central,
2736-5168, www.haddy.com.hk. Call ahead.
Prepare to be pressed
This gals got it jade
Urbane greenery
Flawed face? Not for much longer
Luxury Foot Care
The Deal: The 80-minute sexy spa pedicure
($450) at Sense of Touch, which includes a
foot massage, a pedicure, foot scrub and a
parafn wax treatment. A simple half-an-hour
foot massage starts at $250.
The Experience: The treatment begins with
a footbath infused with Italian mandarin oil.
Our feet are rst layered with luxurious oils
and creams, after which our spa therapist Arati
performs a faultless cuticle clean-up. Next up:
a relaxing and hypnotic foot massage, which
begins with steady strokes on the calves and
ends with stronger motions on the sole. Though
on the milder side, its effective and soothing.
A parafn wax treatment smoothes the skin
and relaxes the muscles. All thats left is picking
a nail polish, and leaving with perfect toes.
The Verdict: A quality foot massage and
professional pedicure makes this two-in-one
treatment pretty good value.
Various locations including 1-5/F,
52 DAguilar St., Central, 2526-6918,
www.senseoftouch.com.hk.
The Deal: A 45-minute foot massage
at Halite, $128
The Experience: Sometimes, all you want
to do during your lunch break is sit in the dark
for an hour and get your feet rubbed. And
when you feel the urge as often as we do,
those $200-plus foot massages really start to
add up. Venture into the dimly lit subterranean
cavern of Halite and youll nd the best-value
foot massage in Hong Kongwell, at least
before venturing into wait-hold-up-am-I-
in-a-brothel territory. The menu says your
treatment lasts for 45 minutes, but actually its
more like 50, as you get a hot foot soak and a
salt scrub thrown in with the price. From there,
the therapists knead and stretch your feet into
submission. Sure, the dim lighting is most likely
intended to mask a multitude of dcor sins,
and the chairs arent as deep and plush as
some, but the therapists are as good as any.
The Verdict: At this price, you can treat
yourself every week.
Basement, CNT Commercial Building,
302 Queens Rd. Central, Sheung Wan,
2808-0028. Other locations in Western and
Causeway Bay, www.halitehk.com.
Foot Massage on a Budget
I sense you are touching my feet
Sense of Touchs sparty room
Does sauv blanc
mean skin whitening? The grape escape
Or roll down LKF instead
A Wine-Driven
Night Out
The Deal: Drinking a bottle of wine, $50-500.
The Experience: We meet a friend whos
fresh from a bad breakup to help her
commiserate her newfound singledom.
We share a bottle of wine. Then another.
Then the bar is getting spinny. Weve
heard much about the antioxidant effects
of a nightly glass of red, but were starting
to wonder if all those health benets have
been cancelled out by sheer quantity. Is it
that were loudly complaining about how all
men are bastards? Is it that weve just
ordered jello syringe shooters en route
to the Hong Kong Brew House for free
vodka? Who could possibly say? One thing
we notice is that people are much more
attractive than they were earlier, although
were not convinced all that wine drinking
has improved our own complexions.
The Verdict: Despite feeling like Xena:
Warrior Princesses the night before, we wake
up feeling like Medusa. There are better ways
to reap the benets of the vine.
All over LKF, at your peril.
A Wine-Inspired
Facial
The Deal: A 50-minute Vinoperfect
Radiance facial ($780) at Caudalie Spa.
The Experience: This newly opened spa
is French skincare brand Caudalies first
standalone shop in Asia. Originally born out
of a family vineyard, the Bordeaux-based
label uses the antioxidant power of grapes
to treat your skin. The Vinoperfect Radiance
facial primarily uses two products: the
gentle Enzymatic Peel Mask, which is made
with fruit enzymes to exfoliate and renew
the skin, and the best-selling Vinoperfect
Radiance Serum, which evens skin tone
and brightens dull complexions. Combine
these products with a hot and cold stone
facial massage, a relaxing face, dcolletage
and arm massage, and a deliciously cozy
treatment table, and you have a recipe
for serious relaxation. The bonus eyebrow
shaping was a nice touchsaves us from
having to do it later.
The Verdict: All the goodness of wine
without a horric hangover? Done and done.
3 Gough St., Central, 2319-1006,
www.caudalie.com.
Caudalies mani-pedi lounge
The Deal: A manicure at The Nail Library
(from $270), with nail art ($20 per nger).
The Experience: For a professional
manicure in a beautiful, spacious loft
environment, $270 seems pretty worth it.
Youll start by perusing the shelves of different
nail polishesits called The Nail Library
for a reasonwhich includes dangerous-
chemical-free 5-free polishes. The manager,
Si Wong, will recommend colors based on your
style, skin tone and the seasons trends. The
manicure itself is standard procedure, done to
the nest detailno cuticle nicks here. Then
youre given a moisturizing oil scrub, and your
hands are lightly massaged and exfoliated.
Go for the nail art, as the technicians here are
incredibly talented and can draw pretty much
anythingbring a reference photo if you really
want to challenge them. Depending on how
rough you are with your hands, its sad to see
your little digit masterpieces chip away before
the week is over, so you might be better off
with the longer-lasting gel polish rather than
the regular stuff.
The Verdict: Professional and talented nail
artists who are up on the latest trends.
6 Po Hing Fong, Sheung Wan,
2803-2290, tiny.cc/hk-naillibrary.
Nailing Your Colors
Nail the Look
The Deal: Cheap-and-cheerful nail salon
Nail 88 offers manicures for $48, pedicures for
$98 and a full set of soft gel nails for $188.
The Experience: You dont come to Nail 88
for the ambience or the somewhat grumpy
dispositions of the nail techs. You come
because you need a good, cheap and speedy
mani. The manicure was done and dried within
30 minutes and the pedicure was brusque but
thorough. But the big surprise came when we
asked for soft gel. We were handed a huge
selection of color choicesthe most weve
ever seen, and all of which were awesome.
We went for a striking peacock blue and they
went to town on our mangled, dried-out nail
buds. After 30-40 minutes, we were shocked
to see our ngers looking healthy with a lick of
bright blue. How and when did that happen?
The Verdict: If youre looking for affordable,
fuss-free nails, this is your spot. Best deal in
town? Could beas long as you dont mind
setting customer service aside.
Shop G24-25, Welland Building,
368 Queens Rd. Central, Sheung Wan,
2851-6711, www.nail88.com.hk.
The purdy Nail Library
All hands on deck
Naiiillled it
Color your cuticles
Something for the weekend?
Cut-throat Wet Shave
The Deal: The two-hour Day of Groom
package at Gentlemens Tonicwet shave,
hand treatment, and a neck, back and shoulder
massage ($1,300). Wet shaves start at $375.
The Experience: Gentlemens Tonic is all
about clean lines and old-school barbering.
Haircuts and shaves take place in private
rooms occupied by a single, beautiful barbers
chair. You start with a manly manicure, followed
by a powerful and spot-on back massage. Then
its on to the shave: the face is prepped with
cleanser, pre-shave oil and a hot towel, before
application of shaving cream with a badger-hair
brush. We chat happily to head barber Kem
Mehmet, who evangelizes about introducing
the old-school barbershop vibe to Hong Kong
but we stop talking when he gets the straight-
edge razor out. After a seamless shave, its
a freezing cold towel to close the pores and
then balm to moisturize the skin. One note:
a straight-edged shave is better for those with
less-sensitive skin. If prone to skin irritation,
then regard this as an occasional treat.
The Verdict: Smooth and soothingwith an
edge. And given the range of services you get,
its not a bad deal either.
Shop B47-48, The Landmark,
15 Queens Rd. Central, 2525-2455,
www.gentlemenstonic.com.
Quick n Easy Haircut
The Deal: Haircuts at hidden gem Salon Red
start at $99. We went for a senior stylist ($200).
The Experience: We walked in sans
appointment on a busy Saturday: rather than
turning us away, the friendly staff found us a
seat and politely asked us to wait. We were
quickly consulted by a cheerful hairdresser who
didnt speak a lot of English, but measured with
her ngers to show how much she planned
to hack off. She cut condently and efciently,
stopping every few minutes to make sure we
were still on board. Another 10 minutes and the
mop was gone. No more than 20 minutes total:
we were in, out and totally pumped about the
new do.
The Verdict: A cheap hair salon thats
professional, fashionable and fast as hell?
See ya, $700 two-hour trims.
1-2/F, Block C&D, Wing Lok House,
1 Lock Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 3188-5668,
www.salonredhair.com.
Mens Corner
Guys: dont feel so left out. Theres hope for you yet.
Keeping it manly at Gentlemens Tonic Up for the snip at Red (Hair: models own)
This would be a bad time to make
any sudden movements
Beauty Fails
Sometimes, you get
what you pay for.
Our readers tell all.
A friend of mine went for a Brazilian
wax in Beijing and they used OLD
NEWSPAPERS as waxing strips. She
left halfway and cycled home with
newspaper stuck to her groin.
I really wanted to have movie-star
lashes, so I bought a Groupon to
a Mong Kok salon that would add
extensions six times for only $98!
What could go wrong? After the rst
application, the technician advised me
to stay out of salt water (but I have a
junk this weekend!), avoid hot water
(too bad, I need to shower) and never,
EVER use mascara (but wouldnt it
make my eyes look extra good?). After
forgoing all of her advice, my extra long
eyelashes were cemented together
like a tarantulas legs. I had to go back
to have them removed. I didnt end up
using my remaining ve visits.
A close friend decided to try self-
tanning a few days before our senior
prom. She wanted to look her best. The
extremely fair-skinned blonde chose
the wrong color, or perhaps left it on
too long, because the next time I saw
her she was as orange as a pumpkin.
She tried to deny fake tanning, went
home and attempted to scrub off the
Snooki-esque orange. Unfortunately
the poor girl had to show up to the
formal with patchy skin: some white,
some orange and some red from all
the scrubbing.
My uncle is a hairdresser and he used
to practice on my family. One day my
dad came home with a PERM. Like, a
row of waves on a 1920s apper. But
on a man. In the 90s. It was horrible.
My mom didnt speak to him until it
grew out.
When I was at school, I was reading
a teenage magazine that used all-
white makeupeyeliner, eyeshadow
and frosted white lipgloss. It looked
awesome in the shoot, so I replicated
it myself. I must have looked like the
White Witch of Narnia (or possibly a
corpse), but I thought I was THE BOMB.
Organic Spray Tan
The Deal: Expert spray-tanner Tina Gilbert
offers organic spray tans from Aussie brand Eco
Tan, available in the comfort of your own home
starting at $600. She also offers the service on
Wednesdays at Glow with Ceri Silk for $680.
A spray session lasts approximately an hour.
The Experience: An organic spray tan is
different to a regular one: its less harsh on your
skin, and the tan develops much better. Eco Tans
spray tans are colored with cacao powder, which
gives your tan a delicious chocolate aroma.
Youre placed wearing very little inside a stand-
up tent: youll nd yourself in weird positions,
with your arms stify in the air; or bending over
so that smile lines below your buttocks can be
sprayed, too. The nice thing about being sprayed
by a pro is that easy-to-miss parts such as the
back of your arms, elbows and thighs, will be
taken care of. If youre not being tanned at home,
bring some loose clothing and ip ops to wear
afterwards: the tan takes longer to set than a
standard chemical tan. Ideally, you should wait
six to eight hours before showering.
The Verdict: Whether you have a big do
coming up or just want a winter glow, an
organic spray tan is ideal. Youll look and feel
great afterwards, without the risk of damaging
your skin.
9/F, Parker House, 72 Queens Rd. Central,
2525-5198, www.squeezu.hk.
The Deal: Carry out a spot of sunless
tanning at home, using self-tan products.
The Experience: Self-tanning has a bad
rep: its associated with blotchy orange skin.
There are three cardinal rules to self-tanning:
1) You must exfoliate beforehand, which
ensures that dead skin cells wont stick
around to cause a blotchy, uneven color; 2)
Remember to wash your hands afterwards,
so they dont go orange as well; and 3)
Leave at least 12 hours between shaving
and tanning, so your skin doesnt become
irritated. Theres a variety of self-tans on
the market to choose from. We like the St.
Tropez brand: the Gradual Tan Everyday
Moisturizer ($289 for 200ml) looks and
feels just like a regular moisturizer, leaving
no mess on your clothes. Try applying your
self-tan just before you go to bed. We cant
guarantee you wont still be a tiny bit sticky,
but at least youll be asleep. When you wake
up in the morning, itll look like you just spent
a week in Bali.
The Verdict: If you fancy looking darker,
but cant be bothered with the fuss that
comes with a sprayself-tanning is the
way to go.
Available at Paul Gerrard,
1-2/F, Wah Hing House, 35 Pottinger St.,
Central, 2869-4408, www.paulgerrard.com.
Self Tan (Non-orange variety)
After and before.
Wait, thats not right
The Deal: Airplays signature blowout
and updo ($280), with a Pre-party Delight,
a 30-minute light makeup session with
falsies ($280).
The Experience: The Airplay experience
is all about pampering yourself and getting
ready before a big night out at this clean,
pink and pretty salon. If you opt for the
full shebang with hair and makeup, youre
likely to have two attendants: one braiding
or curling your hair, while the other applies
foundation and makeup. Youll feel like a
total princess. The only thing left is to reach
out for the complimentary nibbles while
they comb through your tangled tresses
and tell you for the third time to please stop
blinking, because they cant do your eyeliner.
Indulgences aside, Airplays blowouts leave
your hair prettybut more importantly, shiny
and healthy. They must also use magical
curling irons, because your curls will last well
into day twoalthough we wouldnt count
on that in August.
The Verdict: A tad overpriced given that
most girls essentially have all the equipment
at homebut for a girly-girl treat, its great fun.
7/F, W Place, 52 Wyndham St., Central,
2641-9888, www.airplaybar.com.
Blow It All Away
Sound effect: FWOOOOOOSSH
Te Upper Cut
The Deal: A signature dry cut ($1,300) and
color ($1,540) at Kim Robinson, plus makeup
tutorial from the in-house makeup artist ($800).
The Experience: Normally your rst visit
to a salon is scary, but Kim Robinsons team
builds up trust within seconds. In a private
room, stylist Eric assessed our personal style
and recommended a haircut to suit us. Based
on our easygoing hair regimen (read: lazy)
Eric layered our locks to give the impression of
volume. Plus, the effortless, undone look means
we can toss it about freely, without making it
look messy. As for color, Eric recommended
dyeing only a few inches of our roots, rather
than touching up the rest, to avoid damaging
our locks. It made the end result look fresher,
healthier and lighter. After a wash and head
massage, makeup artist Mark escorted us to
his private nook, and taught us a look that
could take us from day to night.
The Verdict: Kim Robinsons stylists are
unquestionably top-notch: but at this price,
theyd have to be.
Shop 106, Chater House,
8 Connaught Rd. Central, 2121-8484,
www.kimrobinson.com.
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Edited by Katie Kenny
A Tighter Shade of Pale
Swing into spring (see what we did there?) with the freshest
trends to hit our stores. Repeat offenders are back as expected
pastels, owers, tailored shorts and irty skirtsbut this time
theyre getting an edgy makeover. Try warm weather leather in
sweet pastel shades, but keep the top simple. Think clean, crisp
blouses and button-ups with multicolored statement necklaces
and ladylike pointed pumps in neons, pastels or bold oral prints.
So, in other words: dress like this red-headed cutie. Better yet,
turn the page for Katie Kennys trend roundup. Or, as she likes
to call it: Things I will be spending the majority of next months
paycheck on.
Ted Baker Spring Summer 2014 Collection: jacket, $TBC; top,
$1,550; pants, $1,350; bag, $1,550; shoes, $1,695. Shop 147,
1/F, Pacic Place, 88 Queensway, Admiralty, 2918-9609.
SHOPPING
LOOKBOOK
with Katie Kenny
SHOPPING
LOOKBOOK
with Katie Kenny
This weather is seriously starting to get to me. Hot then cold; humid
then skin-cracklingly-dry (gross, right?); sunny then smoggymake
your mind up, weather gods! Ive decided to look ahead to a happier
and less bipolar spring season, and theres no harm in jazzing up your
closet if you keep it below a certain price pointor if the trend is
one that works as an investment piece. Weve got to beat the blues
somehow, dont we?
Email me at katie.kenny@hkmagmedia.com, tweet me @Katie_Kenny
or tag me on Instagram @katekatiekatharine.
A Sheer Thing
Dress, $599, H&M
Blooming Bouquet
Clutch, $522, Asos
Work of Art
Bag, $9,990,
Kenzo @ On Pedder
Ebony and Ivory
Shoes, $310,
Peter Pilotto for Target
@ Net-a-Porter
Shining Example
Jacket, $6,890,
Claudie Pierlot
Crisp Shirt
Shirt, $1,000, Jack Wills
Love At First Blush
Leather pants,
$10,445, Maje
Sparkles and Studs
Dress, $3,290,
Ba&sh @ Rue Madame
Short Story
Shorts, $2,280,
Shanghai Tang
Small and Short
Skirt, $1,100, MO&Co.
H&M
Shop 1050 and 2072 -76,
Elements Mall, 1 Austin Rd. West,
West Kowloon, 2196-8391.
Claudie Pierlot
Shop 3085B, 3/F, IFC Mall,
8 Finance St., Central,
2217-9677.
On Pedder
1/F, New World Tower,
18 Queens Rd., Central,
2118-3489.
Maje
Shop 1052A, 1/F, IFC Mall,
2234-7396.
MO&Co. @ LAB Concept
Queensway Plaza,
93 Queensway, Admiralty,
2118-6008.
Rue Madame
Shop 3082A, 3/F, IFC Mall,
2234-7880.
Shanghai Tang
1 Duddell St., Central,
2525-7333.
Jack Wills
Shop L02, 77 Leighton Rd.,
Causeway Bay, 3105-1798.
Net-A-Porter
www.net-a-porter.com.
Asos
www.asos.com
ESCAPE ROUTES
with Kate Springer
TRAVEL
Run for the Hills
In case you needed an excuse to go to
New Zealand (scenes from The Hobbit
arent enough?), the tourism board just
announced a few upcoming events that
are sure to please sporty types. There
are two inaugural marathons on the
South Island: the rst is in April, passing
through the incredible mountains of
Aoraki Mt. Cook National Park; followed
by another scenic dash around the lakes
of Queenstown in November. If youre
not quite ready to tackle the entire
marathon, not to worry: both events offer
several distance options, including a half
marathon or a breezy 10K. One things for
sure: the views better than a treadmill.
For those whod rather travel by golf
cart, theres also the annual NZ Open,
taking place from February 27-March 2 at
Queenstowns two picturesque courses:
The Hills and Millbrook.
www.tourism.net.nz.
Oh Nikki,
Youre so Fine
Move over Xana
beach club. Ever-
evolving Phuket
welcomed another
new face to the
party scene last
month: Nikki
Beach Phuket, which has claimed a spot
on the sand along the shores of Layan
Beach, Bangtao. The beach club and
restaurant is a classy affair, with views
of the Andaman Sea from every angle,
and the Nikki brands trademark teepees
scattered throughout. Hang by the outdoor
pool or sip champagne in front of the
ocean: the venue is home to an ultra-VIP
lounge (whatever that means), opium
beds, four bars, an alfresco deck that can
accommodate 60 and a private indoor
space for parties of up to 70. If youre in
the area, dont miss the Grand Opening
White Party on March 7.
62/11 Moo 6 Cherngtalay,
Talang, Phuket, (+66) 76-681-161
www.nikkibeach.com/phuket.
Steamy in
Singapore
Apparently I have
beach parties on
the mind. Heres
another happening
event for your jet-
setting calendar:
The Tanjong Beach
Club in Singapore is kicking off Full
Steam Ahead, an all-night beach party
on March 29 from 4pm-4am. Twelve hours
of beachside debauchery? Count me in,
as long as there will be eight live DJs, re
twirlers, beer pong tables, quirky photo
booths and the obligatory beach balls.
(Spoiler: there will be.) But lets not forget
the most important thing: hydration.
Expect Sol beer, Mumm champagne and
Absolut Elyx vodkaplus the beach clubs
signature Long Island Teas. Obviously,
youre going to need a daybed (from
SGD750 ($4,589), for 6-10 people, including
premium bottles and beer buckets) lest
you lose steam. Entry costs SGD24
($145) per person, including two drinks.
120 Tanjong Beach Walk, Sentosa,
Singapore, (+65) 9750-5323,
www.tanjongbeachclub.com.
Psst Big news, web addicts! Air China
recently rolled out free in-ight Wi-Fi
on its domestic ights. So far, its only for
laptops and tabletsonly time will tell
if the bans on mobile phone use loosen
upbut at least the balls rolling.
#HKTravels
Here are this weeks top Twitter and
Facebook travel tips from our readers!
@NickOliver23 Walk the back streets
between Harajuku and Shibuya [Tokyo].
On a Sunday. #hktravels
@tomgrundy Kuta [Bali] is overowing
with litteravoid. Gilis, an ideal escape.
Tegalalang or Jatiluwih rice paddies are
awesome #hktravels
Have a travel recommendation
youre itching to share? Email me at
kate.springer@hkmagmedia.com or
tweet me @KateSpringer, #hktravels.
New Zealand Marathon:
walking is also an option
Putt, putt paradise Singapore's heating up
Regional
Events
Special!
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DINING
A Better Batter
March 4 is Pancake Day. Get ippin. By William Hodson
Pancake Day, or Shrove Tuesday, falls
this year on March 4: the day before
the Christian fasting period of Lent.
Traditionally, making pancakes was a way
for people to use up all that fattening milk
and butter before their fast. In Hong Kong,
of course, we never stop eating. If you
dont have time to beat your own batter,
weve put together a selection of the best
pancakes in town. But theres no need
to limit yourself to just boring old butter,
lemon and sugar: The town is full of the
fascinating and the at
Manifest Crperie
In the States, this is what pancakes are all about:
a stack of uffy pancakes with crispy bacon ($58) or
fresh fruit on the side ($55), drizzled with plenty of
maple syrup. Satisfy your cravings at any time of the
day at the 24-hour diner The Flying Pan along with
bottomless coffee bliss.
G/F, Old Bailey St., Central, 2140-6333, and
3/F, 81-85 Lockhart Rd., Wan Chai, 2528-9997.
Te Classic Crpe
Prefer your pancakes with a touch of European air?
Head to La Crperie for a tasty disc o goodness
(from $78), freshly cooked and lled with sugar, cream,
chocolate or fruit. Dont have such a sweet tooth?
Try a Breton galette (from $98) instead, a savory pancake
made from buckwheat our. This version is traditionally
lled with vegetables, cheese and meat. Wash it all
down with a cold bowl of clear, crisp French cider.
1/F, 100 Queens Rd. East, Wan Chai, 2529-9280,
and G/F, 69 Jervois St., Sheung Wan, 2679-4666.
Bing It On
You dont have to go far in China to nd a street cart
selling jianbing, the Chinese breakfast favorite. Thin
batter is cooked on a giant griddle before eggs, scallions
and all other ingredients under the sun are thrown in
and folded up. Ex-Beijing expat Brian Goldberg missed
his morning jianbing so much that he opened Mr. Bing
to bring the street food to the masses (from $20). On top
of Beijing classics, he serves up variations with Peking
duck, Nutella, and sausage, egg and cheese.
G/F, 83 Wellington St., Central, 2568-8248.
Flatfsh Fry
The oyster pancake may be a Chiu Chow dish, but it has
long been adapted into Hong Kongs native cuisine. Tiny
oysters are mixed into a batter before being fried into a
crispy pancake, and served alongside a chili sauce. The
result is deeply satisfying to the stomachif not
to the waistline. Theyre easy to track down all over
Hong Kong, but theyre particularly popular along the
street restaurants of Temple Street. Try Hing Kee
Restaurant, also famous for its claypot
rice, for a great example of this
Hong Kong dish. Theyre $30 for
a small one, and $60 for a large.
G/F, 15-19 Temple St.,
Yau Ma Tei, 2384-3647.
Strawberry pancakes
from The Flying Pan
Butter and salted caramel
crpe from La Crperie.
We salivated just typing that.
Sausage, egg and cheese
bing: an all-day breakfast Nutella bing: fusion it its finest
Just Bing it already
Look at Dosa Plates
Rice and dal (lentils) are turned into a batter,
which is then cooked very thinly into this
whopper pancake. It creates a crispy shell
thats usually stuffed with a dry potato curry,
and served alongside a range of chutneys and
a tart, spicy sambar soup for some extra zing.
One of the best dosas in Hong Kong ($85) can
be found at Woodlandsan all-vegetarian
Indian heaven.
U/G 16-17, Wing On Plaza, 62 Mody Rd.,
Tsim Sha Tsui East, 2369-3718.
Gangnom Style
Best paired with a beer or a jug of the
Korean rice/wheat wine Makgeolli,
Kimchijeoni.e. the humble kimchi
pancakewas originally a dish
that everyone could easily make
at home. Of course, in Hong
Kong most of us dont ferment
our own cabbage, so we have
to head to somewhere like Cho
Won for their crispy, delicious
version (small $88, large $108).
Cho Won, 1/F Tung Lei Centre,
22-24 Cameron Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 2367-1087.
A dosa reality
Live and Galette fry Galette it be
NEW AND NOTED
with Adele Wong
DINING
Price Guide
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Price per person, including one drink, appetizer, main course
and dessert. Prices do not include bottles of wine unless stated.
Ratings
Never. Again.
Completely forgettable
Pretty good
Excellent
Unbelievable
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are those of HK Magazine and our super-sneaky team of hungry reviewers. Menus, opening hours and prices change and
should be checked. New restaurants are not reviewed within one month of their opening. Reviews are written from a typical
diners perspective. A dining experience includes more than just food; ratings are also based on service, atmosphere and fun.
Ratings are awarded in accordance with the type of restaurant reviewed, so the citys best wonton noodle stall could earn a
Unbelievable rating while a fancy French restaurant could be Completely forgettable.
RESTAURANT REVIEWS
Fairyland
Korean Fried Chicken. 28 Austin Avenue, Tsim Sha Tsui, 2556-0906.
A chicken-lovers heaven.
The Korean television drama My Love From the Star has
been credited with popularizing K-style fried chicken in
China, but weve loved the chicken long before we loved
the show. The brightly lit restaurant looks more like a fast
food place, with its basic furniture, orange color scheme, and
packed-in tables: but theres no need for more, as Korean
fried chicken (aka KFC) culture is all about huge portions,
beer, soju and a big group of friends. Fairyland serves fried
chicken in ve ways, and we went with the grilled fried
chicken, which is marinated in a avorful sauce and comes
in small, boneless pieces. These goodies were crunchy and
juicy at the same time, and we were hooked by the rst bite. We wrapped a second piece of chicken
with the pickled radish provided, and the taste shifted into a confusing but pleasant mix of sweet, sour
and salty. The dish is also served with garlic and jalapeosboth added lovely avors to the chicken.
A vegetable salad was fresh and sprinkled with a rich and creamy sesame sauce, with a surprisingly
diverse mix of veggieswe counted at least eight. The spicy and crusty kimchi pancake was one of the
best weve had in town, though still a tad too oily. The all-Korean staff spoke perfect English, and were
helpful in explaining the menu. If fried chicken is your thing, this restaurant is literally a fairyland.
Open daily 3pm-4am. $$
Nosh
Caf. 11 Upper Station St., Sheung Wan, 2559-8508.
On the expensive sidebut damn, those desserts are good.
Those working in Sheung Wan have it good at lunchtime.
Sandwiches, salads, pasta, roasted meats, dim sum, pho,
curry, crepesanythings available at a range of prices.
But like every spoiled child, we always want more. Enter
Nosh, with its clean interior and a light, uncomplicated
menu. We tried almost everything on the small lunch
menu: a turkey baguette, the tomato, mozzarella and mixed
greens salad, a Caesar salad and their special moules-frites.
Everything was fresh, light and ideal for lunch. Food is
executed extremely well, although the dishes on offer are
pretty standardyou wont nd anything crazy and new
here. But thats just lunch. Whats exceptional are the pastries and desserts. Pastry chef Aki Yamamoto
is rightly proud of her work. By 10:30am in the morning, all of the pastries are sold out and halfway
through lunch, she came out to warn us to order dessert right away, since the remaining few were
about to get snatched up. We tried the orange chocolate mousse and the lemon tart. Lets just say
that we were speechless. Although not so speechless that we havent been telling everyone and their
mother to try them. For a laid-back neighborhood caf, Nosh is a touch too pricey. But talented chefs,
a cool location, a lovely atmosphere and tasty food make it a winner. Open Tue-Fri 8:30am-6pm; Sat-
Sun 10am-6pm. $$
Tou Yuen Delicacies ()
Sichuan. 3/F, Shek Tong Tsui Cooked Food Centre, 470 Queens Rd. West, Shek Tong Tsui,
2540-0398.
A hoppin hidden spot serving above-par Sichuan.
Youll smell the spicy chili oil boiling as you make your way
to this Sichuan restauranthard to miss as its covered in
cheery yellow signage. On a Tuesday night, the place was
packed, but we managed to snag a small table and ag
down an English-speaking server. The menu is huge, but we
went for the stir-fried sliced beef with peppers, fried chicken
with peppers, fried prawns, braised tofu with minced pork,
fried tofu, garlic broccoli, and a Chongqing-style chicken hot
pot. Within ve minutes, the dishes started appearing in no
particular orderplate after plate just kept getting better,
but we couldnt help but feel that the spice was a bit toned
down. Only one dish, the braised tofu, had a tear-jerking kick. Everything was very avorful, though, and
we loved dipping the otherwise dry fried tofu into the garlicky chili oil. The hot pot would have been a
standout, but there were just a few too many bony chicken pieces for our taste. Getting anything from
new chopsticks to a Coke Zero took some effort, but despite the apathetic service, Tou Yuen Delicacies
is a great casual dining spot with consistently good food. Open Mon-Sun 11am-midnight. $$
You Eat What You Sow
The guys at Homegrown Foods (www.
facebook.com/HomegrownFoods) are hosting
their annual Harvest Feast this year on
April 5, offering a glorious outdoor meal
at Zen Organic Farm in the New Territories,
cooked by chefs from various establishments
across the city. Youll get to sample dishes
from Stone Nullah Tavern, Posto Pubblico
and Linguini Finis head chef Vinny Lauria
and pastry chef Tracy Wei. Peggy Chan from
Grassroots Pantry and Joey Sergentakis
from Cafe Grey will also be there, along
with Patrick Barrett from The Globe and
half a dozen more chefs. Tickets are at the
auspicious price of $888 per adult and $98
per kid between 3-13, including Central
shuttle pickup and dropoff as well as free-ow
drinks. Get yours at www.ticketap.com
starting March 1.
Flight Night
Heres a great deal like I havent seen in
months: French Window (Shop 3101, IFC
Mall, 8 Finance St., Central, 2393-3812) is
offering beer, wine and rum ight packages
that give diners a taste of three different
varieties of tipple at a time, paired with
snacks on the side. There are French wine
deals (white, sparkling and red), paired with
either meaty treatsthink chorizo and grilled
sausages ($148) or cheeses such as Brie and
Fourme dAmbert ($168). Then there are the
more adventurous sets with beer and mussels
(Kronenburg and Duvel, $268), or rum and
chocolate (Plantation, $248). Considering
that starters at this upscale brasserie start at
around $100 per dish, and the fact that three
glasses of any kind of alcoholic beverage in
Central would easily cost you way more than
$148, this offer is a steal any way you cut it.
Whispering Sweet Somethings
I cant stop staring at the pictures of these
newly launched honey cakes from Patisserie
at the Sha Tin Hyatt Regency (Lobby, Hyatt
Regency Sha Tin, 18 Chak Cheung St., Sha Tin,
3723-1234)having a soft spot for anything
sweet and spongy, Im considering a trip to
the New Territories just to procure a box.
Created by pastry chef Kelvin Lai using honey
from the Wing Wo Apiary in Sha Tin, these light
and uffy cakes are supposed to carry the
intensely fragrant proles of that golden
syrup. $130 per box.
Nobu-dy But You
Chef Nobu Matsuhisa will be back at his
namesake restaurant at the InterCon (2/F,
InterContinental Hong Kong, 18 Salisbury
Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 2313-2323) on Mar 12
and 13, cooking up a $1,488 eight-course
omakase meal that uses Hiei yuba (dried
beancurd skin) as its muse. Start with some
modest abalone and lobster before going full
steam on langoustine, Norwegian cod and A5
wagyuall topped, wrapped, garnished or
prepared with the delicate yuba, of course.
Finish with some yuba-avored ice cream.
An extra $300 gets you some Hokusetsu
sake to go alongside it.
Email me at adele.wong@hkmagmedia.com
or follow me on Twitter: @adelewong_hk.
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Lee Between the Lines
Brazilian artist Marcos Marins huge portaits of iconic people and places rely on
a trompe doeiltrick of the eyeeffect. Up close, theyre nothing but a series of blurred,
confusing lines. Back upor use your phones camera to resolve the imageand everything
swims into view. See our Upclose, opposite, to learn more about how Marin makes his art.
Through Mar 18, Avenue Des Arts, 12/F, Unit 6, Hollywood Centre,
233 Hollywood Rd., Sheung Wan.
CULTURE + NIGHTLIFE + FILM
ARTS
Classical
City Hall Series: Jaaps Gran Partita
The music director of the HK Philharmonic,
Dutch conductor Jaap van Zweden (pronounced
Yahp fun Zvaydun, by the way), has picked
Mozarts masterpiece serenade for this concert.
The Serenade No. 10, aka the Gran Partita,
has been said to resemble the beauty and might
of Gods voice. No pressure, then. The conductor
also features Shostakovichs rueful Chamber
Symphony, written as a tribute to victims of war.
Mar 28-29, 8pm. City Hall, 5 Edinburgh Place,
Central, 2921-2838. $160-480 from
www.urbtix.hk.
Concerts
John McLaughlin and The 4th Dimension
Jeff Beck called him the greatest guitarist
aliveand hes 80. As a pioneer who blended
jazz, amenco and Indian inuences, John
McLaughlins still going strong. The father of
jazz-rock fusion revisits Hong Kong with his
new band, The 4th Dimension, for a one-night-
only show. Denitely check out his amazing
album Friday Night in San Francisco, and then
get a ticket: theyre going fast. Mar 14, 8pm.
Concert Hall, Cultural Centre, 10 Salisbury Rd.,
Tsim Sha Tsui. $80-560 from www.urbtix.hk.
The Oxford Gargoyles
One of the UKs leading jazz a capella groups,
the Oxford Gargoyles are embarking on their
debut Hong Kong-Macau tour this March.
Theyre known for their black-tie charm and
their impeccable jazz numbers, as well as the
occasional pop renditionalthough without
all the drama of Glee. You can catch them in
myriad locations throughout Hong Kong until
April, including the Fringe Club, and even at the
Rugby Sevens. Mar 26, 28-29, 8pm. Fringe Club,
2 Lower Albert Rd., Central, 2525-1032. $120-250
from www.hkticketing.com and www.urbtix.hk.
Dance
Glamour of Chinese
Ethnic Dance
In this programme
performed by the HK
Dance Company, youll
see a rare compilation
of traditional dances
from different Chinese
ethnic groupsfrom
Tibetan dance, to those of the Yi, Uyghur, Wa and
Dai peoples. Each dance tells a particular story:
for instance, Spring Shower is inspired by a Yi
dance from Yunnan province, which mimics rain
itself. Catch this show to get a glimpse into the
vibrant culture, music and costumes of Chinas
ethnic minorities: how else will you ever get to
see them? Mar 7-8, 7:45pm; Mar 8-9, 3pm.
Kwai Tsing Theatre, 12 Hing Ning Rd., Kwai Fong.
Theater
Shed Skin
This critically acclaimed comedy originally
written by Japanese playwright Tsukuda
Norihiko is back for a second run with the HK
Repertory. When Shed Skin rst graced the
Hong Kong stages, it won seven prizes at the
Hong Kong Drama Awards. The story centers
on a middle-aged man whos lost it all: his job,
his marriage, and hes forced to take care of
his ailing father who has dementia. One day,
his father pulls a Benjamin Button and sheds
his skinbecoming younger and younger.
Our protagonist meets each of his fathers,
rebuilding their connection and learning more
about life, love, and the past. In Cantonese with
English and Chinese surtitles. Mar 15, 18-22,
25-28, 7:45pm; Mar 16, 22, 29, 2:45pm. Shouson
Theatre, Arts Centre, 2 Harbour Rd., Wan Chai.
The 39 Steps
Scottish author John Buchans famous tale of
espionageeven more famously moved to
the screen by Alfred Hitchcockmoves now
to the Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre Theatre. The
handsome Richard Hannay must clear his name
with hot girl in tow, and save his country from a
dastardly plot. Whats even more fun: six actors
are taking on 15 characters in the play. Thats 2.5
characters per actor, or 97.5 steps. Mar 16, 23,
2:30pm. Sai Wan Ho Civic Centre, 111 Shau Kei
Wan Rd., Sai Wan Ho, 3184-5777. $150-220 from
www.urbtix.hk.
Postcards From Hong Kong:
10-minute Play Festival
This 10-minute play festival is brought to
us by the Black Sheep Family, spearheaded
by local playwright and HKU lecturer Shane
Sakhrani. Postcards from Hong Kong
showcases nine short plays which offer
different glimpses into everyday life in the city.
The stories range from funny to profound to
absurd, and theyre all written by nine new
talents in the Hong Kong stage scene, including
2012 SCMP/RTHK Top Story Competition award-
winning writers Irene Tsang and Vinnci Pun, as
well as graduates of the HKU Creative Writing
MFA Program. Mar 21-22, 7:30pm; Mar 22,
2:30pm. Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd.,
Central, 2525-1032. $120-200 from
www.hkticketing.com.
You By My Side
This musical cabaret show features Michael
Sharmon and Sandra Leung Waters, who
play two performers on a bumpy tour.
Sharmon worked on the Hong Kong nancial
thriller Supercapitalist, while Waters has
been a songstress from a young age. They
bring their golden vocals and the (sold out)
Australian run of their show to the Fringe stage,
full of banter and stories, as well as music
by The Carpenters, Kylie Minogue and a string
of timeless ballads and jazz hits. Mar 21-22,
10pm. Fringe Club, 2 Lower Albert Rd.,
Central, 2525-1032. $200-250 from
UPCLOSE Marcos Marin
Optical Artist Marcos Marin uses
his optical illusions to render people
and places to dizzying effect. Hes an
ofcial artist of the Prince of Monaco,
and hes also worked with Stanley Ho in
Portugal. He chats to Evelyn Lok about
the philosophy behind his work.
HK Magazine: Youve got a background in
music. Why switch careers?
Marcos Marin: Until the year of 2000, I was a
classical pianist doing concerts and writing music.
I stopped playing professionally because to be
a classical pianist you need four, ve hours of
training a day. After that I started doing painting
and sculpture. I got interested in visual art after
a very important meeting in ParisI met the
great master of optical art, Victor Vasarely, during
a residence as a pianist, 24 years ago. I got very
inspired. I ended up working to do silkscreens
for him. That became serious, and thats how
I become professional.
HK: Did you fashion your own style of
optical art?
MM: Other artists that do optical art focus much
more on abstractions or on geometric shapes. Their
works are very clean. The big difference with my art
is that my lines are very organic. I dont use tape:
just free lines. I want to get close, to see the marks
of the paintbrush, and I like this in my artwork.
I love doing portraits because I love people,
so I mixed the idea of optical art with my desire
to do portraits and gurative art.
HK: What subjects also interest you,
aside from portraits?
MM: I am fascinated with places, and I love
visiting iconic cities: like London, Dubai, Rio. And
my landscape series is new: Ive never exhibited
landscapes, and the rst time Ive presented these
pieces is here in Hong Kong.
HK: Youve done a portrait of Stanley Ho.
What was that like?
MM: I met Mr. Stanley Ho personally in Portugal,
in Estoril [for the 50th anniversary of its casino]. He
was really happy to receive his portraitit was a
surprise; the directors of the casino commissioned
his portrait as a gift. He told me that he has a big
collection of my artwork, and when he was back in
Macau, he sent two medals to me, with a wonderful
letter. Hes a real gentleman. I remember him saying
We need something special, and I said jokingly
Oh, just put a concert piano in the gallery. And the
next day we had a 3-meter-long piano inside the
gallery! I got to play, and it was fantastic.
HK: What does it mean to be the official artist
of the Prince of Monaco?
MM: I was at Art Basel in Miami Beach, where I
met [gallerist] Delphine Pastor, and she invited me
to do an exhibition in Monte Carlo in June 2005.
At that time, the late Prince Rainier III had just
passed away. Someone purchased my Grace
Kelly painting and gave it to Prince Albert as a gift,
and he liked it very muchso much that he put
the portrait into the permanent collection of the
Museum of Monaco. So my rst artwork in Monaco
rose straight to the museum, side by side with a
Warhol! In September, Prince Albert invited me
back to Monaco, and commissioned a monumental
sculpture in memory of his father, Prince Rainier
that was my rst landmark. After this, I received
the title of ofcial artist. He gave me a residence,
a studio near Monaco, and I started doing
monumental sculptures. He commissions work
from me every year. Surrounding Monaco, I also
have a monument in honor of Coco Chanel
a public commission from Francewhich is in
front of her house in Roquebrune-Cap-Martin,
as well as one of Jean Cocteau.
HK: Are you more interested in the craft
of optical art, or the way the viewer
perceives it?
MM: I think I enjoy both sidespainting for me
is a pleasure. I enjoy everything thats part of the
process. Its really intriguing to create the
image before painting, or before making the
sculpture. I love going to the point where its
so close to abstraction that youve almost lost
the image.
HK: How do you actually create your art?
MM: I usually work from photos, and then its all
about vectors. My computer is my main tool here.
When I blow up the image to draw on the canvas,
thats where I make the second transformation
I put in the colors, I play with the intensity of the
colors, hot and cold colors, and contrasting colors,
to improve the ability to recognize the image.
For example, an electric blue will help correct
and focus an unfocused image. I love this fusion
of new technology with the very conservative
process. That mix for me is important.
HK: Do you anticipate working more with
sculpture in the future?
MM: Just as the transition from music into
painting was not intentional, my transition from
painting to sculpture was also a discovery. I enjoy
doing big sculptures a lot: I love doing something
for the municipality of the country. I like working
with real public space; I like the interaction with
the government. It would be great to bring some
big sculptures to Hong Kong.
OpArt Experience is showing through Mar 18.
Avenue Des Arts, Unit 6, 12/F, Hollywood Centre,
233 Hollywood Rd., Sheung Wan.
Stage
Daniel Craig (above)
and Cristiano Ronaldo (left),
by Marcos Marin
Theater & Arts
Urbtix (credit cards) 2111-5999
Urbtix (enquiries) 2734-9009
HK Ticketing 3128-8288
HK Arts Centre 2582-0200
Fringe Club 2521-7251
HK Cultural Centre 2734-2009
Need to Know
HK City Hall 2921-2840
HK Academy for Performing Arts 2584-8500
Kwai Tsing Theatre 2408-0128
LCSD Music Programme Office 2268-7321
LCSD Dance/Multi-Arts Office 2268-7323
LCSD Theatre Office 2268-7323
Edited by Evelyn Lok
evelyn.lok@hkmagmedia.com
ARTS
Exhibitions
Asia Hotel Art Fair 2014
The Asia Hotel Art Fair, which began in 2008 in Tokyo, returns to Hong Kong for the fth time this
February, once again bringing contemporary Asian artwork from more than 70 regional galleries to the
hotel rooms of the city. In previous years it was hosted by the Mandarin Oriental, but this time the fair
has moved over to Kowloon side at the Marco Polo Hotel. Ten percent of ticket sales from the fair goes
to the Early Psychosis Foundationits art for a good cause, and its always fun to see what paintings
theyve dropped into the bathtubs. Feb 28, 4pm; Mar 1-2, 12pm. Marco Polo Hotel, 3 Canton Rd., Tsim
Sha Tsui, 2113-0088. $100 from www.hkticketing.com.
He Xingyou:
Photography is No Longer Credible
He Xingyous solo exhibition features his Landscapes
series. But these arent your typical vistas of mountains
and riversinstead theyre views of Chinas construction
sites, displayed in sweeping magnicence and beautied
with color and detail. His work is a pointed commentary
on the fact that people in modern cities are all too used
to seeing construction sites, excavated mountainsides,
ghost towns and the destruction of nature, all in the
pursuit of prot. Heres an idea: while hes in town,
the artist should check out the Central Waterfront.
Through Mar 29, 10am. Contemporary by Angela Li,
G/F, 248 Hollywood Rd., Sheung Wan, 3571-8200.
Wang Dalin: A Passion For Horses
Before your brain goes all Equus (i.e. naked
Daniel Radcliffe), remember that this is the
Year of the Horse, which means this show is a
celebration of the zodiac animal. Shanghainese
painter Wang Dalins showcased works include
four oil paintings and 12 horsey sketches. The
animal traditionally symbolizes freedom, strength,
power, nobility and grace. Guess if youre going
to be passionate about something, it might as
well be horses. Through Mar 15, 10am. Alisan
Fine Arts, Room 2305, Hing Wai Centre, 7 Tin Wan
Praya Rd., Aberdeen, 2526-1091.
Marc Standing: The Mystics
Its Zimbabwe-born Marc Standings rst solo
exhibition in Hong Kong, showcasing works
from the past six years, where he explored the
human form, using organic shapes in the natural
and mystical worldtheyre eerie subjects all
tinged with a little bit of brightness and whimsy.
His collages are even more raw, featuring
religious iconography, masks and studies of
the body. Think thats intense enough? Wait til
you see his studio: hes a bit of a hoarder, lling
the room with creepy little bits and bobs like
tiny taxidermied animals, skulls, feathers and
beads. Creepy beads, mind you. Through Mar 8,
10pm. The Cat Street Gallery, 222 Hollywood Rd.,
Sheung Wan, 2291-0006.
Back in Time: Post-War to Post-Modern
After World War II, artists in Europe and America
let their hair down. With the art movements
of informalism in Europe, and abstract
expressionism and pop art in America, color
palettes got a whole lot brighter, and portraits
got a whole lot more abstract. This exhibition
showcases works by big names in that Golden
Age of contemporary art: Valerio Adami,
Robert Indiana, Sol LeWitt, Peter Max, Robert
Motherwell and more. Catch the exhibition at
the New Gallery on Old Bailey... which is no
longer on Old Bailey. Through Mar 1, 10am.
New Gallery on Old Bailey, 4/F, 35 Tai Yau St.,
San Po Kong, 2234-9889.
Sergej Jensen: Evian
Any guesses for why Sergej Jensens exhibition shares a name with the bottled mineral water?
Perhaps its because he makes art thats abstracted to the point where its as pure as water itself?
Fancy water, that is, because Jensen recycles materials such as linen, silk, burlap and wool, all torn
and recombined into his textured, minimalist work. At this rate, Im going to start dredging the harbor
for old char siu rice boxes, stick them on a canvas, and call it Watsons. Through Mar 22, 10am.
White Cube, 50 Connaught Rd., Central, 2592-2000.
Frank Gehry: Fish Lamps
Everyone who knows artsy buildings knows
Frank Gehry, for his dynamic architectural
projects such as the Guggenheim Museum in
Bilbao and the Walt Disney Music Hall in Los
Angeles. As one of the most celebrated living
architects, hes also dabbled in visual arts. This
exhibition of handmade, koi-shaped lamps uses
jagged scales made of Formicaaka regular old
countertop laminateallowing the light to glow
through. This is Gehrys rst visual arts exhibition
in Hong Kong, so go take a look before Donald
Tsang shows up and scoops them all into his
pool. Through Mar 1, 12pm. Gagosian Gallery,
7/F, Pedder Building, 12 Pedder St., Central,
2151-0555.
Installation view of FRANK GEHRY: Fish Lamps at
Gagosian Gallery Hong Kong. Jan 16-Mar 1, 2014.
Courtesy Gagosian Gallery
NIGHTLIFE
Open Bar Stockton
Edited by Andrea Lo
andrea.lo@hkmagmedia.com
Twitter: @andreas_lo
Clubs
Club Clicquot Vingt SixLondon Cool
This London-themed event features house DJ
duo Copyright. Presumably they chose the
name because if you pirate their music, then
its Copyright Copyright infringement? Feb 28,
10pm. Kee Club, 6/F, 32 Wellington St., Central,
2810-9000. $200 from tiny.cc/hk-copyright;
$300 at the door.
HK PICKS
Tricot
Tricot is a relative newcomer to the Japanese math-rock scenethe four piece was formed in September
2010. They play post-punk, post-rock-inspired tunes at their intense live show. This should be worth it.
Mar 11, 8pm. Hidden Agenda, 2A, Wing Fu Industrial Building, 15-17 Tai Yip St., Ngau Tau Kok, 9170-6073.
$260 from www.whitenoiserecords.org; $300 at the door.
Dirty Vegas
Grammy-winning house music trio Dirty Vegas
will be at Boujis. Its not all heavy basslines and
electronic instruments, thoughDirty Vegas
performances also feature vocalist Steve Smith.
Feb 28, 10pm. Boujis, 37 Pottinger St., Central,
2324-0200. $250 at the door.
Nicola Vega
The (male) DJ Nicola Vega returns to spin at Play.
Vega spins in St Tropez and Phuket, which is
quite the commute. Feb 28, 10pm. Play, 1/F,
On Hing Building, 1 On Hing Terrace, Central. Free.
The Jan Linton Masquerade
This three-night event is part of a tour put on
by indie label Bip Hop Records. Japan-based
singer and producer Jan Linton plays avant-
garde electronica, accompanied by an
experimental shadow work lm from local
artist ST Wong. What does that mean?
NO IDEA. Mar 1, 8:30pm. Music Room, HKLCC
Lee Shau Kee School of Creativity, 135 Junction
Rd., Kowloon Tong. Free; donations accepted.
Mar 2, 7:30pm. XXX Gallery, B/F, 353-363
Des Voeux Rd. West, Sai Ying Pun. $100 at
the door. Mar 3, 8pm. 7Heaven, 1/F, 17-19 Lan
Kwai Fong, Central. $120 at the door, including
a drink.
No Lights No Lycra
Originally started by two dance students in
Australia in 2009, No Lights No Lycra is a
dance night that aims to provide a non-
judgmental, chilled-out place for people
to shake their stuff. The idea is to keep the
lights reaaal low, so that no one can see you
embarassing yourself on the dance oor
and no one cares if you do. Its a night to dance
like no ones watching. All proceeds go to
Cambodia dance charity Tiny Toones. Mar 4,
7:30pm. XXX Gallery, B/F, 353-363 Des Voeux Rd.
West, Sai Ying Pun. Free.
Concerts
The Rolling Stones in Macau
The only tickets left cost $15k. HAH! Mar 9, 8pm.
The Venetian, Estrada da Baa de N. Senhora
da Esperana, Taipa, Macau, (+853) 2882-8888.
$14,880 from www.hkticketing.com.
Macklemore and Ryan Lewis
US rapper Macklemore and DJ-producer Ryan
Lewis are behind the huge hit Thrift Shop,
and the frequent collaborators/bros are coming
to AsiaWorld-Expo. If youre one of those
people who hate on mainstream hip-hop,
just remember: Thrift Shop is the only the
second time ever a single reached No. 1 on the
Billboard 100 without backing from a big-name
record label. Wut wut, wut wut. Mar 20, 8pm.
AsiaWorld-Expo, Chek Lap Kok. $680-880 from
Bruno Mars
Bruno Marss cute love songs Nothin On You
and Just the Way You Are propelled him right
to the top of the charts (and the top of every
girls wish list). See the US artist warble his heart
out at AsiaWorld-Arena in March. Mar 29-30,
8pm. AsiaWorld-Arena, Sky Plaza Rd.,
Chek Lap Kok, 3606-8828. $488-1,088 from
Gigs
Mister -M-
French pop-rock star -M-, otherwise known
as Matthieu Chedid, dresses up like a noir
superhero complete with silly M-shaped
haircut. The singer-songwriter has performed
with the likes of Vanessa Paradis and Johnny
Hallyday, and is perhaps best known for
Belville Rendez-Vous, the title song from
2003s amazing Les Triplettes de Belleville.
Hell be bringing his multi-instrumental skills
to KITEC. Mar 4, 8pm. Musiczone, KITEC,
1 Trademart Drive, Kowloon Bay. $600 from
www.ticketap.com.
And So I Watch You From Afar
Northern Irish foursome And So I Watch
You From Afar will bring their post-rock and
math-rock sounds to Hidden Agenda for one
night only. Mar 8, 8pm. Hidden Agenda, 2A,
Wing Fu Industrial Building, 15-17 Tai Yip St.,
Ngau Tau Kok, 9170-6073. $300-350 from
www.ticketap.com; $400 at the door.
Underground 113
The legendary Underground series returns.
This one features Tang Yi of , whose
controversial lyrics have gotten her into trouble
in the past; Electricious, who play Electric +
Delicious easy-listening pop, as well as crowd
favorites and sex-rockers The David Bowie
Knives, who mark their ninth Underground
gig. Mar 8, 10pm. Backstage Live, 1/F,
Somptueux Central, 52-54 Wellington St.,
Central, 2167-8985.
Caspian
Massachusetts post-rock foursome Caspian
came to be in 2003, and released their
rst EP two years later. They have been touring
the globe ever since, playing their heavy,
vocals-free tunes. This is not an invitation to
audition at the gig. Mar 10, 8:30pm. Hidden
Agenda, 2A, Wing Fu Industrial Building,
15-17 Tai Yip St., Ngau Tau Kok, 9170-6073.
$220 from www.ticketap.com.
give it a try but dont want to end up on the
floor? Order one to share and ask the bartender
to split it into two glasses.
Why youll be back: The food (cracked mud
crab with avocado, chorizo scotch eggs) to go
with your tipple is just as good as the curated
selection of drinks. Dessert lovers must also
try the gluten-free chocolate cake, described
simply as a slice of chocolate decadence.
Stocktons the current hottest bar in town,
but that also means everyone and their
mother is trying to get ineither make friends
in high places, or make sure to reserve a table
way in advance so youre not disappointed
at the door. If you ever find the door, that is.
Evelyn Lok
32 Wyndham St., Central, 2565-5268.
prints, and there are little nooks that can
comfortably seat a group of six.
The drinks: Stockton has an extensive list
of more than 150 whiskies, but it also serves
delectable (and strong) cocktails, such as
the Rhum In Fashion ($120), a blend of Blackwell
Jamaican and Ron Zacapa rums, chocolate
bitters, lime zest, and vanilla bitters. Those who
prefer sweeter concoctions should try the fun-
to-drink Cherry Tart ($120), a burbon cocktail
with Makers Mark, vanilla, compressed citrus
and cherry syrup, served in a vintage Coca-
Cola bottle. Looking for something with more
of a kick? Give the Kill Devil a tryat $210 per
glass, its Stocktons super-strong, absinthe and
Bacardi 151-infused killer cocktail. So strong,
in fact, they only allow two per patron. Wanna
The buzz: Maximal Concepts newest venture
is a throwback to classy British sensibilities.
Think dapper blokes chewing on pipes
and 1920s-inspired cut crystal champagne
glasses. Think top-shelf liquor and quiet
indulgence. Think... James Bonds library.
Finding the bar itself is a bit of a treasure
hunt. Located on the corner of Glenealy
and Wyndham, look for a dark little corridor
there are no signs to help you out. The doors
are equipped with staff-only thumb-print
access, so no sneaking in though the back.
The decor: Dimly lit, the dark wood-paneled
walls and cushy leather sofas make for a
sophisticated yet intimate watering hole.
The walls are lined with London artist Dan
Hilliers steampunk/Victorian illustration
THE STRAIGHT MAN
with Yalun Tu
Well, $16 billion for Whatsapp sounds like a
lot of work. But now that its over Im hoping
Facebook can focus on another important
project: ridding their site of sex scammers.
I chronicled my experience with this before
when I was befriended by a super-hot girl
named Sandra Wong who turned out
not to be Sandra Wong, but someone with
access to pictures on the internet and a poor
understanding of the English language. So,
basically, anyone online. As a refresher the
scam works like this:
1. Hot girl adds you as a friend.
You click accept.
2. Hot girl chats with you and asks you
about your job and life.
3. Hot girl asks you to sign onto Skype and
asks if you want to watch her touch herself.
4. Hot girl sends a stock video of this
happening (usually a different girl who looks
a little bit like the one who befriended you,
because they think we cant tell Asians
apart). Hot girl says her mic is broken so
she can only chat online.
5. Hot girl asks you to cyber with her and send
video of you touching yourself. You do.
6. Hot girl reveals herself to be some dude
in Malaysia or wherever and demands
money or he will release video of you
masturbating to all of your friendswho he
has convenient access to, because through
his hot girl avatar hes your FB friend.
I would like to note that #5 onwards is based
on news research. I didnt actually send a video
of my junk to a stranger, which is fortunate
because if you google Yalun Tu Sex Tape
it autocompletes to Yalun Tu Sex Tape OMG
stab my eyes out with needles and wander into
the middle of the highway at night wearing all
black. I did go through the rst two steps a
number of times, though. I found the scam kind
of endearing because it involves a) a human
element, b) abusing guys hopes of befriending
a stranger whos so DTF that she chose a rando
just to have cybersex with, and c) the use of
social media to shame dudes into paying her.
Basically, its cultural commentary.
Or at least it was. Now, its annoying.
10 times a week Im getting requests from
attractive girls I have no mutual friends with
ranging from Duckface Girl to Slutty Model
Girl, to Girl-Next-Door to Angry Girl in Military
Fatigues (that last one might be a real person).
According to FB theyre born in 2014, have two
to three friends in total, but have very complete
interests. Hey, even scam artists watch
Breaking Bad.
The rst time round, this was funny.
I wanted to see how much time somebody would
waste with me as I pretended my computer was
malfunctioning. Theres something quaint about
a sex scammer pretending to be a hot Asian girl
giving IT device on enabling ones webcam,
to a guy in his ofce pretending to be horny
and alone, trying to Skype cock pics but too
stupid to operate his computer.
But that was then. Now, we have nowhere
fun to go. My new sex scammer friends and I
have reached a Mexican Standoff where I refuse
to go onto Skype until she gives me her phone
number, and she refuses to because shes
actually a dude from Malaysia. She tries to do it
in a irty way, like I keep it private baby but
Im just not buying it. You know when you meet
a girl who does that come here look and ips
her hair perfectly and youre like, wow, shes
hot? But then you see her do it to four other
guys and youre like, this sucks, thats just her
routine and I could be anybody? Its like these
sex scammers dont even care about me as a
human being. And thats what really hurts.
Attack of the FB Sex Scammers
Yalun Tu is a columnist for HK Magazine. You can reach him at yalun.tu@gmail.com or @yaluntu on Twitter.
Sugar Plum Ferry
Synth-electronica group Sugar Plum Ferry
formed in 1997 in Taiwan. Theyre an inuential
voice in the Taiwanese indie scene, and theyve
opened for the likes of Mm in the past. Mar
15, 8pm. Hidden Agenda, 2A, Wing Fu Industrial
Building, 15-17 Tai Yip St., Ngau Tau Kok,
9170-6073. $200 from www.ticketap.com.
Nightlife Events
White Party
with Justin Faust
Munich DJ Justin Faust
will hit the decks at The
Miras lounge bar Vibes.
DJ beatz, a sexy outdoor
lounge with an open
barhow could you say
no? If its good enough
for Edward Snowden,
its good enough for you.
Dress code is Mira-
velously white. Mar 7, 10pm. Vibes, 5/F, The
Mira, 118 Nathan Rd., Tsim Sha Tsui, 2315-5999.
$388 from tiny.cc/hk-justinfaust.
Beertopia 2014
Hong Kongs very own
craft beer festival is
back! This year the event
features more than 400
different types of brews.
Its going to be bigger,
craftier and drunker than
ever before. Mar 13-15,
12pm. West Kowloon Cultural District. $280-930
from www.beertopia.hk.
FILM
Dallas Buyers Club
PPPPP
(USA) Biography/Drama. Directed by Jean-Marc Valle. Starring Matthew McConaughey,
Jared Leto, Jennifer Garner. Category III. 117 minutes. Opened Feb 20.
I couldnt agree more with what critics are calling the McConaissance. How did the go-big-or-go-
home Matthew McConaughey get to this point? It seems like only yesterday that McConaughey
was starring alongside girl-next-door actresses in a string of crap money-making rom-coms.
That all ended in 2011, when he played three very different roles in The Lincoln Lawyer, Killer
Joe and Bernie. Those still questioning Matthew McConaugheys dramatic acting chops had
better look sharp. Because three years later, hes won a Golden Globe and is one of the top
contenders for the Best Actor award at the Oscars.
Sure, he lost a crazy amount of weight for this role in Dallas Buyers Clubbut
McConaugheys physical commitment to his role in this true story is only part of his exceptional
performance as Ron Woodroofthe rodeo-loving, womanizing, homophobic druggie who begins
prescribing himself and fellow local AIDS patients unapproved pharmaceuticals in order to fight his
disease. After Woodroof discovers that the FDA-approved drug AZT is actually hurting those with
AIDS, he begins smuggling drugs into Texas and selling them to his fellow sufferers.
In the beginning, hes just like all of his other trailer park buddies: fiercely homophobic and,
like the rest of 1985 America, absolutely terrified of AIDS. By the time hes running what becomes
known as the Dallas Buyers Club, Ron has come a long way. Its very easy to see how Woodroof
could be played as an over-the-top addict, or as a reformed sinner. And for all his recent dramatic
roles, there was a danger that McConaughey would lapse into the cookie-cutter emotions of the
standard Hollywood biopic. But McConaughey is refreshingly naturalistic, without the acting you
might expect from a role like this.
Similarly, Rons fictional transgender business partner and eventual close friend, Rayon (Jared
Leto, Requiem for a Dream) is the type of character who easily could have become a caricature.
Luckily Leto gives a subtle, effortless performance as the gentle, sweet and tragic Rayon.
The films French-Canadian director Jean-Marc Vale (The Young Victoria) chooses not
to sugarcoat Woodroofs story, and it pays off. The gritty, shaky handheld camera and lack of
professional movie lighting asserts a realness thats needed to tell this tragic story. A quiet
soundtrack is often muffled by loud, painful noises as Rons body begins to give up. We know
from the beginning that our characters are doomed: but we watch, enthralled, as they take
charge of the remainder of their lives.
While its primarily a character study piece, Dallas Buyers Club doesnt leave everything
to rest on McConaugheys bony shoulders. The script is tight and naturalistic, with no schmaltz
or contrived moments of epiphany. But despite that, the film just wouldnt have been the same
without its lead. Matthew McConaughey has come a long way in a short time: I cant wait to
see whats next in the McConaissance. Katie Kenny
Coming Soon
300: Rise Of An Empire
(USA) In this sequel to Zack Snyders 2007
fantasy blockbuster, the battleeld is moist
with blood as Greek general Themistocles
must defeat the Persian navy, which is
invading under the leadership of demi-god
Xerxes and commander Artemisia. Super-
long names aside, its all (digitally enhanced)
pecs and eight-packsin slow-mo so you
can ogleplus some of the signature graphic
novel style camera shots. Expect plenty of
opportune moments for internet memes. THIS.
IS. SPARTAAAAAA! Opens Mar 6.
The Angels Share
(UK) Ken Loachs bittersweet comedy won
the Cannes Jury Prize last year. Its a story of
Robbie, a smart Glasgow youth whos down
on his luck, with no job and no prospects. His
life changes when he sees his newborn son
for the rst time, and he vows to change their
lives for the better. On a chance tasting of an
aged malt whiskey, he falls deep in love with
the Water of Lifeand with his nose and his
palate, he nds an unexpected way to turn
his life around. Subtitles are provided (thank
goodness), because Glaswegian accents are
frankly incomprehensible. Opens Mar 6.
The Lunchbox
(India) Irrfan Khan (Life of Pi) stars in
this sweet tale of loneliness and nostalgia,
which begins with a wrongly delivered
lunchbox. Khan is Saajan, a jaded worker
on the verge of retirement who suddenly
nds himself connected with Ila, an
underappreciated housewife. It sparks a
friendship, and through their exchanged
notes they begin to create a fantasy life
which soon threatens their real lives. The
lm won a viewers choice award at the
2013 Cannes Festivalsee for yourself if its
yours as well. Opens Mar 6.
Mr. Peabody And Sherman
(USA) Dreamworks latest attempt to
educate the kids comes in the form
of the intelligent glasses-wearing dog
Mr. Peabody, his michievous sidekick
Sherman, and their time-travel machine,
the WABAC. In an attempt to impress a girl,
Sherman takes the WABAC for a spin and
accidentally rips a hole in the time-space
continuum, causing the three to wreak
havoc on some of the most important
moments in history. This mostly sounds
like an episode of Doctor Who, to be
honest, but reviews have been positive.
Presumably because they went back in
time and changed the movie until it was
good. Opens Mar 6.
The Suspect
(South Korea) Its another lm about
North-South Korean espionage, double-
crossers, and the uncovering of a secret
plot. Nothing works out in Dong-chuls life.
Hes the best North Korean eld agent out
there, but after one fateful mission, hes
left for dead and his family is murdered (bit
harsh, dont you think?). To avenge them,
he defects to the South in order to nd the
killer, but hes caught in a web of blame
when the chairman of a prominent North-
South relations rm is murdered, moments
after he hands our spy a pair of glasses.
Who would kill for a pair of specs? Maybe
theyre Google Glass. Opens Mar 6.
Wrath of Vajra
(China) Vajrasanskrit for thunderbolt,
is the name of our protagonist, played
by Shi Yanneng (whos a 32nd-generaton
Shaolin monk in real life). Its the story of
a secret Japanese death cult that abducts
children from their enemies and trains
them up as assassins. Vajra was one such
child, and he seeks revenge by destroying
all those who made him a killing machine.
Opens Mar 6.
Opening
HK PICKS
12 Years a Slave
(USA) Steve McQueens third directorial
feature is the strongest of the Oscar Best
Picture nominations yet. It tells the true
story of Solomon Northup, a man born
free but sold into slavery in pre-Civil War
America. The powerhouse cast features
Olivier Award-winning Chiwetel Ejiofor, plus
Michael Fassbender, Benedict Cumberbatch,
Paul Giamatti, Sarah Paulson and Brad Pitt
in supporting roles, as well as silver screen
newcomer Lupita Nyongo. The praise
garnered for Ejiofor and Fassbender in
particular is through the roof: it might be
draining to watch but you cant afford not to.
Opened Feb 27.
August: Osage County
(USA) This dark comedy drama is the story
of the Westons, a regular ol batshit crazy
family from the US Midwest. Adapted from
the play of the same name, Meryl Streep
puts the fun in dysfunctional with her
loopy, prescription-drug-addict matriarch
Violet, accompanied by the other Weston
women (including Julia Roberts and Abigail
Breslin) and men (Ewan McGregor, Benedict
Cumberbatchwhat ISNT he in nowadays?).
The whole family returns to the house they
grew up in to attend to a family crisis. Chaos,
predictably, ensues. Opened Feb 27.
Lone Survivor
(USA) Four Navy Seals are abandoned
without backup on a botched mission to
capture and eliminate a dangerous Taliban
leader. In this lm, based on the real-life
Operation Red Wings, its a constant battle
between morality, soldiering and surviving
the unforgiving Afghan terrain. As the title
suggests, only one man comes back. But
which of the leads will be left at the end of
the movie? Mark Wahlberg? Taylor Kitsch?
Emile Hirsch? Eric Bana? My moneys on the
Hulk. Opened Feb 27.
Pompeii
(USA) The legendary story of Pompeiis
downfall in 79 AD is getting the full
Gladiator treatment. Well see Milo (Kit
Harington, aka Jon You Know Nothing
Snow from HBOs Game of Thrones), a
slave-turned-gladiator who tries to whisk his
true love Cassia (Emily Browning) away from
her betrotheda corrupt and evil Roman
senator (Kiefer Sutherland). Then Mount
Vesuvius explodes, and Milo must ght
gladiators and deadly blazing lava to save
the day. Spoiler: everyone dies in a cloud of
ash. Opened Feb 27.
Continuing
American Hustle
(USA) Conman Irving Rosenfeld (Christian
Bale) and his sexy partner Sydney Prosser
(Amy Adams) nd themselves coerced into
working for FBI agent Richie DiMaso (Bradley
Cooper), setting up corrupt politicians and
the mob alike. Then Rosenfelds crazy wife
(Jennifer Lawrence) and son get involved,
and the whole con could go up in ames.
Sounds awesome, but in director David O.
Russells true fashion, its more character
than plot. PPPP
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Te Monuments Men
PPPPP
(USA/Germany) Drama/comedy. Starring, written and directed by George Clooney.
Also starring Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman, Jean Dujardin, Cate Blanchett.
Category IIA. 118 minutes. Opened Feb 20.
Just like a Pollock, a Rothko or a Kandinsky, movies can be beautiful conjunctions of color,
character and feeling. But unlike great art, The Monuments Men struggles to draw meaning or
cohesion out of its disparate parts, leaving us with the worst of all responses to any kind of art:
I could have done that.
Its nearing the end of World War II in Europe, and though victory might be in sight for the
Allies, the Nazis arent leaving quietly. As they withdraw from Paris and the other great cities of
Europe, theyre emptying them of all the most valuable art, statues and antiques. George Clooney
writes, directs and stars in this semi-true story as Frank Stokes, an art historian who forms a
crack squad of curators to go into battle, with one mission: to take Europes art back to its rightful
owners. So far, so awesome: its basically Oceans Eleven meets Inglourious Basterds, right?
Nope. Sorry. The Monuments Men is a movie that just cant decide which mood it wants
to hit, and so it tries to hit them all instead. Sometimes it goes for the chipper tone of British
WWII classics such as Bridge on the River Kwai or The Dam Busters, complete with villainous
soundtrack each time a Russian or German is on-screen. Sometimes, it aims for farce and
slapstick. Sometimes, it goes for the savage tension of gritty war movies of the Saving Private
Ryan vein. And all too often, it devolves into mawkish melodrama as the Monuments Men offer
up their own lives for the sake of art itself.
Its obvious what Clooney and his impeccable David-Niven-moustache wanted to do here.
He wanted to make a movie that said to people: listen, art is important. Its the summit of human
achievement on this earth. If we ever allow our art to be destroyed, then we are no better than
those who try to destroy us.
How is that obvious, you ask? Easy. Its because Clooney sees fit to spell out this message to
the audience, every 20 minutes, for the entire runtime of this movie. Every time a life is lost, every
time a painting is recovered, every time a statue is gazed upon, ethereal and seemingly above the
mundane reality of war: yup, its time for another ponderous voice-over on the triumph of human
endeavor over human destruction. Repeat until credits.
Clooney has assembled a killer ensemble cast: Matt Damon, Bill Murray, John Goodman,
Jean Dujardin, Bob Balaban, Hugh Bonneville, Cate Blanchett. Its an indescribable shame that
he doesnt keep them together. Instead the team is divided into pairs, roaming Europe in search
of art: at the price of narrative, of fun, and above all, at the price of the ensemble. To put together
a cast like this and then not keep them together is a cinematic crime of significant magnitude.
There is one, and exactly one, scene in this film that offers a glimpse of the Oceans Eleven
vibe the audience is hoping for. One scene in a hundred: its a shame beyond words.
The Monuments Men may have a strong central thesis about how art defines and
inspires humanity, but theres nothing here to deliver it with even the gentlest hint of subtlety.
Tonally disparate and with a scattered cast, were left with amusing moments which never resolve
into a whole. Its like taking an electron microscope to Guernica: yeah, its all there. But it means
nothing at all. Adam White
Belle and Sebastian
(France) Forget the ever-faithful Hachiko.
Belle and Sebastian is where its at when
it comes to heartbreaking man-and-dog
friendships. The setting: a little village in the
Alps, on the cusp of World War II. Footprints
of a beast end up being from Belle, a huge,
beautiful white dog who is tamed and
befriended by a lonely child named Sebastian
(Flix Bossuet).
The Butler
(USA) Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels
(Precious) tells the tale of White House
butler Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker) who
serves through seven presidential terms and
the political ripples of 20th-century history.
If youve ever wanted to see what America
would be like under the Alan Rickman
(Reagan) or James Marsden (Kennedy)
administrationnows your chance. PPPP
Historical
Hong Kong
Hikes
A guide to 15
remarkable treks,
detailing the rich
history of the SARs
peaks, valleys
and urban
neighborhoods
In all major bookstores now! Or for free delivery order online:
www.historicalhkhikes.com
Its been 7 years since the first 300
flick, and our favorite Spartans are
back in 300: Rise of an Empire.
The film follows the rise of Xerxes
(played by Rodrigo Santoro) as God-
King, and the Battle of Artemisium
(which happened at the same time
as 300s Battle of Thermopylae).
Courtesy of Warner Bros Pictures,
weve got 5 pairs of tickets for
the movie along with 5 packs of
300-themed merchandise. For a
chance to win, tell us who plays the
role of Queen Gorgo (she recently
played Queen Cersei in Game of
Thrones!). Contest ends at noon on
March 3 good luck!
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(Feb 19-March 20): Avery, a character in Anne Michaels novel The Winter
Vault, has a unique way of seeing. When he arrives in a place for the first time, he
makes room for it in his heart. He lets himself be altered by it. At one point in the
story he visits an old Nubian city in Egypt and is overwhelmed by its exotic beauty. Its
brightly colored houses are like shouts of joy, like gardens springing up in the sand
after a rainfall. After drinking in the sights, he marvels, It will take all my life to learn
what I have seen today. Everything I just described is akin to experiences you could
have in the coming weeks, Pisces. Can you make room in your heart for the dazzle?
ARIES (Mar 21-Apr 19): The battles youve been
waging these last ten months have been worthy
of you. Theyve tested your mettle and grown
your courage. But I suspect that your relationship
with these battles is due for a shift. In the future
they may not serve you as well as they have up
until now. At the very least, you will need to alter
your strategy and tactics. Its also possible that
now is the time to leave them behind entirelyto
graduate from them and search for a new cause
that will activate the next phase of your evolution
as an enlightened warrior. What do you think?
TAURUS (Apr 20-May 20): Life is like Sanskrit
read to a pony, said Lou Reed. That might be an
accurate assessment for most people much of
the time, but I dont think it will be true for you in
the coming days. On the contrary: You will have
a special capacity to make contact and establish
connection. Youve heard of dog whisperers and
ghost whisperers? You will be like an all-purpose,
jack-of-all-trades whispererable to commune
and communicate with nervous creatures and
alien life forms and pretty much everything else.
If anyone can get a pony to understand Sanskrit,
it will be you.
GEMINI (May 21-Jun 20): Does Kim Kardashian
tweak and groom her baby daughters
eyebrows? They look pretty amazing, after
allelegant, neat, perfectly shaped. What do
you think, Gemini? HA! I was just messing with
you. I was checking to see if youre susceptible
to getting distracted by meaningless uff like
celebrity kids grooming habits. The cosmic truth
of the matter is that you should be laser-focused
on the epic possibilities that your destiny is
bringing to your attention. Its time to reframe
your life story. How? Heres my suggestion: See
yourself as being on a mythic quest to discover
and fully express your souls code.
CANCER (Jun 21-Jul 22): The 19th-century
American folk hero known as Wild Bill Hickok
was born James Butler Hickok. At various times
in his life he was a scout for the army, a lawman
for violent frontier towns, a professional gambler,
and a performer in Buffalo Bills Wild West Show.
Women found him charismatic, and he once killed
an attacking bear with a knife. He had a brother
Lorenzo who came to be known as Tame Bill
Hickok. In contrast to Wild Bill, Tame Bill was quiet,
gentle, and cautious. He lived an uneventful life as
a wagon master, and children loved him. Right now,
Cancerian, Im meditating on how Id like to see
your inner Wild Bill come out to play for a while,
even as your inner Tame Bill takes some time off.
LEO (Jul 23-Aug 22): If I was a love poet, writes
Rudy Francisco, addressing a lover, Id write about
how you have the audacity to be beautiful even
on days when everything around you is ugly.
I suspect you have that kind of audacity right
now, Leo. In fact, I bet the ugliness you encounter
will actually incite you to amplify the gorgeous
charisma youre radiating. The sheer volume of
lyrical soulfulness that pours out of you will have
so much healing power that you may even make
the ugly stuff less ugly. Im betting that you will lift
up everything you touch, nudging it in the direction
of grace and elegance and charm.
VIRGO (Aug 23-Sep 22): You miss 100 percent
of the shots you dont take, says hockey great
Wayne Gretzky. In other words, you shouldnt be
timid about shooting the puck toward the goal.
Dont worry about whether you have enough skill
or condence or luck. Just take the damn shot.
Youll never score if you dont shoot. Or so the
theory goes. But an event in a recent pro hockey
game showed theres an exception to the rule. A
New York player named Chris Kreider was guiding
the puck with his stick as he skated toward the
Minnesota teams goalie. But when Kreider cocked
and swung his stick, he missed the puck entirely.
He whiffed. And yet the puck kept sliding slowly
along all by itself. It somehow ummoxed the
goalie, sneaking past him right into the net. Goal!
New rule: You miss only 99.9 percent of the shots
you dont take. I believe you will soon benet from
this loophole, Virgo.
LIBRA (Sep 23-Oct 22):If you are the type
of person who wears gloves when you
throw snowballs, Germans would call you
Handschuhschneeballwerfer. They use the same
word as slang to mean coward. Im hoping
that in the coming days you wont display any
behavior that would justify you being called
Handschuhschneeballwerfer. You need to bring a
raw, direct, straightforward attitude to everything
you do. You shouldnt rely on any buffers,
surrogates, or intermediaries. Metaphorically
speaking, make sure that nothing comes between
your bare hands and the pure snow.
SCORPIO (Oct 23-Nov 21): In his song 4th
of July, Asbury Park (Sandy), Bruce Springsteen
mentions a disappointing development. That
waitress I was seeing lost her desire for me,
he sings. She said she wont set herself on re
for me anymore. Im assuming nothing like that
has happened to you recently, Scorpio. Just the
opposite: I bet there are attractive creatures out
there who would set themselves on re for
you. If for some reason this isnt true, x the
problem! You have a cosmic mandate to be
incomparably irresistible.
SAGITTARIUS (Nov 22-Dec 21): Some people
say home is where you come from, says a
character in Katie Kacvinskys novel Awaken.
But I think its a place you need to nd, like its
scattered and you pick pieces of it up along the
way. Thats an idea I invite you to act on in the
coming weeks, Sagittarius. It will be an excellent
time to discover more about where you belong
and who you belong with. And the best way to
do that is to be aggressive as you search far and
wide for clues, even in seemingly unlikely places
that maybe you would never guess contain scraps
of home.
CAPRICORN (Dec 22-Jan 19):What words
bring the most points in the game of Scrabble?
Expert Christopher Swenson says that
among the top scorers are piezoelectrical
and ubiquitarianismassuming favorable
placements on the board that bring double
letter and triple word scores. The rst word can
potentially net 1,107 points, and the second
1,053. There are metaphorical clues here,
Capricorn, for how you might achieve maximum
success in the next phase of the game of life.
You should be well-informed about the rules,
including their unusual corollaries and loopholes.
Be ready to call on expert help and specialized
knowledge. Assume that your luck will be
greatest if you are willing to plan nonstandard
gambits and try bold tricks.
AQUARIUS (Jan 20-Feb 18): Sorry to report
that you wont win the lottery this week. Its also
unlikely that you will score an unrecognized
Rembrandt painting for a few dollars at a thrift
store or discover that you have inherited a
chinchilla farm in Peru or stumble upon a stash of
gold coins half-buried in the woods. On the other
hand, you may get provocative clues about how
you could increase your cash ow. To ensure you
will notice those clues when they arrive, drop your
expectations about where they might come from.
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A Post-Valentines
Heartbreak Poem
Phoebe Chan is a current student who is going to take her public exams soon.
An ordinary teenager who wants to see the world with a different eye.
By Phoebe Chan
So Valentines Day has passed. Some guys broke up with their girlfriends, leaving them with
a memorable day. I believe a lot of us have experienced this heartbroken moment. Here is
a short poem I wanted to share with all heartbroken girls or guys:
Our hearts are as fragile as glass.

When a glass is smashed onto the ground,
There will be a sharp piercing sound that everyone will notice.
But when your heart is broken into shatters,
There will only be a crash of long silence screaming inside that only you yourself can hear.
Even if you stick those broken pieces back together,
They cant be mended without cracks.
No matter how hard you try to perfect it, to make it seem awless and impeccable,
There will always be a scar deep down to remind you of the unhealable wound.

A broken heart can never heal itself,
You will have to carry it along until the day you perish.
Unless someone is here to x your soul:
That would be the day love nally lls up your hole.

I hope all of you think about it before you break someones heart
Because it hurts
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Im 21 and still a virgin. I also have
depression. Im not bad-looking. I work
out and generally keep people laughing.
I got a lot of female attention in school,
but I was hopeless and still am. Most of
my friends have girlfriends, so I dont
understand why I havent had a girlfriend
since I was 10. I feel myself becoming
increasingly violent, to the extent that
I have tried to provoke a ght that wasnt
necessary and I try to intimidate other
guys when Im out. Ive been unemployed
for three years since dropping out of
college, and I havent really met a girl I
was interested in since school. Ive never
made the rst move with girls. I never feel
compelled to, regardless of how attractive I
nd them. I do get a lot of eye contact from
girls, and Ive been approached by girls, but
we barely ever get past exchanging names
before they wander off or their friends pull
them away. Writing this out has made me
realize I should start approaching girls, but
I dont think its just that. Surely I shouldve
met someone by now? Any advice would be
greatly appreciated
Hopeless Over Painful Experience
Women typically expect the guy to do the
approaching/asking out/hitting on, HOPE, so
thats definitely something youll have to work
on. And if a woman is making eye contact with
you in a space where its generally understood
that people are open to meeting new people,
flirting with them, and potentially fucking them
(house parties, bars, clubs, CPAC), eye contact
is an invitation to introduce yourself.
But if women are approaching you and then
wandering off after conversing with you for
a moment or twoor being rescued by their
friendsthen youre doing something wrong.
Im guessing you came across as angry and
potentially violent because you are angry and
potentially violent, and youve made a self-
defeating decision to cultivate an intimidating
vibe. That shit repels people, HOPE, and youre
never going to get anywhere with womenor
employers, for that matterif you give yourself
over to anger, violence, and menace. Bearing
this in mind might take the edge off your anger:
Fully 15 percent of 21-year-old men are virgins,
HOPE, while only 5 percent of 25-year-old men
are virgins. So you have a better than 66 percent
chance of losing your virginity in the next few
years if you can stop (1) wallowing in self-pity
and (2) giving yourself over to anger.
My advice: Get your ass to a doctor and
a therapist. Medication can help with the
depression, and a good therapist can help you
overcome your anger, self-pity, and violent
fantasies. Getting help, HOPE, is the best way
to increase your odds of getting laid and/or
getting a girlfriend.
Im a 25-year-old bi girl in the Southwest,
and Ive been with the same hetero guy
for almost three years. I miss being with
women. We made an attempt at being
monogamish, but feelings were hurt and
we went back to monogamy. He still parties
like hes in college and is a bit dependent
on mesociallywhereas I crave
independence and, quite frankly, pussy.
Ive started to withdraw and resent him, not
just for the lack of sexual freedom but also
because he drinks too much and acts like
a slob. I want to move out when our lease
ends. Im willing to work on our issues, but
I fear that when I have this conversation,
it will break his heart and he will break up
with me as a defensive approach, rather
than seeing the breathing room as a way
to work on our relationship. How can
I express my need for other sexual partners
and more space without sounding like
Im calling off the relationship?
Is it even worth attempting dating,
postliving together?
Insert Quirky Acronym Here
Heres what you should say to your boyfriend:
Youve got some growing up to do, and Ive got
some eating pussy to do. I dont want to end our
relationship, but Im moving out when our lease
is up. If your boyfriend breaks up with you, IQAH,
its probably for the bestand it may not be
forever. If he does dump you for purely defensive
reasons, then he didnt really want to dump you
at all, right? So once the shock wears off and
his anger subsides, your boyfriend may decide
that having you in his life is more important than
having you all to himself.
I am a heterosexual male. I was dating
this girl for six months. We werent living
together, but there were two toothbrushes
at my place. We werent living together, but
there were tampons and birth control pills
in my medicine cabinet. We werent living
together, but there was yogurt in my fridge.
You get the picture. Anyway, things were
going well until she told me about a friend-
of-a-friend who was building a website for
a local swingers club. I didnt get outraged,
and this outraged her. A four-hour discussion
followed, during which I held my good
for them ground, and at the end of it,
I no longer had yogurt, tampons, and birth
control pills at my placeand I no longer
had a girlfriend. All I did was not get
outraged, and it cost me a girlfriend. Does
this seem a little extreme? Am I crazy?
- Her Ex Looks Perplexed
No, HELP, youre not crazy. Youre lucky.
Send that friend-of-a-friend a thank-you
note. Because if he werent building a website
for a swingers club, HELP, you might still have
tampons, yogurt, and scented soaps in your
apartmentalong with the crazy, controlling,
insecure nutjob who came with em.
On the Lovecast, Dan finally enlists advice from
an actual ethicist at savagelovecast.com.
Find the Savage Lovecast (my weekly podcast) every Tuesday
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Infusion
Isola
Ista
Jeeves of Belgravia
Jem Bar & Lounge
Knight on Wyndham
La Belle Salon
Le Gouter Bernadaud
Liberty Exchange Kitchen & Bar
Kyoto Joe
Tokio Joe
Lumiere/Cuisine Cuisine
MIX - Two Chinachem Plaza
Mr. Taco Truck
Natural Path
O2 Hair Salon
Oliver's Delicatessen
Oysters Bar & Restaurant
Parentheses Continental Books
Paul Gerrard Hair & Beauty
Pier 7
Post 97
Red
Red Rock/Annexx
Robata Zawazawa
Rockabilly
Schnurrbart
Seasons Fitness
Sidewalk
Starbucks - Alexandra House
Starbucks Duddell Street
Starbucks - Hong Kong Station
Starbucks - IFC Mall
Starbucks - Exchange Square
Starbucks - Jardine House
Starbucks - Midland Centre
Starbucks - Man Yee Arcade
Starbucks - Des Voeux Rd Central
Starbucks - Century Square
Starlit Art Space
Stormy Weather
Sugo Sushi
Te Quick Pasta and Herb
The Beautywave Skin Care
The Hairdressers
The Landmark Mandarin Oriental
The Putman
Tivo
Toni & Guy
Toni & Guy (Academy)
Tranquil Touches
Uncle Russ Coffee
Veggie SF
Wagyu
Yo mama
Yu Yuet Lai
SOHO
Agnes b Caf
Al Dente
Aluminium
Angel's Share
Anglo Chinese Florist
Assaf Lebanese Cuisine
Bacar
Beyrouth Caf
Bizou
Brivo
Browhaus
Brunch Club
California Beach Club
Chocolux
Club 1911
Club 71
Cochrane's
Culture Club
Daddyos
DROP
Escapade Sports
Euro Treat
Fleur de Sel
Flow Bookshop
Flutes
Flying Pan
G.O.D.
Gourmet Burger Union
Hair Craft
Hazel & Hershey
Ivan the Kozak
Kisses Cupcakes
La Piazetta
La Piola
Life Caf
McSorley's Ale House
Mostaccioli Brothers
Nature's Village
Oolaa
Paisano's Central
Peel Fresco Music Lounge
Pizza Express San Marano
Portobello's
Propaganda
Ricos
Sashay
Sole Mio
Staunton's Bar & Caf
Taco Loco
Te Quick Pasta and Herb
The Globe
Toni & Guy
Volume H.E.A.T
Wagyu Lounge
Watson's Wine
Yellow Door Kitchen
Yorkshire Pudding Soho 8
WESTERN/
CONNAUGHT ROAD/
SHEUNG WAN/
KENNEDY TOWN
208 Duocento Otto
99 Bonham
A&M U.S Groceries
American Women's Association
Barista Jam
Bistro Du Vin
Boulangerie Bistronomique
Bulldog's Grill
Caf O
Chez Meli Melo
Classified
Daily Gourmet
Fat Angelos
Gallery Mini
Ho Mei
Holiday Inn Express Soho
Home Flavour
Ibis Hotel
Jaspa's - Kennedy Town
K-Town Bar & Grill
Konzepp
La Cantoche
La Viola
Limestone Arms
Magnolia Private Dining
Mandarin Oriental Hong Kong
Metropolitain
Monsieur Chatte
Ola
Park N Shop Kennedy Town
Pasta Place
Percy's
Shelter Lounge
Starbucks - Shun Tak Centre
Starbucks - Rumsey St
Starbucks Connaught Road
Starbucks - Ibis Hotel
Starbucks St Stephens Lane
Tacochaca
Teakha
The Press Room
Traders Hotel
MID-LEVELS
Caf O - Caine Road
Chicken on the Run
Coffee Book
Dymocks - Bonham Rd.
Il Bel Paese
Koh Thai
Ladies' Recreation Club
Lof10
Mier Serviced Apartments
Orange Tree Restaurant
Peak Caf Bar
Seymour
Starbucks - Caine Road
The Phoenix
Wildfire
YWCA English Speaking Members
Department
PEAK
Bubba Gump
Cafe Deco
Jungle Juice
Starbucks
The Peak Lookout Restaurant
ADMIRALTY
Dan Ryan's
Gourmet Coffee
Grappa's Ristorante
Great
Island Shangri-La
LAB Concept
Metropolitan Caf
Pret A Manger
ROKA
Ruth Chris
Starbucks - Pacific Place
The British Council Library
ZELO Bar & Restaurant
WANCHAI
151 Gloucester Road Property
Management
Academy for the Peforming Arts
Agave
Alliance Francaise
Anglo-Chinese Florist
Arts Centre
Assaggio Trattoria Italiana
Berliner
Big Apple
Blue Goose
Caffe Habitu - Fortis Tower
Castello del Vino
Classified
Cosmos Books
Coyote Bar & Grill
Delaney's
DRAGONFLY @ Novotel
Dressed
Dymocks - Harbour Centre
Dymocks - Hopewell Centre
Ebeneezers
Fill in the Blank
Grand Hyatt Hotel
Harbour Road caf
Hotel Indigo
IAFT
Island Property
Jack's Terrazza Ristorante
Joe's Billards & Bar
Marriott Properties (International)
Ltd.
Maya
Maya Caf
MIX - Sun Hung Kai Centre
Old China Hand
Oliver's Super Sandwiches
Outback Grill
OVO Limited
Paisano's
Pizza Express - Wing Fung St.
Pizza Express - J Residence
Pomme
Quarterdeck Club
Quemo
Slims
Spring Learning
Starbucks - Sun Hung Kai Centre
Starbucks - Wanchai Tower
Starbucks - Hopewell Centre
Starbucks - MLC Tower
Starbucks Fortis Tower
Starbucks - Great Eagle Centre
Starbucks W Square
StarCrest
Subway - Brim 28
Tamarind
Thai Delight Resturant & Bar
The Charterhouse Causeway Bay
The Doghouse
The Flying Pan
The Hive
The Pawn
The Queen Victoria
The Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club
The Tonno
The Wanch
The White Stag
Triple O
VIM Pilates Studio
Xperience
Yo mama
CAUSEWAY BAY
18 Grams
A La Maison
Agnes b
Aluminium
Brechts Circle
Brunch Club & Supper
Buddy Bar & Caf
Burgeroom
Caf Corridor
Caf Rivoli
CitySuper
Classified (Tai Hang)
Crowne Plaza Hong Kong
Dickens Bar
Edo & Bibo
El Cid Spanish Restaurant
Englishtown
Fleur de Sel
HABITU Ristorante the Garden
Home
Hooray
Hotel Penningto
Inn Side Out
Isabella Bistro & Bar
Island Seafood & Oyster
Lanson Place
Little Burro
Mackie Kitchen
Mau I Business Centre - Eton
Tower
Mau I Business Centre - Radio City
Mr. Steak
Otto Restaurant & Bar
Outback Steakhouse
Page One
Rouge
SML
Starbucks - Causeway Bay Plaza 1
Starbucks - Fashion Walk
Starbucks - Hang Lung Centre
Starbucks - Hysan Place
Starbucks Leighton Road
Starbucks - Times Square
Starbucks - Tin Hau
Starbucks Tung Lo Wan Road
Starbucks - World Trade Centre
Starbucks Windsor House
Unar Coffee Company
Watson Wine Cellar
Wired Caf
W's Entrecote
HAPPY VALLEY
Classified
Happy Valley Bar & Grill
Hong Kong Cricket Club
Hong Kong Football Club
Il Bel Paese
Jaspas
Movieland
Park N Shop
Saint Germain
Starbucks
Tacochaca
The Chapel
The Jockey
QUARRY BAY/
TAIKOOSHING
agns b. le pain grill
Caffe Habitu
Crossroads Coffee
Fitness First - PCCW Tower
Mr. Taco Truck
Outback Steakhouse
Park N Shop Kornhill Plaza
Starbucks - Hoi Kwong St.
Starbucks - Kornhill Plaza
Starbucks - Stanhope House
The News Room
Yo bago
NORTH POINT /
FORTRESS HILL
Harbour Plaza North Point
Starbucks - AIA Tower
Starbucks - Multifield Bldg
Starbucks Kerry Centre
Tea & Herb
SAI WAN HO
Beira Rio
Berliner Soho East
Jack's Terrazza Ristorante
Rio
Starbucks Eastern Hospital
POK FU LAM
Delaney's Pub
Prompt
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Cyberport
Starbucks - Level 3, Cyberport
Starbucks - HKU Library
Starbucks - HKUSU
T Hotel
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Aberdeen Marina Club
Caf Piatti
Flex HK
GCX
Movie Express
Shambala
Sift
Starbucks - Marina Square
Starbucks - One Island South
Tequila Kola
TREE
REPULSE BAY/
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Beachside Bookstore
Chez Patrick Deli
El Cid Caramar
Hong Kong International School
Library
King Ludwig Beer Hall
Lucy's
Ocean bay
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Pickled Pelican
Pizza Express
Quick & Fresh
Seafront
Smuggler's Inn
Spices
Starbucks Stanley Plaza
Taste
The American Club
The Boat House
Watson Wine Cellar
Wildfire
Victoria Recreation Club
TSIM SHA TSUI
agns b. caf k11
agns b. caf Harbour City
Barista Caffe
Bombay Dreams
Bricklane
Bulldog's Bar & Grill
Burger Republic
Caffe Habitu - Elements
Caff Habitu - Miramar Shopping
Centre
Caff Habitu - The One
Carpaccio Pasta Pizza Vino
Castros
CitySuper
Creama
Cucina
Dada Lounge
Delaney's
Delicatessen Corner
Eastside Tavern
Eaton Hotel
Ebeneezer's
El Cid
Fandango Spanish Restaurant
Fat Angelo's
Fatt's Place
Finds
Foot Buzz
Gateway Apartments
Gaylord Indian Restaurant
GR8 Leisure Concepts
Grand Central Bar and Grill
Greyhound Caf
Harbourside Restaurant
Hotel Icon
Jimmy's Kitchen
Joia Ristorante
Kowloon Cricket Club
Kowloon Shangri-la Hotel & Deli
Kool
La Villa Restaurant & Bar
Langham Hotel Main Street Deli
Lobby Cafe - Sheraton Hotel
Mega Hospitality Intl
Mes Amis
Metrobooks
Morgan Stanley
Ned Kelly's Last Stand
Niko and
Nomads
Outback Steakhouse - Oterprise
Square
Outback Steakhouse - TST Centre
Pacific Club
Page One
Papi
Pierside Bar, The Royal Pacific
Hotel and Towers
Pizza Express
PJ Murphy's
RA Restaurant & Lounge
Regal Kowloon Hotel
Ritz Carlton
Ruths Chris Steakhouse
Starbucks - Austin Road
Starbucks China HK City
Starbucks - Elements
Starbucks - Empire Centre
Starbucks - Gateway Arcade
Starbucks Harbour Crystal Ctr
Starbucks I Square
Starbucks Knutsford
Starbucks - Mirror Tower
Starbucks - Ocean Terminal
Starbucks Star Avenue
Starbucks Star House
Starbucks - The Sun Arcade
Starbucks TST Centre
Stormies
Swindon Books
Tequila Jack's
The Doghouse
The Grand
The Luxe Manor
The Swiss Chalet
ThreeSixty
Tiffany's New York Bar
Triple O
W Hotel
Weinstube
Wildfire
Wired Caf
Wooloomooloo
KOWLOON TONG
Amaroni's
Baptist University Student Union
City University Student Union
Dan Ryan's
Forfar
Page One
Park N Shop
Pizza Express
Starbucks Festival Walk
Starbucks HKBU
HUNG HOM
Outback Steakhouse
Starbucks - MTR Hung Hom
Starbucks Whampoa Site 5
Waterfront Bar & Terrace
KOWLOON BAY/
KWUN TONG
Bespoke
Caffe Essenza
City Hunter
Dressed
Englishtown
Oliver's Super Sandwiches
Starbucks - KITEC
Starbucks - Megabox
Starbucks - Millenium City 1
Starbucks One Kowloon
Starbucks - Telford Plaza 1
JORDAN/YAU MA
TEI/ MONG KOK
18 Grams
Berliner - Olympian City 3
Black N White Desserts
Broadway Cinematheque
Chopsticks
Edible Arrangements
Englishtown - Mong Kok
Kona Bay
La Kaffa
Langham Place Hotel
Langham Place Hotel Coffee Shop
Madera Hotel
Mes Amis
Metrobooks
Park N Shop Olympian City
Royal Plaza Hotel
Starbucks - Liberte Place
Starbucks - Gala Shopping Mall
Starbucks Jordan Road
Starbucks Nathan Hotel
Starbucks - Olympian City 2
SHATIN
Citysuper
Courtyard by Marriott Sha Tin
Green Caf
Starbucks - Fortune City One
Starbucks YATA
Triple O's
SAI KUNG
Bacco
CC Caf
Chez les Copains
Classified
Colour Brown Coffee
Duke of York Pub
Firenze
HEBE ONE o ONE
Italiano's
Park N Shop Clear Water Bay
Pepperoni's
Piccolos
Pizzeria La Gondola
Starbucks
OTHER NEW
TERRITORIES
Discovery Park
Englishtown - Tsuen Wan
Hong Kong Gold Coast (Mall and
Clubhouse)
King's Belly
Park N Shop Hong Lok Yuen
Starbucks - Tai Po Market
Starbucks - Tsuen Wan Plaza
Starbucks Citywalk
Starbucks Discovery Park
LANTAU
Berliner German Bar & Restaurant
Caf Duvet
Caffe Ritazza
Dymocks
Marriott Skycity
Park N Shop Discovery Bay
Starbucks - Citygate
Starbucks Airport T1
Starbucks Airport T2
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To start your job search, register online at www.asiafashionjobs.com and sign up
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LOOKING FOR
YOUR NEXT JOB IN FASHION?
www.asiafashionjobs.com
Our company was established since 1994.
1)Part-Time Models (Age: 16 to 45 years old)
For Photo Shooting/Fitting Job/Fashion Shows/TV Commercials/
Products Image Representatives/Event Promotions
- Requirements: Stylish/Cool/Smart/Elegant/Sweet/Camera Face
2)Baby & Kids Models (Age: over 3 months to 15 years old)
Baby & Kid Products Image Representatives/Press Conferences/
Photo shooting for Newspapers and Magazine/TV Commercials
- Requirements: Cute/Smart/Active/Camera Face/Twins
3)Singer (Age: 18 or above)
Love singing. Clear Pronunciation. For Hotel and Casino
4)Dancer (Age: 18 or above)
Performing in concerts and events. (All kind of dance)
If you are interested, please contact Ms. Leung
at 2740 9059 or email us for casting.
EDITORIAL INTERNSHIP
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WHERE Hong Kong and The List, is looking for interns.
Reckon you're a good writer? Prove it. Sign up for HK Magazines internship program.
Youll get the chance to work closely with a team of editors, some great bylines, a bursting
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Please note that this is an unpaid position. Participants must be enrolled in tertiary
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MARKET PLACE SMART JOBS
Interview Tips: Company Research
Do your research on the company, get the inside
scoop on the company culture. Visit the company
website and find out as much information about the
company history, products and services.
Use Linkedin! Here, you can find more information
on the company along with new hires, promotions
and statistics related to the company.
Use Social Media! Facebook and Twitter are your
friends. Become a fan of the company on Facebook
and follow them on Twitter. Often you will find
information here you would not find elsewhere.
Google and Google News are great tools in finding
more information about the company and what they
are currently doing, search them both!
Know their industry and their competitors. Find out
as much as you can on their competitors and how
they measure up to them.
A lot of times, it goes a long way when the interviewer can see that you have put time and effort into learning about
their company. This shows initiative and the willingness to learn, these are often the traits that a company is looking for
when hiring new staff.
HK Helps!
Located at the heart of Central, Emmanuel F. is HKs first eco
organic hair salon & spa concept.
We offer motivating career plans & advancement opportunities
in a high quality, professional & healthy workplace (no more
chemical smells) to candidates interested in an innovative
philosophy of the hairdressing & spa industry:
Marketing & Communication Manager Minimum
3 years experience in a similar position. Fluency in written
& spoken English (Cantonese or Mandarin is a plus). Proficiency
in using MS Office. Dynamic & self-motivated.
Hair Stylists Minimum 5 years experience. Open-minded,
willing to learn. Free Lance Stylists are welcome.
Stylists Assistants No experience required, we offer
motivating salaries and in-house training. For interested candidates,
training program to become Hairstylist is also provided.
Please send your resume to ef@emmanuelf.com or phone us at 2167 8280.
For more information, visit our website: www.emmanuelf.com
Ruths Chris Steak House,
the largest upscale, American
steakhouse restaurant concept
with over 45 years of tradition,
is seeking individuals who value
being part of a fine team.
8erver
2-3 years experience preferably in an American style restaurant,
basic knowledge in wine & beverage.
Receptionist {Kowloon}
Pleasant personality, can work under pressure, handle high
volume of guests, 2-3 yrs experience in fine dining restaurant.
Full-time / Part-time
Runner / 8ervice Assistant
Working location : Hong Kong / Kowloon
Fluent in spoken English,Cantonese & Mandarin
are required for all above positions.
We offer attractive salary and benefits. If youre Serious about
a challenge and want to join our family, kindly email to:
kierangalwayhasmoreltd.com or call 2366 6000.

Yo MAMA Frozen Yoghurt
is looking for ambitious and professional staff
to join us as...
Full Time & Part Time Staff
Store Managers or Assistant Managers
For our stores @:
IFC Mall, Star Street, Festival Walk,
Windsor House, and Taikoo Shing
Interested parties, please send your resume/CV to
hr@yomama.hk or fax: 2547 6000
visit: www.yomama.hk
JUNIOR EDITOR
HK Magazine is looking to hire
someone with:
Minimum two years experience in publishing
Sub-editing experience
Fluent English writing skills
Web publishing experience
The right to work in Hong Kong
Chinese language ability a plus
Send applications to zach.hines@hkmagmedia.com
where
M A G A Z I N E
La Creperie restaurant is recruiting

Our 2 branches:
1/F, 100 Queens rd East Wanchai (tel: 2529-9280)
G/F, 69 Jervois St Sheung Wan (tel: 2679-4666)
Positions available:
Full time waiters/waitress
Full time cooks/kitchen helpers
Full time/part time dishwashers
Very competitive salary with monthly performance
bonus, meal allowance and 13
th
month.
Walk in for interview in any of our branches or send your
cv to infohk1@lacreperie.com.cn
dragon-i brings to Hong Kong the ultimate experience
of a glitterati lifestyle, stylish dinning and fashionable
entertainment in Asia by blending the beauty of Chinese
and Japanese traditions. We are looking for energetic,
enthusiastic and passionate candidate to join our team for
the future expansion opportunity
Restaurant Manager
Night Manager
Supervisor day & night shifts
Restaurant Host / Servers day & night shifts
Part time servers night shifts
Cleaners
We offer attractive remuneration package to the right candidates.
Interested parties, please send full CV
with current and expected salary, recent photo to Ms Christine
at Email: christine@dragon-i.com.hk
First Person
BACKUP
Model-turned-businesswoman Deborah Hung is the owner of model agency Dreamodels.
She wed billionaire and casino entrepreneur Stephen Hung in 2012, and the couple is a xture
on the Hong Kong social scene. She tells Andrea Lo about growing up in her native Mexico, and
how she went from practicing law to becoming a model and then running her own agency.
Hong Kong should not
have room for divas.
XKCD
RANDALL MUNROE
Im from Hermosillo, Mexico. Life is
completely different there from Hong Kong.
Hong Kong people really dont have any idea
about Mexico. No, its not dangerous. You have
the greatest time there.
I love having two worlds. When it gets too
stressful here, I go and relax there when I can.
I grew up with my father and he gave me too
much freedom, but I was always responsible.
I partied, of course, but not like crazy. I never
did drugs.
I was the smartest in my class. I wanted to
become a lawyer.
Sometimes girls dont have condence. When
you were super skinny and pale in a city like
mineits impossible. All the girls were curvy and
outgoing. They had more avor and more color.
I thought someone like me wouldnt have
special opportunitiesespecially because
[modeling] is a job that requires some
physical attributes.
But of course, being a girl, you dream about it.
There was a photographer who did some
shoots with me. He told me, You have a job.
But Im not a model. I did those photos for
my birthday.
One big agency came to my city to scout.
I wanted to go for it. I never mentioned
anything to my family or friends.
I got selected. They took me to Mexico City.
It was the rst big city that I lived in on my own.
Some people are like, Youre so beautiful,
this and that. But there are so many beautiful
people out there. Anybody can be beautiful if
you are polished.
I started working for a law rm [in Mexico].
I didnt get paid too much, and everybody
screams at you all the time.
I was there for less than a year. Im thankful
I could help people solve their problemsbut
it was not for me, to be doing that at that time.
I rst came to Hong Kong to travel and because
I had a few friends here. Then I started working
with a model agency. By doing that, I could stay in
Hong Kong for longer and make some money.
When I rst met my husband, we werent
irtatious or anything. I started paying attention
to him because he is really smart. We are similar
in tastes, but very different in personality.
Thats the attraction, you know?
He pushes me to do things, and I push him to
do other things. The more time we spent together,
the more we realized that it was going to happen.
Age was not an issue [Deborah has never
announced her age, but according to Eastweek
magazine, theres a 20-plus year age gap
between her and Stephen]. But when I met him,
everybody was unsure about the age difference.
I started helping some of my model friends
work internationally. My husband is the one
who gave me the idea to do it bigger and have
a model agency.
I was looking into setting up a business.
As soon as I saw the rent, I was like, No.
This town is crazy. He said, Let me help you.
Sometimes people see me as this girl who
parties a lot, or think, She doesnt like to work
and gets manicures and pedicures all the time.
The reality is different. Of course I love a
mani-pedi, but not all the time.
Most peopleclients and mediaask my
staff, So, Deborah comes to the ofce?
I dont have to. Thats a factIm being totally
honest. But I do work.
Hong Kong should not have room for divas.
Be professional. Do your job.
One thing that I noticed in Hong Kong: most
fashion magazines follow what American and
European [publications] are doing.
Magazines are the voice of the culture.
You dont have to follow fashion trends in
other cities. The weather and the peoples
personalities are completely different.
I read this article that was ridiculous.
I had a dress that didnt have a slit for the
legs, so when I walked I had to bend down
and grab the dress.
The next day in the newspaper, one breast
was exposed. They photoshopped it in.
Honestly, if I wanted to show my breasts,
I would. Im LatinaI dont have any problem
with that!
My personality is very explosive. I dont
beat around the bush. I do what I want, and
I dont want to please people.
I used to plan everything. I was going
to become a lawyer, live in Mexico, marry a
Mexican, have four babies and live with my
family. Everything completely changed.
I dont know whats going to happen in a
few years time. I dont know if Im going to
leave Hong Kong. I hope not.

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