Death on Dragonboat Day

They say it’s all fun and games till someone gets hurt. Unfortunately, at this year’s dragon boat races in Stanley, I witnessed first-hand the true meaning of this adage. Amidst the racing, the revelry, the drumming, and the drunken antics came a stupid and tragic accident.

After a few days of black rain, landslides and fallen trees, the weather auspiciously (or so we thought) cleared for race day. I wasn’t paddling this year so I had free license to roam the party boats lining the racecourse. Ferries and sampans waited at th...Read more

Old-fashioned romance from a secret admirer

I was standing in front of a restaurant with a group of friends saying our good-nights and a man who was passing by  very quickly said to me- "Hey this is for you" and proceeded to put in my hand a small piece of folded paper. He passed by so fast, I didn't see his face clearly but I thought he might have been wearing glasses. I thought the note most likely had his phone number written on it and that perhaps he was handing out his number to lots of girls that night as a new experimental pick-up tactic...Read more

Trend-spotting at the Diesel and Coach parties

The night after the bachelor auction, I dragged my tired, baggy-eyed self to the Diesel party which was taking place at the Pop TV arena in Kowloon. Despite my low batt state, I forced myself to go simply because I knew I’d be missing one of the trendsetter events of the year if I didn’t. As I am responsible for the content of hiphongkong.com, I could’t afford to pass up the opportunity to get good pics for my website. It was an extra humid night and the queue to get into the party was a mile long. Tons of peop...Read more

Bachelors for sale- come on, it's for charity..

I’m exhausted from the social tornado that blew throughHong Kongwas last week. It all started on an unsuspecting Tuesday when a girlfriend put together a table of ‘Sex and the City’ types for a charity bachelor auction. Funnily, the charity benefited women with emotional issues. Most women I know have emotional issues, including myself, so I thought- “Are they going to give us back the money we paid for dinner?” LOL! In any case, any occasion that gives you and excuse to get glammed-up is always a good one...Read more

Boat Trippin' in Hong Kong

Every summer people in Hong Kong have the cool option of renting boats for the day and taking trips out to the outer islands or up to the New Territories. Never mind that the water is often full of floating sewage and the background often looks like a nuclear wasteland i.e. all the container barges in the distance and the smokestacks of Lamma

Island.

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Anyhoo, these ‘junk trips’ are still quite relaxing and can be really fun depending on the peopl...Read more

New event pics on hiphongkong.com

I finally got inspired to add some new event photos to the website. Alot of the Alivenotdead peeps are in these pics but there was no way to tag people. Have a look:

EDHARDY AT DROPTattoo artist Ed Hardy turned his inked artwork into a splashy line of tanks, hoodies and tees. Now the vibrant US brand is in ...Read more

Seeking contributors or interns for hiphongkong.com

Hello fellow AnD-ers,

If you're on this website, chances are you already love to write or have the creative spirit flowing within you. As many of you know I've been running a website called hiphongkong.com for about a year now. This site encompasses all leisure activites in Hong Kong- fun, food, fashion, fitness. We're now putting a cry out there for your help! We need your unique voice for our edgy cityguide about Hong Kong.

I've been running the site singlehandedly up till ...Read more

Life is a blip. Let's live.

I'm in the States at the moment. It's so weird to be back in obese, reality TV Bush-ville after not having visited for a year. The food is really starting to taste different to me. Things seem sweeter, saltier, greasier and more ever more processed.  (unless you go to specific restaurants or cook healthy at home).

This artery-clogging fare is the reason why I'm in the States in the first place. My dad,who lives in Las Vegas, is sick with cancer. He's had a terrible diet his whole life. He fried everyth...Read more

Frat Boys gone wild at the Rugby 7s

Every year, the rugby 7's in Hong Kong gets more and more massive and more and more chaotic and out of control. People from around the globe fly in to see the games, but mostly it’s a boozefest where you can act as silly as you want and be excused for your bad behavīor. (When else are you going to see grown men peeing on each other just because the line for the loo is too long?)

I...Read more

Artsy Fartsy

Though the art scene isn't huge in Hong Kong, it seems that  these days there’s an active group of artists who’ve been organizing events that are catalyzing the underground hotbed where ideas begin.

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[endif]Recently, I moved into a new flat and I was looking for some art for the walls. I have a lot of friends who are artists and graphic designers so I thought- why not hang my friends’ artworks on the wall? It’s more personal and infinitely more meaningful. Luckily, Nike just had an art auction fo...Read more