MetaFilter posts tagged with hongkong

"You sound like my mom..... My camera was safely cradled on the dashboard, with both hands on the steering wheel."

defenestration — Fri, 04 Dec 2009 16:03:38 -0800

My drive to work in the rainstorm 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Footage of a drive through the June 7 2008 rainstorm on the North portion of Tung Chung Road on Lantau Island in Hong Kong. On that day Hong Kong experienced 307mm of rain and 130mm the previous day. That is more than 17 inches of rain in 48 hours.

The Loss of Human Scale: Old Hong Kong vs New Hong Kong

milquetoast — Sun, 30 Aug 2009 03:43:38 -0800

For the last two years, Flickr user HK Man has been collecting old photos of Hong Kong, finding the exact spots at which they were taken, and taking them again. The result, from his first photo of Victoria Harbor to a more recent one of Nathan Road, comprises a chronicle of Hong Kong's unrestrained vertical development over the past few decades. In a similar vein, Gwulo is a community site for "for everyone that is interested in old Hong Kong" and includes photos, mysteries, and discussions -- such as this one about old Kai Tak Airport. More on HK Man at URBANPHOTO here and here. Bonus Kai Tak videos: Overview and Landings over Kowloon.

Chris Doyle

vronsky — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:50:57 -0800

In The Mood For Chris Doyle "The most Chinese white man to have ever lived...the incomparable, incredibly talented Chris Doyle... is a highly acclaimed, AFI Award-winning cinematographer, known for his use of extreme angles and vanguard color grading. He has won, amongst other accolades, the Cannes Technical Grand Prize, Golden Osella, the Golden Horse awards (four times), and Hong Kong Film Award (six times). Doyle is an affiliate of the Hong Kong Society of Cinematographers." (more)

Where's the button to summon Godzilla?

juv3nal — Mon, 13 Jul 2009 11:33:32 -0800

A zoomable, isometric map of Hong Kong

One man's trash is another man's gold

Christ, what an asshole — Fri, 26 Jun 2009 12:48:03 -0800

FRONTLINE: Ghana - Digital Dumping Ground On the outskirts of Ghana's biggest city sits a smoldering wasteland, a slum carved into the banks of the Korle Lagoon, one of the most polluted bodies of water on earth. The locals call it Sodom and Gomorrah. One of the biggest fallouts? Identity Theft.

Goodbye, Mr. Han Man!

bwg — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 20:38:16 -0800

You probably knew him as the evil drug kingpin, Mr. Han in Enter the Dragon. In Hong Kong he was an action movie legend. Sadly, the amazing Shek Kin, a true martial artist, is dead at 96.

Baaaaaaaaigai!

The Whelk — Sat, 11 Apr 2009 09:06:55 -0800

Zombie Sushi Bar: A clip from the 1998 Hong Kong Horror-Comedy classic "Bio Zombie" (Sun faa Sau si) shows our intrepid heroine trying to blend in at a Undead Sushi Bar with delightfully disgusting results. NSFS (Not Safe For Squeamish) The trailer can be found here and questionably translated clips here

More than meets the eye

grobstein — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 10:59:21 -0800

The Domestic Transformer: sliding walls and yellow light, a local architect's solution to the problem of scant living-space in Hong Kong. There's a book out documenting Chang's work on his small home, but I can't find it online. Here's another book documenting his ideas.

Wong Kar-Wai's Mood

saturnine — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 10:36:43 -0800

In 2005, Margaret Pomeranz interviewed Wong Kar Wai. In 2007 GoldenDragonPictures posted the unedited footage to YouTube [parts 2 3 4 5 6] wherein he discusses his car eer to the point of 2046. And if you need more, they also posted a UK interview from the same time.

Grace Chang

carter — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 08:44:47 -0800

In the 1960s and 1970s Hong Kong had a thriving film industry, dominated by studios such as Cathay Stu dios. One of Cathay's most fabulous stars was Grace Chang (Ge Lan), referred to by some as the Marlene Dietrich of Hong Kong Chinese cinema. Her greatest hit was The Wild Wild Rose (Ye mei gui zhi lian), based on Bizet's Carmen. The showstopper is her version of Habanera (YT). Another popular film is Mambo Girl. Grace Change home page (in Chinese). More numbers on YouTube (descriptions sometimes uncertain due to my lack of Chinese): Wild Wild Rose (?) Mambo Girl Jajambo Jajambo (song and dance version) Flying Car Song ??? More YT clips of Hong Kong in the 50s and 60s I discovered this music after watching some Wong Kar Wai films a while back.

'Winning the cosmic lottery'

Kraftmatic Adjustable Cheese — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 00:33:32 -0800

The Amazing Gift of Woo Lai Wah

Lego Olympics

Upton O'Good — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 19:36:40 -0800

The Hong Kong Lego Users Group created an exhibition called Lego Sport City, a recreation of the Olympic Village in Lego. It's 3m x 8m, and has over 300,000 bricks; you can read more about it here and here. Brickshelf has a very comprehensive collection of photos here, including a lot of shots showing the construction and the smaller details. [Via /.]

Pink foam walls reveal national character.

Alison — Wed, 13 Aug 2008 07:47:42 -0800

Tunnels no Minasan no Okage Desu is a Japanese game show where contestants strike poses to fit through cutouts in pink foam walls. International reproductions of this game show reveal much about national character; reproductions exist in Italy, Russia, France, Denmark, Hong Kong, Korea, and Australia. Though this game show has popped up before, it's popularity has grown to a worldwide scale. Next up is the United States.

close encounters

nickyskye — Thu, 05 Apr 2007 12:21:40 -0800

Alluring and haunting photographs of life in Hong Kong: lost laundry, bastard chairs, copy artists, sitting in China, back door, wildlife trade [disturbing]. Michael Wolf has been linked before for his amazing architecture of density and tiny apartments. He has also collected historical portraits and propaganda posters.

They Shoot Horses, Don't They?

RandlePatrickMcMurphy — Tue, 27 Mar 2007 10:47:22 -0800

Poison Dart Machine Hidden at Hong Kong Race Track No good explanation for why and how someone dug up the turf at a Hong Kong racetrack and installed a machine capable of blowing poison darts at the horses. The Triads? (First link NYT)

Ever wanted to ask the guy next to you on the bus to shut up?

phyrewerx — Sun, 28 May 2006 12:18:42 -0800

This is not resolved! When a young man on a double decker bus in Hong Kong asked an older man to lower his voice whilst talking on the phone, the young man invariably became the receiving end of a torrent of half coherent phrase and insults about his mother. Naturally, you can watch it unfolding here since the entire event was captured by another passenger with his cell phone.

This video has become one of the most viewed clips on youtube, spawning remixes, rap, reenactments, new school yard sayings, and yes, t-shirts. And they say youtube is just a site for narcissistic kids and tv show clips. NSFW if you have co-workers who can understand Cantonese. And it's not the subtitle's fault, this guy really does rant off for a bit.

I haven't read the Book of Job yet, but I'm about to...

banishedimmortal — Tue, 04 Apr 2006 13:56:18 -0800

Andrew Kissel, brother of murdered banker Robert Kissel was himself found murdered in the basement of his Greenwich, CT home yesterday. While the murder trial of Robert Kissel's wife, Nancy, provided a sordid look into the troubled life of an extremely rich Hong Kong expat investment banker, his wife, and her lover, the Andrew Kissel case has yet to unfold. Yet with a Andrew's criminal past, recent divorce, and speculation of a Mafia-style hit, this may turn out to be another interesting story of greed, abuse, and revenge.

Beating petty persons in Wan Chai

rxrfrx — Mon, 06 Mar 2006 08:17:14 -0800

Today is Jingzhe (驚蟄). Legend has it that on the day when insects and hibernating animals are awakening and the demon white tiger starts to seek its prey, the petty person would also start to offend others by making rude remarks. Therefore it is advisable to honor the white tiger with sacrifices and beat the petty person on this day.
From CXB: In the days of yore, the petty person you hated so much was beaten up for some good time by the professional beaters (about HK$50 per fix) with Chinese cloth shoes vigorously. But what a sad fact for your nemesis! These beaters these days use high heels, which in my opinion is ten times deadlier than cloth shoes.

Armchair travel

carter — Sun, 04 Dec 2005 07:28:40 -0800

Images of daily life Photoessays of daily life in Morocco, Yemen and Saudi Arabia, Afghanistan, and Hong Kong. [An update on a plep thread from 2003, and some nice armchair travel for a Sunday morning]

A deterrent?

plenty — Mon, 07 Nov 2005 06:23:29 -0800

Hong Kong court jails man for creating and posting torrents.

Take my advice, or I'll spank you without pants.

kirkaracha — Tue, 28 Oct 2003 06:20:01 -0800

A normal person wouldn't steal pituitaries, and other actual Hong Kong film subtitles. T-shirts, too. How can you use my intestines as a gift?

how bananas grow

yoga — Fri, 19 Sep 2003 16:22:29 -0800

How bananas grow. And other photography from Hong Kong.

Ooops..

MintSauce — Wed, 09 Apr 2003 05:27:38 -0800

Hong Kong will take your breath away. With the burgeoning Sars epidemic spreading fear among travellers worldwide, the Hong Kong tourist board must be ruing the day it commissioned a series of magazine ads telling readers a visit to the city will "take your breath away".

Leslie Cheung has died.

son_of_minya — Tue, 01 Apr 2003 18:40:54 -0800

Leslie Cheung has died. I have no idea how to express my grief, but I feel that this should be discussed here. Yet his death seems to go unmentioned. What could drive someone to do this, and how could the media ignore such a tragic event?

Dr. Tom Buckley's reports on the SARS outbreak in Hong Kong

Slithy_Tove — Fri, 21 Mar 2003 08:20:35 -0800

The other war. Dispatches from the trenches, in the middle of the Hong Kong SARS outbreak. [may be annoying popups] [more inside]