genocide 91 - Moving on again 🇭🇰 This was our last week here in Hong Kong for a bit. I think we have achieved all the goals (personal and business) that we set for this trip: mission accomplished, despite all the bureaucratic and administrative obstacles piled in our way. We also got to meet up with travelling
bankers wars 90 - Business in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 I had a few business transactions to complete here in HK this week along with all of the associated administration. As before, subcontracting the admin seemed to be the best strategy if you value your time and sanity. You have got to appreciate the local entrepreneurs who provide these services
anatomy of the sate 89 - Hiking in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 This week we have been doing the maximum to get out and about and enjoy Hong Kong at its best. Saturday I was out with Eye Opener Hiking Group on a great hike from Mei Foo, Sunday I went with a few friends from DB to Mui Wo. On Monday
European Superstate 88 - November in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 Already November! Last weekend V and I travelled Bangkok to Hong Kong. The travel was relatively smooth and it was certainly nice to arrive in a fairly busy HK Airport though it is still nothing like as busy as it used to be. We have a nice little apartment in
HK - Hong Kong 45 - Start the year - looking forward 🇭🇰 New Years Day was something of a "Groundhog Day" experience. Just like 1st January 2022 we did the regular Peak Hike, going up the Escalator from Central, along Conduit, up Morning Trail and back down Old Peak Road. It was busy at the top but this time no
HK - Hong Kong 44 - What a year that was... 🇭🇰 We are finishing up 2022 back in HK - where we were a year ago but quite a lot has changed in between. It's good to review and reflect and to use that as input for what to do and do differently in 2023. Recall too our thoughts
construction 43 - Nearly Christmas 🇭🇰 Another week in HK and almost Christmas. We had better weather this week (it was not raining) but rather cold, albeit with nice clear blue skies and sunny. With the better weather I did do my daily hike up to the Peak and back down before breakfast - highly recommended.
iron mountain 42 - Assessing things in Hong Kong 🇭🇰 We are still in HK and will be here for a few more weeks. I did manage to get back into daily routine and hiked to the Peak most days during the week despite the weather. It all feels rather strange back in HK - more on this below. We
HK - Hong Kong 41 - Hong Kong for a bit 🇭🇰 Yes - we are back in Hong Kong - after just over 9 months on the road. You will recall that we left in late February because we could see that HK was about to get the full "pandemic" experience in 6-9 months with unreasonable restrictions and pressures
economist 08 - How fed up are you? Let's start with some important foundational thinking - based on natural law. Money should be separate from the State - if not history shows that governments and human greed will always take over and manipulate the system in their favour and the expense of their populations. For extensive
belfast says no 07 - Time to Wake Up Folks - it really is time to wake up. How many more wars do we need? War on the Virus, War on Terror, War in Afghanistan, War in the Middle East, War in Vietnam - now War in Ukraine and who knows where else? I grew up in Belfast in
Happy new year 06 - Welcome to 2022 Still pleasant weather in HK but it is cooling down and in a few days we will likely shift in to the cold and cloudy January/February that is HK winter. A shorter update from me this week as I think the more important things are in the links below.
anniversary 05 - Ten years on - so far, so good! I remember taking this picture on the train from the airport into HK on my first morning after the overnight flight from Brussels via Zurich. Somehow I had expected that there might be a party on the plane since we flew over the end of the year, but...nothing! Also
calyxos 04 - Christmas in Hong Kong Season's greetings from Hong Kong - as we approach the end of the year I am taking a few days off work (mostly) - so I have a bit more time for some personal projects and interests. We will be island hopping again/still this week! Considering the
WEF 02 - Sai Kung this week Only in HK can you go golfing on a remote island, come back in the evening, leave your golf clubs at the quay, go for dinner and pick them up on the way home! We spent most of the last week up in Sai Kung, way up in the North
HK - Hong Kong 01 - A few updates from Hong Kong Reading this week * Blocksize War - Bitcoin’s blocksize war was waged from August 2015 to November 2017. On the surface, the battle was about the amount of data allowed in each bitcoin block, however it exposed much deeper issues, such as who controls bitcoin’s protocol rules. It is
HK - Hong Kong 00 - Welcome to my blog Loosely inspired by Alistair Cooke's Letter from America, this is where it all begins. In the weeks and months ahead my intention is to gather my thoughts and share things that I find interesting and maybe good to know. I will be pulling from many sources and I
