Category Archives: Injustice

Come a Keystone Kropper

Posted on May 2, 2013 by cecilie

Lantau Island is a magnet for mediocre to incompetent civil servants, notably members of the police force. I have written about them many times; their, shall we say interesting take on what their job description in particular, and yesterday morning … Continue reading →

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Dog Eat Not Dog (SCMP Column)

Posted on February 4, 2013 by cecilie

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Friendly Fire From Former Friends

Posted on December 19, 2012 by cecilie

Like so many others of my age group, class and education level, I used to be a diehard screaming radical lefty, but in a nice way. I had a picture of Mao on my wall and thought it was really … Continue reading →

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Rant and Own Column

Posted on November 6, 2012 by cecilie

Testing testing. I’m actually writing for SCMP and have done since March. This is just a rant, but I also have my own twice monthly column, So Near and Yet So Feared.

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Government In All Its Glory

Posted on November 1, 2012 by cecilie

Last night, on Halloween, I ventured out in Central dressed as my favourite character on my show Cantonese The Movie on my YouTube channel Cantocourse, to advertise for my Cantonese course. A woman has to do what a woman has … Continue reading →

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Good And Evil Summed Up In One Short Segment:

Posted on October 6, 2012 by cecilie

Do you still think USA and Israel are the evil enemies of freedom in the world? Do you think Islam is good, Christianity bad? Do you think honour killing, female genital mutilation, hanging homosexuals from cranes, attacking and killing people … Continue reading →

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The Agonies of a Hong Kong Tenant 2:

Posted on August 10, 2012 by cecilie

So this was going to be a blow-by-blow account of how I tried, and succeeded in, buying the lovely, intensely lovely, village house in Pui O against all odds. I was going to tell you about how the landlord told … Continue reading →

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The Agonies of a Hong Kong Tenant 1:

Posted on August 9, 2012 by cecilie

I’ll never forget the first time I walked into this gaff in 2002. I had just walked from Mui Wo to Pui O on Lantau Island with my dog Piles. A big and active boy, he needed long walks. Outside … Continue reading →

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Islam: Free Choice For Women All Round (By Becoming A Non-Person)

Posted on June 13, 2012 by cecilie

What, you thought I’d swung around Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, of an afternoon? Or perhaps sashayed back to the year 700? No, this photo was taken in Wan Chai two days ago. That was only a few minutes after I had … Continue reading →

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Late But Not Good

Posted on May 29, 2012 by cecilie

Hello, what have we here? I suddenly re-found the only photos I took at this month’s HK Art Fair. What, only two photos of that enormous collection? Well, there were posters everywhere saying No Photos, you see, and being sign-abiding … Continue reading →

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