Category Archives: Current Affairs

65 Points (Rounded Up!)

Posted on June 5, 2012 by WoAi

This is going to creep you out. As you all know, yesterday was the 23rd anniversary of a rather tragic day in China’s recent history. June 4th 1989 was the day the army moved in on the student protesters in … Continue reading →

Posted in Amusing, Current Affairs | 10 Comments

Rich People Can’t Drive

Posted on June 3, 2012 by WoAi

I read in one of this weekend’s Sunday papers about a 47 million RMB Aston Martin that was written off last week by its Chinese owner, more of which later. It was only recently that T published a post entitled … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs | 21 Comments

Gettin’ Wiggy Wit It

Posted on March 6, 2012 by WoAi

Thanks to Apple iPhoto’s “Face” feature, I just clicked on Wiggy and found a bunch of photos from the last 5 years which really summed up quite well the fun loving guy he was. So here are a few. This … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, My Life | 5 Comments

Whitney, The Greatest Diva Of All

Posted on February 12, 2012 by WoAi

I was pretty shocked to hear of the death of Whitney this weekend, aged 48. It was just last week some friends and I were discussing how she’s been having cocaine addiction problems, but I haven’t really been following the … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Entertainment | 5 Comments

Living Together In The Locust World

Posted on February 6, 2012 by WoAi

Well, this has been on the edges of my radar for a while but I’ve only just started paying serious attention. It seems the tension has been slowly rising between Hong Kong residents in the former British colony and mainland … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, This is how we do it | 9 Comments

New Year Rent Boys

Posted on January 30, 2012 by WoAi

Quite a few of my friends have just returned from the new year break, having accompanied their girlfriends back to the home town to celebrate the new year with the family. But not every girl is lucky enough to find … Continue reading →

Posted in Arrrrggghhh!, Current Affairs, Love and romance, Sex in the city, This is how we do it | 10 Comments

Goodbye 2011, It’s Been An Honour

Posted on December 31, 2011 by WoAi

It’s been such an eventful year in so many ways. Here are some of the highs and lows as we say farewell to 2011. Steve Jobs stepped down as CEO of Apple in January before sadly passing away later in … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs, Family, My Life | 16 Comments

Qingyang Minibus Crash

Posted on November 18, 2011 by WoAi

I hate to end the week on a sad note, but it can’t be avoided. A minivan carry kindergarten students to school in Qingyang, Gansu province crashed head on with a truck. 18 kids and two adults are dead, a … Continue reading →

Posted in Arrrrggghhh!, Current Affairs | 4 Comments

The Not So Good Samaritans

Posted on October 26, 2011 by WoAi

I’ve debated for days whether to bring up the story of Yue Yue, but it seems hard to write a blog about life in China and then to ignore this tragic story, just like the people who ignored her in … Continue reading →

Posted in Arrrrggghhh!, Current Affairs, This is how we do it | 15 Comments

Steve Jobs Biography Released Today

Posted on October 24, 2011 by WoAi

Steve Jobs’ biography is released today. You won’t be surprised to learn that I already have my copy, beamed to my iPad (thanks to the Kindle for iPad app) and have started reading it on this rainy, miserable Monday. Steve … Continue reading →

Posted in Current Affairs | 6 Comments