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Valentine's Weekend, Day 3: Chili Challenge 8 Mar 2010 | 06:11 am
Hello, Friends! There are three kinds of Thai restaurants in Hong Kong: 1. The kind that serves tempered flavours to suit local palates (usually found in shopping malls); 2. The kind that charges yo...
Valentine's Weekend, Day 2: Avatar 6 Mar 2010 | 10:39 pm
Hello, Friends! Chris saw "Avatar" with his friends in Byron Bay the same week it came out. Almost two months later, I, along with every creature that lived under a rock, still hadn't seen it. Not my...
Super Size Kee 28 Feb 2010 | 10:24 pm
Hola, Amigas! "Size 6," Tina guessed, regarding me with critical eyes as I sashayed down Kee Club's foyer to greet her. I had on a fitted white jacket and high-waist palazzo pants in black brocade, b...
Valentine's Weekend Day 1: Manic Macau 19 Feb 2010 | 06:29 am
Hello, Friends! "Manic" would be putting it lightly. I had to send Mr. Gay Hong Kong off off to Oslo, finalize Valentine's and Chinese New Year at FINDS, tie loose ends with the 65th anniversary of T...
MGHK in the media 17 Nov 2009 | 11:06 pm
Hello, Friends! Mr. Gay Hong Kong, which I co-produce, is in today's edition of HK's most venerable English language broadsheet, the South China Morning Post. MGHK has also - funnily enough - reache...
Mr. Gay Hong Kong 2009 - The Journey Begins 16 Nov 2009 | 02:47 pm
Hello, Friends! As the Airport Express approached Kowloon Station, I cast my boyfriend, Chris, a nervous look. We had just arrived back from Beijing and I was to jump right into the Mr. Gay Hong Kong...
HKLGFF @ KEE 25 Oct 2009 | 06:32 am
Hello, Friends! I recently performed at the fund raising party for the Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival (HKLGFF), which is organized by my good friend, Dim Sum Magazine publisher, Joe Lam. I wo...
Enter the Dragon 6 Oct 2009 | 07:19 pm
Hello, Friends! Chris and I were scheduled to ascend Taiwan's highest peak, Yushan, in the first two weeks of of November. That is, before a recent barrage of storms battered the island and wiped the...
Brüno and the Basterds 14 Sep 2009 | 06:13 am
Hello, Friends! Thursday The afternoon's string of meetings came with the requisite caffeine loading - a glass of iced lemon tea after a tall mocha frappucino after a shot of espresso. I am happily ...
Why Whine? 8 Sep 2009 | 12:04 am
Hello, Friends! FINDS' affable Restaurant Manager, Rico Mario Haus, conducted a blind wine tasting this afternoon to sharpen the team's knowledge. We tasted a total of eight wines and nibbled Jaakko...