HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS #11 // The Salt Yard

The Salt Yard is the latest independent art space to crop up in one of Hong Kong's out-of-the-way industrial buildings. Dedicated to photography, its launching exhibition, "Mother Russia", showcases the work of four emerging Russian photographers. On a quiet Sunday, I took a look...

VIDEO // Rubik's Cube in 34s

Rubik's Cube in 34s from Chris Bone on Vimeo.

One of my students solving a Rubik's Cube in 34s WITH ONE HAND. He makes it look so simple. Some people got all the skillz.

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10 HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS // A Recap

From The Peak to Pret A Manger, for the past few months I've been posting my Hong Kong Highlights. Here they all are in one handy list. Enjoy:

LADIES NIGHT // Women As Commodities in Hong Kong

Is "Ladies Night" a smart marketing ploy to fill bars or the objectification of Hong Kong's women?

On a Thursday night in Lan Kwai Fong (Hong Kong’s center of expat drinking) women can drink for free. To boost numbers on a traditionally quiet night, bars offer women, sorry “ladies”, free alcohol, while men pay. Men who are caught sneaking a sip of a woman’s free drink are ejected.

HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS #10 // Sevva

At over $100 per drink, Sevva will never be my ‘local’ bar, but it’s up there as one of my favourite Hong Kong bars with a view.

PICTURE // Temple Statue in Shadow @ Shau Kei Wan

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HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS #9 // Ngong Ping 360 (Cable Cars to Big Buddha)

Lantau Island’s Big Buddha monument is a big disappointment, but then again nothing could live up to the hair raising cable cars (Ngong Ping 360) that transport you there.

WTF // Knock Off

My wonderful designer friend, Jessica Hogarth, is visiting at the moment and while showing her the Temple Street Night Market, we saw one of her iPhone cover designs on sale. They even had her photo on the back! Suffice to say, they weren't a legit stockist, but there was little for us to do except grin and bear the injustice. *grits teeth*

HOW TO WASH IN A HONG KONG BATHROOM // When Your Boiler Breaks

Our water heater has broken. I’ve been too distracted with simultaneously boiling kettles and water pans to feel really angry about it. I returned from a trip away to find the electrics in the switch burnt out and as I’m still working on the best way to communicate this to my landlord through arm movements I’ve had to come up with an ingenius way of washing. Here it is...

PHASE A: Preparation

HONG KONG HIGHLIGHTS #8 // The Peak

It’s taken me four and a half months, but I’ve finally made it up Hong Kong’s most popular attraction: the Peak. Was it worth the hike?