'Why Can't I Be More Chinese' by Lawrence Leung
Ladies and gentlemen, I think we have found the b.b.c anthem. I'd like to present for your viewing pleasure Australian comedian Lawrence Leung with... well, just watch it. It's very funny!
View ArticleIs Susan Ma the feistiest and smartest candidate of The Apprentice 2011?
She's certainly the youngest and unfortunately she may also the be most naive, and the least adept at defending herself in an argument. So what will become of the Shanghai-born, British based...
View ArticleDo you know a rebellious, b.b.c. teen?
Readers, do you know any misbehaved, spoilt or downright out of control British Chinese teenagers? Are their parents at a loss as to how to get through to them or change their behaviour? Perhaps you...
View Article"How can you call them noodles?!!"
More melodrama from the world of TVB miniseries. Only, if one of the highlights of the show is someone saying "The noodles made from this flour... How can you call them noodles?!!" then I'm not sure...
View ArticleThe kindness of strangers in Hong Kong
This is not the usual kind of video you get from Apple news. Apparently three girls in Hong Kong have since last Christmas been voluntarily distributing 'tong sui' (sweet soup) to elderly people in the...
View ArticleYes, we invented hipsters too
Now we know where those trendy people in Hoxton and Manhattan get their fashion ideas from. Trust me, next year's must have accessory will be a red-blue-white plastic sack.Link: Accidental Chinese...
View ArticleLawrence Leung is performing in London!
Regular readers will have caught a glimpse of Larence Leung in this earlier post.Well, it just so happens that the composer of the ultimate b.b.c anthem is in London doing a series of stand-up comedy...
View ArticleChinese Novels: 20 Classics
If, like me, you are a little in the dark about classic Chinese literature, you might appreciate this link sent to me by bachelorsdegreeonline - a list of 20 renowned Chinese novels. 'Water Margin'...
View ArticleThe Lowdown on the HK$6000 payout
Word has probably reached you by now that the Hong Kong government is offering all its permanent citizens a one-off payment of HK$6000 over the next couple of years.Similar to but not the same as the...
View ArticleChina's Got Talent to hold UK auditions
Calling all karaoke stars, musicians and performers...This could be interesting. A lot of UK talent shows already feature Chinese or Asian auditionees - often, it has to be said for comedy value (see...
View ArticleChina's 'black jails' (disturbing)
A rather scary report from Al-Jazeera.Can places like this really exist to deal with ordinary people who, for example, want to report corrupt officials?
View ArticleHappy 2012!
Photo: Miss O'Kistic Apologies for the lack of posts recently. Hope to resume normal service now the festive period has passed :)Happy New Year to all b.b.c. blog readers, and see you soon for more...
View ArticleJeremy Clarkson apparently on a mission to get fired
Not likely to endear him to Top Gear's many Chinese viewers but Mr. Jeremy Clarkson's latest bon mot is to compare synchronised swimmers to the Chinese cocklepickers who died on Morcambe Bay in 2004....
View ArticleTempers flare are Mainland Chinese antagonism grows
This is reportedly a viral video from Hong Kong that shows an argument on an MTR train between local Hong Kongers and a Mainland Chinese woman who's daughter was allegedly eating soup noodles in her...
View ArticleGung Hei Fat Choi!
Happy New Year to all b.b.c. blog readers! Best wishes for the coming Year of the Dragon!
View ArticleOur very own meme
You've all seen them; those silly, attention-grabbing images with captions that get spread around via email and social networks. Users add their own captions but the image always stays the same. If the...
View ArticleHong Kong's 'Rotten' Voting System
TIME Magazine discusses the upcoming Hong Kong Chief Executive election. Whilst Hong Kong society is generally far more liberal than China, there is still along way to go before we have democracy in...
View Article'Low Budget Lead' - a bbc short film!
Hi all. First of all apologies for the lack of recent posts. I have been incredibly busy but rest assured the blog is not forgotten and I hope to have some more interesting posts to come very soon...
View ArticleSide-by-Side: Geography Special!
This is a slightly different and more complicated Side-by-Side and has taken quite a bit longer to put together. As a bbc who has lived most of his life in London and spent some time in HK, I am fairly...
View ArticleA ridiculous 'Chinese-y' video from Coldplay
If you haven't seen it already, here's the so-clichéd-it's-funny video for 'Princess of China', the new single from Coldplay recently performed at the London Paralympics. It's not like they went with...
View Article"Mourn with deep grief. Rest in peace..."
As The Standard Hong Kong reports, thousands gathered in Hong Kong last Friday to mourn the 38 people who died in the Lamma ferry sinking - Hong Kong's worst maritime accident in 40 years. STORY: The...
View ArticlePlayCantonese - a Cantonese playgroup for little ones
Just passing on link to what sounds like a useful playgroup for b.b.c. parents with little ones who are learning Cantonese. PlayCantonese holds a series of events in London introducing babies and...
View ArticleFunny Chinese Person alert!
His name is Joe Wong and he's very funny. Check out the two videos below. The first is a joke-packed monologue at an American gala dinner and is notable as much for the funny gags as for the slightly...
View ArticleWhat if China and Japan's recent tensions escapated to a war?
Relations between China and Japan normally aren't the best, as I'm sure you're aware and recent territorial disputes haven't exactly helped matters. But what would be the global economic impact if the...
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