Finest HK Cuisine: Lung King Heen

As of 2010, there are only two restaurants in Hong Kong that have been awarded 3 Michelin Stars. One of them is Lung King Heen, a superb Chinese restaurant in the Four Seasons Hotel (the other one is also there, and I’ll get to that in a later post). Initially, I wasn’t all that enthusiastic
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Oscars consultancy adventure and rant

In typical me-fashion, I am blogging about something that happened almost a month ago. That’s right; I’m talking about the 85th Academy Awards. Consultancy adventure This recap is really for my own selfish benefit because I don’t want to forget it in case I never get invited again. Not to the Oscars, of course (though
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‘Getting Started as a Freelance Writer’ by Robert W Bly

Robert W Bly is one of the most successful freelance writers in the world. He earns over US$600,000 a year and was a self-made millionaire whilst still in his 30s. And according to his book, ‘Getting Started as a Freelance Writer‘, you can too. Well, maybe not to that extent, but Bly believes even an
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The Magic of Fantasy Book Covers

8 Seconds I recently read an article which said that the average person spends 8 seconds looking at the front cover of a book and 15 seconds on the back. If the book doesn’t grab their attention then they move on to the next book. For me, 8 seconds is a long time. When I
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