Wednesday 31 January 2018

2038 Novel Name of the Day


Yumi Wong Sheung-yi, Tiu Keng Leng, Hong Kong (SCMP Letters 23 January 2015)

Another Yumi is 1998 Novel Name of the Day

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Name Category: Creation

Monday 29 January 2018

2037 Novel Name of the Day


Yuki Lo Lok-yu, Tseung Kwan O, Hong Kong (SCMP Letters 23 January 2015)

Other Yuki names at 1137 and 1675 Novel Name of the Day

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Name Category: Creation

Saturday 27 January 2018

2036 Novel Name of the Day

Suki Li Yin-shan, Kwun Tong, Hong Kong (SCMP Letters 23 January 2015)

Other Suki names at 0581 and 1364 Novel Name of the Day

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Name Category: Creation

Thursday 25 January 2018

2035 Novel Name of the Day


Calcio Cheung (Mr), 22yo visitor to Ocean Park (Sept 2017). “I will still be playing in the haunted houses even though I am a bit scared getting in,” he said.

Quoted in SCMP news story about an actual dead body found in haunted house. 


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Name Category: Creation

Tuesday 23 January 2018

2034 Novel Name of the Day


Gatwick Chan, photographer (found on Facebook), Hong Kong

About Novel Names
Name Category: Creation; Geography-based

Sunday 21 January 2018

2033 Novel Name of the Day


Miru Wong (Ms), 27, designer, 3rd generation Chinese embroidered shoes company (featured on lifestyle program Money Magazine in Sept 2017), Hong Kong

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Name Category: Creation

Friday 19 January 2018

2032 Novel Name of the Day


Selwyn Yu, barrister, defending former HKSAR Chief Executive Donald Tsang in his corruption trials. 

The meaning of Selwyn is "manor-friend".



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Name Category: Rare

Wednesday 17 January 2018

2031 Novel Name of the Day


Rocky Tuan Sung-chi, new Vice-Chancellor, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong

Rocky Tuan



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Name Category: Rare

Monday 15 January 2018

2030 Novel Name of the Day


Kith Tsang (Mr), founder, School of Everyday Life, Hong Kong

About Novel Names
Name Category: Creation; Deletion

Saturday 13 January 2018

2029 Novel Name of the Day


Frankly Chu, 58, retired police officer, Hong Kong. Honestly speaking, Frankly was today (3 January 2018) convicted and sentenced to three months prison for abuse of Occupy protesters using a baton on 6 November 2014.

Frankly Chu. Pic KY Cheng.



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Name Category: Creation; Insertion

Thursday 11 January 2018

2028 Novel Name of the Day


Gloomy Kwok, makeup artist, Tycoon Talk and the Next Generation (lifestyle program), Hong Kong

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Name Category: Creation

Tuesday 9 January 2018

2027 Novel Name of the Day


Tango Chu, director, TVB News, Hong Kong (Nov 2017)

About Novel Names
Name Category: Creation; Brand-based?

Sunday 7 January 2018

2026 Novel Name of the Day

Elmy Lung (Ms), reporter, TVB News, Hong Kong 

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Name Category: Creation

Friday 5 January 2018

Caution At Macau Racing

Visited the Macau karting track over the holidays and, along with many others, was disappointed to be turned away. The reason? It had begun to rain lightly. This was on 28 December 2017, which remained sunny, bright and breezy despite the minute sprinkling of rain at around 1415hrs.

Although many people tried to reason with them, the government-employed staff stuck stubbornly to the fact that they had seen some rain droplets and therefore closed the track. This is obviously no way to run a business ... but it is typical of how government staff run things ... be safe, be conservative and be sure there are no ways to endanger their "precious" jobs.

The absurdity is that before anyone can go on the track, waiver forms have to be signed anyway so that there are no liability issues in the first place. Visitors race at their own peril, and everyone present that day knew that a little rain should not be an excuse to prevent them from racing.

Thanks to the staff at Coloane Karting Track for ruining everyone's afternoon of what should have been a fun day at the races !!





Coloane Karting Track
Address:
Estrada de Seac Pai Van, Coloane
Opening hours: Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 2 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Thursdays & Fridays: 2 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Saturdays: 1:30 p.m. to 7 p.m.
Sundays: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Closed on Mondays.
Fees: MOP180 (per kart per 15 minutes). Tickets are available for sale on site only (No ticket will be sold to the public 30 minutes before the closing time).
Tel: +853 2888 2126
Website: click here
Bus routes nearby:  52, 55



2025 Novel Name of the Day

Venus Ng, director, TVB News, Hong Kong (Dec 2017)

see other Venus names at 1682, 1674, 1624, 1481, 1164, Novel Names of the Day

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Name Category: Rare; Self-important; Common in Hong Kong

Wednesday 3 January 2018

Lecturing Kids About Sharks Fin

I randomly came across this video of someone giving a lecture in English to 5-6 year old Chinese children in Hong Kong about the sharks fin industry.

At one point, Bertha Lo of the Hong Kong Shark Foundation told the audience that "26 million to 76 million sharks are killed [every year]" (1:08 on the video). Yes, this is a shocking number ... but what is more shocking is that these numbers have absolutely no impact or meaning to a group of 5-6 years olds !!!

I think the kids would rather see some real sharks or at least some videos of sharks swimming in their natural habitat. Providing children (at this young age) with the beauty of these animals is probably much more effective in getting them to first appreciate the wonders of our natural world. When it comes to giving them the "real and dirty facts" about the sharks fin trade (and other gruesome facts), perhaps this should be given to children of slightly older grades?


Teaching Hong Kong Kindergarten Kids About Shark Fin (YouTube video)




2024 Novel Name of the Day


Wynna Wong (Ms), reporter, TVB News, Hong Kong

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Name Category: Creation

Monday 1 January 2018

2023 Novel Name of the Day

Ardyce Yik (Ms), naturopathic physician, Integrated Medicine Institute in Central and the OT&P medical clinic in Repulse Bay, Hong Kong

Happy New Year EVERYONE !!!

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Name Category: Rare