Category Archive for ‘hong kong’ at the shaky kaiser

Archive for the 'hong kong' Category

a380 in hk

Published on 3/9/2007 in hong kong. 5 Comments

Gutted I missed this this morning. I wondered why loads of people were lined up along the harbour in Comedy Town.

give me strength

Published on 14/5/2007 in hong kong and personal. 2 Comments

I have a team member who is clearly intelligent, very diligent and hard-working. However, this person needs a lot of management. Every decision they make requires input from me, not just work-wise:

Them: Is it OK if I go to McDonalds at 10am each morning?
Me: Sure.
Them: But don’t you think other people will think I am unhealthy?
Me: Who cares?! If you’re going, get me a sausage and egg McMuffin!

They also tell me a bit tooooooo much sometimes:

Them: is it OK if I go home now? (at 4pm)
Me: Sure. Everything OK?
Them: little bit diarrhoea

Also, common sense or thinking before asking a question is not one of their strengths:

09:44:58 Mon <Someone (Office)> say.. when it the earliest time for trader to trade?
09:44:58 Mon <Someone (Office)> thanks
09:45:12 Mon <Me> around 7am
09:45:15 Mon <Me> I think
09:45:24 Mon <Me> 7am is when Oz opens I think
09:45:39 Mon <Someone (Office)> oz <- office?
09:46:15 Mon <Me> no
09:46:25 Mon <Me> you never heard the place Oz before?
09:46:32 Mon <Me> think context …..
09:46:39 Mon <Me> trading …
09:46:42 Mon <Me> so markets …
09:46:47 Mon <Me> so Oz must be a market …
09:46:54 Mon <Me> which market opens early in this region?
09:47:40 Mon <Someone (Office)> japan
09:48:37 Mon <Me> how would you get Oz from Japan?
09:49:36 Mon <Me> Japan - 1 hour ahead
09:50:13 Mon <Me> Oz - 2
09:53:33 Mon <Someone (Office)> select * from ExchangeLookup where ( countryCode LIKE "OZ" or mdExch LIKE "oz" )
09:53:40 Mon <Someone (Office)> show nothing
09:53:42 Mon <Me> yes
09:53:48 Mon <Me> it’s slang ….
09:54:30 Mon <Someone (Office)> Bhutan? Bangladesh?
09:54:44 Mon <Me> OZ!!
[in head: FFS!!!!]
09:54:50 Mon <Me> what does it sound like?
09:55:40 Mon <Someone (Office)> don’t know
09:56:07 Mon <Me> Ozzzzzz ….. stralia ….

oh ffs

Published on 1/3/2007 in hong kong and rant. 14 Comments

I love HK airport. Love it. Especially on the way back into HK. Me and some mates have a running competition - how long from gate to sofa (at home)? Current best is 36 mins.

Anyway, we just got sent this at work:

The Hong Kong International Airport (HKIA) will implement new measures for screening liquids, gels and aerosols starting from 21 March 2007, to comply with the new guidelines of the International Civil Aviation Organisation.

The new security measures for cabin baggage at HKIA include:

1. All liquids, gels, aerosols in cabin baggage have to be carried in containers with a capacity not greater than 100 ml. Liquids, gels, aerosols carried in containers larger than 100 ml will not be accepted, even if the container is only part-filled.

2. Containers have to be placed in a transparent re-sealable plastic bag of a maximum capacity not exceeding one liter. The containers must fit comfortably within the transparent plastic bag, which should be completely closed.

3. The plastic bag has to be presented separately from other cabin baggage for visual examination at the screening point. Only one transparent plastic bag per passenger is permitted.

4. Exemptions will be made for medications, baby milk / food and special dietary requirements subject to verification.

5. For details, please refer the website at Civil Aviation Department : New Security Measures for Cabin Baggage at HKIA

So you need to take super small deodorant, shaving foam etc if you are going for a weekend away.

Ridiculous. Total waste of time. The only way to make the cabin totally safe is to travel with no bags and totally nude. It’s common sense.