Well, this seems like it has the potential for some very interesting stories. Or be a total train wreck! Excited!
http://www.timeout.com.hk/feature-stories/features/31727/date-our-friends.html#rules
Dec 272009
We’re going to go on a slightly unromantic bent today and discuss some of the numbers that will hopefully convince those of you that are skeptical of online dating to give it a go. HKH first tried online dating back in 1998, when the Internets were just starting to really take off in the U.S. Was I too unattractive to find girls at bars or parties? I have evidence that suggests not. Did I not have friends that could introduce me to potential romantic partners? Again, no. Was I really busy and working in a law firm in the middle of night for months on end, with less time to be able to devote to socializing? Bingo! And I’ve found that that is often the case with a lot of Hong Kongers.
Let’s face it, if you’ve been in Hong Kong for more than a year or two, you’ve likely exhausted the possibilities of meeting friends of friends to get set up on blind dates with. Or, you’ve done it and it simply hasn’t worked out. Well, HKH encourages you to continue looking for dates the old fashioned way, but it also wouldn’t hurt for Hong Kongers to catch up with their counterparts in other big cities and utilize the Internet a bit more effectively. And hey, lucky you, you have HKH to give you guidance on what and what not to do when you dive into the online dating pool.
But, if you need a little more evidence, take a look at the results from a Pew Research poll that debunks some of the myths about who uses online dating and how well it works.
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Dec 162009
If you are one of those intrepid souls that occasionally likes to venture as far as a three kilometers from Central, than you should not miss this little gem of a sushi restaurant, located in Sai Ying Pun. Okay, know where Sheung Wan is? Just follow Hollywood road to the western edge of Sheung Wan and you’ll be in Sai Ying Pun. A hot spot, it is not. But there are some nice surprises to be had there, and Honjin is one.
The Girl and have walked by the place numerous times and finally decided to get off our butts and try out this not too trendy looking spot with a menu featuring a wide array of sushi, sashimi and robatayaki dishes.
We were able to get a seat easily, as the place always seems to be about 1/3 to 1/2 full but never totally booked. This is a good thing, as long as it doesn’t put them out of business. The decor is fairly standard mod sushi joint, but not quite as bright or antiseptic looking as many sushi places tend to be.
The menu is…extensive, so we got a large bottle of sake to help us pass the time as we plowed through the food selections. By the way, the sake selection is also extensive and also not cheap. About halfway through the sake, we decided that we should probably eat something, so we started with a simple vegetable/beef soup, followed by a baked oyster appetizer. It was not like the baked scallop casserole dish that I have been unable to find outside of Northridge, California, nor was it large, but it was presented beautifully and had a nice creamy (not slimy) texture. Next up, we dove into some plain old sushi and sashimi standards, including mackerel and the salmon, which was like buttah!
The place is as solid as you will find in Hong Kong, and while not inexpensive, it’s not out of line with what you can expect from similar establishments. And I give it an extra bump simply for providing a semi-upscale dining experience without having to hike into Central or (God forbid) Causeway Bay.
Grade: A
Good for: Second dates, people who live in Kennedy Town
Contact:
Unit 2-3, Imperial Terrace, 356 Queen’s Rd. West, Central
Phone: 2540-0880
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Aug 212009
Let’s say you’ve come to the point in a budding romance where you feel comfortable taking your first vacation together. Go for it, but remember that this can be the ultimate test of strength for your relationship. You should therefore have an understanding of how men and women approach a holiday differently. To wit:
Girl vacation:
Girl 1: “So I found some great stuff! There’s a little village 15 miles away that is just filled with shops run by (insert oppressed indigenous people) selling their arts and crafts. And after that we can go to a few museums on the way back. One of them is the actual place where Jane Austen spent 8 days having fainting spells and writing pages 23 through 41 of ‘Pride and Prejudice.’ Aaand, there’s a great outlet mall that we can go to tomorrow. We can get facials, mani/pedis and they even have a steam room!”
Girls 2-4: (Squealing)
Guy Vacation:
Guy 1: “Any plan for today?”
Guy 2: “I’m thinking pool and margaritas to start.”
Guys 1, 3 and 4: “Done.”
Repeat for x number of days.
Guy/Girl Vacation:
Girl: Reduce shopping by 50%
Guy: Reduce drinking by 65%
The rest is a crap shoot.
If the sex:fights ratio stays at 1:1 or better, the relationship will be secured for another year or until the next major vacation.*
If the ratio falls significantly below 1:1 (the bad way) one or the other party will end the relationship upon returning home, allotting one week between return and termination for every six months that the relationship has been in existence.
*Front loading the vacation with sex is not valid for ratio calculation purposes (e.g., 4:1 on day one, followed by 1:3, 0:1, 0:1 will result in termination of the relationship).
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