Hong Kong Phooey

It’s coming, the Bloggers Unite For Human Rights Day is this Thursday, 15 May. Please help spreading the work out and blog about a human rights issue, also add a badge to your blog and help promote the event. Badges can be found here on this link.

For more information on the event, please check out the Bloggers Unite for Human Rights Day page at, http://unite.blogcatalog.com/#amnesty.

For more info on the artists, head over to www.undergroundhk.com.

The video on the panel discussion, “Generation Y and the Emerging Power of User-generated Content” at the IDC conference which I attended last month was finally uploaded. Looking back at it, I do look kind of goofy, hehe.

Watch it at your risk.

Time Out’s Big Weekend is here and on Saturday, New Pants will be playing at the Grappa’s Cellar.

You can get tickets ($200, incl one drink) at White Noise Records (1/F, 4 Canal Rd East, Causeway Bay, 2591 0499), and Grappa’s (Basement, Jardine House, Central, 2521 2322)

You can buy tickets for Time Out’s Big Weekend ($350, includes You Say Party! We Say Die! gig on Friday, and a drink each night) at http://www.timeout.com.hk/

My new entry over at CNET Asia Community Blog is up. This week’s entry, “My Trip to Singapore”. Click here for the read.

Spoke at the panel discussion on Generation Y and the Emerging Power of User-generated Content at the IDC conference alongside some prominent bloggers from Asia. Amongst them, Kenny Sia of kennysia.com, Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan from the Compulsive Confessor; and Daryl Tay from Unique-Frequency.

Check out the post for more details and picture recap on my trip to CNET Singapore as well.

Introduction from the panel moderator, see my logo on the slide? cute right?

Me in the middle

For more info, go to The Underground’s website, link here.

My new entry over at CNET Asia Community Blog is up. This week’s entry, “Earth Day 2008 @ Cyberport, Hong Kong”. Click here for the read.

Who: YOU! Everyone around the world
What: http://www.earthhour.org/
When: March 29, 2008, 8pm your local time
Where: In your own home and/or workplace
Why: To create AWARENESS about energy consumption

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PLEASE READ THE INFORMATION BELOW BEFORE ASKING WHERE THIS EVENT IS TAKING PLACE.

This happens in your home or your workplace at 8pm (your local time) on March 29th WHEREVER YOU ARE IN THE WORLD by simply turning off your lights, your TV, your dishwasher, your heating or a/c. You don’t have to be in Toronto (they won’t let me not put something in that spot) or a major city to participate.
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On March 29th, 2008 at 8pm local time Earth Hour will commence ALL AROUND THE WORLD.

Created to take a stand against the greatest threat our planet has ever faced, Earth Hour uses the simple action of turning off the lights for one hour to deliver a POWERFUL MESSAGE about the need for action on global warming.

Be part of making Earth Hour 2008 a huge, global success by telling your friends and family. Remember, every single light makes a statement and makes a difference.

Last year, on 31 March 2007, 2.2 million people and 2100 Sydney (Australia) businesses turned off their lights for one hour – Earth Hour. This massive collective effort reduced Sydney’s energy consumption by 10.2% for one hour, which is the equivalent effect of taking 48,616 cars off the road for a year.

++Pledge your support for Earth Hour and find out more about the lights-out campaign at earthhour.org, the official website. http://www.earthhour.org, http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=8240986531

For more info on the artists, head over to www.undergroundhk.com.

This is the concise version of the whole Apple IDK Roadmap Event.

Source - daytodayfilms

Following is the excerpt from the organiser, John Batten, on the Hong Kong ArtWalk homepage -

“Now in its eighth year, ArtWalk is Hong Kong’s biggest charity art event. The ArtWalk benefiting charity for 2008 is, as last year, the Society for Community Organization (SOCO) - who received a donation of HK$539,000 raised from tickets sold from ArtWalk 2007.

This year, 55 galleries (an increase from last year’s 50 and 41 in 2006) will open their doors between 5 pm to 12 midnight on Wednesday, 12 March 2008 and you can view an array of art in galleries in the SOHO, Wan Chai, Sheung Wan, Central, Aberdeen, Causeway Bay, Tai Koo Shing and Happy Valley areas of Hong Kong Island – a free shuttle bus is available to transport participants between Central, Wan Chai, Wong Chuk Hang and Aberdeen.

This year, we have organised ArtWalk Extra featuring additional displays of art, artistic ideas and resources that you can also see while walking from gallery to gallery: sculpture, small-scale installation, video, street banners and impromptu sound performances can be viewed on the street as you walk on Artwalk.

ArtWalk is simple: after buying an ArtWalk ticket and receiving your comprehensive ArtWalk brochure and map and entry badge you can - on ArtWalk night - start at any of the galleries at any time, and then take any route you wish in any order to visit (or re-visit) galleries. Free wine, beer and water will be served by each of the participating galleries as well as ‘finger food’ provided by our sponsoring restaurants.

This website gives you full information about the event and how to purchase tickets - go to our Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) page for a quick summary about ArtWalk.

Please join us for a unique night of art, food and spontaneous camaraderie!”

For more information, please visit their site at http://www.hongkongartwalk.com