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From: abs0@coos.dartmouth.edu (Kelvin Leung)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: BU Hong Kong Club
Date: 15 Sep 92 02:33:54 GMT
Organization: Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH

allenw@buengf.bu.edu (Allen Wieschge) writes:

>I heard they are having meeting on Tues. 9/15/92 in SMG 224 7:00pm.
>I guess you can easily get a flyer everywhere in your school.

>Kevin from Dartmouth.....  I agree with you.  

>I guess we should not Post news concerning about the activity within a 
>school like BU.

Please don't get me wrong, I don't mean these kinds of postings should be
prohibited.  I was just surprised that that person had to ask an international
network to help him with local affairs...

>BTW, I got the infomation in the Computer Center where most of the people
>are logging on and reading news. weird that you did not notice.

>Have fun!


>Darkman.

Sorry for wasting bandwidth.  :-P

BTW, in case you are wondering: My trusty computer is not hooked up on
the network for the time being.  Therefore, I haven't posted the latest
GVD.  I will do so as soon as possible.  (I am just too lazy to convert
file formats... :*)

Yours Sincerely,
Kelvin

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From: twong@civil.ubc.ca (Thomas Wong)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: HKPA - Picture file requests/contributions....
Date: 11 Sep 92 18:21:28 GMT
Organization: Dept. of Civil Engineering, U.B.C., Vancouver, B.C., Canada

In article <1992Sep11.030532.3371@jho.com> john@jho.com (John Ho) writes:
>twong@civil.ubc.ca (Thomas Wong) writes:
>
>>Robert (Pang), you said you have more Priscilla Chan pictures to send
>>me? Please send me an email. Sorry, but I lost your email address. Thanks!
>
>Can someone in Syracuse ask Pricilla Chan to get on SCHK and say
                ^^^^^^^^     ^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>hello to her fans? :)  How about a On-line Pricilla Chan Fan Club ? :)

She's where? Really? What's she studying?

Leslie is supposed to have been studying here in UBC since he left Hong
Kong (except his return to do the movie). We have all sorts lookingh for
him on campus but no sightings yet!

Thomas.
From: onlit@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Drew)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Computer Jobs
Date: 3 Sep 92 18:54:26 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

In article <BtwxM5.49u@undergrad.math.waterloo.edu> ykyeung@cayley.uwaterloo.ca (Michael) writes:
>Reposting: How is the computer jobs market in HONG KONG ?
>	   
>	   Especially, programmer ?
>
>	   Thank you.

And how about the job market for Management Info. Sys. majors?

Andrew
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: william@natimuk.acci.com.au (William Lo)
Subject: Re: How to tell if he/she is from HK?
Organization: IBM Australia/ACCI 
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 8 Sep 1992 03:40:26 GMT

	One easy step to answer this pretty boring inquiry
 	    (A.k.a. "Bill's always-works approach") 
	==================================================

	Ask he/she: You from hongkong huh? Yes? No? (Hold a gun-like
	object in your hand if applicable!!) 

	Will always work I guarantee. Anyone, anytime, anywhere.
	For certain. Just be a little smarter can you?

---Of course you know I'm just joking, so, don't cry,
	Bill

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Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: william@natimuk.acci.com.au (William Lo)
Subject: Re: Solicitation
Organization: IBM Australia/ACCI 
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 1992 00:19:20 GMT

In article <6343@transfer.stratus.com> cheung@strider.hw.stratus.com writes:
>Hello,
>
>Recently there are netters who post pop charts on soc.culture.hongkong.
>I don't know if this is feasible or too much to ask if our friends in 
>Hong Kong, or for that matter, anyone who has easy access to pop music
>from Hong Kong, could kindly upload some audio files to the popstar gif 
>ftp sites.  
>
>Millions of thanks in advance.
>
>Funky Cheung

	** Yes. I want those music files, too.

	   And, another thing's just come across my mind - Could some
	   really nice homefolks start sending over a few lyrics to the
	   songs as well? Or has anyone got a collection of Cantonese
	   lyrics on one of their machines ready for us to FTP?  
 
---Cheers,
	Bill
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: william@natimuk.acci.com.au (William Lo)
Subject: Re: Type Casting of different people
Organization: IBM Australia/ACCI 
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 23:59:18 GMT

In article <6130109@hpopd.pwd.hp.com> yuk@hpopd.pwd.hp.com (Yuk Lun Chan) writes:
>>soc.culture.hongkong / wan@elec.uq.oz.au (Alfred WAN) /  2:46 pm  Sep 10, 1992 /
>
>>One way of telling who is coming from Hong Kong is by the school bags they carry.
>Do you really need to carry school bag? in University? Most of us just carry
>a file folder. (some years ago, but when I visit my friend who teaching in 
>University, I saw most of the student carry file folder also, some with
>shopping bags too).

	** Also, look clooseeeely at his/her face... whether he/she is wearing a
	   pair of thick bloody glasses.
  
>>Does anyone notice that Australian flies got slower reflects that the Hong Kong's on , why?
>
>I though only the British flies flies slowly, so as Asse. We always joke that
>the flies in Hong Kong are flighter (small and fast) while the British are
>bomber (big and slow).

	** Poor thing! They(the Hongkong flies) have to be fast, coz competition is
	   everywhere...between the poor flies and us... Well.

---Cheers,
	Bill
From: onlit@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu (Drew)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Graduate Information Request
Date: 7 Sep 92 00:58:23 GMT
Organization: The University of Texas at Austin, Austin TX

In article <0edtYeO00WBNE3vmkb@andrew.cmu.edu> ti05+@andrew.cmu.edu (Tim Chun-tim Ip) writes:
>....  I am 
>sure you can find it in your library or one of those non-profit
>institutions which offer free counseling on studying abroad. Try
>Institute of International Education at Hong Kong Arts Centre in
>Wanchai.  

IIE has moved.  It is now located inside the US Library.  I don't remember
which shopping mall it's located in but it is in Wanchai/Admiralty also.
Call them up, they will certainly give you directions.

Andrew 
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: samual@cs.fudan.shanghai.cn (Samual Wang)
Subject: test
Organization: Lab of network communication, Shanghai, China[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[D[CN[C[C[C[C[C[C[CC
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 9:55:30 GMT


Network testing, Please no flame.

Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: mkwan@esk.compserv.utas.edu.au (Michael C. KWAN)
Subject: Re: Weighing units (pounds, kilogram, etc... )
Organization: University of Tasmania at Launceston
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 92 08:11:14 GMT

In article <9502@emory.mathcs.emory.edu>, cheung@mathcs.emory.edu (Shun Yan Cheung) writes:
>
>In article <1992Sep9.002836.10625@cam.compserv.utas.edu.au> 
>mkwan@esk.compserv.utas.edu.au (Michael C. KWAN) writes:
>'In article <eln235s.715946607@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au>, 
>'eln235s@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (Mr H Hui) writes:
>'>
>'>1. 1 Kilogram = 2.2 pounds
>'
>' you are probably right, but the actual figure is 1kg = 2.2046pounds
>
>Gee, picky picky. Like pi = 3.14 is probably right :-).
>-- 
	Come mate, just having fun, don't be too solemn.

	Cheer !!!

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From: henryc@panix.com (Henry Chan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: HKPA - Picture file requests/contributions....
Date: 13 Sep 92 16:34:05 GMT
Organization: PANIX Public Access Unix & Internet, NYC

In article <1992Sep11.030532.3371@jho.com> john@jho.com (John Ho) writes:
>
>Can someone in Syracuse ask Pricilla Chan to get on SCHK and say
>hello to her fans? :)  How about a On-line Pricilla Chan Fan Club ? :)
>-- 

John, I remember someone posting a message a long time ago claiming to be
dating one of the stars.  Forgot if it was Pricilla or someone else.

-- 
" I am from the planet Larson on the far side of the Galaxy" said the
space cow invading St. Canard -Dark Wing Duck

HenryC@Panix.Com
From: gwang@uts.amdahl.com (George Wang)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Music Factory - The Capitol (Sou To)
Date: 15 Sep 92 00:36:03 GMT
Organization: Amdahl Corporation, Sunnyvale CA

Howdy,

	I've got the album "Capitol" by Music Factory. It isn't
as good as I thought. Especially, I don't like Law Tai Yau's voice
that much. But there are certain areas in the album create special
atmosphere. 

	I got it in CD and the design is quite interesting.
There are around 16 person picture (maybe more) in the booklet that 
comes w/ CD (1 person per page) and each picture is cut into 3 areas: 
forehead,eye&nose, mouth&chin. By flipping different pages around, you 
can match different areas together to create funny looking individual. 

	Overall, the music is alright! The album also features 
Wong Yiu Ming, Yuen Fung Ying, Ha Siu Sing, Tsang Lo Tak and Yuen Aun Tin See


						-George-
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: leung@DSG.Tandem.COM (Steven Leung)
Subject: Re: Priscilla Chan
Organization: Tandem Computers
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 21:40:33 GMT

leoso@cs.arizona.edu (Leo WaiChung So) writes:

>  Chan Wai Han, ...
>  hits includes <Silly Girl "Saw Lui">, <Please Leave "Hui Bar">,
>  <Dancing Street "Tiu Mo Kai">, <Love Me Once Again> ...
>  Latest album <Please come back "Gwei Loi Bar"> released in 1992.

The two I like most (I can't decide which one I like more) so far are
<Thousand Pieces of Songs> and <Promise that passes away>. Let's sing
it over the net:

(Slowly, sadly, but not with the feeling of getting hurt,)
1=D
        .     .
 5 6 |  1   . 1    6   5    1 2  | 3  -  -  2 3 | 5   . 6    3    2 | 1  -  -
 ---          -    -----    ---             ---         -
 shui  shuet yau  but shan  yin   chik,     shui shuet sang shei but bin,

...

Steven
------
11. Sing in the shower.
        - Life's Little Instruction Book by H. J. Brown, Jr.
From: john@jho.com (John Ho)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Test
Summary: test
Keywords: test
Date: 5 Sep 92 16:40:48 GMT
Organization: Software Programming, Inc., Dallas, Texas USA

Don't flame me or else I'll flame you.  This is a test message from
your beloved netters John Ho. :)
-- 
John Ho from Dallas, Texas USA. (john@jho.com)           - No news is bad news.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: eln235s@lindblat.cc.monash.edu.au (Mr H Hui)
Subject: Re: Weighing units (pounds, kilogram, etc... )
Organization: Monash University, Melb., Australia.
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 00:26:58 GMT

yuk@hpopd.pwd.hp.com (Yuk Lun Chan) writes:

>>>The funny thing was that a guy from PRC holds it very strong that 
>>>there are only 10 "nurn"s for 1 catty in PRC. And 1 catty is 

>> Is he/she Chinese ?  It is a very very very simple basic fundamental ...
>> knowledge for Chinese scale.  If he/she is not, that is fine.  However,
>> he/she is, you better re-educate him/her.

>>>exactly 0.5 kilo-gram. 

>Something wrong here. The catty (?) and nurn we talking have different meaning
>in Hong Kong (all other Chinese societies) and China. In Hong Kong, 1 catty
>= 16 nurns. But in China, 1 catty = 10 nurns offically. Yes 1 offical catty
>is half Kg. In private among the farmer, they still using the traditional
>weight.

>> 1 ounces = 28.4g (not exactly 1 catty = .5 kg, but nearly)

Thus, do you mean that the Chinese govt did change the "definition" of
"catty" and the related units? If so, when did they change it ?

I supposed if they did go SI by changing the the "definition" of
the tradition units, there would be more confusion than necessary!


-- 
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Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: dchan@cory.Berkeley.EDU (David Chan)
Subject: Test..
Organization: University of California, at Berkeley
Date: Thu, 10 Sep 1992 06:34:51 GMT

This is only a test. Thanks.
From: john@jho.com (John Ho)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: American society
Keywords: names
Date: 6 Sep 92 22:09:25 GMT
Organization: Software Programming, Inc., Dallas, Texas USA

dchan@cisco.com (Derek Chan) writes:

> Just curious. What is this regarding to?
> This is a long story regarding the welfare system of US and how one
> group of people work harder and get less and how the other group
> work less and get a lot more.  Long story.

>This is it! This is what I want to talk about.

>The other day my wife was in a chinese jewlery store and the owner of the store
>was talking to her daughter "...it's getting late. Go do the grocery. I have
>the food stamps here." I could see their Mercedes right at the front door but
>these people were still taking advantage of the food stamps. How do they do
>it? 

It is ashamed that many immigrants are taking advantage of the welfare
system - the welfare system is designed for people who are 
unable to work or are in a position that need help.  Many
new immigrants, however, expect the US, Canada, (Australia?) govt to
hand them money when they arrive.  I find it disgusting for 
what they do.  "Benefit comes with duty" and there should be NO benefits
when no duty is performed.  Why should the US govt give these new immigrants
money when they have not even pay a dim of tax?  (There are exceptional
cases where the new immgrants are true refugees.)  We have to change
these behaviours if we want to win others' respect.  
-- 
John Ho from Dallas, Texas USA. (john@jho.com)           - No news is bad news.
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: danwong@nyquist.bellcore.com (Daniel Wong 21374)
Subject: Re: Sam Hui in East Coast?
Organization: Bellcore
Distribution: usa
Date: Tue, 15 Sep 92 14:15:13 GMT

Yes, and it should be around end of Sept, around 27th?  I saw the ad.
two months ago on a Chinese newspaper.  But I started to have a little
doubt about my memory since someone mentioned that Sam is going to have
another farewell concert in S.F. at the end of Sept also!
As I remember, there will be more than one concert in a day,probably
THREE!

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From: dchan@cisco.com (Derek Chan)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: Global Volunteer Database
Keywords: GVD
Date: 4 Sep 92 18:07:54 GMT
Organization: cisco Systems, Incorporated

One more thing on the Welfare system:

There were series of home robbery cases in the South Bay carried out by
chinese/vietnamese and targeted at chinese/vietnamese community. Do you
know what the real cause of this?

It's a well known fact that the chinese/vietnamese community is taking full
advantage of the welfare system. In order to be qualified for  welfare, they
do all kinds of tricks. They can't keep their money in the bank. Cash/jewlery
are kept in bank accounts of the close relatives. What happen if they have no
one to go to? (all relatives on welfare or no close relatives) They keep it
at home.

So my theory is that the "cash/jewlery at home of families on welfare" is what
the home robbery target at. No wonder in one case the intruders left once they
realized it was a house of a white family.


Derek
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: william@natimuk.acci.com.au (William Lo)
Subject: Re: How to tell if he/she is from HK?
Organization: IBM Australia/ACCI 
Date: Wed, 9 Sep 1992 06:41:18 GMT

In article <9225315.11483@mulga.cs.mu.OZ.AU> dht@cs.mu.OZ.AU (Joyous Dave baby) writes:
>OK, this is my contribution, I'll probably get flamed for stereotyping,
>but isn't this trend all about stereotyping?????  :-)

	** It is. Quite probably gonna get cursed, too. Take care!
	   Me, too... 
	
>You know someone is from Malaysia (Malaysian Chinese) if:
>- they say "soon ma" when they actually mean "all"
>- they say "lah" at the end of EVERY sentence!!!!  :-)
	
	** They've got addicted to those obviously. Essentially
	   very creative people. Nothing's bad however.

>- they speak better English (than HKers) but with a funny accent

	** Not some Malaysian Chinese. But both have the same lovely 
	   Malaysian accent.

 	Another noticable one: they like saying "DANK-YOU" rather than 
	"THANK-YOU". Every word spoken is melodised - from a lower
	to a higher tone.
 
>
>You know someone is from Mainland China if:
>- they wear glasses that's BLACK, and very un-stylish

	** Those thicky-sticky glasses are quite stylish actually.

>- they look and act generally depressed most of the time

	** Rarely have a sense of humour. Seldom smile much less laugh.
	   Very hard-working(the busiest all the time)
	   Always languish you never know why. 
	   All sensitive to being called "comrade", they all prefer
	   "mister" or something else  
	   
>
>You know someone is from RO China (Taiwan) if:
>- they are extremely well-mannered, the way they talk, walk, etc
>- their children studying at local high school drive Benz to school

	** Often have some allergic to everything. 
	   True, have an especially good taste for German cars. Only drive
	   Mecedes's and BMWs, but not Audis(don't know why, you?).
	 
>
>You know someone is from Hong Kong if:
>- they dress stylish

	** Seem to be doing fashion shows(not just gals)!
	   Often get well-dressed! Even on campus!  

>- they walk VERY fast
>- they are always the first ones to get up when the tram is approaching
>  their destination
>- they go out (dinner/nightclubs) all the time

	** Often speak in very "colourful" language they've learned from
	   home regardless of whom they're talking to.  
	      
	   Often eat the best, drink the best! Check out their motto:
	   "Buy the best, then pay the rest!"(Originally Cantonese)

---Cheers,
	Bill  
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
From: wklau@esk.compserv.utas.edu.au (Wallace K. Lau)
Subject: Where to buy enginnering textbooks in Hong Kong
Organization: University of Tasmania at Launceston
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 92 05:58:20 GMT

hi,

  Is there any one can give me any idea of buying enginnering textbook in hk?

Thanx in advance.
From: william@natimuk.acci.com.au (William Lo)
Newsgroups: soc.culture.hongkong
Subject: Re: How to tell if he/she is from HK?
Date: 7 Sep 92 05:23:23 GMT
Distribution: usa
Organization: IBM Australia/ACCI

In article <Bu6JzE.n1F@news.cso.uiuc.edu> pkk36438@uxa.cso.uiuc.edu (Polygon) writes:
>akwy@mundil.cs.mu.OZ.AU (Alan Kin Wah YIM) writes:
>
>>vcsc1064@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Kenneth Wong) writes:
>
>>>In article <1992Sep4.205542.12878@csus.edu> jchow@sfsuvax1.sfsu.edu (Johnny Chow) writes:
>
>>Hmmmm.... I agree. By the way, why didn't anyone talk about spinning books
>>(for guys) and spinning handkerchief (for girls)? I still remembered when
>>I was in secondary school in HK, they were once a very popular "sport"!
>                                                   ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^

	Yes, sport indeed.

 
>>However, I don't know anyone except some of my HK friends can spin books,
>>don't mention about spinning handkerchief.
>
>	Book spinning was indeed a very popular sport for youngsters.  I
>	remember when I was in form 1, my friends and I could practiced hours
>	just for that meaningless spinning.  We could spin almost all kinds of
>	book except the Bible. 
>

	I recall when I was in form 1(same year?) I did that quite beautifully
	too. Heard of some blokes who could spin those bloody heavy noticeboards, too?
	I did really. Not in my school, but they could easily took off those
	big and dirty boards(5' x 5' approximately) and spin skillfully, showing
	off their incredible ability and "magnetic hands"...
 
	As far as I heard from somebody else, there were a lot of missing big
	boards, some found shortly but no longer usable. Bad blokes all!!(Ha ha!) 
	
	Good huh?

---Cheers,
	Bill