Because 簫 sir and Agnes Chan are so much smarter than I am, they have basically cornered the market on the hardcore English-as-a-Second-Language instruction in blogge...

Valentine’s Day this year falls on a Saturday.  Instead of fighting the crowds, we decided to celebrate it a few days earlier, on Tuesday, Feb 10.  Inspired by a r...

Tell it like it is, and you'll win credibility Lead Editorial Headlines, South China Morning Post, February 3, 2008 What's wrong with this picture? Nothing, if you...

In my blog writings under the category of "Language Arts", I have many bloggers asking me how to properly improve their English.  My answer is always the same as ...

北角雞蛋仔，有乜咁巴閉? On our way to the December T&R gathering, we noticed from the bus the long line waiting to buy 雞蛋仔  from this pl...

In my secretarial English class, there’s a trio named Candy, Yumi, and Ava.  They almost always arrive together, take their breaks together, and leave together.  After...

We shall pay any price, bear any burden, meet any hardship, support any friend, oppose any foe, to guarantee the privileged status of the elites over the masses in Hong Kong .&n...

Lunch with 契娘, January 9 My 契娘 is of the opinion that when it comes to雲吞麵, 池記 near Times Square is even better than永華  of  灣仔.  So, off we went.&n...

Instead of rushing through the syllabi at breakneck speed with boring drills, I encourage all my students to ask me questions, any questions, about English, especially topics ou...

PoRiBlog, Christine, 開心媽咪, Nicole, yours truly, and Little Creature... ...and, Isis, Chestnut Girl, and the two gentlemen, who will make their YBlog debut some other time...